Category Archives: Restaurants

Moonstone Bistro in west Redding

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Skip@RR

We recently popped into Moonstone for Sunday Brunch. French press coffee for two, with hot from the oven scones. Above, Joe’s Special, and below, a Moonstone Benedict.Moonstone Bistro has a website with menus and mouthwatering food images. You can also get … Continue reading →

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Corbetts and Shasta Wine Merchants in Redding

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Skip@RR

One of downtown Redding’s unique restaurants is Corbetts, on Pine Street. Also home to Shasta Wine Merchants. We recall it as the restaurant across from the Greyhound Station. Alas, Redding’s landmark downtown bus station is no more. But it has … Continue reading →

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Lulus Eating and Drinking Establishment

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Skip@RR

Today we’re looking at Lulu’s Eating and Drinking Establishment, located at the terminus of Pine, California, South Market, and Cypress.  “All roads lead to Lulu’s.”At first, you might think it an ordinary hotel/motel based diner. But it’s definitely not ordinary. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Taqueria Los Gordos in Redding

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Skip@RR

Los Gordos is a classic Mexican food place in downtown Redding, at the corner of Pine and Tehama. We usually go for the street-vendor style carnitas tacos. The dining area is utilitarian, but you can gaze out the windows on a … Continue reading →

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Kahunas Mongolian BBQ in Redding

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Skip@RR

Edit 2019: Kahunas has moved over to Churn Creek to a location where several other restaurants have failed, including Brick’s Barbeque. So far so good for Kahuna’s though. Kahunas is one Redding’s more recent new restaurants. They let you build … Continue reading →

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Go get an Onoburger at the Ono Store and International Cafe

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Skip@RR

Ono is only about 16 miles from Redding on out Placer Road, but it feels somehow much farther away. Arriving there feels like the culmination of some kind of trek, crossing this insanely tall bridge. Idyllic pastoral Shasta County scenes … Continue reading →

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Breakfast in McCloud, at The White Mountain Cafe

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Skip@RR

McCloud California is about an hour’s drive north of Redding. Here’s The McCloud River Mercantile Hotel and the White Mountain Cafe yesterday. Stop in for a maple/apple crisp and a cuppa coffee. And then outside, Mt Shasta. I don’t recall … Continue reading →

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Cicada Cantina Restaurant in Redding

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Skip@RR

This is one of the newer restaurants in town. It’s housed in a former Chevy’s location on Hilltop Drive. And much like Chevy’s, it serves a sort of Cali-Mexi food fusion. There’s a big banner to remind everyone they won … Continue reading →

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“Eat here or we both starve”

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Skip@RR

Edit 2019: Well, one of us starved, evidently. The repainted Big Dipper is currently offline. Hunger Games from the Big Dipper in Shasta Lake City. The Big Dipper isn’t all that big. But it’s been open for 75 years or … Continue reading →

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75 years of Damburgers

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Skip@RR

Enjoyed lunch at Damburger Saturday. Here’s a few images of this classic Redding institution. On Placer near Pine Street. “What would you like?” “So, what does everyone come here for? What’s the specialty here?” “Damburger.” Oh, duh. Of course. “I’ll … Continue reading →

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