24505 W Dorris Ave
Coalinga, CA 93210

(559) 935-0717

http://www.yelp.com/biz/harris-ranch-inn-and-restaurant-coalinga

http://www.harrisranch.com/

 

We’ve driven by this place whenever we’d drive to SF, but never had the chance to stop except maybe for gas.  So on the recent trip, I decided that it’d be a good lunch stop on the way back to SoCal.

Yes, Harris Ranch is a real operating ranch.  They are known for their beef, and serve it proudly in their restaurants.  The website now even sells their meat online.  It is also a hotel – it’d be an interesting place to stay.  Reminds me of the Madonna Inn in SLO.

 

Outside the restaurant

 

Tri-tip being smoked outside

 

Western-style interior.  I think most of the furniture is from real cowhide/cowhair

 

Cow-horn chair?  It’s the first I’ve seen!

 

Food!  First up: watermelon lemonade ($2.95).  Yummy!  Perfect for a hot summer day.  Unlimited refills!  Real watermelon juice with lemonade.

 

BBQ smoked tri-tip panini ($14.95).  Pretty sizable portion!  It was gooood….

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