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Bicycle Tours
• Business Traveler
• Downtown Lodi
• Downtown Lodi Dining
• Downtown Lodi Shopping
• Family Activities
• Farmers Market
• Galt Market
• Golf
• Hill House
• Hutchins Street Square
• Lodi Arch
• Lodi-area Events
• Lodi Facts
• Lodi Street Faire
• Museums
• Rae House
• Sacramento Street
• Sandhill Crane Festival
• Wineries
• Wines
• Younger Generation
A quick bite or gourmet dining, Lodi has it all
You haven’t visited Lodi until you’ve walked the charming brick-lined sidewalks of downtown.
There, you’ll find many eateries and coffee shops willing and ready to satiate your thirst and appetite.
The difficult part is deciding on one restaurant. The choices are plentiful in the six-block area.
From King Tsin’s Chinese cuisine to Mazatlan’s Mexican fare, downtown noshing offers something for everyone’s palate.
Cottage Bakery and Rotisserie, family-owned and operated since 1954, is noted for fine sit-down dining, brickoven pizza, fresh European-style bread, rotisserie-cooked meats and mouth-watering entrees.
If you’re in a hurry, try the plump sandwiches and tasty salads from the take-out deli.
Hazel’s, known for scoozie, a gorgonzola-stuffed pocket bread appetizer rubbed with raw garlic, has a relaxing and stylish bar, fully stocked with liquor and an impressive wine list.
Executive chef Matt Rodda offers delightful meals that include fresh fish daily, filet mignon with port wine demi glaze and grilled New Zealand rack of lamb.
Movie star-inspired sandwiches (the Lucille Ball made with ham is a favorite) and Hollywood memorabilia await at Legends Bar and Restaurant on Elm Street.
The daily lunch special runs from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. every day.
For a south-of-the-border fix, choose among Angelo’s, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, El Pajaro and Taqueria Jalisco.
Each restaurant offers a unique interpretation of Mexican cooking and dining.
Coffee devotees will find comfort at Mocha My Day or Tillie’s where specialty coffee is in abundance, along with muffins, bagels, fruit and pastries.
Both places are perfect for relaxing and reading.
Tea drinkers will find a broad selection of their favorite beverage at Tillie’s, served steeping in a teapot.
Satisfy your sweet tooth at Blewett Ice Cream, Honey Treat Yogurt or Cottage Bakery, where a 30-foot bakery case holds some of the best baked goods in the Central Valley.
Health-conscious folks will delight in Sheri’s Sonshine store where the shelves are filled with everything natural.
Owner Sheri Senft offers quick, healthy treats for the lunchtime crowd. The fruit whip is very popular, Senft said, as are the protein and snack bars and the frozen entrees, which warm up fast in Senft’s microwave.
If nothing else, there’s always America’s standard bearer for quick eating: McDonald’s — home of consistently crispy fries and child-pleasing kid meals.
The following is a list of downtown Lodi restaurants:
Angelo’s 28 N. School St. Mexican food. 366-2728 Hours: Monday-Saturday 11a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m.
Blewett Ice Cream 221 S. Sacramento St. Ice cream. 369-3519 Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cottage Bakery & Rotisserie 203 S. School St. Bakery, deli and restaurant. 334-2544 Hours: Sunday-Thursday 7a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
El Pajaro Restaurant 212 S. School St. Mexican food. 334-1888 Hours: Daily, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Hazel’s 28 S. School St. San Francisco-style bistro/California cuisine. 369-0470 Hours: Dinner served from 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; lunch served Thursday- Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Honey Treat Yogurt 201 W. Lodi Ave. Frozen yogurt, smoothies, coffee drinks. 369-8072 Hours: 10 — 9 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
King Tsin 121-B S. School St. Chinese. 334-0599 Hours: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4-9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Legends 27 W. Elm St. Sandwiches, appetizers, bar drinks. 365-1043 Hours: Lounge 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; restaurant 11a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Long John Silver’s 14 W. Lodi Ave. Seafood on the go. 334-2444 Hours: 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Lyon’s 233 S. School St. Coffee shop, breakfast, hamburgers. 334-0465 Hours: 6 a.m.-midnight Sunday-Thursday; 6 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Mazatlan 125 N. Sacramento St. Mexican food. 334-0364 Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 9-8; Thursday, Friday 9-9; Saturday 8-9; Sunday 8-8, closed on Mondays.
McDonald’s 200 W. Lodi Ave. Fast food burgers, fries and shakes. 333-1183 Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days.
Mocha My Day 22 S. School St. Coffee, danish, bagels. 365-7915 Hours: 5 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; Saturday 6 a.m.-12p.m.
Pizza Hut 21 W. Lodi Ave. Fast food pizza. 368-5100 Hours: 11a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight, Saturday and Sunday.
Sheri’s Sonshine 16 N. School St. Health food and vitamins. 368-4800 Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
Sinaloa Cafe 43 N. Sacramento St. Mexican food. 368-7961 Hours: 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily.
Taqueria Jalisco 10 W. Oak St. Mexican plate. 368-4647 Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. seven days a week.
Tillie’s Coffee, Teas 21 W. Pine St. Specialty coffees, teas, ice cream, smoothies. 365-6644 Hours: Call for summer hours.
Webb’s Coffee Shop 116 N. School St. Breakfast, coffee shop. 369-3533 Hours: 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6 a.m.-noon Saturday.