al fresco dining

all this lovely weather makes me want to grab a nice cold beer, a tasty plate of grub and dine outside. dining al fresco at home is nice, but out at a restaurant where someone else has cooked the meal (and will be doing the dishes) is even more appealing!

if you live in chico and would like to sit out on a patio while you eat a tasty meal that someone else has prepared, here are a few places that have a great patio.

grab that beer and get out there!

image via beer obsessed

sierra nevada brewery

image via restaurants chico

grilla bites has a great outdoor dining area with lots of tables and a cooling and pretty water fountain.

sol mexican grill is a new kid in town. its located in the old cafe ricci building (on the corner of esplanade + eaton) and is run by the same folks that churn out tasty + super affordable eats at la cocina economica. they have a shady patio and will soon be expanding their menu to include dinner + drinks as soon as they get their liquor license.

this weekend daniel and i will be checking out annie’s asian grill‘s patio (pic above). i’ve only been there once and daniel has never been so it should be a good time and great weather for it.

logo via red tavern

red tavern has a charming outdoor area complete with lots of shade, a fire pit and bocce ball court. add to that the tasty cocktails and  yummy food and i’d say thats a great place to while away a summery friday or saturday night.

tres hombres has finally reopened with their much anticipated new sidewalk dining, which i had the pleasure of enjoying a few weeks ago with kasey and melody.

these are just the spaces that i know about that have patio dining, please let me know if i forgot any!

*** 2 more- burgers + brew and crush downtown (and in the same building!)***

Comments 2

  1. jackie wrote:

    holy moly, i overlooked a ton of places- chipotle, gooney bird, morning thunder, plutos, smokin mo’s, el patron on east ave and nobbys. thank you scott + kerry!

    Posted 04 May 2011 at 7:16 pm
  2. jackie wrote:

    and sicilian cafe.

    Posted 06 May 2011 at 7:50 am

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *