My family and I ate at Stokes Adobe about a year or so ago. I had the ribs and they were scrumptious. I don't rmeember what everyone else had, but there were no complaints. I live in Monterey County, so I pretty much know the restaurants in the area. I will recommend a couple more - The Fishwife and Chef Lee's. In Salinas it would have to be Smalley's barbecue.
Pros: good service, good food
Cons: poor parking, hard to find
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