I finally made it. Polkadoc and I drove down and back to Wool Growers yesterday afternoon for dinner. It was a great ride. About 130 miles south of Sacramento, about 2 1/2 hours if you stop and stretch as we did. Wool Growers 609... (4 replies, last updated by Bob Brooke January 18, 2003)

The trip from the Bay area to Fresno is one of the great unsolved problems of life. There is an almost physical necessity for a meal somewhere in the course of it, and no really compelling places to eat. One of the options is the... (6 replies, last updated by Jennifer Fish Wilson June 3, 2001)

Here is a list of Basque restaurants (listed below). It also indicates that Wool Growers in Los Banos is open for lunch, 11:30-2pm Tuesday-Sunday. It also has their phone number if you want to verify it directly with the... (1 reply, last updated by toro-papa May 23, 2002)

Back on 5/11 I requested some information on this establishment. Went last night. What a ujnique dining experience. I cannot even with a longish report tell you how good and how much fun this was. You are just sitting there,... (0 replies, last updated by Hugh Lipton May 22, 2005)

Stopped for lunch at Wool Grower's on the way home from Yosemite Valley. We arrived just after Noon and found just a few tables occupied. The room was dimly lit (the drapes were all closed) and there were large overhead fans hard... (1 reply, last updated by petradish June 10, 2005)

I have heard good things about a Basque place called Wool Growers Restaurant at 609 H St. in Los Banos, ph. 209-826-4593. I have not eaten there myself, however. (1 reply, last updated by Tom Hall March 22, 2002)

Wool Growers Basque Restaurant. There are only a handful of great Basque places left. It’s unique and truly a great local place. (1 reply, last updated by Stan March 2, 2006)

confident/able to deal with the insane rushes that this type of promotion can generate. Being a dyed in the wool Fresnan, I can understand how some business owners want to keep the vibe of their restaurant intact versus... (6 replies, last updated by cocktailqueen77 September 18, 2009)

I tried a case in Bakersfield for a couple of weeks and ate a lot of Basque under the guidance of local Bakersfield counsel. The clear winner was Wool Growers, at 620 E. 19th St. (the corner of 19th and Baker). Also good was the... (4 replies, last updated by Les May 8, 2003)

Head due west on 152 to Los Banos and dine at the Wool Growers Restaurant, an old time Basque place. Be sure to report back about it. (4 replies, last updated by JT July 21, 2003)

I’m not sure which route you’ll be driving from the Southland to Three Rivers but if you go through Bakersfield then I’d recommend stopping for the Basque Experience at the Noriega Hotel or Wool Grower's.... (1 reply, last updated by gordon Wing June 14, 2005)

-15 minutes in Los Banos. I really like a small Mexican restaurant Cecilia’s. Wool Grower's Hotel is worth a trip too. A Basque restaurant with food served family style and lots of it. Nothing exceptionally wonderful, but... (5 replies, last updated by Ole Aioli November 28, 2005)

I know what you mean about the restaurants up there, but I think this will pleasantly surprise you. My apologies to all – it is Citronee, not Citronelle, at 320 Broad Street (try to get a window table – only 2 –... (25 replies, last updated by PolarBear October 26, 2009)

Check out the Basque restaurant Wool Growers in Los Banos at H St. We enjoyed it. (6 replies, last updated by Elisa B. December 2, 2003)

It seems most of the reviews of restaurants in Santa Cruz on this site are rather out of date. Mobo Sushi used to be consistent, but I have been there a couple times in the last year or so when they’ve been seriously off... (84 replies, last updated by Carb Lover October 14, 2008)