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Local restaurants offer good variety

Alexandra Tagliamonte

May 3, 2013

Tired of eating at the same place day in and day out? Spending money on the same cuisine can get boring fast. At Fresh and Natural Café, located on the Los Medanos College campus, one may take a quick scan of the menu and can ascertain that the food is primarily modern American cuisine, and not much else. There are a few students at Los Medanos College that personally do not enjoy going to the Fresh and Natural Café everyday during the short block of time that they have in between their classes.

Los Medanos student Destiny Hall says “Fresh and Natural Café has good food, but I don’t feel like going there everyday, it’s not like they have a huge variety of choices to choose from.” If you are in the same boat as Hall and are wondering where some students could take their hunger and wallets, one could simply drive around the area as there are plenty of local choices to choose from. Los Medanos student Tito Martinez says he goes to the Pittsburg Walmart shopping center, located not far from the Los Medanos campus, to buy his lunch some days. “There’s this Mexican market next door to Walmart called Don Pepe’s, they make everything from scratch, it’s so good and really cheap, try their guacamole!”

If homemade Mexican food isn’t your thing and your looking for something a little different, try sushi restaurant Samurai X right next door to Don Pepe’s. Los Medanos student Donna Eaves stops by the establishment every chance she can “Their sushi rolls are delicious and each roll is fairly priced, about six dollars each, plus they give you free miso soup! I love it there,” said Eaves.

Perhaps if sushi is a little too adventurous for you, don’t worry, the Cheese Steak Shop in the Pittsburg Target shopping center is still alive and thriving. Los Medanos student

About the Contributor

Alexandra Tagliamonte, Writer

Alexandra Tagliamonte, 21, is a Staff Writer for the LMC Experience. In the past she has served as Co-Editor for the Campus page for the Fall Spring semesters of 2013/2014. She is currently a Journalism major here at Los Medanos, and is looking forward to attaining an AA in this subject, as well as transferring to either CSUF or Sac State for their journalism programs to gain her Bachelors degree. She especially enjoys writing stories that include pop-culture, art and culture, as well as reviewing movies, television and music. She hopes to continue this passion and carry it over into her career, for example writing articles for a magazine that is geared towards entertainment. When Alexandra is not working on the paper, she is at her job working for Bay Area Community Resources. BACR is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the skills of elementary school children outside the classroom. She has been at this position for four years now, and loves getting the chance to work hands-on with students in her community. During her free time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching too much tv, especially Sex and the City. She often thinks about being more healthy but routinely rules that out in lieu of window-shopping.