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Eateries Main \| Burger \| Cafes \| Coffee Shops \| Diners \| Mexican Cafe Neon \| Orient \| Sit Down \| Snacks \| Taverns \| Central CA Home Pages : [1] 2 Farmer John's Pancake House (Demolished) Bakersfield, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com For a good meal, stop by the Farmer John's Pancake House in Bakersfield. This place features not only breakfast, but steaks, chicken, carne asada, and you name it. Unfortunately you can no longer grab a bit to eat at Farmer John's. This place is now an empty lot. Lyn's Cafe Tulare, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com The sight you see on the right ins Lyn's Cafe. The signs are what makes the look of this place great. Brad's Pismo Beach, CA Photo courtesy Georg Balandran Brad's Restaurant in Pismo Beach features a full blown fish in neon to catch the eye of both locals and tourists. Farm House Restaurant Beaumont, CA Photo courtesy Adriene Biondo The Farm House Restaurant in Beaumont sports a big ol' rooster, standing guard near the roadside. Check out the look of the farm house themed restaurant as you see it from the nearby highway. The Branding iron Madera , CA Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn Check out this marquee for The Branding Iron, complete with rancher imagery. Plus, check out this sign at night. Fruit Basket Madera, CA Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn Somewhat of an institution in Madera, the Fruit Basket Family Restaurant serves up a nice marquee with your meal. Chateau Basque Restaurant (Closed) Bakersfield, CA Photo courtesy Tony Craig Check out this shot of the marquee outside the Chateau Basque Restaurant in Bakersfield. Looks like it was once an interesting place to visit for supper. Unfortunately this business is closed now. 9Chateau Basque Restaurant Bakersfield, CA *Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn* Updated 09/01 : The Chateau Basque was a very nice sit down restaurant that served up Italian/Spanish food family style. Every thing was handed around in big bowls and each meal was many courses. Bread, salad, pasta, meat, vegetables, dessert. I remember a lot of wine flowing at the table. Wow. It was a great place. Many thanks to Stefanie Apel for update above. 09-01 White Elephant (Sign removed) Taft, CA Photo courtesy Tony Craig Check out the sign outside the White Elephant Steak House in Taft, CA. This elephant looks like the GOP logo. Update 06/05 : The sign had been replaced with a plastic backlit sign for a Mariscos Mexican restaurant. The only trace of the elephant was on the metal gate in the front, and they had covered it up with their open sign. I don't know if the sign was trashed or saved. Many thanks to Tony Craig for update. 06-05 Sno-white Drive-in McFarland, CA Photo courtesy Tony Craig The Sno-white Drive-in eatery still features an interesting roadside sign off the 99. This sign looks like it may have had sisters and brothers as there's a very similar sign located in Riverbank. Pages : [1] 2 Eateries Main \| Burger \| Cafes \| Coffee Shops \| Diners \| Mexican Cafe Neon \| Orient \| Sit Down \| Snacks \| Taverns \| Central CA Home Home \| Search \| What's New \| Contact Disclaimers, Copyright, and Trademarks Page Last Updated June 8, 2005