Granzella’s Restaurant – Williams, CA – Review

We stopped at Granzella’s a Wednesday in November 2009 during a road
trip up north to visit my in-laws. The large signs by the freeway did
not necessarily convince us we’d find good food, but we thought the
place was worth a try. It was, but next time I’d probably try a
different restaurant.
Granzella’s is as much a travel center as a restaurant, in the style of
Harris Ranch on I-5 heading south. There is a casual restaurant, a deli
counter, a coffee/gelato counter and a store selling a variety of
gourmet foods and drinks and cute knickknacks. Apparently there is also
a hotel associated with it. Unlike Harris Ranch, there is no stench of
cow poop around it.
The kids wanted to eat in the restaurant rather than the deli so that’s where we headed. The
place has a cabin feel, with lots of wood, but the assorted decorations
are somewhat mismatched. The restaurant is pretty dark and not terribly
inviting.
The menu offers your typical family restaurant/coffeeshop fare. There
are burgers and sandwiches as well as pizza. I thought the prices ($9
for a plain cheeseburger) were a bit steep for this kind of restaurant
(and the quality of the food). There is a kids menu with your usual
choices for about $5; a soda or whole milk is included.
I had the bacon cheeseburger ($10), cooked medium rare as ordered. The
burger itself was probably fine, but it was served with so much yellow
mustard that it was impossible to taste anything else. I was not
impressed. The fries were average. Camila had the mac & cheese and it
must have been good as she ate the whole plate (not overly large). Mika
ordered the nachos, thinking it was the tortilla chip and cheese-whiz
concoction that she apparently gets at school, but refused to eat them
when she realized they had beans and not much on the way of cheese.
Mike had them later and thought they were mediocre. Both kids had hot
fudge sundaes ($2:50 each, I think), which they did enjoy. In all, I
thought the meal wasn’t worth the $36 it came to after tax and tip.
I took a look at the cafe, deli and store and, as you may suspect, it
was grossly overpriced. I think 20oz cokes were about $2.25. Still,
some of their stuff is very cute and it may be worth a quick stop just
to browse.
Granzella’s
451 6th Street
Williams, CA 95987
Restaurant: (530) 473-5583
http://www.granzellas.com/
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