Marcos Cafe & Pizza — Restaurant in California

10/26/14

We ate dinner here on a Friday night before a two-day rafting trip this June with a company only a couple of miles away (Mariah Wilderness). It was close to closing time when we arrived and they had run out of their red sauce veggie pizza, so I ended up with a large slice of pesto potato. My husband had breadsticks and ranch, and a slice of a chicken pizza (since they were out of pepperoni). ($20.65)

The place was packed but our group of six found a table out front and drank some wine (purchased there) will we waited. There was a loud band in the back and even more people and some dogs. The pizza took forever to get to us - it was pretty good when it did arrive but the wait was awful.

There was a really long line for the bathroom, but the trees/woods aren't far away for the not shy. While one of our friends waited at the table, a woman came and grabbed her pack of cigarettes off of it, ready to help herself to one. Our friend stopped her, but realized later in the night that her phone was missing (she'd had it there with her earlier). Perhaps the same woman took it. When she checked back with the place the next day they said they had not found one, that more than one was missing, and not to have high hopes for getting it back.

The food was good and I really liked my second-choice slice, but since there aren't a lot of restaurant options in that area, I would imagine most weekend nights, especially in summer, will always be that packed - so expect a long wait for...

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