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  1. Ember

    Wood-fired American

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    The 50-layer lasagna is as committed a statement of intent as you'll find on the Central Coast. Ember is a wood-fired kitchen in a town most people pass through, with an industrial-rustic room that smells exactly like it should. The menu runs from bruschetta to grilled-under-a-brick chicken, all of it shaped by live fire. The Michelin Guide has had its eye on the place, and the regulars act like they already knew.

    The awards strongest first

    One number, weighted & current 69

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    • Bruschetta

      “You'll likely never tire of the contemporary menu filled with comforting favorites like bruschetta, made here with slices of house-made country sourdough with burrata atop an English pea purée & walnut pesto.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Grilled under-a-brick chicken

      “There are plenty of mains, with staples like the grilled under-a-brick chicken, as well as not-to-miss features like the 50-layer lasagna.”

      Michelin Guide
    • 50-layer lasagna

      “There are plenty of mains, with staples like the grilled under-a-brick chicken, as well as not-to-miss features like the 50-layer lasagna.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Blueberry cream puff

      “A blueberry cream puff filled with a honey chèvre mousse and sided by lemon buttermilk gelato is creative, yet classic.”

      Michelin Guide

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    Address
    1200 E Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    • Monday Closed
    • Tuesday Closed
    • Wednesday Today 4 PM to 9 PM
    • Thursday 4 PM to 9 PM
    • Friday 4 PM to 9 PM
    • Saturday 4 PM to 9 PM
    • Sunday 4 PM to 9 PM
    Phone
    8054747700
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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