Sacramento:

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan — Drinks, great food, and outdoor patio. (916-441-6022)
www.mulvaneysbl.com 1215 19th Street (between L Street & Capitol) Sacramento 95811. See Google Street View.
Patrick Mulvaney is one of my classmates from the FBI Citizens’ Academy. He hosted our graduation dinner at the B&L.

Tower Café — Great food and outdoor patio, breakfast through dinner. (916-441-0222)
www.towercafe.com 1518 Broadway (near 15th Street) Sacramento, 95818.
See Google Street View.

The Firehouse — Great food, lunch and dinner, and outdoor patio. Historic Old Town building.
(916-442-4772) www.firehouseoldsac.com
1112 Second Street (between K&L Streets), Sacramento 95814.
See Google Street View.

The Delta King — Hotel, The Pilothouse restaurant, the Delta Bar & Grill, anchored in the Sacramento River in Old Town.
Great food and drinks, on the water. (916-444-5464)
www.deltaking.com 1000 Front Street (at the end of K Street), Sacramento 95814.

Virgin Sturgeon — Restaurant and Bar, lunch and dinner, breakfast on weekends. Anchored in the Sacramento River.
Great food, atmosphere, and river views. (916-921-2694)
1577 Garden Highway, Sacramento, 95833. See Google Street View.

 

San Francisco Bay Area:

John’s Grill — Bar, Lunch and Dinner. Home of the Maltese Falcon. (415-986-3274)
www.johnsgrill.com 63 Ellis Street (between Stockton and Powell), San Francisco, 94102
See Google Street View.

Taqueria La Bamba — Bart Lasiter’s favorite super-burrito (beef with everything) and Jim’s, too.
(510-235-2288) 12345 San Pablo Avenue, Richmond, 94805
See Google Street View.