12 Best American Restaurants in Hollister

“My dogs love having the pool in Hollister! Thank you for keeping it open!“

“All food we ordered was amazing… It actually looked so good we wanted to take pictures but didn’t because we just enjoyed it. 😊 Our party ordered the rooster sandwich with sweet potato fries, onion rings, garlic, fries, wings, and a pepperoni pizza. We all shared because it was so good! Highly recommend from two adults and two teen / high school boys with big appetites! Great atmosphere and service as well.“

“Always a pleasure, courteous staff and food is always good .“

“awesome owner and awesome employee's“

“Paines went through some owner changes since John left. Happy to say with the new owner now it is once again the best in the county. The food, the service fantastic.“

“Great beer, great food, great place! Highly recommend!“

“My husband and I stopped on our way through.
I had two pieces of pizza by the slice mushroom and vodka sauce
He ordered the bahn mi and a side of veggies
I also got a chocolate chip cookie and a brownie

The good:

The mushroom slice had a lovely mushroom flavor
My husband’s sandwich also had really great flavor
The brownie was simultaneously the fudgiest and cakiest brownie I’ve ever had. And was rich without being overly so.

The meh:

The pizza slices were kind of cold. The texture was… not great
I would be interested to see how the pizza would be if you ordered a full pie, assuming those were made to order. The crust is almost focaccia like and I could imagine fresh they’d be amazing.
I ordered the vodka slice for the sole purpose that it came with ricotta, which I love. There were two very small dollops on a fairly large “slice”
(Think slightly larger school lunch “slice”). So I was a little sad at my perceived lack of ricotta.

The mixed veggies were also just okay. I understand wanting to showcase your farm to table vibes but I don’t really need to eat parts of the top sprouts of a carrot or the stringy root of the radishes. I used to garden, I loved my fresh veggies, I cut off the bits that were less pleasant to eat. It’s okay, we won’t think less of your veggies for it. They also could have done with just a little longer cooking. The carrots were pretty firm and I don’t mind a little firmness in my veggies they were just a tad underdone.

All in all it was pretty good and a quick pit stop on our way through!“

“Was a descent place for pool and alcohol. Had a jukebox too.
Now it's been red tagged by the city as it's NOW UNSAFE TO OCCUPY.
So, good bye to the ONLY place in Hollister with alcohol and pool tables. I'll add a photo of the red tag later when I pass by there today.“

“We enjoyed dinner at Grillin & Chillin Alehouse. We started with sharing a pretzel. It was ok. The bread was fresh and soft, however the portion wasn't large. The mustard was tasty, the cheese wasn't great. For mains, I had a veggie calzone and my husband had a bacon avocado burger. The calzone was better than I expected. It had a lot of cheese and a good amount of veggies. There was a nice amount of spinach, which I think was put in uncooked and softened with the heat inside. My husband thought the burger was very good. He said the beef was high quality. There was a lot of avocado which was actually guacamole. They have lots of TV screens with different games.“

“The double smash burger was good, but I didn’t get the crispy edges I was expecting, wonder why? The French fries were right out of the fryer, super crispy and hot. Hope they made every order fresh instead of sitting under heat lamps. I also loved the milk shake actually made with milk instead of a milkshake machine and chemicals.

The space is clean and spotless, I saw the manager spray clean a table top after a guest left 👍👏“

“We love John and Christy at the wine and deli there energy was so positive and friendly and the sandwich was perfect.“

“food is great and good costumer service.“