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    Valley Vida

    4.9 (26 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Potato and Mac salad
    Ken A.

    Traveling for work in El Centro and needed a quick bite before my hangry headache turned into a full blown meltdown. A colleague recommended Valley Vida, so I rolled out. The Godfather sandwich? Fuhgeddaboudit. Amazing, stacked high (like there was tension between us), flavorful, and exactly what I needed. The pasta salad? Amazing made fresh, and a perfect sidekick. The potato salad? Eh... not my jam but maybe better suited for someone else's pallet? The sammich was huge and I only managed to eat half of it. We will have an exchange of words later after I knock out this sweet tea ;) They do operate as if they just opened, so the ordering process was a little chaotic but honestly, if they keep slinging sandwiches like this, I'll happily forgive a little organized chaos. Valley Vida is officially on my return list next time work brings me back to El Centro. Ehem...hopefully it won't be so dang hot next time :) Welp! Onto the next!

    Half of a Club on croissant. Delicious!
    Glenna B.

    Super cute with good food! I had a half club on a croissant and it was delicious and really filling!

    This is one tough sandwich!! 10 out of 10
    Robin F.

    OK, people. Real review. I was driving between Phoenix and San Diego. Let it be known I hate fast food and when it comes to sandwiches, I am a Jersey Mike and Ike girl. I pulled off the freeway and saw this little Asian fusion place. I pulled in there and I mean right off the freeway. But it was closed over the other side. I saw a bunch of Christmas decorated windows and this little establishment. So I was borderline Hangry and decided what the heck I gotta get something. I walked in and I ordered a sandwich. I ordered something called the Godfather and I did a combo with Mika and potato salad. So is that down. I saw some service guys come in, my only regret about this job as I wish I'd picked up their lunch. Anyways, the girl brought me up the sandwich, which was huge! I was like wow, that's a lot of food! I don't know how to express just how overwhelmed I was with the unexpected taste. I got from the sandwich. The meat was delicious, there were some kind of peppers on there that really added something and I think the flavored mayonnaise just put the sandwich over the top. This was a definite 10 out of 10 and definitely one of my top sandwich places. So much so that when I go to San Diego again in February, my plan is to pick up a sandwich for myself and one for my friend in San Diego so she can try it. The guy came over and wish me merry Christmas and talk to me a little bit about the sandwich. It was just an adorable little restaurant. And it's not cheap but you definitely get what you pay for! Daymn, I never would've thought El Centro had such a gem!

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    Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! So fresh and healthy and everyone working was so kind. I would 100% recommend

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    Everything was delicious and very healthy. I was very happy to see the owner interacting with the customers; he is a very nice person.

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    10 months ago

    Great Vegetarian wrap, very moist and tasty. Very nice service and great tasting smoothie.

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    Love this place had the protein drinks super delicious. And the sandwiches are amazing as well.

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    Great place to stop on your way through town. Clean, friendly, solid food, and even well decorated. Not your average sandwich shop.

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    Best sandwiches/food/juices in all the imperial Valley. Along with the best service. Highly recommend for business catering too

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    where do i start the food was delicious, i ordered "the godfather" with sourdough bread and the piña colada smoothie.

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    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    3.4
    (107 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Took a friend out for her Birthday. First, we had to wipe…read moredown the plates with our napkins. Second, we ordered salad and the lettuce was freezer burned. I asked the waiter for a replacement and the second one was worst. Manager came by and I mentioned to him, this was the second salad we had been served and he informed us he was fully aware of the issue and was told by his supplier it was a bad season. I then told him that I could not believe you would serve this to your customers. After the food was served and my friend is enjoying her pasta she noticed a bug on her plate and luckily we had a server close by and she observed the bug crawling off her plate. I grabbed it with a napkins and Manager came by and apologized for all the inconvenience. So disappointed with this, specially when the manager had knowledge he had an issue and still serving the food. Never again will go to Olive Garden!!

    I must say I love Italian food. So many good things to eat here. Today I opted for the…read more"Tour of Italy! They understand good service here! Martha was on point and the manager stopped by just to be sure I had everything I needed. Very nice bar seating area, love the music and atmosphere. Deliciouso!

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    Fettuccine Alfredo: Our signature alfredo made fresh in-house every day, served over fettuccine.
    Fettuccine Alfredo: Our signature alfredo made fresh in-house every day, served over fettuccine.
    Minestrone: Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth.
    Minestrone: Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth.
    Five Cheese Ziti al Forno: Oven baked blend of Italian cheeses, pasta and our signature homemade five cheese marinara.

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    Five Cheese Ziti al Forno: Oven baked blend of Italian cheeses, pasta and our signature homemade five cheese marinara.
    Johnny Carino's

    Johnny Carino's

    3.0
    (143 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    I used to love this place! I have to travel an hour just to eat here, and it's always been worth…read moreit. But this last dining experience was subpar. The table was grimy, sticky, and covered in bread crumbs. The menu I was handed also had bread crumbs throughout the pages. My hands kept getting dirtier and dirtier with every page I turned. The food was great! I ordered a Bellini (delicious!) Pronto Pasta: Spaghetti in Meat sauce with shrimp. The sauce was super tasty, but had no meat. And two of the nine shrimp were not deveined. That was disgusting. But when I told the server, her go to was to make excuses, "they come that way." Me, "you understand that's disgusting, right?" Her, "The shrimp are already prepared when we receive them out of the bag." So, no apologies. No accountability. Just mediocre service. The waitress herself was good, except for making excuses for the kitchen. Just tasted the Tiramisu. Dry. Very disappointing. This is one of the restaurants I used to dine to treat myself. An hour drive for this was not worth it.

    The management should have more help for the few staff…read more The place was not busy and although we were a big party and asked a lot of separate checks our server was kind and always smiling. But took us one hour to check us out. Management didn't help the server until my sister had to go complain. Twice. We had all different kind of meals, the pasta seemed like it was microwaveable. I have been here before and seems like the quality and taste of the food has declined unfortunately

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    Garlic butter for bread
    Traditional wings, sweet chili sauce

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    Traditional wings, sweet chili sauce
    Habit Burger & Grill

    Habit Burger & Grill

    3.1
    (87 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    First Habit is FAR better than In n Out, people just don't know the name as well. I also feel like…read morenot enough people leave reviews when they have a great experience, so let me just be the first to say that we stopped by Habit El Centro today and Tony was quite possibly the nicest, friendliest fast food employee or manager I have ever encountered!! Our family hadn't been to this location before and thought we'd stop on our drive back to Yuma from San Diego, and Tony should very well be promoted! It is people like him that are the heart behind the company. If only we had Habit in Yuma! Looking forward to going back though!

    Perfect spot to grab lunch while charging our electric car next door…read more Order using a kiosk, which was very straight forward. We ordered 2 double char burgers & 1 single. Meals came with plenty of fries... none of us finished the fries, even though they were nicely fried..just a lot of them. Also ordered the tempura green beans - delicious!! There are a wide variety of sauces including avocado ranch, spicy ranch, etc. Best of all is a pepper bar... Peppercinos, hot yellow peppers & jalapeños. Grandson had a cookies & cream milkshake that he said was really good. We were there around noon, so a little wait for the food, but not bad. Bathrooms clean & staff made sure tables were wiped down & all trash taken care of. Efficient operation.

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    Curbside order but inside the online pickups shelves
    Curbside order but inside the online pickups shelves
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    Ranch X 2
    Double Char with Cheese

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    Double Char with Cheese

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