San Bernardino Golden Corral to open Friday

The wait is nearly over.

Almost two years to the day that we discovered that Golden Corral would be building a location in San Bernardino, the restaurant is set to open at 10 a.m. Friday (February 17).

Get out your stretchy pants.

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San Bernardino Third Thursday Food Fest cancelled (again)

If you were hoping to have a delicious food truck lunch in downtown San Bernardino today (January 19), you’re out of luck.

For the second month in a row, the Third Thursday Food Fest has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Visit our Inland Empire newsrooms to help feed the hungry this holiday season

scng-feeding-america-food-driveWant to help hungry folks right here in the Inland Empire this holiday season?

Simply stop by one of our Inland Empire newsrooms and drop off non-perishable food. The donations will be delivered to Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino, which will get the food to people who need it.

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Two trucks making their debut at Third Thursdays Food Fest in San Bernardino today

sb-third-thursdays-november-2016We’re huge fans of the monthly Third Thursdays Food Fest in San Bernardino, and today’s (November 17) event brings two more reasons to be excited.

Two trucks are making their debut: 13 Ice Cream and Street Kitchen!

Street Kitchen is new to us, but we’ve long been fans of 13 Ice Cream’s delicious traditional — and non-traditional — ice creams.

What to expect? Besides the usual strawberry and cookies and cream flavors, how about spinach, kale or broccoli? No? How about marigold, saltine or garlic?

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San Bernardino ranked as one of the worst cities for foodies — again

Here we go again.

Back in 2013, a real estate website, Movoto, compiled a list of “America’s Worst Cities for Food Lovers,” and San Bernardino landed at the top of the list.

Last week, it was WalletHub’s turn.

The personal finance website posted its list of “2016’s Best & Worst Foodie Cities,” and guess what?

Yep. San Bernardino loses again.

But … it’s not as bad as Fontana, apparently.

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Super Pizza Hut debuts today in north San Bernardino

Super Pizza HutThe long-gestating Super Pizza Hut opens today (August 30) in north San Bernardino.

During a pre-opening military appreciation day on Sunday, I was able to take a peek at the new location.

I was told that the first-of-its-kind restaurant was the nation’s largest Pizza Hut, and I don’t doubt it.

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Del Tacos testing new ‘platos’ at select Inland Empire locations

Del Taco recently introduced its new platos at select locations in San Bernardino, Redlands, Colton, Loma Linda and Riverside.

The platos come with a choice of either a wet burrito, two fish tacos or two street tacos, plus cilantro lime rice, beans and chips and salsa.

Prices range from $6.49 to $7.49.

It appears to be a second go-round for Del Taco’s platos. They were also tested about a year ago in the Sacramento area.

If you’re interested in trying them for yourself, head to one of these locations:

  • Colton: 834 W. Valley Blvd.; 1010 E. Washington St.
  • Loma Linda: 24898 Redlands Blvd.
  • Redlands: 1624 W. Redlands Blvd.; 602 E. Redlands Blvd.
  • Riverside: 3487 Arlington Ave.; 4407 Brockton Ave; 6333 Riverside Ave.; 1255 University Ave.; 3199 Van Buren Blvd.
  • San Bernardino: 272 E. 40th St.; 2665 S. Waterman Ave.

St. Bernardine Medical Center hosting food trucks daily through June

San Bernardino-area food truck fans can rejoice…and dine at food trucks every day through the end of June.

We make no guarantees on the state of your waistline should you accept the challenge, however.

The trucks will park from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. near the 21st Street entrance of St. Bernardine Medical Center, 2101 N. Waterman Ave., San Bernardino.

Yes, that means you can have lunch and dinner from the trucks.

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Mardi Gras dinner tonight to support the San Bernardino United Relief Fund

San Bernardino UnitedThe Lutheran Church of Our Savior in San Bernardino is hosting a Mardi Gras-themed dinner tonight (February 6) in support of the United Way’s San Bernardino United Relief Fund.

The full amount of the $25 dinner will go to the fund.

On the menu is gumbo, salad, king cake and drinks.

The dinner will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church, 5050 N. Sierra Way.

For updates, visit the church’s Facebook page.