Restaurants in Carmel Valley

What a wonderful neighborhood gem! Loved the vibe of the restaurant. The food was amazing and we had so many different choices. They served us fresh chips and 3 different salsas and beans. I could have licked the dishes clean. They were so good. The Mole Sauce was the favorite for our table. All plates were good sized portions. We will come back again for sure.

As always, everything was great! We had deviled eggs and chicken sandwich both were delicious. (I still don’t understand why they wouldn’t cut it in half instead of in thirds.) But, other than that, we will continue to go to Nick’s for a great meal.

Culinary Droupout has a good menu and the food we ordered (fried chicken and Korean short ribs) was very good. The mud pie is also good but you'll regret it later if you're not in the habit if eating decadent deserts. I felt like I needed a wheelchair after eating two bites too many. (and we split it three ways) The service was also very good. Most things were delivered to our table within a reasonable amount of time, with one exception. My only real complaint is the noise level, which is my complaint at nearly every restaurant these days. When we arrived at 6:15, the patio was full but there weren't too many people inside. But as the dining room filled up the noise level grew and it reached a decibel level approaching LOUD. However, maybe the fact that the bar opens to the patio helps mitigate the noise. I'm not sure. The only annoying thing was the sun streaming in through the open bar -- we all had to put on sunglasses and shield our eyes for at least 20 minutes because the sun was blinding. Patio umbrellas can serve to block some sun, but we happened to be located at a booth where there was a gap of several feet in between two umbrellas. But if you manage to visit when it's not sunset, or sit in the back, it's a good place. I'm sure I'll go back. As an aside, this is owned by Fox Restaurants, which is an Arizona restaurant company. I'm from AZ and have eaten at other Fox restaurants and they're all good and well-managed. I hope they open more restaurants here.

We love Steak 48 every thing on menu is wonderful. Service is amazing.

Awesome place, really enjoyed going there, it’s one of my favorite places.