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Our favorite restaurant in California and the US is Saint Orres, in Gualala, Ca..
You can stay in their B&B and have an incredible dinner for about the price of just a dinner at the French Laundry. Also, you will not feel like you need to stop at a fast food an hour later to fill yourself up.
Here is the link to this incredible place.
http://www.saintorres.com/ When you get to this link, click on the dining room icon to see the menus which are incredible.
http://www.saintorres.com/diningroom.html