Giant Artichoke Restaurant - New American restaurant in Castroville - 11261 Merritt St, USA

The staff is friendly and the sandwich was very big and delicious. This is near the fruit stand not in the restaurant. You can browse fruit, wines, potato chips and soft drinks while your sandwich is being made. A can of coke, two bags of chips and a humungous sandwich came to about $15, which isn’t really bad for all that food. I would recommend this place to anyone. Try the fried artichoke hearts too. They are superb!

Bring your jackets inside as it's a bit chilly inside, a bowl of hot 🔥 creamy artichoke soup really hits the spot. Good food, service and prices, plenty of parking and seating, atmosphere is retro and needs some TLC. Artichoke heart ♥ soup was very good, medium thickness, not salty and a nice flavor.

Stumbled on this place by making a wrong turn and Im super happy i did. The food was really good and staff was great. Definitely a place i will be going again when i get the chance... Make sure to try their deep fried artichoke hearts. They are amazing.

Let's start with the positives: The cupcake was great. I could have eaten another. The deep fried artichoke were pretty good, but lacking in creativity. It's just artichoke in batter, deep fried, and served with bottle ranch. The fire roasted artichoke was ok. Now the negative: The pizza and nachos... Bad. Let's call these "bachelor food". The pizza crust tasted IDENTICAL to totinos freezer pizza in flavor and texture. The sauce was...canned tomatoes? Canned olives, canned jalapenos. Lots and lots of cheese, but it didn't help. The artichokes were the only thing worth eating. The banks were canned queso, canned tomatoes, canned jalapenos. There's no love in this dish. No thought. Open can, pour on chips. Next. Maybe I just got unlucky in what I ordered but I almost felt insulted at how poor quality the food was.

Arrived just before opening time. Staff arrived, and we had a very good breakfast. Staff was attentive, and food came out quickly. We hope to be back soon.

A good memory to eat artichokes in the world capital. The steamed artichoke is still the best. Only drawback to this place - it smells old and mouldy.

Good Sandwiches in the deli and wine section. Hope this place regains its liveliness. Seems old and slow. Wish it looked more poppin and new and full of groceries. Lots of passer buyers no reason they can’t compete or gain new traction Maybe some good seating, music and lights. This place should be its own non chain jewel like a Santa Fe but more custom and heartfelt.

Maybe we ordered the wrong thing??, it was greasy and heavy and I don't ever want to eat an artichoke again. The sampler platter was either deep fried, involved a mayonnaise based dip or canned nacho cheese. The roasted artichoke even seemed deep fried and all that gross chipotle sauce on it! 🤮 $30+ for this? The men's bathroom smelled horrible. It was a surreal experience, not to be repeated, please. 🙏🏻