The Altamont General Store - Occidental

Glad that my brother had heard of this place. Perhaps he 'd been there once before, but said that the interior looked different from what he remembered. Dear Hubby, my brother and sister-in-law, and I were out for a rambling drive on a Sunday afternoon last month. We hadn 't had lunch and needed a break from apple picking. My brother suggested stopping in Occidental, and recalled this as being a place to get good sandwiches. I had in mind a good deli, but The Altamont General Store is more creative than that. Housed in a fabulous historic building, but remodeled to a modern aesthetic inside, they feature a unique menu. They offer various food choices, plus a roster of barista coffeehouse beverages.DH and I decided to share Mary 's Free-range chicken Katsu Sando, and a side of fries. The chicken came in panko-crusted flavorful glory, with tonkatsu sauce, yuzu aioli, slaw, pickled onions, on a fresh banh mi roll. House-made potato chips also came with the sandwich. We didn 't know that, and with the side of fries (which was very large, and plenty to share among the four of us), we were well-potatoed! The fries were some of the best I 'd had in a long time.After we ordered and paid, we took a number and found a table in their expansive dining room. There was also seating out front of the building, but we opted for indoors. Gave us an opportunity to see what they 've done with the place . They have minimal display racks with items for sale, nodding to the general store roots. There 's also a zone set aside for kiddos to play.Service was cheerful and reasonably prompt, once the sandwiches were ready. It 's not a mass-produced operation, so it took a little while for the food to be prepared. We had time to relax and visit in the bright and character-filled surroundings.I 'd definitely return on another visit to the area. All-around neat experience.

Split review.My lunch was a 5 Star I loved the Chicken Katsu sandwich...very good flavor and serving size.My husband 's was a 3 star He ordered the Chicken bowl. Although it was large, it was so spicy that he couldn 't eat it. There should have been a head 's up on how spicy it was or a sauce on the side option. (Although there seemed to be plenty of options for seating,, none were cleaned off. Someone needed to check on that more often.

We had hot drinks and desserts. Very yummy. I whis we had eaten our lunch here too.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free avaliable. I do not know if it is guaranteed gluten freeKid-friendliness: Nice large eating area. Order at the counter. Things that kids will eatWheelchair accessibility: Ramp available

Amazing food and a beautiful kid friendly environment very cute

This place is very charming. Good coffee and a good breakfast burrito. I'll be back soon to try some of their korean-ish stuff that looks pretty good. I'm always looking for excuses to go cruising around here and the Altamont General Store is a solid destination.