Growlers Eatery 241 Main Street, Bridgeport, CA 93517

"From the first bite of Growlers juicy fall-off-the-bone ribs I knew I was tasting the best of California Central Coast style barbecue! (often called Santa Maria bbq). The owner, Will is a master of the style – slow cook open pit and it’s all about the smoke, no sauce needed. The chicken is absolutely the best I have ever had. I now plan my trips to the east side around Growlers! Edit: Growlers has closed at this location. Watch for a new location soon. In the meantime, Big Meadow Brewery is still open and is worth the stop for nano-brewed beers and friendly locals and staff)"

"I stopped for lunch while passing through during an Eastern Sierra camping & fishing adventure. I met Will, and ordered the BBQ chicken... WOW! - what an excellent choice! I'm not a foodie, but this may have been the most amazing BBQ chicken I've ever had! Will will offer you BBQ sauce, but it's definitely not needed, as the chicken is spiced just right, cooked perfectly, and is extremely juicy! It was so good, I stopped by 4 days later for the tri-tip, but they were sold out! A second round of chicken it was! I will definitely be back, and will likely plan another motorcycle ride across Ebbetts Pass or Sonora Pass just for lunch at the Growlers! Thanks Will, the chicken was incredible!"

"Don’t blink as you pass through Bridgeport, because you’ll miss this great little place! Growler’s Eatery (attached to Big Meadow Brewery) is fabulous! We initially stopped in for a beer while staying the night in Bridgeport, but quickly reaped by watching the food come out of growlers that we needed to stay for dinner too! A huge hamburger (no frozen patty here!) with chips and the in house pulled pork covered tater tots (which also had beer cheese, bacon, tomatoes and other goodness on them) was dinner as we enjoyed chatting with locals and enjoying a few beers from the brewery. A perfect way to end a very long day of travel (from Florida!)"

"Great food! We got the bbq pork sandwich w/chips. It was huge. Loaded tots had a delicious homemade cheese sauce. The ribs were so tender the meat just pulled right off the bone. Tasty surprise in this little town."

"Nice service! More tater tots than you could ever eat!!! :). Stopped here on road trip to Yosemite. People were friendly and helpful. Tots and pasta salad were vegan."