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    Local chef opens new seafood bar and grill 

    Chico Mora The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill

    Owner and chef Chico Mora at his new restaurant The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill.

    New restaurant name and location is The Catch

    –The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill is the new kid on the block from well-known local chef Chico Mora and is just next door from his former Paso Robles restaurant Chico’s Cafe. The newly styled and expanded seafood bar and grill allows customers a first hand look at the art of food preparation from their new open kitchen, watch the chefs prepare your meal in front of your eyes and sample delicious fresh seafood, scampi, calamari, oysters, pasta, steak and lamb.

    Owner and chef Chico Mora said they have a new location and a new name right next door from his former cafe. “The Catch is a way for us to expand our business and show our customers how we prepare food in our open style kitchen,” he said. “My favorite dish on the menu is the halibut or calamari.”

    “I have been in the restaurant business 29 years and came to the Central Coast 22 years ago and opened Chico’s Cafe over eight years ago,” he said. “We have some loyal customers and we are a family restaurant, I have three kids and a grand baby and we like the restaurant to have a family feel.”

    The new restaurant has something for everyone with dinner, lunch and brunch options, for dinner they serve a variety of seafood, steaks, lamb and pasta, for lunch seafood, salad, sandwiches and burgers. The brunch menu is a new feature with both a regular breakfast menu and brunch menu.

    The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill is now open.

    The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill is now open.

    The Catch Seafood Bar and Grill at 836 11th St, Paso Robles is open seven days a week for lunch from 11 .a.m. to 2 .p.m. and dinner from 5 .p.m. to 9 .p.m. and Saturday and Sunday for brunch from 7 .a.m. to 2 .p.m. For reservations call (805) 239 3332.

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    Debbie Olson

    I really loved Chico's so looking forward to trying The Catch sometime. Good luck in your new endeavor, Chico 🙂

    Lee Marx

    Wondeful addition to downtown. The calamari is the best!

    Cindy Ridino Powell

    Best of luck to you Chico!!! The Ridino family will be there soon!

    Jeanette Marie Mayfield

    We can't wait!!!! Congrats Chico!

    Cindy Roberts

    Excited you are open for everyone to continue to enjoy your cooking talents!

    Vicki Neider

    We will soon be there to try your new restaurant!! Congratulations!!!

    Randi Fogle-Poe

    Congrats Chico! Looking forward to dining with you!

    Angelica Trujillo

    We were there twice, not happy with the service, first time they forgot coffe creamer and toast, second time they forgot corn beef hash, coffe and we got over charge by almost $ 25.00.
    Not sure if we want to come back!

    Rich Pollock

    I guess you never had a business when an employee forgets to do somethng. Ever business can not always do things perfectly all the time. Grow up.

    Angelica Trujillo

    Rich Pollock Two times in a row? you grow up, this msg was not for you.

    Kathy Keeler-deHaaff

    Congrats to Chico! Can't wait to try it!

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    Debbie Olson

    I really loved Chico's so looking forward to trying The Catch sometime. Good luck in your new endeavor, Chico 🙂

    Lee Marx

    Wondeful addition to downtown. The calamari is the best!

    Cindy Ridino Powell

    Best of luck to you Chico!!! The Ridino family will be there soon!

    Jeanette Marie Mayfield

    We can't wait!!!! Congrats Chico!

    Cindy Roberts

    Excited you are open for everyone to continue to enjoy your cooking talents!

    Vicki Neider

    We will soon be there to try your new restaurant!! Congratulations!!!

    Randi Fogle-Poe

    Congrats Chico! Looking forward to dining with you!

    Angelica Trujillo

    We were there twice, not happy with the service, first time they forgot coffe creamer and toast, second time they forgot corn beef hash, coffe and we got over charge by almost $ 25.00.
    Not sure if we want to come back!

    Rich Pollock

    I guess you never had a business when an employee forgets to do somethng. Ever business can not always do things perfectly all the time. Grow up.

    Angelica Trujillo

    Rich Pollock Two times in a row? you grow up, this msg was not for you.

    Kathy Keeler-deHaaff

    Congrats to Chico! Can't wait to try it!

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