Jeff,
You're right on the Mex/Italian food. Some great Italian places up there, Socal can't compare. My transplant sis-in-law had made a comment that they couldn't find good Mex since they moved there and they really missed it. So, I made it a fun quest to find something for them up there.
Re: Ray's, I'm just biased because I found a "treasure" there and they were nice to me. The old clerk was wearing the same Lucchese boot I had on and spotted them. We hit it off.
If you or Bill ever get out here during bird season (Oct to end of Jan), look me up and we'll quail or chukar hunt.
