Castroville, California: Giant Artichoke
A healthy-sized tribute -- 20-ft. tall -- to a local crop and specialty at the Giant Artichoke Restaurant.
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This is me at the biggest attraction of my FAVORITE food! And I had an amazing, all-artichoke dinner there, too.
[Julie Orlando, 12/01/2007]
Castroville, California (where I live), is the "Artichoke Center of the World," and also happens to be right down the highway from Gilroy. Here, on Merritt Street, is the Giant Artichoke, a restaurant of that name which also happens to have one HUGE cement artichoke out front! It's also rather curious that Marilyn Monroe began her beauty-queen career by winning the "Miss Artichoke" contest in the annual "Artichoke Festival" way back when...and there's still a bar (gay, now) in town called "Norma Jean's."
[Hairfish, 08/22/1998][Previous 5 items] Page of 3
Giant Artichoke
- Address:
- 11261 Merritt St., Castroville, CA
- Directions:
- Next to Highway 156 and Main St.
- Phone:
- 831-633-3501
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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One of our favorite big veggies. December 2007: Recent photo added.