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Central Valley Restaurant Reviews
Fast-food places and chain restaurants dominate valley highways, but away from the main drag, home-grown bistros and fine restaurants take advantage of the local produce and locally raised meats that are the cornerstone of California cuisine. Superb Mexican restaurants can be found here, and Chinese, Italian, Armenian, and Basque cuisines are amply represented.
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- Starting Fr $84: Great Merced Price Hotels.com
- Book in Merced: Save at the Comfort Inn Merced in May Fr $78+/Nt Expedia
- $24.21 & up : Economy rentals in Modesto Hotwire
- 3-Star Courtyard by Marriott Merced Fr $104+/Nt — $104 Save with Hotels.com, $25/night less
- $31.64 & up : Full Size rentals in Modesto — $32 Hotwire
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