jocko's steak house

walked away after a 2.5 hour wait!!!!!. arrived as a walk inreservationand was told about an hour wait. checked back with thereservationgals a few time up until we just couldn't wait anymore. this is or was the first and last visit. and now that i've read reviews we will not be dining inside. i will order takeout only. i saw white boxes leaving the establishment in droves. save your time and tip money and take out!!!!!!
obviously the whitebox people know better.

not worth the wait. ate here on 3 separate occasions. the first time we had areservationand still had to wait 2 hours to be seated and another hour to receive our meals. the other 2 times it was an hour wait after thereservationtime. the steak is decent, but everything else is less than desirable.

the big boy's steak house in central california. a freakishly large portion of hearty food, located a reasonably short drive off the 101-freeway south of pismo beach. if you are a steak lover, you will love this place.

be prepared to indulge in huge steaks and huge side dishes (the baked potato and baked beans were especially good). the atmosphere is laid back, nothing fancy. there's a lot of space and seating is comfortable. recommend making areservationif you can. service is good and the crowd is a mix of regulars and those stopping in on the way up or down the coast.

i'd say the prices were high, except for the massive portions you get for them. i can't remember if i left off the last star because of how light my wallet was after the meal or how heavy my stomach was from all the good food.

best steak around! they use a huge oak pit bbq, which gives the meat a wonderful flavor. the steaks are very juicy and tender, you don't even need a knife to cut. the filet mignon is more like 10 or 12 oz, rather than the typical 6 oz. great food, nice atmosphere. call ahead to make areservationif going on a weekend. they fill up fast! highly recommend.

weird but good. was in town for work and everyone said follow the smoke to jacko's. had a 6:30reservationthat was not seated till 7:30. the food was good but not great. not sure it was worth the wait but it was better than other choices in the area. was good price for what we got though. don't understand the fascination though with this place.