When a landlocked restaurant in the Sierra foothills develops a cult following for its seafood, you know something extraordinary is happening.
Lagorio’s Grill & Bar in Farmington has cracked the code on serving ocean-fresh fish without an ocean in sight, and the locals are absolutely not keeping it a secret anymore.
Let’s address the elephant in the room right away: Farmington is not exactly what you’d call a coastal community.
In fact, it’s about as far from the ocean as you can get while still being in California, nestled in the agricultural heartland where the Central Valley meets the Gold Country foothills…