The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has canceled its Dia de los Muertos event due to concerns about Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the Central Valley.

Today we found ourselves hungry in Fresno around 3 p.m. TLDR: we got really lucky in choosing this place, and the food pictures are at the bottom.

Upon entering the establishment, we were greeted by a most welcoming dining room, set up spaciously. And right after being greeted by that dining room, we were greeted by one of the staff.

Next, you are greeted by the large hanging menus. Nicely done on the menus. I like the design..

There's also specialty menus.

And there was a Thursday special. Dang it, it's Monday. Otherwise we would have ordered the al pastor and some more.

But giganto menus aren't our thing. So we grabbed a couple of handhelds and headed to a table.

This wasn't going to be easy. Honestly, everything on the menu looks like I'm sorry I didn't eat it today. And I'm still full from lunch..

So back to the part where I'm almost going to talk about the food that we ordered. But first I have to show you what they use to make the food that you're going to eat here.

Where I come from, they used to call these things prep tables. This prep table was loaded with the freshest and also most good-looking food I may have ever seen in a prep table. It got very busy after we received our food, which was lucky for us. In two ways. We got in, sat down, and got to eat. But even better, we got to see the care they used when they stocked that prep table. Afterwards, I had no more questions on why the prep table looked as good as it did.

We didn't ask, but this looked to be the hot side dish prep table. And same goes here. Everything looked completely fresh and amazing.

After you place your order just to the left of that really long prep table, you're provided the cups for your beverages and you get to walk to the coolest soda machine dispenser I've ever seen.

They also have bottled sodas in a refrigerator placed in a very attractive setting.

Now, before we get to the food, here's a little teaser. They have metal forks. This, along with the greeting and the hospitality we received, this place earned the infamous sixth star today. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finally, to the food. I had the MEXCELLENT: White rice, black beans, grilled chicken, charred corn, cilantro, avocado mash, pico de gallo, creamy cilantro dressing & tortilla twists. ( without the cilantro dressing and tortilla twists. If you're looking to do the ultra healthy thing, these are the two items to have them put on the side.)

I need to mention as well that I'm a health nut. I ask for dressing on the side of all my salads and then I try to eat them without the dressing. If I can, it means I got an amazing salad. And if I can't, then I only have to use a bit of the dressing instead of the usual portion provided.

This salad needed no dressing.

My wife ordered chicken strips and fries, and neither one disappointed. I didn't grab any of the chicken from her because I had my own. But let it be known. I love fries so much. Sometimes I'm tempted to ask a stranger if I can have one. I don't. But the temptation is still there.

I know from the pictures the restaurant looks unoccupied, but I hide some pretty mad photographing skills and also my luck with timing is endless. This place is very busy and the staff there handle it amazingly efficiently.

By now, I'm sure you're wondering the type of people who staff such an amazing establishment and I would love to say that the only thing better than their food is the service, but the food was actually that good. But that does not do justice to the service we received. And if you read other reviews about this establishment, you'll hear people telling you that they were treated like family while they were there. So were we.

I don't know what else to say about this place except, any time we're in Fresno, this will absolutely be a favorite.

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McDonald's has been using artificial intelligence to dynamically price menu items in the US and some global markets, according to a report by Reuters. This involves finding the "optimal price" to match what a particular store's patrons would be willing to pay.

This fluctuates according to location, and even stores in the same city can have different cost amounts for the same exact items, according to information reviewed by Reuters. This is basically surge pricing, like with ride-share platforms, but for hockey puck burgers that have been sitting under a hot lamp.

Reuters got a look at the interface that franchisees use to access this technology and it's pretty creepy. Messages show stuff like "your restaurant is showing MEDIUM SENSITIVITY to price" based on "customer willingness to pay in your area." Cost differences at nearby locations can be stark. Researchers found that a Bic Mac at a Fresno, California store cost $5.69, but the same burger cost $6.89 at another branch two miles down the road. That's a 21 percent difference.

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Some BS.

"Several board actions this year have packed the chambers. The board decision to keep the Fresno County Public Library from participating in Pride Month filled out the room with audience members waiting out in the hall.

More recently, the decision to order a study for Better Roads Safe Streets similarly filled out the room. The board is now actively looking at new spaces to accommodate larger chambers, Dosti told GV Wire."

Nearly a month after a garbage truck tore down power equipment at a northwest Fresno apartment complex, PG&E crews restored power to tenants.

The Article did not say which apartment complex this was. But that is a horrible situation to be in...and PGE should be liable.

Join us at Root Access as we team up with Fresno's Friends of the Library to write as many letters and postcards as we can. All to ask our Fresno County Board Supervisors to not privatize the Fresno County Public Library. We love our Fresno County Public Libraries and we want to stay connected to the Central Valley through the San Joaquin Valley Library System.

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