KSBW The Central Coast

Sardine Factory earns 2025 Wine Spectator Award for wine program

The Sardine Factory was recently recognized as one of the top restaurants to enjoy a glass of wine. They have earned a spot in Wine Spectator’s 2025 Restaurant Awards, a list that celebrates some of ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Sardine Factory honored with a prominent restaurant award

The Sardine Factory in Monterey announced it is a 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Restaurants of North America 'Gold' Award of Excellence.In 2024, the 'Gold' Award of Excellence was introduced as ...
The Monterey County Herald

Mike Hale, The Grub Hunter: The Sardine Factory”s "Big Mike" — A barman”s barman

Correction: Ted Balestreri”s name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. When Mike Kolpaczyk first took his place behind the antique bar at The Sardine Factory, 200,000 troops still ...
Portland Press Herald

A Window on the Past – William R. McDonald and the E.W. Brown sardine factory

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The Monterey County Herald

Sardine Factory anniversary: Thick with memories

MONTEREY — The stories are more numerous than the number of years Cannery Row’s iconic Sardine Factory has been open. And since marking its 50th anniversary this year, the seafood/steakhouse ...
East Bay Times

Sardine Factory is unexpected Monterey treasure

MONTEREY — The trademark fishing boat erected out front is badly in need of a paint job. Ice plants litter the steep hillside rising up to meet the main building. Beneath a red canopy ascending to the ...
The Salinas Californian

Sardine Factory welcomes new chef

Bert Cutino is full of stories. And well he might be, since he keeps showing up daily at his 45-year-old restaurant, the Sardine Factory. With co-owner Ted Balesteri, he’s remained hands-on since ...