Tarpy’s Roadhouse
2999 Monterey-Salinas Highway, Monterey (831) 647-1444, tarpys.com
It’s time to celebrate your bestie’s big day, the day they dropped from the heavens and landed here on Earth. You and your crew want someplace fun, but classy, and you want options. For your birthday party, there are private rooms, there’s a lovely patio, there’s a great cocktail, wine and draft beer selection. And with a menu that trumpets the availability of “fish, chops, burgers & bones,” nobody will go hungry at your special event. Skip the usual birthday cake snagged en route and hit the dessert menu, with its heirloom apple crackle with salted caramel ice cream, chocolate-peanut butter mousse pie or Gizdich Ranch berry pie (a la mode, natch).