Old Fisherman’s Grotto
39 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey (831) 375-4604, oldfishermansgrotto.com
OFG was founded 35 years before the Doc and Marty debuted in Back to the Future. (And even longer before Stand By Me, Top Gun, The Princess Bride or Die Hard.) Way back then, former dishwasher-cum-community-icon Sabu Shake was channeling Doc Brown, who said, “Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.” Locals are grateful he did, every time a lightning bolt of baby scallop risotto with lobster salmon and prawns hits their tastebuds.