If you have hungry kids, bring them to Pepertree Cafe anytime after 4:00pm on any day, and they eat for 99 cents. Pepertree Cafe servers breakfast, lunch and dinner. On Thursdays, you get all the popcorn shrimp you can eat and steak for just $9.95. On Saturdays, it offers all you can eat BBQ ribs. There is plenty of free parking on the side or in the back. It accepts Entertainment Book.
Bangkok West, close to the promenade, is known for its nice atmosphere and contemporary, upscale Asian cuisine. Using the freshest ingredients, the food is delightful and addictive. Its specialities include Pad Thai, Bangkok Rolls, scallops stir-fried with basil and the signature Thai Red Curry. Takeout, delivery and catering is available. On-site parking is located behind the building.
The Louden Nelson Community Center is not named after a community icon named Louden. Through a typographical mix-up, so the story goes, the first "N" in Londen Nelson's name was transposed.
The center is in downtown Santa Cruz and provides free parking permits for the encircling block inside the center at the front desk. Louden Nelson houses a senior computer center, a teen center, and two rooms that can seat up to 127 people for various community and private events. Outdoors, a large playground is a popular spot for Santa Cruz children. An open field is often home to community events including the Juneteenth Celebration.