Cheap Eats 2007

You know the 5th Quadrant is going to be awesome as soon as you see the garage-door-style seat dividers that turn a six-capacity booth into one that comfortably fits 14. Ingenious Almost as ingenious as the incredibly juicy cheeseburger ($8 and you can get it with smoked Gouda—I dare you to finish one) stringy pulled-pork sandwiches ($7.75) or often-creamy soup of the day ($2.75 cup $4 bowl). Finish it off with the Quad's crispy apple cobbler ($6.50 with vanilla ice cream) or the dessert of the day and one of the New Old Lompoc's hair-on-your-chest brews ($3.75) for a night of total indulgence. (CJ)