Sir and Star is a restaurant founded in 2012. It is located in The Olema, a historic restaurant and inn built in 1876. The restaurant is at the corner of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Star Route One in Olema, California. Olema is located in West Marin County 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) from the Bear Valley portal to the Point Reyes National Seashore.

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The Olema (right) before being repainted from bright white to near black by its current owners
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Sir and Star is located in California
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Location within California
Sir and Star is located in the United States
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Sir and Star (the United States)
Restaurant information
Previous owner(s)Dana and Jennifer Sulprizio
Head chefDaniel DeLong
Food typeFarm to table
Dress codeCasual
Rating4 stars
Coordinates38°02′27″N 122°47′16″W / 38.040744°N 122.787743°W / 38.040744; -122.787743
Seating capacity85
ReservationsYes
Other locationsManka's Inverness Lodge, Inverness, California
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The Olema
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General information
Address10,000 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Town or cityOlema, California 94950
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OpeningJuly 4, 1876 (1876-07-04)
OwnerDaniel DeLong
Technical details
Floor count2
Other information
Number of rooms8
Number of restaurants1
ParkingOn site

Early days

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The road outside the inn had large earthquake-caused fissures in 1906.

The building was constructed by the area's original Spanish land grantee, Rafael Garcia, in 1876 as part of a 9,000-acre (3,600 ha) land grant from Mexico. John Nelson, the stage coach company owner that ran a stage from Olema to San Rafael, won the inn from Felix Garcia, Rafael's son, in a game of chance. The Nelsons owned the inn for three generations thereafter. The inn was a popular place of respite for local workers.[1][2]

The name Olema has significant historical heritage originating from the over 125 adjacent Miwok Indian villages. In the Miwok language, Olemaloke roughly translates to "little coyote".[3]

During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake the road near the inn was heavily damaged.[citation needed]

 
The Olema Ranch barn is adjacent to the inn

In 2006 the inn and restaurant went on the market for US$ 3.6 million.[2]

In 2010 the Olema Inn was purchased by chefs Daniel DeLong and Margaret Grade, repainted from bright white to nearly black, and rechristened as Sir and Star at The Olema.[4] Sir and Star is a portmanteau of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Star Route One.

References

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  1. ^ "Olema California | West Marin Point Reyes Chamber of Commerce | Point Reyes National Seashore | Marin Coast Vistors [sic] Guide". PointReyes.org. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Something Different: The Olema Inn / Historic and haunted inn / Popular Marin County restaurant and lodgings available for $3.3 million". SFGate. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Olema". marinmagazine.com. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sir and Star at Olema Inn review". SFGate. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
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