We absolutely love the front and back porches and find it unbelievably relaxing to sit out at night and a place where you can actually still see stars. We've had phenomenal conversations with our kids leaving phone and technology inside just sitting around the fire pit and enjoying the view of the magically lit iconic Celina water tower.

Downtown Celina is full of unexpected culinary surprises. You may know of many of the places that I have already mentioned in some of my other comments like Tender Smokehouse and The Little Wooden Penguin but I'm going to tell you a few local favorites that are not to be overlooked. Two of my family's favorite places may also be the most unassuming. Jimbo's Pizza is just west of the square and it is phenomenal. This is not franchise garbage Pizza, look at their menu and order their specialty items, they are out of this world.

My family's absolute favorite place though is also the one which you would never guess. This is the most unassuming restaurant you will ever find. If you enter in to downtown Salina on the far south side at Preston road and business 289 you will undoubtedly pass by a 7-Eleven. Right next to the 7-Eleven there's a place called Celina Asian Bistro. Their Sushi is amazing... AMAZING. I'm a believer that you cannot get good sushi in a small town... except for this place. I am a sushi lover and will fully recognize that grocery store sushi is all garbage ND you usually get what you pay for... but I assure you that this place is different. We lovingly call this place "Gas Station Sushi" but I don't think they know that. This is not the kind of place that you go and eat at for the experience, pick it up and eat it around the fire pit. If you pass by this place you would probably laugh and say it looks gross because it's by a gas station. But I beg you not to sleep on Celina Asian Bistro AKA "Gas Station Sushi"... You will love it! Send me an email after and let me know what you think.