The Hitching Post~Casmalia

06/05/2026

In case you've missed it, we are currently on DAY 3 of no phones. Our company seems to be having an outage, this is out of our hands and we are just a frustrated as you all are. We apologize for the huge inconvenience, especially over graduation weekend.

We ask for your patience as we try to get back to everyone via text to any messages that are left. We are going through 100s a day. And for the so many asking, no, we did not set the outgoing message to be so vague, that is default from our company. 😆

Thanks again friends! Hopefully we're back to normal soon!

05/25/2026

While enjoying the weekend and maybe an extra day off, remember why that is and the cost of it all. We are forever grateful for the ultimate sacrifices made by so many men and women to afford us of all of our freedoms and safety.

See you all tomorrow at 4:30.🇺🇸

05/21/2026

It's a beautiful day in Cas!

We're getting ready for a wild holiday weekend-the kick off for summer is HERE!
We're pretty full for Saturday already, but Friday and Sundays have some room.
Give us a call to grab a spot this weekend!

05/02/2026

The 2nd annual Sally Ostini Adaptive Sports Day was amazing yesterday!

Ang may be familiar to you as one of our bartenders, but by day she is a special education teacher with SM Bonita. She created this event in Sally’s memory and we know she would just love it. We cannot wait to see this event grow each year and more kids able to participate!

Great job, Ang, and thank you🩵

More than 130 special education elementary school students came to Liberty Elementary School to participate in different sports Friday morning during Sally Ostini Adapted Sports Day.

05/01/2026

74 years ago today, Frank Ostini Sr. put on his best suit and told his wife Natalie he was going to "see about buying The Hitching Post". He came home a restaurateur (with no previous restaurant experience). Frank took a chance (and a HUGE leap of faith!) when he became a restaurant owner. Turns out, he had a good hunch!

74 years, 4 Ostini generations, 2 locations, tremendous, loyal employees, and MILLIONS of mouths fed, Frank's legacy is alive and well, still specializing in Santa Maria Style Barbeque as the "World's Best Barbeque".

From the Ostini Family and HP Staff-Thank you for a wonderful 74 years!

Now. How should we celebrate 75?

04/27/2026

Mondays are a big deal around here, this is one reason why...

04/08/2026

Chef Shane is here, will you be? He's hand cutting YOUR steak for tonight!