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1. Cafe 21
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 640-2121
Categories:
Caterers,
American (New)
Neighbourhood: University Heights
With the modest location, counter seats, and large chalkboard menu of coffee and teas, your first impression of Cafe 2121 is that it's a coffee house.
In reality, it's always been a restaurant first, and the moment you receive your food and take a…More »
2. Crazee Burger
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 282-6044
Categories:
Burgers,
Dive Bars,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhood: North Park
One of my regular neighborhood destinations. Huge variety of large, tasty burgers, nice shoestring fries (house-made ketchup!) terrific German beers on tap (including one of my favorites: Optimator!). All the exotic-meat options are well…More »
3. Hofbrauhaus
The atmosphere seems a bit Disneyfied, though I have it on reliable authority that, while much smaller, it more or less approximates a genuine beer hall in the Bavarian tradition.
The food is good. If you like sausages, you should be quite happy;…More »
4. JT Schmid's Restaurant & Brewery
Currently my go-to Anaheim brewpub. Their beer is pretty good (I'm not going to rate them over three stars), and the food is decent.
They carry a large menu of pub grub with more of a healthy slant than you're likely accustomed to seeing. Yes, all…More »
5. Neighborhood
I've been in twice, once just for drinks and once for drinks and food. As a low-pretension downtown watering hole, Neighborhood is impressive. The draft beer selection is beyond respectable, with enough local and craft taps to hold serve for those…More »
6. Phil's BBQ
San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 226-6333
Categories:
Barbeque,
Venues & Event Spaces,
Caterers
Neighbourhood: Midway
911 reviews? What is there to say about Phil's that everyone else hasn't? That it's the best bbq in town? That the rib meat falls off the bone? That you could drink the sauce by the ladle?
Seriously, folks. Nothing to see here; get out and…More »
7. Pizzeria Bruno Napoletano
As Bruno sits in the former Cafe One-Three on Park, I've driven by the place at least a hundred times wondering when it was open. I was finally able to get in for a pizza.
I started with a house salad, which was a simple mix of greens and red onions.…More »
8. Pizzeria Luigi
This town went a very long time without a remotely authentic NY pizza. There have been a lot of pretenders who have come and gone over the years, and all of them thought that making a thin crust is all it takes.
The key isn't just a thin crust.…More »
9. SoHo Restaurant and Lounge - CLOSED
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 764-5475
Category:
American (New)
Neighbourhood: North Park
It started to feel like the sign announcing SoHo's imminent arrival while the space was under-construction was there longer than I'd been ordering four-cheese pizzas from Vesuvio, who occupied the space for much of my time in the area.
I was very…More »
10. Les 3 Brasseurs
Montréal, QC H3B 1B9
Canada
(514) 788-6333
Categories:
French,
Brasseries,
Gastropubs
Having driven the long jag from southern Maine to Montreal, I checked into my hotel and was pretty much dead on my feet, and several nearby eateries had already closed for the evening.
Luckily, my hotel was around the corner from this. The menus are…More »
11. Deschutes Brewery & Public House
Lunch on the second day found is in Bend, home of a favorite brewery and their public house. With a menu of upscale pub grub backed by small-batch and oddities Deschutes doesn't ship in bottles -- several on any given day. This is pretty much a…More »
12. Snoqualmie Falls Brewing
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
(425) 831-2357
Categories:
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
American (Traditional)
Later in the afternoon, mindful of the local beer sample at Finaghty's we quickly located the Snoqualmie brewery and taproom to work through their wares. With swanky dinner reservations a few hours away, we drank our lunch with a couple of…More »
13. The Bindlestick
After a lengthy visit to the nearby taproom, we took in some of the sights in downtown. I'd wanted to buy some of those fabled northwest coffee beans to return home, and so we found ourselves at The Bindlestick. As it turns out, they didn't have…More »
Recently updated lists from Josh M.
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Anything but steak (6)Steakhouse reviews, minus steaks. |
Chains that don't suck (22)Restaurant chains that you don't have to avoid. They're also safe places to take the parents out, where they won't be challenged by the menus. |
The Chilaquiles Hunter (47)The breakfast that's simple and exotic, chilaquiles.As the list expands, I've seen that there are three basic kinds of chilaquiles: traditional, upscale, and approximate. I strongly prefer the first two. |
On the Road (17)Spots visited while traveling. |
Three and a half stars (17)Better than most threes, but not a four. |
The Hall of Meh (24)Honoring the difficulty of the two-star review, because it's hard to write about places that can't leave a noteworthy impression.Like a movie you forget you saw on cable in 1998, these are places you forgot you went to. Last week. |
Near SDSU (8)Grub on and around SDSU |
Good local sandwiches (14)Alternatives to those franchises with the "fresh" "baked" "bread." |
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Yelping SinceJuly 2007
Things I Lovebalboa park, beaches, coffee, craft beer, current events, football, giant robots, late nights, learning, mockery, movies, political science, reading, road trips, stoicism, sushi, taco shops
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When I'm Not Yelping...I'm studying a number of esoteric disciplines.
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My First ConcertNIN @ Montezuma Hall (actually, some awful, forgotten coffeehaus band in 1992)
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My Last Meal On EarthThe way things are going, probably a mangosteen.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I'm all bark.
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Current CrushThat new girl in homeroom.