places to go…

Lucha Libre
1810 W. Washington Street, Mission Hills
I’ve had my eye on this place for a long time, just wondering what was behind those doors. Inside it’s (shocker) Mexican wrestling themed, complete with movies on the flat screen.
The food is fantastic and cheap. Like Saffron, it gets a “best in its class” type award. It’s super […]

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Saffron
3737 India St., San Diego, CA 92103

Saffron, Noodles and Sate’ and Thai Grilled Chicken. Two locations, right next door to each other. This place, once you figure out the drill, is fantastic. The people are incredibly helpful. The food is quite tasty, well seasoned and prepared beautifully. It is semi-fast food, but they don’t skimp […]

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Eclipse Chocolat website | Eclipse Chocolat BLOG!
2121 El Cajon Blvd., (North of) North Park, (but not University Heights) San Diego
This place was one of the first places that caught my eye over on this very blue collar commercial El Cajon Boulevard area. It’s just down from “Lusti Motors” and “Subway” and up from […]

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Hodad’s
5010 Newport Av., Ocean Beach, CA
Right before we were to come to live in San Diego, we saw this place featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network, pretty much the only station we really got in NYC, other than the CSI channel, aka, Spike. Okay that’s pretty irrelevant info there, but it’s […]

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Urban Grind
3799 Park Blvd, Hillcrest/North Park division point, San Diego
I discovered this little place one Sunday night, disparaged by the Starbuck’s on the corner as my only option for a light dinner/caffeine fix. Just past Cafe on Park, which I’m sure I’ll get to shortly. This little place has a mid-intersection crosswalk right in front […]

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Uncle Biff’s, California’s Killer Cookies
650 University Av, Hillcrest, San Diego
This is, amazingly enough, a business, in a shopping center, selling about 12 different cookies, for $1.50 from about 10am-5pm, no Sundays, and somehow, they keep the doors open, why? I think it’s really because Hillcrest <3’s cookies. NYC has cupcakes, we have KILLER COOKIES (and […]

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Bronx Pizza
111 Washington Street, Hillcrest, San Diego
Okay, I have a confession to make. I’m not really from NYC. I moved there about a year ago from the triangle area of NC. So I’m not giving the review of a true “New Yorker” of this pizza. That is to say, I may not be so harsh […]

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Hillcrest Sandwich Company
3780 5th Av, Hillcrest, San Diego
Have you ever had a sandwich, just a plain ol’ sandwich, you bought somewhere, and looked down at it and said, “Now, THIS, is a sandwich, damn”. That’s this place. They aren’t much for dinner hours, but they will deliver to Hillcrest.
Now don’t get me wrong, they fancy […]

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T-Deli
1469 University Av, Hillcrest, San Diego
Oh T-Deli, how do I love thee, let me count the ways.
1. Your paninis aren’t smashed oily mushiness, all pretentious with mayonnaises people are too lazy to make at home for like 40 cents.
2. You make fresh fruit salad, the moment I ask for it. Not 10 minutes before.
3. You […]

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Baja Betty’s
1421 University Avenue, Hillcrest
When taking the first cruise of Hillcrest’s restaurant dense University Avenue, only a few places can possibly stand out as, “I gotta go THERE, places”, funny that two of the most prominent, based almost entirely on name alone turn out to be linked. Baja Betty’s and Urban Mo’s.
We first went […]

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