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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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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Carlsbad French Pastry Cafe
1005 Carlsbad Village Dr, Carlsbad
Elysa Cafe
3076 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad
What can I say? If you’re in the area. You must go. I’m smitten. I’d give better links if it was Google searchable. These restaurants are somehow linked, though only some of the staff seems to know it. They are, less than 2 miles […]

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Brick Cafe
3095 33rd St., Astoria
Brick French Onion Soup, how do I love thee, let me count the ways.
Before leaving town, in my 2 weeks back in Astoria, I had to have this twice. Brick can only do one thing wrong, that I have ever found, and that is they under-salt the crap out of everything […]

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