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Restaurant Suggestions for a week in SD (celiac-friendly)
Addison in your hotel, will work within food preferences. It is high-end dining, but very good food. You can get the 4, 6, 8 or 10 course meals. We got the 4 course and it came w/ 2 amuse bouches, 2 rounds of bread, palate cleanser and peppermint white chocolate lollipop. Then comped shortbread at the end!
Souplantation is down the street from you, for the ultimate in casual and all you can eat.
Bud's Louisiana Cuisine in Kearny Mesa has a nearly gluten free menu. About a 15-20 min drive south.
Surati Farsan Mart is gluten free, if you choose carefully. About 15-20 min drive south.
Requesting feedback for cheap eats list for San Diego visit
+1 on Okan, Oton, Sakura
+1 on Yakyudori. note that yakitori is only after 5:30 pm. ramen is all day/night
+1 on Tender Greens
+1 on Surati Farsan Mart
+1 on Pho Cow Cali
+1 on Sab E Lee
Dae Jang Keum is good, but I prefer Buga better. Their marinade is not as sweet and the kalbi is better.
Late night dining on a Tuesday night
It was Yakitori Yakyudori, which is now on Convoy w/ better parking.
Gluten-free vegan dining
If Mrs. Josh can tolerate soy sauce, any of the Asian or pho places will do.
Bud's Louisiana Cuisine's menu is virtually gluten free except for a few items.
Surati Farsan Mart if you pick your items carefully.
Tender Greens w/o the bread on the side.
Cute San Diego Japanese Restaurant for Hello Kitty theme Baby Shower?
oooooohhhhh, you went to Burma Superstar???? One of my FAVE places in the Mission District! I LOOOVEEE their tea salad!
Is Spices 2 still there? I haven't been for a very long time, but their chicken w/ chili peppers are to die for!
LOS is very good. Finally made the trek out there in Dec and ordered off the menu. Got to enjoy the egg noodles in the Northern Thai curry (blanking on the name) and beef jerky. Flavorful and spicy!
a big +1 on Raku!
san diego--business/client dinner
good to know. I've only been to the Carlsbad location and thought the food was eh, at best. some things were better than others and what was better was decent, but nothing great.
san diego--business/client dinner
How does the Coronado Vigilucci's compare w/ the Carlsbad one?
Cute San Diego Japanese Restaurant for Hello Kitty theme Baby Shower?
Okan is certainly small enough to take over. Not sure if they would let you decorate. The food is excellent, though.
Hinotez has private rooms, not sure how many they can fit, but worth a call.
San Diego Trip Report from a Seattle Hound
glad you had the mojados de carne--they and the mashed potato tacos are my fave items at Mama Testa's!
San Diego - Great weather, but where is the outside dining?
Cavaillon has a nice outdoor patio that overlooks a small, nicely manicured public park, in a quiet upscale residential area, with ample parking. Definitely not touristy. However, I have not been since the original chef left, so maybe others can chime in about their food now.
Pacifica Breeze Cafe in Del Mar has an outdoor patio that overlooks Camino del Mar, L'Auberge and you can see the ocean behind all of that. No greenery, unfortunately, but a decent view on a clear day.
I would NOT go to The Beach House in Cardiff. Their food is barely edible. The only thing they have going is the view, and that's it.
Vigilucci's is average food, at best. Better than The Beach House, but you can get better food at those prices.
I gave up on Sbicca's years ago. Overpriced meh food.
Any good deli in San Diego?
report back on your 2nd try--if it's still sub-par, I'll think twice about tracking them down!
Black Mission Figs - anyone seen any yet?
haven't seen any. usually see them mid-late summer but haven't ever found any as good as picking them right off the tree!
thumbs down to your landlord!!
Any good deli in San Diego?
small menu, but it's a food truck serving delit food. however, this looks promising....
Birthday Dinner in Convoy Area?
+1 on Buga Korean BBQ.
Could do reservations at Okan but everyone would be sitting around the bar, most likely.
Could also do Yakyudori Ramen and Yakitori, either a bunch of tables together or at the yakitori bar.
Izakaya Sakura could accomodate you, I'd just call ahead to reserve a table.
Escondido / San Marcos
+1 on Kaito.
Solace at the Moonlight Lounge in Encinitas
Yu Me Ya in Encinitas
Blue Ribbon Artisanal Pizzeria in Encinitas
Elizabeth Desserts in Encinitas for take out. American style baked goodies.
Quiet dining in North County
Haven't been to Wine Sellar for a really long time (ie: years). The last meal I had there fell flat in terms of flavor. It was a short beef rib type of dish and I remember it tasting on the bland side, nothing interesting. Maybe it was cooked that way w/ the intent to pair it w/ wine, but I've eaten at other restaurants that had wine pairings and the food tasted great on it's own.
Personally, I think George's would be the better of the two, based on the above. I have some vague recollection that the chef is also doing more experimental food on a separate menu.
Quiet dining in North County
Addison is quite quiet.
George's California Modern is reasonably quiet, but you have those stairs to navigate.
Restaurant recommendation for a gift?
it provides a quick, cheap meal and is what it is. If I don't want to get out of my car and need to eat on the run, it is good for what it is. Sometimes I do not have the time or patience to go to a sit-down restaurant for a burger but don't want to hit up Mickey D's either, so In n Out suffices.
Restaurant recommendation for a gift?
In N Out would provide many good meals for a grad student. Get them gift certificates for In n Out and Burger Lounge and let them do a burger tasting!
UTC adding another restaurant - Seasons 52
I am quite happy for the addition, along w/ Tender Greens.
High-end sushi in the city?
if you're willing to drive 3 hrs for sushi, then a 45 min drive to Kaito w/o traffic won't kill you!
