Yes. Two different trucks every other day on my street in East San Diego County. When I was in South San Diego County in March/April, saw trucks as well as the walking push carts with bells ringing on those side streets. Mostly Mexican ice cream novelties, some Blue Bell brand also. No Good Humor.

(side story...I grew up three blocks from the Good Humor plant in Detroit and the trucks would drive down the alley on their way back to the plant, selling damaged items from the truck.)

I'm diabetic and don't like artificial sweeteners, so only have unsweetened tea or soda water. If it's sweetened, I can't have it. Then I might complain here and at the store.

In the soda machines. Nestea unsweetened- Coca Cola product.

Haven't gone to the food court in a while, but assume it will be Lipton-Pepsico product.

I recall numerous similar statements here when Costco switched to the Kirkland brand hot dogs and Kirkland Polish dogs, in 2009.

Within those posts were the repetitive 'it was so bad, I vomited it up/threw it away after the first bite' statements.

If they lose customers over $1.50 product, so be it. They'll go back if it affects their bottom line.

Not surrounded by born again juicers, but am diabetic and know that an all fruit juice beverage is equal to 5+ pieces of fruit and would kill me.

Tried a spinach/cucumber with some apple juice concoction and it was pleasant and my glucose did not rise 2 hours after. Now know that there is something I can have if I go to a juice place.

True. I do think of it as 'American Style', which is a place the family can go out for a steak dinner.

Restaurants with tablecloths, cloth napkins, leather seating, mood lighting, taking reservations and serving prime cuts of meat are, *to me*, 'European Style'.

Yes- "Buttons and Bows" as the side dish- beans and white bread is what I consider an 'American style' side dish, as is the 'plain lettuce'/iceberg salad.

The plastic salad bowls, plastic tablecloths, aligned picnic tables, cut off ties stapled to the walls and ceiling as decor are not at all conducive to what some people consider a 'steakhouse' atmosphere. You'd think it would be out of business, but the line was out the door yesterday at 6 p.m..

I come from a time when everything was not so homogenized. People enjoy foods which are familiar and comfortable. Probably because they were raised in different cultures, parts of the US and/or world and have different viewpoints and expectations. I was answering Ipse's question with my personal recommendation.

Yes. Strawberry also. Look on bottom shelf in freezer.

Costco also sells Crunchmaster. Zero sugars, 21 carb. 3 fiber in a 15 piece serving size.

The AYCE Korean BBQ along the side of the building is already open. Saw this blog post about it: http://kirbiecravings.com/2013/05/taegukgi-korean-bbq-house.html (There is no website that I can find

The Paris Baguette website http://www.ParisBaguetteUSA.com/Paris... lists that a location will be inside Zion.

I would think since the building used to be a Kmart/Sears, and the old Zion is not at all that large, that there will be many eat in/food court type franchises like the HMarts in LA have.(DeliManjoo, Tous les Jours, etc). This would also explain the more than one year renovations taking place inside the building.

Roasted.

2 weeks ago I picked up the Maranatha almond butter at my Costco because it is in glass jars again (I posted it on the Costco thread as a response to you).

The South West corner of the 54, at 4th(Highland). Same parking lot area as the Walmart, but more East (closer to the McDonald's).

I hadn't heard-Spring Valley will be closer for me (live in Santee), but know the inventory is different at each one, so will probably stop in whichever one I am closer to at the time I go shopping.

I saw those posts for the SF Bay area. Maybe once there are more locations here, there will be steady inventories. So far this year, I've seen the inventory and layout completely change from after Christmas to Valentine's Day to Easter to now. Things completely sell out rapidly.

The food items are often labeled as 'not meeting quality standards for appearance' or the cooking instructions or nutrition statements have a corrected copy stuck over the original one printed on the box. Years ago, Special K boxes with Kristi Yamaguchi on the front were sold for months. Once, they were selling frozen Pepperidge Farm garlic bread for 50¢ and all the packaging was upside down, so you let the package get warm before opening it then pulled the bread out, the garlic butter was stuck to the bottom (opposed to the top) of the box

You can only count on there being some variation of milk, cheese, eggs and bread and probably cold cuts as well as some sort of fresh vegetable available, everything else comes and goes. Sometimes lots and lots of ice cream novelty products, sometimes none; sometimes Stouffers products fill half of the freezer sections, then for months, none. In that sense, it's like Big Lots.

There's been a location in National City, (which was first in Chula Vista), for more than 20 years now. There was another location I went to in Oceanside a few times about ten years ago. San Diego County is 4200 square miles large and it's nice that the Grocery Outlet chain is expanding within the county.

"But if I eat too much of it"...

You need to try just a small/normal portion to see if you still have the same side effects.

If yes, then you need to determine the offending ingredient.

If no, then you need to limit your portion size rather than change brands.

Buy a gift card, then you can go in without having membership and can check it out at your own pace.

The almond butter is being sold in glass jars again!
(San Diego)

Since there are no other locations, it doesn't meet the definition of 'chain'.

(I edited my answer above while you were replying to it. You may want to read the last paragraph).

Years ago, after finishing a dinner at King's Fish House, The Mister and I were asked if we would like to dine at L&M on a certain date and time. Ostensibly it was a test of their kitchen and waitstaff before opening. When we showed up, an envelope with an appetizer and one main were what we were required to order. We could then order any other main and dessert as well as two nonalcoholic beverages. It was all free (and so we left $30).

Look at the "info" link on the website. The email address to contact is @Kingsseafood.co.

To answer Ispe, I think Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse (Santee) is 'American style'; the simple atmosphere, sides and basic menu is how I had steak dinners in the Midwest.

The spinach chickpea patties are in the refrigerated section, in front of the rotisserie chickens/open case meats.

I sometimes eat them as a side dish at breakfast or dinner, as well as a snack item.

My Costcos (San Diego County) have unsweetened tea as a choice from the machines.

Que Huong. Excellent Vietnamese including wild boar, snails, elk and extremely excellent fish sauce chicken wings.

4134 University Avenue San DIego 92105 (behind the Burger King)

I eat the little eyes first.

Really. You think people rig the vote for what food to voluntarily eat then report about.

ASPARAGUS.

It's going to be so fresh, available and creatively used in April.

Vallarta Express 4277 Genesee 92117 http://www.vallartaexpress.net/

Open 24 hours, breakfast anytime.

It burned, closed for about nine months and was remodeled within the last ten years.

The Perry's in El Cajon doesn't have that smell.

Broken Yolk opens at 6. There are M-F 6-8 a.m. specials listed on the tabletop placard.

Bread Basket? Alpine? Closed years ago...

or do you know someplace new?

Green Acre, www.GreenAcreSD.com, is a Malarkey venture.

Fresh- garden in the courtyard, organic, limited hours (8 a.m. Breakfast and lunch and take home until 6 p.m.), quality food.

Not a see and be seen place, it's in the middle of the Life Science campus. The concept seems to be more successful without the name recognition factor.