albi’s beef inn (pork chops) in hotel circle
phil’s bbq (bbq rib & chick, potato salad) now in loma portal
bbq house (bbq burrito, try beef and pork, and the roast + sausage sandwich) in ob
southwest bar & grill (fried oyster tacos) in ob
dao son (vietnamese curry chicken) in north park
ono sushi (ask for james) in hillcrest
taste of sezjohn (twice cooked pork, mango chick/shrimp) in hillcrest
godfathers 2 (not the pizza chain) in kearny mesa
pachenga casino in temecula
the gathering in mission hills
tazablanca (mojito’s) in north park
tractor room (elk sausage, mint julep’s) in hillcrest
lancers, the bar
tamarack beach
mission hills, los penasquitos nature trails
balboa park
the boat house on shelter (or harbor?) island (across from the airport)
indigo grill (grilled something or other salad, pork chops) in little italy
da kine’s/whatever it’s called now (kalua pig) in pb
island spices (ox tails, get there by noon) in ? logan heights? golden hill?
antique row cafe (french toast, standard, chicken fried) in north park… dont eat outside, the flies…
di mille’s (sausage pizza, chicken marsala) in north park
the casbah
the ponies at del mar
crab hut (fried catfish) in kearny
coronado island on a bike
convoy tofu house (korean spicy stew) in kearny
los pancho’s in bostonia, used to have the best carnitas… dunno anymore, sombrero’s is pretty good too
i need a good place for jambalaya. gulf coast’s sucks.
there’s a ton of good eats just around the corner. there’s lots of places to go hang out, ride bikes, kick back and read a book or people watch… just gotta go out and try stuff. and not worry, not get pissed if it’s not great.
and best steak… is there an lg’s in sd? the aged new york… oh yeah, had a good new york at seau’s once, sans the bearknees or whatever gunk they wanted to put on it.
oh yeah, the sunday brunch at the hanelai hotel…
oh yeah, the mandarin house in hillcrest… get a zombie or 2.