It sound like your problem is the same as the people in the survey. You don’t get out enough. If Olive Garden and In and Out are the best you could come up with for a survey, you probably spend most your weekend at your local suburb strip malls. I challenge you to leave San Diego and see how much “culture” is in the new city you choose. I am speaking from experience as I have done so. I have also visited friends and family in various cities and find that most cities have nothing to offer but a place to call home. Try to spend one weekend in SD without hitting any chain stores/restaurants or strip malls. It is very easy to do when compared to other cities out there. Hit up Coronado, Balboa Park, Gaslamp, Mission Bay, PB, La Jolla, Del Mar, Torrey Pines, Solona Beach, Encinitas, etc.
Wait…..On second thought, San Diego is not great at all. Everyone should know that all others cities are much more exciting, cultural, diverse, and overall pleasing. Please leave so that you can make more room for the rest of us to be miserable.