Del’s Hideout
5351 Adobe Falls Road, San Diego, CA 92120
Operated in the locale formerly occupied by Junk House Gastro-Pub, they do a delicious, affordable Impossible burger at Del’s Hideout. It’s heaped with caramelized onions in a manner surprisingly (but far from unpleasantly) reminiscent of McDonald’s finest achievement, the 1988 Cheddar Melt. Enjoy the Juicy Lucy, stuffed with American cheese so it explodes like a cheese grenade when you bite it, which is weirdly better than cheese melted on top. Del’s also scores crucial points in two other areas: (1) instead of fries you can have mac n’ cheese, potato salad larded with bacon, “street corn,” or other sides; and (2) everybody gets free soft-serve after burgers.