PhotosAs our fundraiser hits Day Four, a word from Reader food writer Ian Anderson.When I first picked up the San Diego Reader, I couldn't see past Ocean Beach. What do you mean there’s a whole city …
November 8, 2025
Articles by Ian Anderson
Save the San Diego Reader, Day Four
Ramen Station brings instant noodles to the Convoy District
Push the right buttons, add flavor packets, and stir.That's basically all it takes at Ramen Station, the latest self-serve noodle place to open in greater San Diego. Walk through its doors and the first thing you …
October 23, 2025
The Farmacy moves distinctive breakfast and lunch into East Village
It's a good sign when just about everything on the menu sounds tasty. Except I only have so many quarters on me, and they get you just six minutes apiece at downtown parking meters these …
October 2, 2025
Bougie Cheese Shop brings wine and cheese to a La Mesa homestead
I've never quite learned my way around cheese. I thought I would, during that first trip to Paris, when I rushed into a fromagerie like a kid squealing into an ice cream shop, only to …
September 18, 2025
Eat Crispy Burger: from fad to fast food chain
Credit (or blame) the internet for all the smashburgers. The world used to value thick patties and stacked toppings that could make a burger three-, maybe four-inches tall. Burgers that could cast a shadow.PlaceEat Crispy …
September 3, 2025
Joyee’s Dumpling House may be closer than you think
A man will drive at least three and a half miles for soup dumplings, it seems. I will, anyway, because Joyee’s Dumpling House has recently added new location just about that far from my home. …
August 22, 2025
All Aboard for sandwiches and charcuterie
Twenty years living in this city and there's one quintessentially San Diego activity I've never gotten around to: boating. But if I ever do get out on the water, I'll know where to pick up …
August 8, 2025
Swinging from simple to spicy at The Curry Club
Did I want to spice my curry with bhutlah pepper? According to the menu here at The Curry Club, it rated a zesty 1.5 million on Scoville heat index, and the restaurant made you sign …
August 1, 2025
Tacos El Franc: from Tijuana street to National City mall food
Tacos El Franc, one of Tijuana's most esteemed taquerias, officially brought its delectable adobada to the United States last month, opening a bright new shop at the Westfield Plaza Bonita shopping mall in National City. …
July 24, 2025