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Fresh baked biscuits topped with honeycomb.
The Farmer's Market Benedict is made with fresh seasonal vegetables.
The Hills in La Mesa has been a bar in one form or another for …
The Country Fried Steak is crispy and crackling and the gravy is creamy and meaty.
The Hills' bloody mary is spicy, tangy and comes with bacon, blue cheese-stuffed olives, and …
The Za’atar avocado toast has a dollop of Greek yogurt, slivers of watermelon radish and …
The Albacore-Egg salad has lettuce and tomato and is served on multigrain bread.
The Quinoa Salad at Sheldon's Service Station features roast butternut squash, dried cranberries, green beans, …
The Milanese-style avocado toast has arugula, burrata cheese and tomatoes with some drizzled balsamic syrup.
Sheldon's Service Station on La Mesa Blvd. is a cafe built at the site of …
The Reuben sandwich has corned beef, house-made sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing on rye
The ribeye sandwich has sliced steak, Cheddar, arugula, and pickled onion on sourdough
The deviled eggs are pickled in beet juice to add sweetness and this purplish color.
Behind the counter
Opened in late September. The decor is a work-in-progress, but the sandwiches are on point.
Larry’s Deli
Romesco, cauliflower, and manchego pizza
Merguez, chermoula, and labneh pizza
Rocky Sweet Melon Salad
Corn soup