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Sloppy's Burritos opens in Hillcrest
The plaza at Fourth and University is exploding with new restaurants (sorry, Subway!) and the newest one is an alternative burrito place.
When I was eating at that new pizza place in Hillcrest, workers were putting the finishing touches on yet another new restaurant in the plaza at Fourth and University. “Sloppy’s Burritos,” said the sign, with a little avocado pictograffic for …
Beers of the Week: Churchill's Pub's Renaissance Brews
North County pub puts on six custom-made, high quality craft beers
Over the past two months, I’ve written a lot about San Diego breweries creating beers for local bars and restaurants. Arguably no other establishment has had as many crafted for them—and definitely none in the span of the past year …
Eat hearty, eat arty: gyros hit Coronado
Salah learned his art in Baghdad and Damascus. Check it out as you chomp cheap
Salah Jamel learned his art in Baghdad and Damascus. Now he’s bringing it to life in Coronado. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/04/41086/ I come across him inside Pizza and Greek Grill (933 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 619-435-4059). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/04/41085/ As I come in, he’s just painting …
International Women's Day
Festa Della Donna at Cucina Urbana in Bankers Hill
First, a bit of history. It was in 1945 that the Union of Italian Women declared March 8 as Festa Della Donna (Women's Day), a day to celebrate and honor women. Though inspiration for this decision was inspired by events …
9 + 2 + 6 = Yum!
PB’s Table 926 solves elusive equation for producing a complete restaurant
I’ve been writing so much about our vibrant craft beer scene of late that it’s been awhile since I’ve let you in on some of the eating I’ve been doing. While it’s incredibly fun and rewarding to give you the …
Bailiwick Brunch
Downtown San Diego's new hot spot is long on booze and short on food.
I’d stopped by Bailiwick--a new cocktail bar downtown at 756 5th Avenue--a while ago and had a good experience with the drinks and vibe there. It was chilled out and stylish; and the cocktails menu was sincere without being pretentious. …
Amplified Ale Works announce Sunday beer & bacon brunch
Pacific Beach brewery at California Kebab and Beer Garden pairs farm-to-table meal with flight of beer.
Since opening shop in November at California Kebab and Beer Garden (4150 Mission Boulevard #208 - Pacific Beach), Amplified Ale Works managing partners JC Hill and Alex Pierson have been dialing in their beer & bacon brunch and, last week, …
Animalized! First Bar Downtown delivers $1 IPAs, sensational sprouts
Happy hour deals in the finest bar you’ve never heard of.
I thought I knew downtown. But here I am walking up First Avenue from Broadway, heading past the Bristol Hotel for the trolley when something at the bottom of a sign on the sidewalk stops me. You could miss it …
Beer of the Week: Karl Strauss 24th Anniversary Flanders-Style Ale
Uncle Karl celebrates the big two-four with a celebratory sour
As we age, we start to pay more attention to time…or at least the passage of it. Such is the case with San Diego’s oldest operative brewing company, Karl Strauss. Twenty-four years in, they’ve established an artful, interesting way to …
Whole horse mackerel, you say?
Seeking conciliatory sushi in Liberty Station, I found some true delights at Sushi Mura.
After my trip to AI Sushi, which was more disappointing than thrilling, I followed a tip from a reader (thanks, Reg!) to Sushi Mura (2816 Historic Decatur Road, 619-241-2587) in Liberty Station. It’s new, only being open since some time …
Ali Baba’s in Sorrento Valley: Fast company, fast fish
Ed discovers a bar in the middle of nowhere, packed with the IT in-crowd
I guess it’s because I’ve been dreaming, looking over the bridge rails of Los Peñasquitos (“The Little Cliffs”) river, watching the white heron watching for fish in the sunlit pool among the reeds. When I come in here, I’m thinking …
Approaching a new brewing Benchmark
AleSmith alum setting up shop in Grantville
The first time I interviewed long-time AleSmith brewer Matt Akin about the brewery he’s building was last March. Nearly a year later, his Benchmark Brewing Company (6190 Fairmont Avenue, Suite G, Grantville) is getting much closer to opening its doors. …
Heat Bar and Kitchen
New restaurant for North Park outdoes itself for happy hour.
Despite the fact that it’s right up in my neighborhood, I seldom travel Park Boulevard south of University. What can I say other than that it’s just not an appealing couple of blocks...until now! Oscar-worthy dramatic flair aside, Heat Bar …
Little Italy Waterfront happy hour: Free is good
And this HH is specially hard to beat when it includes free crab legs
Good news you forgot you knew: I was on Kettner around six in the evening ''t'other day and heard the crowd before I saw them under the black awning. It was the happy hour crowd at The Waterfront, this town’s …
There's Culture brewing on Cedros
New brewery brings Solana Beach’s design district customized suds
I believe in multi-tasking and love killing two birds with one stone. The evening I ventured to Pizza Port Solana Beach to interview brewer Devon Randall about taking over the brewpub’s system, I followed up that session with a short …
Chiquibaby's, Logan Heights: Tostada and Karaoke
Neighborhood bar brings out the (Mexican) musician in you. And the appetite
The little cream stucco building shines out into the dark. From across Dewey Street you can hear the crack! of pool balls, laughs, and somebody singing a ranchero song. A few cheers and claps, and then another one starts. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/26/40768/ …
Ai Sushi and Teriyaki
Downtown Japanese hole-in-the-wall is "good enough."
It was probably some form of internet advertising that led me to Ai Sushi and Teriyaki on Sixth Ave downtown. At least, I assume it was the internet’s fault since I was grossly misled, something which happens often online. I …
Pizza Port Solana Beach: The next generation
The new brewer (wo)manning one of San Diego’s classic brewhouses
One of the county’s eldest brewhouses resides below-ground in an inauspicious picnic-tabled pizza joint—Pizza Port Solana Beach (135 North Highway 101). The first of the Southern California chain’s locations, it’s been turning out craft beer since 1992. Over the years, …
Project Pie making progress in Hillcrest
"Build your own pizza" lands at 4th & University
Fourth and University is a tough piece of Hillcrest real estate to make a restaurant stick. Project Pie is the newest contender with that corner in mind. According to the internet, James Markham, the mastermind behind the operation, has been …