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Subterranean Coffee Boutique
I went berserk at my phone trying to find the new coffee place in North Park via Google. I had seen it and vaguely remembered the location and name, but all my searches for “underground coffee” kept turning up the …
Dogs and dogs
When the bar allows pets, should we call the tubular meats frankfurters to avoid confusion?
I don’t know why it took me so long to notice that this new-ish bar and drill in Hillcrest was open. I think I mistook it for a doggie daycare agency for a while, since it seems like one of …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Nine
Don't slow down during SD Beer Week's home stretch...here's the best of Day 9
Saturday, November 10 10 a.m. – Ballast Point Beer Brunch Looking for a good reason to check out the new location for The Range Kitchen & Cocktails (1220 University Avenue, Hillcrest)? How about beer? How about brunch? How about Ballast …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Eight
Friday, November 9 3 p.m. – Monkey Paw First Anniversary Party The details on this anniversary affair for Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery (805 16th Street, East Village) are sketchy at present. All that’s known is that, in keeping with …
Halloween, French-style
Loris Compiano is getting a crazy clientele who are always dressing up...
Heading up 10th, came across Loris and a bunch of wild ladies, celebrating Halloween on the sidewalk. This was at his Café Paris (455 10th Avenue, East Village, 619-674-8439), an über-cool new wine bar and bistro. Turns out he’s holding …
Bertrand at Mr. A's: On top of the world! (For $11.85)
Who can afford Bertrand at Mr. A's? All of us - at the witching hour
“We only go to places with views,” says Jonathan. He and Cassandra are right next to me at the bar, chomping away at swordfish sliders and Kobe beef sliders ($7 each for three each). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/30/34675/ “Number three is the roof …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Seven
Day seven should be lucky, but to help you make your own luck, here are some of SDBW's best events for Nov. 8
Thursday, November 8 4 p.m. – Ommegang vs. The Lost Abbey It’ll be a West Coast/East Coast thing when the beers of Cooperstown, New York’s Brewery Ommegang go up against San Marcos’ The Lost Abbey at Sublime Ale House (1020 …
Bridges
Just what would make a bar "San Francisco," anyways?
Considering the outcome of this year's World Series, a visit to Bridges seemed fitting. The college-area bar and grill is a self-described tribute to San Francisco Bay, although it would be more accurate to say it’s dedicated to SF-area sports …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Six
Four safe bets for day six of San Diego Beer Week.
Wednesday, November 7 3 p.m. – 4th Annual Fling Golf Tournament Want to do more than drink with a brewer. How about engaging in a bit of semi-athletic competition? You can do so at this Frisbee golf tournament, which takes …
Sunset Special
Filling my face at the Fishette
Five on Friday. Filling time and gut here out over the water at Anthony's Fishette (1360 North Harbor Drive, 619-232-5103) before the Reader's Feast! bash just south of here at Broadway Pier. Actually really pretty right now with the sun …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Five
Check out a selection of exceptional SDBW events for Tuesday, Nov. 6
Tuesday, November 6 5 p.m. – Night of a Million Zillion Speedways No, it’s not a NASCAR event. It’s an annual event at O’Brien’s Pub (46646 Convoy Street, Kearny Mesa) that draws droves of imbibers looking to savor scores of …
Imig's
What's the best thing I ate this week? Read on and find out. Hint: it's the fries.
Occasionally, I am educated by a sandwich board sitting out on a sidewalk. Not by the interwebs, nor by or my personal network of people, but by something as simple as a sign slapped out in front of a building. …
Helado on wheels
Last ice cream of summer
Wandering the byroads of the barrio. Cold night has become hot day here on Nelson, near Beardsley, in Barrio Logan. Sweat’s tickling back of neck. Hear the tinkle of a little bell coming at me. Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding. Aha! Know what that …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Four
Monday, November 5 5 p.m. – Sliders & Homebrews Sea Rocket Bistro (3382 30th Street, North Park) will be offering up a trio of sliders topped with fried oysters, barbecued grass-fed beef, and braised pork cheeks to pair with a …
Jersey Mike's
Has the chain's expansion been too rapid?
I’ve watched Jersey Mike’s stores pop up in San Diego recently. First there was one, then two, now there’s eight. Eight! That’s insane. I just read an NYT article from 2000 and it indicated that the company had less than …
Women: Too hot for sushi?
Kate Murray's up against one of the last male bastions
"'Women don't do sushi,'" says Kate Murray. "That's what they told me. When I started at sushi school in LA seven years ago, they said 'Women are warmer than men. They cook the raw fish in their hands. They also …
Mandarin House
Most unappealing restaurant facade in Park West? Mandarin House would be a good candidate. The squat, windowless building has about as much charm as a Soviet monolith. This Chinese restaurant keeps company with finer-seeming places up and down the street, …
San Diego Beer Week: Day Three
Sunday, November 4 10 a.m. – Ballast Point Beer Brunch Even without a menu available, there are some things you just know are going to be good. Several courses developed by Trencherman food fratster and Toronado (4026 30th Street, North …