Restaurant Reviews
Curry cravings
By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review A new Thai restaurant fills a niche in north La Mesa A customer waiting for...
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‘Q’ for all seasons
Barbecue joints like The Pioneer have been sprouting up throughout San Diego County like bougainvillea. Once far and few between,...
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Farm – to – table traiblazer
Years before the 2010 release of his first cookbook, “From Terra’s Table,” which focuses on the agricultural bounties of Southern...
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Taco shakeup
The first visit I made to City Tacos was several years ago at the original San Diego location in North...
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Slow-baked breakfasts
At first glance, the menu at Sunshine Pancake House doesn’t seem out of the ordinary.
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Scotland calling
He kept locals waiting with bated breath before they could finally indulge in Scottish pub fare, some of which couldn’t...
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Italian farmhouse in the city
It has become La Mesa’s go-to restaurant for wood-fired pizzas, rustic pasta dishes and slow-cooked meats.
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On the edge of extinction
I craved the Szechuan spiciness of kung pao chicken and the fruitiness of Mandarin-style glaze cloaking shrimp or scallops —...
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A decade of good eats with a side of celebrity
The last time I ate at The Trails Eatery was in 2011, when owner Stacey Poon-Kinney was riding a high...
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From Sicily to Milan in a single evening
By FrankSabatini Jr. As the Sunday dinner hour hit, streams of customers began arriving to Lemon Grove’s new Giardino Neighborhood Cucina...
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