Restaurant Reviews

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Only several years ago if you proposed going out for Himalayan food to family and friends,...

It isn’t an insult to term what you’ve eaten at Sombrero “San Diego-style Mexican food.” In fact, the family that...

What’s cooking at the Brigantine as she sails into her 50th anniversary? A lot.

I had no idea what type of cuisine to expect at Vine Cottage Restaurant when spontaneously ducking in with a...

What started out in 1971 as a humble Mexican restaurant with only 17 tables has blossomed into one of San...

Pancakes the size of Frisbees? You got it. Puffy four-egg omelets stuffed with an array of fillings? Sure thing. Flame-broiled...

From a wall behind the order counter hangs a photograph of a handsome Miguel A. Rojas, the restaurateur who not...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. If intuition is key for instilling that elusive, magical quality into Italian food, Francesco Basile has...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Two big surprises await at Surf Rider Pizza Co. in La Mesa Village. For starters, the location...