San Diego Reader

• Restaurant

Rocky's Crown Pub

• 3786 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109 | Directions
• 858-273-9140
• http://rockyburgers.com/

The champion bar burger, certainly for the money. It starts with the beef: fine grind, loose pack, superjuicy, good grill seasoning that keeps you taking bite after bite. A medium rare that flirts more with medium than rare but still keeps things pink. Top that with a riper tomato than most, gooey cheese, and — surprise! — mayo, and it doesn’t much matter that the bun is standard supermarket grade, the lettuce is rationed as though it’s wartime, and the red onion is thick as a certain diva’s thigh. Plus, the low ceiling and close environs make the place surprisingly cozy for a sports-minded beer bar in deepest P.B.

— Ambrose Martin