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Proud Mary's

New menu for Kearny Mesa southern-style kitchen and bar.

“Southern food” means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. At Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and ...

Phuong Trang

Inexpensive Vietnamese family-style dining in Kearny Mesa.

Following a tip from a friend of mine (he’s a scientist!), I took a little group up to Kearny Mesa ...

Beer of the Week: Celebrator 25th Anniversary Double Pale Ale

Debuting a beer with personal local ties from Sierra Nevada

Yes, this is a feature all about local beers…usually. At face value, spotlighting a beer from Chico, California’s Sierra Nevada ...

Korea BBQ House

Enduring Kearny Mesa BBQ spot is long on portions, short on excellence.

Seeing as how it’s next door to the legendary Min Sok Chon karaoke emporium, and how it’s been operating successfully ...

Beer Touring: Helm's Brewing

Dark side of the equation is brightest at Kearny Mesa newbie

The first time I had a beer from Helm’s Brewing Company (5640 Kearny Mesa Road, Suite C/N, Kearny Mesa) was ...

Street Style Kearny Mesa: Cute Family Alert

There is nothing more adorable than a well-dressed family. Hiroko Sugita, Yuya Shigemura, and their 6-month-old son, Chance, are even ...

Beaucoup Banchan at Grandma's

Endless array of tastes at Grandma Tofu & B.B.Q. on Convoy

I thought Tofu House was the only Korean boiling chili tofu pot joint in town, but this week, David proved ...

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon training west coast style

West Coast Road Runners will train you to succeed at the half or full marathon distance.

January 12 was the kickoff of the marathon/half marathon training season for West Coast Road Runners. They will be set ...

Anniversary ales abound

Alpine Beer, Societe Brewing pay sudsy homage to O'Brien's Pub

When assessing the San Diego craft beer scene, most people see two camps—breweries and the venues that deal their product. ...

Cauldron of Flavor

The name Tofu House is mildly misleading, as this Korean restaurant on Convoy in Kearny Mesa is not fit for ...

Ramen Quest Continues

As winter approaches in San Diego, my endless quest for the perfect bowl of ramen continues. Right now, my favorite ...

RakiRaki

I was en route to one of my favorite lunch spots on Convoy (I'm talking about Tofu House, when I ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Ten

Make the best of the final day of the San Diego Beer 10-Day with these meet-the-brewer events

Sunday, November 11 It’s the last day of San Diego Beer Week. The last chance to get all those special ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dim sum at China Max

The last two times I went to dim sum at Jasmine in Convoy, the carts seemed to disappear before we ...

San Diego Beer Week: Day Two

Saturday, November 3 12 p.m. – 10 Years of Great Beers In addition to celebrating San Diego Beer Week, Green ...

Harley-Davidson's Patriotic Parking Lot Party

The parking lot of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership hosted two local rock bands on the evening of Saturday, October 13. ...

Rocker helming new Kearny Mesa brewery

Helm’s Brewing Company (5640 Kearny Mesa Road, Suite C/N) is a small, upcoming industrial park brewery I’ve had on my ...

The Original Pancake House: San Diego

I visited my first Original Pancake House in Portland, Oregon, which is actually the home of the very first Original ...

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