San Diego characters you should have known
Al Ducheny, Steve Kelly, Larry Himmel, Sam Spital, Stanley Siegel, Ed Miller
Various Authors 8:30 a.m., July 21
San Diego breakfast scene
North Park's musician hot spot
Maybe they're there for the tropical detox
"You can’t unmilk a coffee,” this guy in front of me’s saying. “Once it’s in, it’s in. One-way ticket. Like marriage.” “Barber, party of seven!?” This is Monday morning. Yet the place is totally jamming. ...
La bomba breakfast
Three kinds of chilaquiles just north of the border
Usually when I make it this close to the Mexican border, I eat on the other side. But this day I was taking a late breakfast in Otay Mesa. Though I stayed north, I still ...
Savory and satisfying and gigantic at The Original Pancake House
Give in to the fantasy
We hadn’t intended to go to The Original Pancake House. One goes to Convoy for excellent Asian food, not old Americana, but alas, upon arrival at 10:30 a.m. David and I realized that all of ...
Trends come and go, but Parkhouse Eatery remains
Don’t ever change
If there’s one thing in this ever-changing world I can rely on, it’s the menu at Parkhouse Eatery. The place that was serving up avocado toast long before it was a thing is also home ...
Werewolf has Homer Cakes
A local’s place in the Gaslamp
To me, a good breakfast is like a good blues CD: Talented artists work on an established formula, whether it be three chords or eggs, bacon, and potatoes. Done well, it’s simplicity with style. Brunch ...
It starts with biscuits and ends with gravy
Taking the fancy out of Eggs Benedict
I enjoy eating oxymoronic foods, so when I was looking for a place to eat breakfast in Alpine I zeroed in on a place called Janet’s Montana Café so I could try the country-style Eggs ...
Salmon and sourdough for breakfast
Royal Stone brings the brunch
The sign for Royal Stone Bistro, a Bankers Hill eatery on First Avenue, says “Seasonal. Savory. Sincere.” That’s an apt description of the brunch we had. I never thought of myself as a brunch person, ...
Does Harbor Town Pub have the best brunch dish ever?
Let’s hash it out
My wife and I have had a weekly brunch date on Saturday mornings since November. It’s been fun to have real conversations (without kids) while drinking real adult beverages (without kids). We’ve had a lot ...
Sweet, cushiony cakes in National City
“The aunt of the first owner. It’s her secret recipe we use for our pancakes, still.”
"Attack of the Killer Pancake. Now Showing.” It’s this movie-house marquee in a painting that hangs above the welcome desk. I’m in this very ’60s coffee house. All stone, glass, and wood. Just got in ...
Eclipse hits the sweet spot with savory breakfasts
Rich. Very rich. And smooth. Very smooth.
When a restaurant has “Chocolate Bar” in its name people assume that the place is just a sweet shop or a candy store. In the case of Eclipse Chocolate Bar & Bistro in South Park, ...
Transmission trouble leads to gravy for breakfast
Jennie’s Cafe — a big family kitchen
My transmission was on the blink. After I checked in with the mechanic and sat down in the lobby, I realized I was hungry. So, I got up, walked out the door and headed down ...
Madison’s Mediterranean brunch
A good call
Madison in University Heights has been open for about a year. My wife and I dined there in February and liked the cocktails, but we felt the food needed more seasoning. Then my wife said ...
Healthy but still “breakfasty”
Trust in brunch
My wife and I enjoy going to Trust in Hillcrest before going to a play at the Old Globe, and we thought we’d check out the brunch. Trust has been around a little less than ...
A different kind of breakfast burrito
Thirty-three years on the same corner
Burritos salesmen walk the streets toting coolers in many corners of Tijuana. You can find them while waiting in line to cross the border, in small stores, or outside popular dive bars. The coolers contain ...
A pile of egged-up ingredients
Generous portions on the cheap in Santee
Obviously omelettes are front and center at The Omelette Factory, but when I rolled into the large restaurant late on a bustling Saturday morning I toyed with the idea of ordering one of the Southern ...
