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Feast! Food & Drink Reviews
The torta at the end of the tunnel
Crossing the border to fly has its benefits
For most of my adult life, the intentional misspelling Xpress has been applied to services including oil changes and dry-cleaning — it certainly hasn’t been a word I associate with crossing international borders. But Cross ...
Da South In Ya Mouth ribs at a Chula Vista Mobil gas station
“Pork is a Georgia thing. We’re from Georgia.”
“Good wine needs no bush,” says Annie. We’re standing at a Mobil gas station, on the corner of 3rd and L in southern Chula Vista. “Say again?” I say. I know I know this phrase. ...
Simsim Outstanding Shawarma a hit in Carmel Mountain Ranch
The new chain brings scratch Middle Eastern cooking to shopping center land
From a food lover’s perspective at least, good things have been happening in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Frankly, I ignored the place for years, because this is shopping center country, the sort of place populated by ...
Now Sushi is vegan
Is it possible to love a vegetable as much as a fish?
“This is the kind of place you take your non-vegan friend,” says a woman to her friend as they walk out of Now Sushi, a Mission Beach eatery that makes sushi without the fish. Entirely ...
Goi Cuon makes a meal out of spring rolls
All the Vietnamese rolls you can think of, and plenty of dipping sauce
Every time I’ve eaten at a Vietnamese restaurant with a group, deciding on appetizers has become a whole discussion. Should we get spring rolls, or egg rolls? How many? Tofu or pork? Shrimp or sweet ...
Hooked On Crab in Eastlake
“That’s why we give gloves. People should be messy.”
We came here for fish, but not this sort of fish. Hank brought his rod to this totally cute little pond surrounded by houses. The lake that gives Eastlake its name, he says. But what ...
45 years later, at Sandwich Emporium...
Food trends and tech are a part of the neighborhood sandwich shop's lifespan
“Established in 1974 in the neighborhood of Clairemont,” is the first thing that stands about Sandwich Emporium. That makes it about 45 years old, which would have to put it not far down any list ...
Neff Coffee, a roaster on the go
A father-and-son mobile roasting operation hits the streets
While exercising my dog last week, I found San Diego’s newest coffee roaster; or should I say the coffee roaster found me? Neff Coffee Roasters isn’t San Diego’s first coffee truck, but it is the ...
How to find Alex’s Brown Bag
When it comes to Philly-style cheesesteaks, where’s a Feaster to look?
Just a few years ago, it made a list of “the best cheesesteaks outside Philly” compiled by the Food Network, but when I went looking for Alex’s Brown Bag at its home inside Pacific Beach ...
Did Joan Crawford own the bar at Brian’s 24?
I suddenly remember why I came... the Peanut Butter Burger
Crack o’ dawn. Brand new day! Toughest task of new year — to start getting up early — accomplished! On the other hand, not totally together yet. I look up along deserted Sixth Avenue. Right ...
Mikami Revolving Sushi serves instant gratification
By belt or by train, you will get your fill
There’s a snazzy looking new sushi restaurant in Kearny Mesa, one that employs early 20th century technology to serve its customers. Mikami Revolving Sushi serves kaiten sushi, better known in the U.S as conveyor belt ...
The Balboa South finally slings burgers on Third Ave
After years of waiting, South Bay burger lovers wasted no time showing up
The place opened at 4 pm, and I showed up on the dot. Too late to be first in line though — three other parties were ahead of me. I stopped to snap a couple ...
Snared by a few of San Diego’s Finest Donuts
How a late-night craving leads to a New Year’s resolution
How many times can you drive past a donut shop without going in? That’s the question I ask myself in the waning moments of 2019, as I once again roll past the little pink shop ...
Madeleine Cafe & Bakery: the French Starbucks
Everything from France
First order of the day: Do. Not. Look. In. The. Mirror. Bit too much celebrating lately. So, second order of the day: belly up for a cup of real French coffee at Madeleine’s. Because, well, ...
What to make of MAKE pizza+salad
The unexplored overlap of salad and pizza toppings
I don’t know exactly what to make of the name Make Pizza + Salad. Is it pronounced, “make pizza plus salad,” or, “make pizza and salad?” That’s before I even notice the East Village business ...
