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The two Harumamas

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Going beyond banh mi at Banh Mi Hoi An

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Order pizza and pinsa from Civico by the Park

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Ichiban: glowing with a cozy openness

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The two Harumamas

As I stare down at my plate, a pair of doughy eyes stare back at me. Steamed dough eyes, to be exact. Part of a steamed bun shaped and colored ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Point Loma

Going beyond banh mi at Banh Mi Hoi An

Used to be, whenever I found myself hungry for lunch in the Sports Arena/Loma Portal area, I’d wind up enduring the lines of either In-N-Out Burger or Phil’s BBQ. That ...

Bankers Hill Feast! Restaurant Reviews

Order pizza and pinsa from Civico by the Park

Eating more take-out this year has meant eating more pizza, and I have, frankly, been amazed how many good pizzas are available around town. Just a couple of weeks ago ...

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Ichiban: glowing with a cozy openness

Coming out of the DMV (trying to get a “Real ID”), Normal Street. Heading for University. Need nosh. But where to? Okay, I already know. Specially now, four in the ...

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Halibut three ways at Bay Park Fish Co.

As dining out is once again restricted to outdoor only, take-out and delivery are back to being crucial to all restaurants’ survival. I plan to curbside pickup what meals as I can, then, when I ...

November 16, 2020

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Kearny Mesa

The purple tier is coming, but first Dae Jang Keum

Maybe it was because the purple tier was coming. Maybe we just wanted tabletop Korean BBQ. Whichever it was, we showed up at Dae Jang Keum, a.k.a. DJK Korean BBQ, feeling adventurous. Dae Jang Keum ...

November 13, 2020

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November 12, 2020

The Parakeet Cafe lands in Coronado

It’s green, with golden wounds spilling poached yolks down over roasted, herbed tomato halves and onto a huge side of toasted sourdough bread. You think Croque Madame. I have to ask. “What is this again?” ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Hillcrest

November 9, 2020

Brunch becomes a celebration at Cocina de Barrio

Twenty-dollar bottomless mimosas were behind the decision to go for Saturday brunch in Hillcrest. Everyone had endured four frustrating nights without election results and hoped to temper our collective anxiety. But by time we head ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Logan Heights

November 6, 2020

In Logan Heights, a home kitchen dishes Superior Soul Food

In search of soul food, I found myself parking in a dark corner of Logan Heights. There were no streetlamps, only the flash of headlights speeding onto the freeway onramp at the end of the ...

Jamul Spring Valley Tin Fork

November 5, 2020

Steele 94: Friday fry-day

‘When God’s not in heaven, He’s in Jamul,” says Dr. Don. “I know it. I feel it.” This is my 84-year-old bar neighbor, out here on the Campo Road. Just met him. I’ve happened in ...

College Area Feast! Restaurant Reviews SDSU

November 3, 2020

Banh Mi Babe raises the bar on campus sandwich shops

It’s been a little while since I’ve eaten a good bánh mì. So when I heard about a newish spot that had apparently opened during the pandemic, I placed an order online. Then I copied ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Hillcrest

November 2, 2020

All thumbs up for Massachusetts Mike’s

I’m used to having leftovers. As someone who writes about food, I’ve long in the habit of ordering more food than I can eat. And as a bachelor, I could always count on all the ...

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Feast! Restaurant Reviews Mission Bay Mission Beach

Eats by Samburger the Cooking Guy

San Diego-based TV chef Sam the Cooking Guy has become Sam the restaurateur guy in the past couple years. First, he opened a Not Not Taco counter in the Little Italy Food Hall, then he ...

October 30, 2020

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Quartyard’s glowing

So last week, down in TJ, this cool courtyard, Telefonica Gastro Park, instantly reminded me of our very own Quartyard, that deliberately temporary spot for getting together with a few drinks, a few dogs (they ...

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Carlsbad Feast! Restaurant Reviews

October 26, 2020

Cooler weather just an opening for Pelly's clam chowder

San Diego saw a hint of autumn weather over the weekend, opening a short window to enjoy the sorts of things we haven’t been able to enjoy during this endless summer of heat waves. Like ...

Feast! Restaurant Reviews North Park

October 23, 2020

Sushi plus Mexican equals vegan at The Village

One day at lunch, back when the gabled diner at 2611 El Cajon Boulevard was home to Anthem Vegan, I implored my dining companion: don’t trust the burrito. The menu was huge, and there were ...

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The two Harumamas

Going beyond banh mi at Banh Mi Hoi An

Order pizza and pinsa from Civico by the Park

Ichiban: glowing with a cozy openness

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