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What Lefty’s Cheesesteaks gets right

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Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

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The Field, with a view

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Folk Uke’s own theory of relativity explained in “Small One”

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Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

What Lefty’s Cheesesteaks gets right

All things being equal, I’m going to choose the local restaurant over the out-of-town chain — especially when a clash of brands or menu items are involved. But that doesn’t ...

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Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

So how has the Gaslamp fared through covid? Walking up Fourth around Market, got to say, not too well by the looks. Lot of doors closed, patios empty, and the ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

The Field, with a view

In the Gaslamp, Fifth Avenue is still closed to traffic five evenings a week, including most of the day Saturday and Sunday. This has been happening since August, part of ...

Blurt Music News Gaslamp

Folk Uke’s own theory of relativity explained in “Small One”

“We like to huff on gas lamps. It’s addictive. No one talks about it.” Amy Nelson’s account of her love for the Gaslamp Quarter, might seem slightly suspicious. But it’s ...

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After a weekend of unrest, lunch at El Chingon

At a nearby table, a group of young women are discussing the weekend protests, which saw thousands of San Diegans demonstrate against police brutality. Primarily they express concern the message of peaceful protestors could be ...

June 1, 2020

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

Metl Bar delivers boozy ice cream to San Diego

Rock music should have been what drew me to Metl Bar & Restaurant. That’s the new mantle of the Gaslamp space previously called The Hopping Pig. New ownership gave it a rock bar revamp late ...

May 8, 2020

Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp La Jolla Liberty Station Mission Hills Ramona South Park

March 27, 2020

Closed to dining, some restaurants start selling groceries

Last night, I placed an order for delivery from the restaurant Tender Greens. Dinner was good, but what will help sustain me in the week to come was the grocery box I ordered. For $33, ...

Downtown San Diego Gaslamp Little Italy Neighborhood News

January 6, 2020

Spin scooters, too good to be true

On Christmas weekend, I looked for Spin motorized scooters to test drive; I hopped onto the Spin app, and noticed two were closeby at City College. I strolled and jogged around the campus, between the ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

October 22, 2019

You want the sauce at Doner Mediterranean Grill

Perhaps it’s owing to the small size of Doner Mediterranean Grill, or to its Gaslamp location. Maybe it only has to do with the doner shop’s generic name. For whatever reasons, I’ve always ignored the ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

August 30, 2019

Sugar highs and lows at Theatre Box

The tabloids invaded the movies. The public relations team for Theatre Box, the luxury movie theater and sugar-themed restaurant complex that opened in the Gaslamp this spring, started sending press releases about celebrities making appearances. ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

June 4, 2019

Lima Restaurant has heart

At first glance, the name Lima Restaurant struck me as generic. But in between serving tables the married owners of the new Gaslamp eatery got to telling us about how they want it to remain ...

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

March 22, 2019

Steak with benefits at Lou & Mickey's

Because of its plum location across the street from the Convention Center, at the left leg of the gateway arch welcoming visitors to the Gaslamp Quarter, prime steakhouse Lou & Mickey’s struck me as a ...

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Downtown San Diego's Plaza Hotel goes; homeless parking proposed on Mission Bay

Another SRO is about to bite the dust. Short for single room occupancy hotels, these cheap hotels have been dropping like flies from 123 in 2012 to 37 in October 2018. It's hard not to ...

March 19, 2019

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

Theatre Box – one sweet splurge

I love seeing movies in theaters, but it’s hard to leave home when you have a big screen TV, streaming and DVD options, big easy chairs, and food available for delivery. That cruel fact has ...

February 5, 2019

Downtown San Diego Feast! Restaurant Reviews Gaslamp

January 31, 2019

Le Parfait Paris – beyond Paris

I’d never heard of the croissant and muffin hybrid called a cruffin. It seems to be a response to the cronut craze that had online breakfast pastry fans astir back in 2013. But I suppose ...

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What Lefty’s Cheesesteaks gets right

Hard times, happy hours at Taste & Thirst

The Field, with a view

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