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Old 12-02-2009, 10:25 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA (North Park)
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Pink squid, what is the white dip? Sour Cream/ Cream cheese sorta dip?
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Old 12-03-2009, 03:57 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Hi Cecilia0909,
Everyone will have the favorites of course, so here is some of mine.

Fish Tacos are probably a "staple food" here in SD. My favorite restuarant for that is South Beach in Ocean Beach.

Hamburgers: Rocky's in Pacific Beach.

Seafood/Sushi: Umi's on Shelter Island Drive in Pt. Loma

BBQ: Phil's BBQ on Sports Arena Blvd in Loma Portal/Pt. Loma

Mexican: Casa de Pico (originally in Old Town but moved to La Mesa). Also I must mention that Old Town Mexican Cafe isn't really my favorite. But if your looking at location I would choose Coyote Cafe (right next to Old Town Mexican Cafe), or even Fred's (across the street). Also some one mentioned Miguel's Cocina. That's a great place too...expecially for Sunday brunch. But be careful of the crowds!

Downtown: Yard house, The Strip Club (it's not what you think, it's a place where you grill your own meat and add what you want to it).

Oh and Corvette dinner is a "50ish" style place. they just opened the new one in Pt. Loma area and it's bigger has [SIZE=3]arcades [/SIZE]for the kids. It's a fun experience if you've never dined in a "50" style diner before.
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Old 12-03-2009, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Orange, California
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Used to live in San Diego, and now I'm on the east coast. One of the things I miss more than anything is the amazing mexican food. You can't find corn tortillas here in most of the mex restaurants, but I remember some restaurants in the Old Town area having some of the most incredible and fresh corn tortilla. I get hungry just thinking about it.
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Old 12-03-2009, 07:33 PM
 
Location: Orange, California
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Oh, and I forgot to mention...Phil's BBQ in Hillcrest is the best BBQ in SD. Worth a visit.
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Old 12-03-2009, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Wherever I want to be... ;)
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Pink squid, what is the white dip? Sour Cream/ Cream cheese sorta dip?
It's a sour cream based dip with jalapenos. Quite yummy, IMHO.
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Old 12-04-2009, 06:23 PM
 
Location: SoCal
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Oh, and I forgot to mention...Phil's BBQ in Hillcrest is the best BBQ in SD. Worth a visit.
Could be wrong, but I think they are closed for good in Hillcrest. I know they are now open in Point Loma.
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Old 12-09-2009, 08:09 PM
 
Location: Orange, California
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Could be wrong, but I think they are closed for good in Hillcrest. I know they are now open in Point Loma.
You may be right. I moved out of SD in 2005 and haven't been back since. Point Loma seems like a better location for Phil's. I'm just glad their still in business.
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Old 12-09-2009, 10:22 PM
 
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Could be wrong, but I think they are closed for good in Hillcrest. I know they are now open in Point Loma.
Correct. The BBQ odor no longer permeates about Mission Hills (not Hillcrest). Phil's outgrew the MH space. Lefty's is now there.
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Old 12-10-2009, 01:27 PM
 
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Vallarta near the intersection of Balboa ad Gennessee is an awesome drive-thr Mexican restaurant. Plus theres a few seats inside and outside on the patio as well. Their carne asada tacos are amazing...just one plus a drink is enough to fill you up.
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Old 12-15-2009, 08:39 AM
 
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We are planning a visit to San Diego in March/April of 2010, we love food and wanted to know local places people recommend grabbing a bite?
Doesn't have to be high end but can be. We will have 3 kids with us and 3 adults.
Also we are staying at the Hilton Resort and Spa so would like to stay close to there but will have a car and GPS.

Thanks for your help!
Hi!, I'm used to going once a month to a very lovely retaurant called bananaleaf, whose specialty is southern Indian Food. The service is excellent, well priced and most importantly meals among a wide range of options, are mouthwatering. I recommend it, check it out at [FONT=&quot]Gift Cards | Banana Leaf South Indian Restaurant, Indian Cuisine & Food in San Diego (http://www.bananaleafsd.com/gift-cards/ - broken link)[/FONT]
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