| So it looks like another weekend of heavy
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| | is tough to find, since
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| rain in Boston.
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| | it's hidden in a neighborhood away from
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| This is, what, the 7th or 8th weekend in
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| | the ocean, but
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| a row with rain? I
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| | worth seeking out.Just before you reach
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| love Boston, but this is ridiculous.With
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| | San Diego, you hit La Jolla, a tony
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| the rain, my daydreams of San Diego, CA,
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| | community that seems to have more
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| seem to
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| | investment places
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| keep popping up more and more (call it
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| | than restaurants. I like La Jolla,
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| California
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| | though, with its spectacular
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| dreaming). The other night, I was
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| | downtown park above the ocean cliffs,
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| listening to a great rock
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| | and its narrow,
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| station from Encinitas on Internet
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| | crooked lanes. Just south of the center
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| radio. It got me to thinking
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| | of La Jolla is a little
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| about Encinitas, where my cousins used
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| | restaurant called Bahia Don Bravo. The
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| to live before they
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| | owners of this
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| moved up the coast to La Costa.One of my
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| | authentic Mexican restaurant have a few
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| favorite restaurants in Encinitas is the
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| | branches in San
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| 101 Diner.
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| | Diego, but this one is special, since
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| Located about 4 blocks from my favorite
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| | you can order the food
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| beach in the world
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| | to go and walk a few blocks down a side
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| (Moonlight Beach), the 101 Diner has
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| | street to one of the
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| everything, from great
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| | most spectacular views of the Pacific
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| breakfast and lunch entrees to outdoor
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| | Ocean that you will
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| seating to a friendly,
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| | ever see. And there is even a bench
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| all-around nice guy of an owner. Almost
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| | where the view is, so
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| as good, and just
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| | you can eat in relative comfort. Bahia
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| down the street, is Kim's Restaurant,
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| | Don Bravo has the type
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| which has terrific
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| | of Mexican food that you just can't find
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| Vietnamese food. Better yet, neither of
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| | in Boston. I always go
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| these restaurants is
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| | there when traveling to San Diego, and
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| well-known (if you have looked at the
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| | always miss it when
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| site I founded,
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| | I'm back in Boston.Finally, you reach
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| Boston's Hidden Restaurants, you would
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| | the wonderful city of San Diego. Where to
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| know I have a
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| thing for great restaurants that haven't
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| | go for food? Well, there are too many
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| been discovered).Heading south toward San
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| | great places to
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| Diego, another memorable, but
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| | mention here. A couple of standouts are
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| little-known, restaurant can be found in
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| | Point Loma
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| beautiful
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| | Seafood, with its memorable view of the
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| Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Pipes Cafe is a
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| | city across the
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| breakfast spot that is
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| | harbor, and the Coyote Cafe in Old Town.
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| mainly frequented by surfers and Cardiff
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| | But my favorite is
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| residents looking
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| | a little hamburger joint in Ocean Beach
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| to show up late to work (word is, Trevor
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| | called Hodad's,
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| Hoffman, the great
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| | which is where I had the best
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| reliever for the San Diego Padres, is
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| | cheeseburger I have had
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| also a regular here).
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| | anywhere in the country (and I've had a
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| Pipes has fantastic breakfast plates,
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| | lot of
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| and the dining
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| | cheeseburgers!). Juicy, thick, hearty,
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| outdoors on the patio is a must.As you
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| | and smothered in
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| continue down the coast, you come to
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| | cheese, the burgers here are impossibly
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| artsy Solana
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| | good. Hodad's is
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| Beach, home to Fidel's, which is fairly
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| | truly amazing.Well, I guess my daydream
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| well-known, and for
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| | of eating my way through San
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| good reason; Fidel's may be the best
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| | Diego is about done. As I look out my
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| Mexican restaurant
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| | window and see the
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| north of San Diego (though I have my
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| | skyline of Boston, I realize that I do
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| personal favorite,
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| | live in a great city. I just
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| which I'll mention in a minute). Fidel's
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| | wish it wouldn't rain so much.
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