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A Few Great Hidden San Diego Restaurants, According to a Boston Restaurant Reviewer

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



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