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On Fridays, Whole Foods in Santa Barbara has a pizza deal.
Buy 2 pizzas at regular price, and a third pizza of equal or lesser value is free.

We were hungry, and planned a quiet night in watching videos. What better meal to hunker down on the sofa with than some yummy pizza.
The pizzas ordered were ham […]

It is possible to teach an old dog new tricks.
Since first checking this place out in 2007, I’ve figured out that getting dumplings successfully off the menu and into my mouth comes in one of two options.
1. Eat in, during off hours, but not too late when many dumplings might already be sold out.
2. Phone […]

Solid 4 stars for food, price, late open hours, and the extra star for really nice people working there.
My exceptional situation was seeking Korean food after 10 pm. Most other places around Convoy had closed. Props to Do Re Mi for the longer hours.
Props for endless banchan, about a dozen different dishes, with people asking […]

With only a recommendation that I check out a speakeasy in the gaslamp but without knowing the name, I almost ended up at another bar. But once I knew the name and conducted my due diligence, I found Noble Experiment and immediately felt this would be the place where the cocktail was king.
Booking my spot […]

Our intent this final morning in San Diego was to go to the original Pancake House. Alas, Sunday morning potterings, the explosion of people in town for Comic Con, and a stubbornness about lines meant I didn’t have the patience to wait 40 minutes for a table.
We went to the Studio Diner instead, a faithful […]

This is another hangout from ye olde college days. My mates and I started coming here for the alternative scene, lattes and gelato after spending evenings in the Mission Bay area. It made us feel uber cool.

There’s still a good vibe around the cafe tables, and it’s just down the block from el Indio. So […]

Absolutely nothing fancy, that’s not el Indio’s intent, but a fun experience.
I feel lucky if I get there and the line is only to the door, not out the door.
I came here in the early 90s, and I usually pop by when visiting from out of town. I realize there are much better options in […]

Good dumplings, good prices, long queues and the risk of selling out.
Those are the good and bad things about the Dumpling Inn on Convoy. Valerie has discovered how to mitigate the bad parts: she orders take away on the phone, zips over to pick it all up, everything’s ready to go.
Yes, we do lose out […]

I won’t even do a food review of the San Diego Comic Book Convention because it was so atrocious it really doesn’t count as food, although whatever it was, it certainly was expensive. Captive audience, I guess, if you’re stuck in long queues for panels and previews of the latest sci-fi flicks.
I, however, was hindered […]

Heyo! Roadtrip to San Diego to attend the Comic Con and spend some time with good friends.
Back in my UCSD days, what can I say, I was just like any other undergrad: poor and culinarily indiscriminate. I had my fair share of late night Denny’s, Taco Bell, McDonalds and Ben&Jerry’s. It wasn’t until my stint […]