Food & Drink

Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Mission Hills, News | No Comments

Mission Hills restaurant owner debuts new TV series By Monica Medina | KPBS For as long as she can remember, Su-Mei Yu’s dream was to leave her home in Thailand to come to the United States. So when the opportunity arose at the age of 15, she seized it.

More than a diner

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Hillcrest, Restaurant Reviews, University Heights | No Comments

By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review From the man who brings us ginormous meal portions at Hash House a Go Go and puts a slick twist on game meats at The Tractor Room comes the sophisticated little sister of the two, charming us with her soft French accent and roving food boards.

Bad spirits a thing of the past

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Bars & Happy Hours, Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Hillcrest | No Comments

Come On Get Happy! | Dr. Ink Since the late 1980s, so many restaurants have come and gone suddenly from this bungalow property, but it didn’t take long for Larry Malone to break the so-called curse blamed for their demise.

Beer and billiards

Posted: April 26th, 2013 | Bars & Happy Hours, Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Old Town |

Kelly’s Pub 2222 San Diego Ave. (Old Town) 619-543-9767 Happy Hour: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily Come On Get Happy! | Dr. Ink Whether sober or tipsy, this booze doctor can’t shoot a serious game of pool for squat. When I do, it’s invariably within the company of only my inner circle, as I poorly demonstrated on a quiet Sunday afternoon at Kelly’s Pub.

Built to last

Posted: April 26th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Mission Hills, Restaurant Reviews |

By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review Thursdays in the former San Diego Tribune newsroom were a big deal. It was the day we got paid and when a designated staffer would fetch bags of food from El Indio Mexican Restaurant, sparing many of us nondescript lunches from the cafeteria.

Brunch with Bertrand

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Bankers Hill, Communities, Food & Drink, From the Cover, News, Top Story |

Mister A’s to offer the popular weekend meal for first time in 48 years By Morgan M. Hurley | SDUN Assistant Editor Bertrand at Mister A’s started offering their own take on brunch this week, something the restaurant has never done in its 48 years of operation. Started Sunday, April 7, brunch is now available on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., consisting of a complete new menu and a whole new ... Read More

Salt & Cleaver’s renovation

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Communities, Food & Drink, Hillcrest, News, Top Story |

After extensive remodel, owners bring unique dining concept to Hillcrest By Frank Sabatini Jr. | SDUN Reporter A new Hillcrest restaurant that underscores many of the world’s favorite sausages is slated to open the week of April 15 in a dramatically redesigned space that formerly housed St. Tropez Bistro and, more recently, Cote Sud.

Foodies to get a Taste of Hillcrest

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Hillcrest, News |

By Anulak Singphiphat | SDUN Staff Reporter More than 50 restaurants, breweries and retailers will be a part of a self-guided culinary adventure in Hillcrest on April 20, when the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) hosts the 13th Annual Taste of Hillcrest.

Good blood

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Bankers Hill, Bars & Happy Hours, Communities, Featured, Food & Drink |

Barrio Star 2706 Fifth Ave. (Bankers Hill) 619-501-7827 Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m., daily Come on Get Happy! | Dr. Ink I love all things blood orange and anything spicy. So a visit to Barrio Star during happy hour – specifically on “taco Tuesday” – turned out to be a place where multiple dreams come true.

Rolling in meatballs

Posted: April 12th, 2013 | Communities, Featured, Food & Drink, Normal Heights, Restaurant Reviews |

By Frank Sabatini Jr. | Restaurant Review The latest imaginative venture by Consortium Holdings has sprung into Normal Heights with a catchy concept inspired by a successful eatery in New York City, called The Meatball Shop. Add to the offerings a protracted list of craft sodas, some of them rather obscure, and you end up inside highly deconstructed digs on Adams Avenue at a place called Soda & Swine.