tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40713658666119914532024-03-12T19:25:34.558-07:00The Misadventures of a Diligent DiletanteBorn of a desperate need to keep one self busy, stimulated, and grow...a lest I forget, a love of food and people.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071365866611991453.post-80924971604663233042013-07-14T17:21:00.001-07:002013-07-14T17:34:55.787-07:00BABS- Bao's Awesome Burgers and Sandwiches<div><br></div>After a day of galavanting on a hot California day, we absolutely had to have a juicy burger. Cravings are a monster. Our first choice was closed. A restaurant closed on a Sunday afternoon. Guess making money isn't their thing. We decided to check out this small mom ad pop place in Clairemont next to Crab Hut which is literally the worst parking lot ever. Still, we braved the madness because that's how badly we needed to eat a cheeseburger. <div><br></div><div>I totally hunger brain farted and forgot to take pics of the appetizer which was a triple medley of fried veggies. Fried zucchini, onion rings and fried corn (described as similar to corn fritters). I will never know since they ran out of them. They also ran out of pickles. A sad day in burger land. They graciously let us have cream cheese wontons as a sub for the fried corn. So they do a decent fry job here- enjoyed their 4 onion rings and the 3 slices of zucchini that were given. I wanted more dangit! The wontons sucked. Filling had chopped white/ yellow onion inside (meh) and was at best Luke warm. I'd skip the won tons next time. </div><div><br></div><div>My order- the Avocado Swiss burger. All their burgers are stuffed with cheese inside so the patties aren't really flat. I like to kind of squish my burger flat for better traction so I didn't like the shape of this burger. Also the meat <i>tasted like generic dumpling meat. </i> I kid you not. It had the same texture and taste as eating a steamed bun or dumpling. Not bad necessarily but not what I want from a burger for sure. Their bacon is a thicker cut (yum) and the bun was nicely toasted. But I didn't order a dumpling burger. Tasty fries though. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDcEfJ3FyMIAASnnyYg8V3gdfZVi9zEIiFVrppP72O_VKGQX4Ddyedi9ZNqHdI2N46LLt_sWZzDMP61ErzghMWb1uxI38XH-W2V4eKRczG0Lze5R1cCZnrCgip-GYxwn8B7cq1Do0cJSi/s640/blogger-image-358501949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDcEfJ3FyMIAASnnyYg8V3gdfZVi9zEIiFVrppP72O_VKGQX4Ddyedi9ZNqHdI2N46LLt_sWZzDMP61ErzghMWb1uxI38XH-W2V4eKRczG0Lze5R1cCZnrCgip-GYxwn8B7cq1Do0cJSi/s640/blogger-image-358501949.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Burger #2 was the Samahan burger. It had a stuffed patty as well with fries, cole slaw, sautéed mushrooms, Chinese BBQ pork, and a fried egg. Hubby agrees about the meat patty being <i>off. </i>Like a dumpling. Almost like my very Asian mom making a hamburger for the first to at home. 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Or if your child pees on your lap like mine did, you are pretty much S.O.L. The lady who helped us was very nice and attentive. Place appeared clean and in fact, they were wiping the chair bases of the empty tables while we were finishing up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dang it. I still want a good burger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071365866611991453.post-10592857659388749692013-07-11T21:09:00.001-07:002013-07-11T21:16:00.965-07:00SAHM or not to beAs part of my new job as mother, I've come to rely heavily on the www. for answers to my ridiculous questions, advice and product research. I've also picked up a few acronyms I'd like to share with you guys in case you ever find yourself at a loss when reading a blog/fb/ text message in case Wikipedia doesn't yet have an entry for it. <div><br></div><div><b>SAHM </b>stay at home mom</div><div><b>LO</b> little one</div><div><b>EBF</b> exclusively breast feeding </div><div><b>TIA</b> thanks in advance</div><div><b>PPU</b> pending pick up</div><div><b>VBAC </b>vaginal birth after Caesarian </div><div><br></div><div>Sigh, wasn't the world easier when we just did pager code? <a href="tel:6000%20171647" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">6000 171647</a>. Give a guess in the comments. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizINNc-LEhc-3LL6TpMDtO0YmWyq6AU4ZoTaOLasN5X73kmBR-Y1TxGjzy0gkOZvWzAnaEKGbciDLuPrT7v91mpiGPhx1hBXPOivLx9UJuwKYyC_TtuqcC4JEPFpGb7HMc0qdHVq894296/s640/blogger-image-1272950507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizINNc-LEhc-3LL6TpMDtO0YmWyq6AU4ZoTaOLasN5X73kmBR-Y1TxGjzy0gkOZvWzAnaEKGbciDLuPrT7v91mpiGPhx1hBXPOivLx9UJuwKYyC_TtuqcC4JEPFpGb7HMc0qdHVq894296/s640/blogger-image-1272950507.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071365866611991453.post-61459744278956424892013-07-11T16:14:00.001-07:002013-07-11T16:14:58.755-07:00Back from...oblivionIn case anyone is still out there who had my blog on feed status, I'm back biz-na-yees (an embarrassing Love and Hip Hop reference). In my absence, I've been eating, trying to get great deals wherever I go and happily mired in all things baby. So this blog will thus follow suit and jump around on food, family, and deal hunting. Also I currently am only blogging via iPhone so you won't see novels anymore from this girl. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pros: nice concept, friendly staff, decent ice cream, many options for different ice cream/ dessert snacks, different waffle flavors</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cons: small serving, $3 for the small size is not equitable, gets soggy pretty quickly</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pros: bouncer was cool as heck, happy hour specials seem cheap, cool atmosphere, prices are on the low side for being in dtsd (down town san diego). The chips were crunchy and good salty and table chipotle sauce...is un-freaking-believable, like I'd want to drink it. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cons: basically taco shop food, our waitress was pretty much not interested in helping us, parking of course, and menu originality. The Al Pastor tacos were bad salty and the shrimp tacos only had one skinny shrimp on them w/ a pound of cabbage. The other item we ordered was the Funky Roll...aka a skinny carne asada burrito sliced to resemble sushi roll pieces. Guacamole usually makes me happy...but too runny to be really called guacamole. Disappointing really. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Score: I might one day eventually some time possibly check out a happy hour here...or if someone else is picking up the tab duh.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cons: wahoo overcooked and dry... is it me or have the tacos shrunk in size? No shark meat available today. It also took awhile to get the food today. At about $4 a taco, I expect more senor south beach! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Score: still love it, but it feels like we had a lover's quarrel somehow. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">p.s. it was like 75 today at the beach in good ole cali...hence the beer at 11 in the morning for the mister. I never want to leave this place!!!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pros: S&P chicken is off the chain, cheap and good portions, coupon in the Entertainment book, friendly staff</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cons: on the not-clean side, order took a little while to come out but was piping hot so we didn't mind, parking limited</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bit overdue so call this foodie review 999,999,999 of the infamous McRib. Do you like the dramatic picture? Its quite metaphoric for the mixed feelings (mostly bad) that I had for this sandwich. I literally havent had one since high school or college so dont go doing the math and aging me. It does seem like a no-fail idea right? Soft bread, bbq sauce, fake meat...yum. The meat felt...too artificial. Like trying to eat a chicken nugget after seeing that article where it showed what the nugget meat looked like in a pink paste form in the factory. At least mine had plenty of sauce and the pickles did add a little taste contrast. Cult following aside, I wasnt a convert. Sorry guys. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071365866611991453.post-11524807606456568992010-11-30T15:07:00.000-08:002010-11-30T15:08:54.804-08:00Mama's Bakery- North Park<a href="http://www.mamasbakery.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://www.mamasbakery.net/</span></span></a><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall I didnt care for this place too much (I'm sure I will hear many a surprised comment or two). The meat on the shawarma was too salty for me and I didnt really like the texture although I dont really have a frame of expertise here to base this on. The wrap was about the width of my fist and the length of my forearm (average girl arm/ hand measurements). Strangely the wrap tasted better than the platter even though the meat was the same variety. Hubby swears that theres is an unknown yummy herb in the wrap that is absent in the platter. Maybe. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The menu says the wrap contained steak, tomatoes, parsley, lettuce and tahini. The tahini worked like a charm in the wrap...so much that I paid an extra 75cents to get a side of their tahini for the house. When I tried it at home though, it didnt taste the same! Ughhhh. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that I read the menu, I realize that I never got the basmati rice with my platter. Hmph. It might have changed the tone of this review since I am a basmati loving fool. Sucks for them.... A good meat portion size but they plop it on top of the hummus which I dont like since I dont like food overly touching each other. Hubby liked the pickles though. I did enjoy the pita although the salad had way too much dressing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maria Maria at Hazard Center is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">gigantic waste of $</span> and eating time. Even if their swankish ambience and Carlos Santana connection is supposed to be a draw, their food is lacking in flavor and heat</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have a chance to go to a Chinese-Vietnamese style wedding dinner, do it. On an empty stomach. With an open mind. My faves: cold meat platter with headcheese and jellyfish, sauteed lobster, chilean sea bass and peking duck. Plus, you cant go wrong with the ever roaming bottles of Hennessey! </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got K-BBQ fever and we dont want a cure. This perfection of a lettuce wrap had a fat piece of pork belly, acorn jelly with soy sauce and one leaf of rustic kimchee. If that wasnt over the top enough, the pork belly was dipped in my sesame oil/salt/pepper concoction</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chipotle is food from God. Steak burrito with pinto beans, rice, meat, all 3 salsas, corn, cheese, sour cream and guac. Lettuce on the side. Gosh, I wish I lived closer than 20 miles from a Chipotle right now =(</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Krispy Kreme had a free donut promo for military on Veterans day. We may or may not have also bought a few extra ones as well as made another stop a few days later to pick up a hostess gift for a friend (and some for our house too). <u>Chocolate glaze sprinkle</u> all the way yo!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boba is only made perfect when paired with something sumptuous like fried chicken snack, medium heat. Eating it with skewers only adds to the experience and the fried basil leaves are pure genius. I cant think of a better snack when you want a little bit of sweet, salty, spicy, hot, cold and crunchy...</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sushi Del</i>i is what it is. Cheap, filling and better than alot of other sushi places that dont acknowledge their lot in the restaurant food chain. But did you know, they also have a rainy day special? If you come in during a wet day, lots of freebies! </span></li>
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Plus my very Vietnamese friend and his family call this their go-to spot for pho take out...do you even need any more assurances than that? </span></address><address class="adr" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #555555; display: block; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always order my pho this way...the fact that I am sharing my trade secrets with you demonstrates how serious I am about this. I like my pho with brisket and tendon only. I can eat beef anywhere, raw or cooked. Im not a tripe person so thats a no-go for me. You have to try the tendon and brisket here. Plus they hook it up on the meat and herb portions. Also, dont forget to ask for the sate sauce if you can handle a little bit of heat. I dont mess with the hoison, sriracha or sugar. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever had one of those days where you continually chose the wrong route, answered the wrong call, picked the wrong thing to eat? I tend to always order the wrong thing when I go to a new place. Pinks, being legendary for their menu choices was one place where I didnt want to get it wrong. Too bad I had a stomach ache from eating at one of the food stands inside Knotts and was still kind of full from that as well. Then I kept changing my mind from selection to selection...bad news bears. There went my Pinks experience. But this is not to say that the other two people in my group didnt have a fan-freaking-tastic taste experience there. </span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selection 1: The Queen Terry Dog (cant seem to find it on the Pinks website by that name but it was named America the Beautiful dog on their site). 12 inches of jalepeno hot dog with thick cut bacon slices, pastrami piles, lettuce and tomato. Divine actually. The dog itself was not spicy. This was an eat with a fork and knife act for sure. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My choice: Coleslaw Dog. Worst excuse for a hot dog ever. By the time I got the dog, the coleslaw juice had mushed the bun so bad that I couldnt even eat it. On top of that, the coleslaw was not very tasty. I ended up just taking the dog out and eating only half of it since I was splitting with a friend. Can I have my $$$ back please? </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Selection 3: Nacho Chili Cheese Dog. Rave reviews from the eater. Whats not to like, nacho, cheese and hot dog. Next please. </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Meats</b>: marinated shortib off the bone, marinated ribeye, beef liver, spicy pork, marinated chicken, tripe, pork belly slices and brisket slices. I found myself wishing that the ribeye was of higher quality b/c it kind of falls apart on the grill. Husband didnt like the spicy pork b/c it was too sweet. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Seafood</b>: some white fish, mussel, shrimp, spicy calamari. I found the calamari to be tough when cooked FYI</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sauces</b>: these are just guesses on my part but they were one was a sweet soy sesame sauce, one was a sweet chili sauce and one had a thousand island kind of taste (not texture) to it. My personal favorite is the sauce I made which is standard bill Korean goodness-- salt, pepper and some good sesame oil</span>. </li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, here are my two cents. Skip the miso. Go for the pork slices, mussells and some of the shortrib. Avoid the sweet potato since you will just waste your time and get frustrated. Dont forget to leave room for the soft serve! </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">The bread was a good starter. Crusty, chewy and the second loaf was just out the oven. Lets get to the nitty gritty. The tostada was small but good tasting. The guacamole was simple, the lettuce was like a baby green selection and the fish was fresh enough tasting. At nearly 4 bucks, not enough bang for the buck IMO.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">The potatoes with chorizo had a nice spice to it. All the flavors melded nicely with each other and the components were perfectly cooked to taste. At 4.50, a bit better of a deal than the tostada but you still want to order something else if you get this. I cant remember if there was alot of chorizo inside which probably means there wasnt too many of those little critters inside. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">Dont even bother with the fonduta. I was expecting a more smooth velvety cheese sauce, but really it just seems like straight up melted cheese with chorizo dropped into the pan. I like salt but this dish seemed to salty even for a salt-a-holic like me. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">The filet carpaccio....actually pretty good! Not the best I had. That selection goes to this little so-trendy-I-seriously-might-puke place in the middle of Hollywood I went to a few years back. Best. carpaccio. ever. I think there was about 4 pieces to the order which seems fair enough at 6 bucks. The flavor was decent and it could have used a higher quality parmesiano reggiano shavings. Since I have only had this dish a few times ever, I'm not clear if the fried capers are standard. They were the hefty size capers and frying them gave a different texture and extra saltiness...interesting. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">The beef tacos were very tender...that is the first thing I noticed. Deep beefy flavor here...duh! At 6 bucks, there was actually a nice pile of beef and hot corn tortillas to boot. It only came with a topping of salsa and white onions, which sucked for me since I hate onions that are shaped like circles. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">The piece de resistance was definitely the paella. You cant tell in the picture but there was actually a good amount of non-rice bits in here. The menu said it has mussells, clams, shrimp, calamari, chicken, pork rib, and chorizo. I would agree. The rice was tasty, well seasoned and had a tiny kick that I enjoyed. At 19 bucks, it was one of the more moderately high priced items on the menu, but it was very well put together. Apparently award winning as well. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">One quibble. Parking sucks due to the number of businesses in this shopping center and the small spaces. Also, some of the menu prices do not match what we paid on the bill. We were told that the menus need updating. If we were the more pushy type, we might have made a deal of it, but we are a peace loving happy bunch aka the less drama the better. All in all, a nice date place in a surprising location where there isnt a whole lot of eating choices.....</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071365866611991453.post-21528772960349626972010-10-14T17:56:00.000-07:002010-10-14T17:56:18.455-07:00The Mission- North Park<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2801 University Avenue</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Diego CA 92104</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="gc-cs-link" id="gc-number-93" title="Call with Google Voice">619-220-8992</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.themissionnp.signonsandiego.com/">http://www.themissionnp.signonsandiego.com/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I want to talk about friendships. Friendships need maintenance, agree? Friendships need attention and care, agree? Friendships need to feel satisfying, no? I value my friends. I like my social circle, but I value my inner quorum alot. If you are in the juicy middle, I will love, spoil, trust and give you attention like no other. Similarly, if you stab me in the back, there is almost no recourse for any kind of making up or getting back to where we used to be. At the risk of jinxing myself, I love my girls! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The girls and I went to brunch with one honorary girl (friend's bf) last weekend. Seeing as how I live the farthest, I had to of course sojourn over to NP (north park) to join the others. We chose Mission frankly b/c it is known for being cheap and good. Word of advice? Go early or be prepared to wait. I went at 9 on sunday and it was a short wait but when we got out at like 10 it was a packed house with about 15 people waiting outside and at least 10 more inside waiting around. Parking is straight up curb parking which can be easy or impossible depending on, well, your luck. If you want to sit, you better make sure your entire party is there with you b/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">c they are sticklers for this rule. Trust me, I had to wait 20 minutes since I was the first one there. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Soy Chorizo & Eggs </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">$8.50<br />
Soy Chorizo scrambled with eggs, served with black beans, cheese, chipotle cream and tortillas</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">This is what one of my friend's ordered. She has had it before so she obviously likes it. The beans were kind of bland but otherwise cooked nicely consistency wise. The dumb thing about this plate is that salsa is not included and that you have to pay extra for it. Ugh. Dont get me started on restaurants upcharging for condiments i.e. a buck for sour cream, buck fifty for 2 ounces of salsa, etc. They even charged her extra to add a few extra sauteed tomatoes to her plate. It had to be less than a small roma tomato but I cant remember how much she got charged. Tortilla looks like a reheater. Eggs were cooked nicely. The portion size was plentiful with enough to take home too.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><br />
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Crispy rosemary potatoes, scrambled eggs, sautéed tomatoes, and grilled rosemary bread.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">My dish. I have been somedays opting to be meatless just for digestion and chewing reasons. Gosh that makes me sound like an old toothless gaseous patheticon doesnt it? I asked for my eggs soft scrambled...yum. Perfectly done, not too runny. It did benefit from a little bit of salt if I am being honest as did the rosemary taters. I was glad to not have eaten a raw potato and had nice char to them without tasting like the grate on a dirty bbq. The tomatoes really shouldnt even be added on the menu as a highlight since there was very little of it and didnt really have too much flavor anyways. The bread. Disappointing. I am a bread lover, the more rustic sounding the better. I felt the bread was too soft and didnt have enough chew. The portion was generous and they have their own jam here...some kind of berry mix. Not overly sweet either. Still, the bread broke my heart. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Chicken Apple Sausage and Eggs</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> $8.95<br />
Chicken apple sausage is lightly sautéed, served with crispy rosemary potatoes, grilled rosemary bread, and eggs as you like them.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The other two friends got this plate. Its a good amount of food. I wont talk about the eggs, bread or taters since I just covered it. The sausage is nicely cooked. The pic makes it look burnt but I dont recall anyone complaining about burnt food so I'm sure its a lighting blip. I rather like the way the light hits the corner of the plate in almost a sunday afternoon kind of way. My friend took home a sausage and half her taters home btw in case that interests anyone. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I'm just gonna go ahead and say that this is probably the most awesome pic in this entry. I dont know if you agree, but the bacon just is screaming to be eaten. It was perfectly cooked, thickly sliced and perfect combo of salt and sweet that bacon should be. Not too fatty but not that I would complain if it was. That is part of the reason why you eat bacon...duh! If you can see in the left corner, this is the other chicken sausage breakfast that was ordered. Stacks pretty high right? A small population of you might notice the beer on the right corner of the pic. Friend's bf stated that it was the weekend and he could drink if he felt like it. This is a side order of bacon btw. I think it came with 4 slices but if not, it was at least three. Couldnt tell you the price of adding a side of bacon...but if it spoke to you the way it seems to do to me, it might be hard to pass on next time. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">All in all, a decent haul for sunday brunch. For 4 of us adults with one beer, one oj, and one mocha milkshake (dont ask), the damage was like 52 bucks before tip. They offer alot of healthy dishes as well...apparently we are a bunch of gluttons though. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1