The more Kearny Mesa's Convoy District has leaned into its pan-Asian businessplace identity, the more fascinated I've become with those not-pan-Asian restaurants trying to succeed there. Thanks to the excellence of mariscos shop El Viejon …
Articles by Ian Anderson
Like a wave that's traveled thousands of miles before breaking on San Diego shores, Makai Sushi and its chef/owner Matt Oliver formed over a great time and distance prior to landing in Hillcrest.PlaceMakai Sushi3968 Fifth …
Video:FEAST!: Take me down to the Burrito CityYou can find roughly a million “taco” shops in San Diego. And, I don’t mean restaurants that serve tacos (that number’s closer to ten million) — I’m talking …
Video:FEAST!: Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, y'allMost weeks, I’m all too happy to ignore it when an out of state franchise lands in San Diego, no matter how buzzy or inexplicably successful it might …
Video:FEAST! At Flour Atelier, cupcakes are in full bloom“Look at those pretty flowers!” I hear, followed by, “Oh! There are pretty cupcakes too!” I’ll hear some version of this conversation several times in the fifteen …
Video:FEAST!: Angry Pete’s goes from Pop-Up to Drive-ThruStoners be warned. When muscle memory steers your Cheesy Gordita Crunch craving into the drive-thru off Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, you’ll be in for an Angry awakening. The Taco …
Video:FEAST!: Barn House BBQ arrives as the last smoked meat standing in Lemon GroveI had not yet heard that Lemon Grove was about to lose its best barbecue restaurant, when I walked into its newest. …
Video:FEAST!: Smash and Stack food truck lands its burgers in BonitaI spotted a pink alien over the skies of Bonita.Which was weird, because food trucks don’t usually have signs 20-feet tall. The illustrated extra terrestrial …
Video:FEAST!: Bok Bok Dok is like K-Pop: sweet, spicy, and crispIt’s been fun watching the population of Korean restaurants in San Diego slowly tick up, and branch out from the Convoy district into other parts …