A guy still can’t get a soupspoon at Underbelly. Not at the original Little Italy location and not at the new one in North Park (3000 Upas St.). I briefly pondered the consequences of smuggling in a spoon. Would it be ripped from my hand? Would a team of lanky, bearded, … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Have rolls your way at Downtown’s Sushi Freak
A supposedly knowledgeable source informs me that my headstone will someday read: “Everyone’s a critic. Here lies another one.” The sentiment behind that, in this age of Yelp, might explain Sushi Freak, the new Downtown create-your-own-sushi-roll spot. It is, after all, hard … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: With a name like Wrench and Rodent, it’s gotta be good
The importance of first impressions is the stuff of advertising slogans and books about business motivation and self-improvement. Wrench and Rodent Seabasstropub is the exception that proves that rule. "Rodents" hardly sound appetizing and "wrenches" play no meaningful role in … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Sense of surprise at Ramen Izakaya Ouan
One way to think about an izakaya is as a Japanese gastropub. Another may be as the Japanese version of tapas bars. Hillcrest's Ramen Izakaya Ouan (3882 Fourth Ave.) is perhaps best understood in that latter vein. Take, for example, the wasabi octopus with cucumber and lemon … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Ota protégé shines at Shino Sushi + Kappo
San Diego has a lot of sushi: high-end stuff, like Sushi Dokoro Shirahama or Sushi Ota, as good as anyone's; see-and-be-seen bars, like those at Nobu or RA; and that strangest of concepts, "budget sushi." Then there's Shino Sushi + Kappo, on the southern fringe of Little Italy … [Read more...]
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