Eric H. wrote: > > Will be in San Diego for a week. Looking for low to medium cost > restaurants- Italian, Mexican, Mediterranean. We're staying in > La Jolla, but hope to get to PB, downtown, marina a few times. > Looking for places with character, some good cheap wine, etc... > Locals type joints. Not interested in fighting the tourists in > Old Town for Mexican. Email asap as I'm leaving on Sunday the 19th. > Thanks in advance. It's not going to be fun trying to get into restaurants from now till the 26th. The Gaslmap district is already crawling with Touristas. It'll only get worse from Sunday. My guess is that getting into restaurants in La Jolla will be a problem as well. If you want to get into any of the upper-tier restaurants in La Jolla or Gaslamp, you should probably make reservations ASAP. Some areas that shouldn't be excessively busy during the SB hoopla are probably Kearny Mesa: Emerald Seafood (Dim Sum + Hong Kong Seafood), Jasmine (Dim Sum, not recommended for dinners), Thai House, Noodle House of Otemayan (casual Japanese noodle house), Korea House (Korean BBQ), Alladin's Cafe (Greek meets California Cuisine); North Park/Normal Heights: Park House Eatery (Southwestern), Seoul House (Korean), Adam's Avenue Grill, Antique Row Cafe (Great Breakfasts), Casa Sanchez (Mexican), DeMille's (Pasta w/red sauce + pizzas), Kensingon Grill (Southwestern/California Cuisine), The Manatee (Moderate Continental). If you're willing to fight the throngs, then in the Gaslamp, there's: Trattoria La Scala, Osteria Pannevino, Trattoria Mama Anna, Bella Luna, Fio's and probably another twenty or thirty Trattoria-style Italian restaurants that have opened in the last month. There's also Blue Point Coastal (Seafood). Other places downtown or in Old Town worth checking out are: Laurel's (California Cuisine), Bonzai Cantina (Pacific Rim), Cafe Pacifica (California Seafood). In La Jolla, I'd suggest: George's at the Cove (and either of the related Cafe's), Cindy Black's (Homey Continental), Trattoria Acqua and Piatti's. I'd definitely suggest making reservations at any of the above places, again ASAP. Oh, and if you're looking for a good steak, fogetaboutit... Hey, you wouldn't mind bringing some from Colorado (or Wisconsin!) would you? Mike
San Diego, CA