San Diego December 2009 Day 4-6

Day 4: 12/27


Brunch at

Bread & Cie bakery
350 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 683-9322

chocolate croissant, cinnamon roll, medium latte and chocolate milk (for Joe the kid)

Heard so much about this bakery, and was sad that we were only able to try just a couple of things. The chocolate croissant was pretty amazing, but the cinnamon roll did not live up to its reputation. Excellent coffee. They sell all kinds of pastries, bread, cookies, sandwiches and even soups. We thought about buying some stuff for a nice picnic in Balboa park on day 3, but went to Hash house instead.






Snack at

Moo Time Creamery on Coronado Island (the Hotel del Coronado location)
1500 Orange Avenue (in Shops at the hotel)
Coronado, CA 92118
619-435-2383

Peanut Butter mixed with Heath Bar in a freshly made waffle cone. It was like $7.95 or something ridiculous like that, but was soooo good! It was nice to walk around the hotel, window shopping, while eating yummy ice cream.











Dinner at

the linkery
3794 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104-4535
(619) 255-8778

chorizo flat bread $16.50
house cured Spanish-style chorizo, queso fresco, jalapeños, garlic sauce, pastured quail egg

YUM!!

Picnic Plate ($16.50) with coleslaw, potato salad, Winchester Gouda, house baked beer bread (YUM!), and two sausages of our choice.
We chose-
Alsatian Christmas: Duroc pork, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg
Swedish Potato: Duroc pork, grass-fed beef, potatoes, onion, mustard, marjoram, caraway.

We both loved the Alsatian Christmas more, but the Swedish Potato was very good too.

They also infused their water with sage. It tasted weird at first, but it actually enhances the flavors of your food throughout the meal and I really liked it!




The Linkery is a Farm-to-Table gastropub. They change their menu every day. Would love to go back and check out what they have to offer.







Desserts...at WHERE ELSE??
Extraordinary Desserts
2929 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619-294-2132

Chocolate Chai.

this balboa park location is fairly small, and it was jam packed at 7:30pm. We had to sit outside in the cold, and none of the heat lamps were working. This really warmed us up, it was rich, chocolatey, and the chai wasn't too overwhemling.

Frasier Triple Berry Torte.

 forgot how much these items were. A slice of cake was probably between $6.95-$9.95. I love how they decorate the plate with the fresh fruit purees and chocolate sauce. Everything is so fresh! They didn't have the cake I wanted to try because some of the ingredients are not in season, and we were only able to choose from 5 different flavors that night because everything else was sold out. This was delicious and not too rich. Love the berries.

Very content!




















Day 5: 12/28

Breakfast at extraordinary desserts again..

We NEEDED more sweets from extraordinary desserts, so we walked to their 2nd location, which was closer to our hotel than the Balboa park location. ~1 mile walk.
1430 Union St
(between Ash St & Beech St)
San Diego, CA 92101

matcha latte


 I really loved matcha latte. They make theirs a little bit too sweet, but still so yummy and satisfying.

Decaf Kyoho Grape black tea

This was very good. A little bit of sugar really accentuates the kyoho grape flavor. They make and sell their own tea leavestoo, at a whopping $38 for a tin can. This is too pricey! I think Lupicia sells equally good tea.

For the life of me, I can't remember the name of this pastry. Chocolate Pa-something. It's a rich buttery pastry, filled with dark chocolate ganaches and buttery almond paste..sitting in a pull of vanilla anglaise and chocolate sauce.

La Bete Noire-
Dark chocolate cake, dark chocolate mousse, will vanilla creme brulee filling.. 











I know i know...desserts for breakfast????? We had originally walked there with the intent to eat brunch there, but after walking for 25 minutes and finding out that they don't serve savory dishes until after 11am. How can you resist a completely empty Extraordinary Desserts? We "sucked it up" and ate desserts for breakfast! =P Hey! we walked one mile both ways, gotta get some reward for that right??



Lunch
Las Cuatro Milpas
1875 Logan Ave in Barrio Logan
San Diego, CA 92113

Chicken tacos and chicken burritos.

We lined up for a good 30 minutes for these heavenly treats. This is a hole-in-a-wall joint in a not so great neighborhood, but my friend Jeryl visits this place at least once everytime he goes back to SD, and Joe and I were so glad that he took us here! Freshly made tortillas, and freshly fried tacos. The chicken pieces were cooked in a stew so flavorful that you don't really need any extra condiments, just some lettuce and cheese (cojita?). It's simplicity at its best. (We did add some awesome freshly made chili sauce. I will be thinking about this for a long time, and sad that nothing up north even compares to this...  








Happy Hour/Early Dinner at

South Beach Bar and Grille
5059 Newport Ave
(between Bacon St & Abbott St)
San Diego, CA 92107
(619) 226-4577

Happy Hour Special $4 Jose Cuervo Margarita. I had two of these..

Calamari Strips.

Baja Taco (Left) and Mahi Mahi Taco (Right)
$2.50 each


Best. I. Ever. Had!!


You know it's good when I even ate the cilantro on top of it.

half dozen oysters on half shells $7.95












Thanks to Ifong's recommendation! Hands down the best fish tacos ever. Very fresh oysters too! and usually I'm not a fan of tequila or margaritas... but those little devil concoctions were so well mixed, I had two of them and wanted more! I will be craving this meal for years.. But anyway, go during happy hour because all appetizers are half off, there are drink specials, and the tacos were $2.50 each. 1/2 dozen oysters were $7.95 during HH. This is a very popular sports bar so it's crowded all day long.





Day 6: 12/29
Rei Do Gado Churrascaria
939 4th Avenue
(between Broadway & E St in Gaslamp)
San Diego, CA 92101

Caipirinhas and some food from the salad bar



A really huuuuuuge salad bar: varieties of lettuces, fruits, soups, rice, meats, and etc etc etc...

Some cuts of meats that I got. There were 9 different kinds total for lunch.All you can eat, baby!
Picanha: Top sirloin
Picanha No Alho: Top Sirloin in Garlic
Filet Mignon: Wrapped in bacon

Costela de Boi: Beef ribs
Costelinha de Porco: Baby back ribs
Linguica:  Pork sausage
Coxa De Frango: Chicken drumticks with cheese
Lombinho: Pork loin
Presunto E Abacaxi: Ham with pineapple


At dinner time there are king crab legs, hump of brahma bull, lamb leg, chicken hearts, turkey wrapped in bacon, skirk steak..etc. 


I thought lunch was around $30 so I ate a lot to get my moneys worth, but turns out that it was only $16.50 each. Must be a week day lunch special or something! Totally worth the money.

Joe = happy
















 Thanks San Diego for a wonderful trip, so many great restaurants and eateries, wonderful beaches and places to visit. See you again soon =)