Reviews from August 2014

Urban Plates - Grilled Steak Plate with Brussels and Butternut

Urban Plates (Carmel Valley)

08/28/2014 - 8:05pm

Another book club dinner post! Yay to books and bites! For July, the girls met at Urban Plates, a farm fresh restaurant located in the huge shopping/dining plaza off El Camino Real and Del Mar...

Cucina Basilico - Eggplant Parmigiana

Cucina Basilico

08/23/2014 - 12:45pm

An Italian restaurant called Cucina Basilico opened within the last couple of months in the Serra Mesa area. I had been eyeing it as a dine-in alternative to our favorite take-out deli, Mangia...

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sweet Soy, Spicy, and Ponzu dipping sauces

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - happy hour

08/19/2014 - 9:19pm

I've been meaning to visit Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ with Dennis and we finally made it there this week. Our friend David joined us for dinner to check out the Monday all day happy hour. It was busy...

Richard Walker's Pancake House - Classic Eggs Benedict

Richard Walker's Pancake House

08/13/2014 - 5:18pm

We were recently invited to dine at the new Richard Walker's Pancake House in La Jolla. Instead of our usual sleep-in weekend mornings, we were out of bed early to beat the crowds. Hello 8AM...

Saigon on Fifth - 360 beef

Saigon on Fifth

08/04/2014 - 10:20pm

A couple of years ago, Dennis and I ate at Saigon on Fifth with some friends and enjoyed not one, but THREE delicious sea bass dishes, all differently prepared! We had been meaning to revisit and...