New to Pacific Beach. Where should I eat?

[PB808]

Hi. I just moved to PB and was hoping some of you would be kind enough to recommend your favorites and what I should avoid. I eat pretty much everything. Rocky's is a 5-minute walk away and Ichiban is a 30-minute walk. My waistline wishes it was the other way around!

BTW, I've been pleasantly surprised at how friendly and easy San Diegans are. I'm very impressed.

Thanks and bests.

[mendocino]

Welcome to SD!
I love cantina on cass and felspar for breakfast, sweet corn tamale cakes
Hoboken pizza on Garnet , Also Liberty pizza on mission blvd
World curry on garnet, thai panang curry w/naan bread

Rocky's IS the best burger in sd.

[pbhomey]

Captain Jack gave many good recommendations; I would include a few others:

Marino’s on Ingraham Street - Mom and Pop place, my favorite Italian in San Diego.

Cass Street Bar & Grill - Great food and also a local hangout

Firehouse Café – Recently remodeled, good food and a mixed crowd

Ramiro's – Fast-food Mexican, the chicken burrito!

[Beach Chick]

Welcome to PB!!
Some great cheap eats in PB..
My fav's are..
Cafe Athena
Los Panchos across from Pacific Plaza..outstanding mex..sit down
Rocky's
Crest Liquor..deli sandwiches
Kono's..foot of Crystal Pier...best cheap breakfast
Taco Surf
Los Dos Pedros on Turquoise..best for late night after drinking.. :)
Bahia's Taco Shop in Bird Rock..close to PB..great Mex with an ocean view
Filippi's..great half orders of lasagna for $5.50 with bread
Sushi Ota in the 7/11 strip center in Mission Bay
Chalkboard Deli

[menuinprogress]

Most of my picks have already been listed, but I'll add a few:

Tamales Ancira - Mostly take-out, but they have a few tables.

Kafe Yen - Predominantly Thai food.

Tap Room - Best beer selection in PB and pretty decent pizza make up for not-so-great atomosphere.

[PB808]

Thanks for taking the time everybody. Now I won't waste my scratch on disappointing food.

And nice blog Jack. My palette's not sophisticated enough to be a bona fide "foodie," but I can appreciate your stuff. That Kobe beef looked pretty amazing.

[geekyfoodie]

I don't spend a lot of time in PB, but I enjoyed Costa Brava. Great happy hour with sangria and tapas. Latin Chef is another great place. If you like to cook, Great News is a cook's playground. For great bread, Charlie's Best Bread is one of the best bakeries in SD.

[Captain Jack]

Love Charlie's BB, Latin Chef (mentioned by Enorah previously), and Great News.

[Captain Jack]

Glad you liked the Blog PB808, if you like Kobe beef, Tower 23 now has Kobe tartare. Give me a shout and let's give it a try!

[PB808]

Thanks Jack. On a budget here, though, because I'm buying a (gulp) ring in a couple weeks. Will give a yell when I get through that.

[deckape]

Taco Surf on Mission Blvd for a touch of SD taco/surf soul. Welcome to SD, now, go home.

[PB808]

Ha! That's what my s.o. always says when she sees an out-of-state license plate.

[deckape]

Best sandwiches in PB by a large margin are at Sully's on Cass St just north of Garnet.

[Captain Jack]

Caffe Bella Italia: Home-made Italian

Tower 23: Ocean front fine dining

Kono's: #1 egg burrito

Isabella's Cantina: Coconut french toast

Olde City Grill: Philly Cheesesteak

Super Wok: crazy good egg foo yung

The Australian Pub: Wings (Wed half price)

Sushi Ota: Omakase sushi (arguably the best in SD)

Pho Sao Bien: Solid vietnamese, great cha gio

Los Panchos: House-made mole, albondigas, tacos a cabeza

Nick's: Late night

La Torta: Great tortas and quesadillas

Mama Mia: Great home-made gnocchi

French Gourmet: Moules Marinieres, Soupe A L'Oignon Gratinee

Welcome to town!

CJ

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[lovesfood11]

2nd Caffe Bella Italia and also add my favorite thai restaurant in town Karinya Thai.

[Enorah]

Welcome to San Diego

Belgium Frie for delicious fries and yummy sauces
Cafe Athena for Greek - really good
Latin Chef for Peruvian - fantastic

[jessicah]

PB Sushi is surprisingly very good. They have a nice spicy tuna roll and I think during happy hour the rolls around about 20% off?