Are all the really good San Diego restaurants hiding in non-descript strip malls? The aptly named Himalyan Cuisine, hiding behind a Dollar Only discount store at 7918 El Cajon Blvd. in La Mesa, features Nepalese, Tibetan, and Indian…
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August 2nd, 2010
Maxim Seafood Restaurant
Easy to miss Maxim Chinese restaurant, at 4616 El Cajon Blvd. in City Heights, if you’re not specifically looking for it. This stretch of El Cajon Blvd, between College and I-15, seems to feature a different ethnic flavor every couple…
July 18th, 2010
Ranas Mexico City Cuisine
Ranas (“frogs”) is tucked in next to a smog check station in a ramshackle strip mall at 9683 Campo Road in Casa de Oro, just north of the Kenwood exit to Highway 94. Owned and operated by Oscar Acosta and his…
April 7th, 2010
Reader’s Poll: San Diego’s Favorite Mexican Restaurants
As compiled from my Facebook survey: (with reader’s comments)
Fidel’s (Carlsbad): 3003 Carlsbad Blvd, 760-729-0903 ( Fidel’s indeed- yes, same family owns the Csbd and Solana Beach restaurants. The chili rellenos at both are amazing. In Encinitas: Rico’s, Juanita’s, and well-kept-secret…
April 2nd, 2010
