Freshly baked with walnuts. $4.50
Cafe Chloe, San Diego CA
This was warm and sticky, and utterly delicious! I’m glad it wasn’t super gigantic because I would have eaten it all.
Water.
Balboa Park Botanical Building.
Arugula, goat cheese, honey, crostini. Happy hour $5
Bankers Hill, San Diego CA
Simple and delicious! The honey drizzled over the goat cheese crostini was a nice touch.
House red wine. Happy hour $5
It sure got dark pretty quickly!
Flowering Euphoria “cactus”, Desert Garden, Balboa Park.
Red wine, fruit liqueurs, fruit juices, fresh fruit. Pitcher $17.95
The Prado at Balboa Park, San Diego CA
After a day of walking around Balboa Park, this pitcher of sangria was welcomed with open arms. Mmm, SO refreshing!
‘Poet and Muse’ mosaic sculpture, Niki de Saint Phalle, located outside of the Mingei International Museum.
8″ personal size cheese pizza with pepperoni. $7
Ariana Restaurant, San Diego CA
I think we had had a few drinks and needed some greasy saltiness to wash it down when we got back to the hotel, lol! This did a great job. 🙂
Mustache finger window art, downtown.
With aromatic broth.
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco CA
These little dumplings were absolutely scrumptious and the broth was also amazing. I wish I had a HUGE bowl of this, noms!
USS Pampanito Balao-class submarine, Fisherman’s Wharf Pier 45.
Mixed seafood ceviche. Served on a soft flour tortilla with cheese, red cabbage, salsa fresca and white sauce. $3.25
South Beach Bar & Grille, San Diego CA
Hmm, this was kinda gross! It had a weird flavor and a mushy texture. Not one of their successful tacos, yuck.
Lady slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp., Orchidaceae), Balboa Park Botanical Building.
French ham and gruyere with sunny egg and mornay sauce on toasted bread, mixed greens and roasted tomato. $13.75
Cafe Chloe, San Diego CA
Omg, this was amazingly delicious! I’ve had quite a few croque madames in my life and this was one of the better ones. It was flavorful, saucy, fatty, rich, and fabulous! Great job Cafe Chloe.
View of the California Tower of the Museum of Man from Alcazar Garden, Balboa Park.
With grated cheese and lightly dressed arugula. Happy hour $5
Bankers Hill, San Diego CA
Mmm, these deviled eggs were scrumptious! They were soft and tender and packed a lot of flavor. Noms!
Bread and butter. Complimentary
“Youth Taming The Wild” bronze statue, ca. 1927, Anna Hyatt Huntington, outside the San Diego Art Museum.
Korean chili sauce, napa cabbage slaw. $9.95
The Prado at Balboa Park, San Diego CA
I don’t usually like fried calamari made from squid steaks because they tend to be rubbery and flavorless. These, however, were delicious! The Korean chili sauce they tossed the calamari in was SO flavorful and had a bit of a kick to it, noms! The napa cabbage slaw was also pretty tasty.
“Nikigator” alligator sculpture, clay tiles, glass and stone mosiac, located outside of the Mingei International Museum.
Bourbon, muddled clementine and cherries with simple syrup and cherry bitters. Happy hour $5
Bourbon Street Bar & Grill, San Diego CA
Geezus, this drink was WAY too sweet! I took a couple sips then requested that they add some soda. And isn’t it called an “old fashioned”? I was not impressed…
University Heights neighborhood sign.
With ground pork and veal, vegetables, grated cheese.
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco CA
Needless to say that this meatball was SUPER moist! The sweetbread added a rich flavor and luscious texture to this delicious meatball. Noms!
Red Kangaroo Paw flowers (Anigozanthus sp., Haemodoraceae), West Field Road.
Battered and fried pollock. Served on a soft flour tortilla with cheese, red cabbage, salsa fresca and white sauce. $3.25
South Beach Bar & Grille, San Diego CA
Mmm, this was SO yummy! I do wish that they had used corn tortillas or at least grilled these lame flour tortillas though. Besides that, I really enjoyed this delicious and fairly sizeable fish taco!
Ocean Beach pier. Such a beautiful day!
Vittle Monster 