The Tower Two Café – Ocean Beach San Diego

The Tower Two beach Cafe sits directly across from the Ocean beach Pier and provided outside dinning at great prices. Relax under an umbrella and enjoy great food and a great view of the Pacific Ocean.

We came for brunch, for the restaurant serves breakfast all day. I was surprised to find a very good menu, since it was a café. I found an excellent lobster and egg omelet that I thoroughly enjoyed and my wife had the typical bacon and eggs.

The eggs were cooked perfectly, the bacon was crisp, smoky, and was hard not to finish. All the food came out piping hot and all I can say is, “bravo;” a perfect place for breakfast.

Inside the restaurant were a large bar, great places to sit, and televisions scattered so that you do not miss your favorite sports team. Looking at the lunch menu there was a wide variety of sandwiches, fried items, and good sit at the bar to enjoy a sunset menu.

Some of the best parts of the experience was that our dog Snoopy was accepted with open arms and was able to dine with us at table side. The crisp ocean air was clean to breath and the scenery unbeatable.

I suggest you try Tower Two Café and see if you can find a time when they have outdoor live entertainment . To see what I mean visit the links at the bottom of the review.

Ratings

Service (1-10) 10

Food (1-10) 8

Tower Two Beach Cafe located in Ocean Beach is a great spot for families.....Kids eat for free every Wednesday! And every weekend there's live music. Come for lunch and enjoy sitting the patio overlooking Ocean Beach

TOWER TWO CAFE

5083 Santa Monica Ave # 1B San Diego, CA 92107 Get Directions (619) 223-4059

http://www.towertwocafe.com/index.html

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El Adobe - San Juan Capistrano . UPDATE!

Passing through San Juan Capistrano, I had to make another visit to El Adobe. This visit was better than the first and it was needful to give them good press again.

The service was outstanding, the food beyond outstanding, and the visit was better than the first. It was a great second performance by the staff at El Adobe and it occurred on a Monday night.

Like before, I ordered the President’s Special, the favorite of Pat and Richard Nixon. My curiosity was to see if the restaurant could match the quality I had the first time and they beat it. Every ingredient was fresh, seasoned perfect and a large quantity.

It is a rare opportunity to have a repeat performance from any restaurant that lived up to expectations from a previous visit; but they did. Bravo!

If you looking for great Mexican food and are in the area stop in to El Adobe. It is extraordinary.

Information about El Adobe can be found on our previous post by following this link.

http://8food.blogspot.com/2008/09/el-adobe-de-capistrano.html

Chris’ Liquor & Deli in Ocean Beach

It was the first day of the San Diego boat races on Mission Bay.

On the way from the hotel I had to grab a bite; it was going to be a long day. If it were not for a small sign in the window that said Deli, I might have passed by this Jewel of a place.

Entering the store with my dog under my arm, I knew that good food was beyond those doors.

The aroma was wonderful and staring at the menu I could not believe the number of different sandwiches and the sign advertising Boar’s Head meat.

I was in a hurry so I made a quick choice of a turkey sandwich called the Navigator and asked for toasted sourdough bread. The Navigator comes with a heaping amount of fresh thick cut turkey and sits on top of a layer of avocado, lettuce, tomato, and then topped with bacon.

I also needed a sandwich for my Snoop dog and the man behind the counter said, “no need” as he reached into the cold box and handed me a 1 1/2” thick roll of turkey meet. He said, “These are dog treats and they are free.”

So driving to the races, I opened the dog treat to find such fresh turkey and it seemed too good to feed to my dog. So as Snoop dog started to dig in, I opened my sandwich and had an eye rolling experience as I bit into this large sandwich made with such care.

Every ingredient was fresh and the taste was extraordinary. I have had a lot of good sandwiched but never like this one. I had the sandwich completely ate before I got to the race and all I could think of is going there again.

The following day I had to go back and this time, Snoop was met with a large roll of sliced beef. Yet, I could not even think of ordering a different variety to sample; I had to re-order the Navigator and this time I added potato salad.

Again the sandwich was perfect and the potato salad was homemade with fresh chunks of potato and a slight flavor of egg and sour cream. Definitely a great (outstanding) potato salad.

My only regret is that I did not take pictures of my sumptuous maritime feast and I never intended to feature a liquor store deli; however, I cannot stop thinking about that great cooking and what a treat it was. Next time in San Diego I will drive out of my way to visit Chris’s Liquor and Deli and post pictures of the excellent, stupendous, mouth watering sandwiches.

Chris, you have ruined every restaurant I have ever been to. I will never find a sandwich as good as yours.

Chris’ Liquor & Deli in Ocean Beach
2275 Sunset Cliffs Blvd
(between Lotus St & Point Loma Blvd)
San Diego, CA 92107

(619) 222-0518

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Pinks Hot Dogs - Hollywood Califonria

Of all the stars that have eaten at Pinks Hot Dogs in Hollywood California you have to add me. Though I am of no celebrity status, I am an All Star when it comes to Hot Dogs and today I have to say I had the best Hot Dog ever made and it was at Pink’s.

I’ve passed by Pink’s for years without stopping; always detoured by the size of the line waiting to get a hot dog. Yes I love hot dogs, but a line down the street and around the corner?

When visiting Pinks get ready stay a while for people will line up and stand for an hour to get these famous dogs. Opened from 9:30 AM till 3:00 AM the line rarely is small. Though today as I passed by, it was only 50 people long and so I stopped in to finally experience what people say is the best dog on the planet.

It was a long wait; but I needed the wait to figure out which of the many dog combinations I was going to have. The menu has over 30 different dogs offered and so I realized that I had to experience their most famous, the 10” Stretch Chili Dog.

Being very critical I looked over the operation and found it to be very simple and though it looked like any hotdog stand I found that the hot dogs were not typical. In fact, they were exactly what people have told me. They were the best I have ever had.

My 10” Stretch Chili Dog had a great appearance. The chili looked as if it would be greasy, but looks are deceiving. The bun was fresh and had a fresh baked taste. The dog had a great snap, but no too crunchy.

The flavor of the dog was perfect and not over powering. Yet the chili was what surprised me the most. It was creamy, not drippy. It had a subtle flavor and it complimented the taste of the bun and the dog.

With the cheese, onions, chili, bun, and meat, together the flavor was very light and perfect. Sometimes when ordering chili dogs you get a dog that leaves you burping and an aftertaste that never goes away. Yet this dog was perfectly seasoned. Everything became a symphony of flavor and after I was not heartburn full.

The presentation was simple, defined, and reminded me of the quality that Inn and Out puts into their food; simple Americana, perfectly made and available at a great price. Even as I write this review I am shaking my head on how good my experience at Pinks was. Though I held myself to one dog, it would be easy to eat three or four of these American treats.

The restaurant has been in Hollywood since 1939 and the building, built in the late fourties is old; yet the business is booming and the size of the restaurant adds to its charm. Thousands of hotdogs are served each day and as I stood watching the money being raked in, I could not stop but wonder how profitable this restaurant really is. Pinks is a diamond mine and the diamonds are oh so precious.

When you visit you never know who is going to pull up to stand in line for Pink’s is a place were the Hollywood elite eat. Who knows you may stand next to Tom Hanks, James Earl Jones, Snoop Dog, Jason Alexander, Bobby Flay, James Caan, Jim Belushi, and even Tyra Banks. They have all eaten at Pink’s and everyday brings a new surprise.

I will not stay away, for I have to have more. Give me Pinks any time of day or night!

Ratings

Food: (1-10) *10

Service (1010) *10

Pinks Hot Dogs

Web: http://www.pinkshollywood.com/index.htm

709 N. La Brea Blvd., L.A., CA 90038.

(323) 931-4223.

In Hollywood, near the intersection of Melrose Avenue and N. La Brea Boulevard, adjacent to the Northwest corner.