Visit San Diego: Ketch Grill & Taps

We were famished after arriving into SAN, having flown on an airline that doesn't serve any food besides packaged snacks, so after checking into our hotel, we walked to Ketch Grill & Taps.

Salmon Melt

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

I had the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, and it was pretty disappointing because there was very little meat - it was mostly skin!

I did really like the Fried Pickle Spears, however.  

Fried Pickle Spears

Spicy Wings

Double Cheeseburger

Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower

The cauliflower was not too crispy, but the buffalo flavor was very bold.

Seafood Combo

The food was overall fine (with the exception of the chicken sandwich), and the views were great!

Ketch Grill & Taps
1360 N Harbor Dr

San Diego, CA 92101

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Visit San Diego - Bonchon Convoy

My daughter and husband are always down for Korean style chicken wings. Like always down. So it was no surprise that they found one near our hotel in San Diego. I am not as big of a fan, but once I saw bulgogi tacos on the menu, I was totally on board.   

Based in New York City, Bonchon is a Korean style fried chicken franchise.  We even had one in Kapolei, but it has since closed.  

We ordered the 20 piece chicken wings in the soy garlic sauce. You can also get them plain, spicy or half and half. The wings come with a complimentary side of either pickled radish or coleslaw. I got the 3 bulgogi korean tacos for myself that come topped with coleslaw, spicy mayo, and ranch. I opted for no ranch. We also ordered a side of kimchi. Even though it was really tasty, it made the room smell like kimchi the next day so we had to toss it.

The chicken wings were great as expected, but I really loved the bulgogi tacos. The next day I had them cold and they were just as delicious!  Online ordering is a cinch for takeout. 

Bonchon Convoy
4690 Convoy Street Suite 102
San Diego, CA

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Visit San Diego: Temari-zushi

Temari 9

After visiting Crumbl Cookies, my daughter, Lauren was in the mood for sushi rolls for dinner.  Before I turned to my Yelp app, I told her, let's just look around this strip mall. As we stood in the parking lot, we spotted Temari-zushi.  I did a quick yelp search and found that it had an overall 5 star rating so we headed in.

Temari-zushi specializes in temari sushi - delicate bite sized and ball shaped sushi topped with seafood and edible decorations.  But that's not all they serve.  Their menu is extensive with offerings of omakase, handrolls, the most sushi rolls I have ever seen on one menu, teishoku, noodles, rice dishes, and more.  Definitely something for everyone.

Lauren ordered the Caterpillar Roll (unagi and imitation crab topped with avocado and unagi sauce) and I ordered the Salmon Lover Roll (salmon and cucumber topped with more salmon, avocado, ponzu sauce and green onion).  I also wanted to try their temari sushi so I ordered the Temari 4 (Salmon, Yellowtail, Tuna, and Blue Crab).  The sushi was great and we both enjoyed our dinner.  We liked it so much that we returned a couple of nights later with my husband Mike and some friends.  Again, we had a great dinner! 

Caterpillar and Salmon Lover Rolls

Temari 4

Temari-zushi

3555 Rosecrans Street

San Diego, CA 92110

(619) 380-2157

 

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Visit San Diego: Fluster Cluck Hot Chicken

Fluster Cluck Hot Chicken is a fast food type restaurant that serves Nashville-style hot fried chicken.  I love a good spicy chicken sandwich so it was a must when we visited Liberty Public Market in San Diego.
  
On the menu are sliders, tenders, salad, fries, and chicken and waffles. The fried chicken is covered with a dry rub and you can choose your spice level from No spice to Cluckin' Hot!

We arrived just in time for their happy hour which got me a $5 slider that was huge.  If you got hit by the spicy fried chicken sandwich craze, this should be your next stop!


Fluster Cluck Hot Chicken
2820 Historic Decatur Rd 
San Diego, CA 92106

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Visit California: Miguel's Cocina

When in Southern California, one must eat Mexican food at least once, right? Especially if you come from a place like Hawaii, where there is a shortage of solid Mexican eateries.

On our last night in California, we dined at Miguel's Cocina in Carlsbad. The atmosphere was festive, loud, dark, but the food was outstanding. 

The complimentary chips were irresistible - served warm and crispy.  

For our starter, the hubby ordered the fried calamari. It's not something I would have ordered at a Mexican restaurant, but they were good enough to hold us over until our entree arrived.

I wasn't super hungry, we split an order of Miguel's Signature Fajitas. Good thing we shared, because the portion was huge! 

It must be intended for family-style (sharing) because I could not fathom eating this entire dish on my own.  We ordered the combination and chose steak, shrimp, and chicken for the proteins, and it came to our table, still sizzling!

We couldn't have chosen a better place for our last dinner in So Cal!

MIGUEL'S COCINA

5980 Avenida Encinas

(760) 759-1843

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