Food Reviews

West Coast Winner of a Wiener – Wienerschnitzel

Chicago Dog from Wienerschitzel

It must be the consistently good weather in Southern California that allows for the business model of a fast food restaurant to have no indoor seating and just a few concrete tables outside with ordering of the food either through a drive through or walk up window. Wienerschnitzel is not so impressive that the masses …

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Lunch Review – The French Gourmet (San Diego, CA)

The French Gourmet Restaurant - San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach)

Dinner at the The French Gourmet Restaurant was so enjoyable, that we went back to the bistro for lunch a few days later prior to leaving San Diego, CA. The French Gourmet Restaurant is a French Bistro and Bakery located at 960 Turquoise Street • San Diego, CA 92109 in the section of the city …

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Dinner Review – The French Gourmet (San Diego, CA)

The French Gourmet Restaurant - San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach)

Every now and then you come upon a restaurant that is truly enjoyable, a place you would frequent regularly, but unfortunately is not in the city in which you live. The French Gourmet is that type of restaurant, located at 960 Turquoise Street • San Diego, CA 92109. We were visiting San Diego with friends …

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God’s Butter – Marrow bones

God's Butter on bread

Once a month I go to a wine dinner at Latin American Restaurant, where they pair wines with five different courses. One of my favourite dishes is ossobuco, a section of veal shank braised with vegetables, wine and broth, originally from Milan, Italy. Ossobucco literately means ‘Bone with a hole’ or marrowbone, but I’ll get …

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Pastrami Sandwich Review for Wienerschnitzel

Pastrami Sandwich from Wienerschnitzel

Before anyone’s mouth starts to water thinking that this is a review for of a New York City style deli, all I can say is that Wienerschnitzel is about as a far from New York City and a deli as possible. Wienerschnitzel is a fast food hotdog drive through / walk up chain that started …

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