Le Jack in the Box?

@ the Jack In The Box on Convoy & Balboa

A test market, or a precursor for permanent change?

Fiddler's Green Restaurant

Fiddler's Green Restaurant
2760 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 222-2216
www.fiddlersgreensandiego.com

The best part about Fiddler's Green Restaurant is the service, with the decor coming in at a close second.

The food, while it's the third best part of the restaurant, doesn't fall short of any expectations one would have over spending $20 on a prime rib dinner that includes two sides and an appetizer.

The clam chowder in a cup, which was actually a tad greasy and not to my liking.

The prime sirloin steak, which was available for the same price as the prime rib.

The Fiddler's Cut prime rib, which is around an inch and a half thick. I ordered it medium rare but the meat was slightly less cooked through than I would have preferred. That being said, it was still pretty good, and the mashed potatoes tasted like they were made from potatoes and not some kind of powder reconstituted with water and milk.

The server (who turned out to be one of the restaurant owners) was keen enough to observe how we were dressed, and offered to have us wait a few minutes for a nice table to open up in the back. The booth seats themselves are lined with the sailing decor that can be enjoyed throughout the restaurant.

Dinner will set you back around $25 per person, but I will definitely come back here again. While the food is not to die for, it is still pretty decent, and the warm service makes the dining experience improve by leaps and bounds.

Restaurant - Lolita's Taco Shop

Lolita's Taco Shop
7305 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 874-7983
www.lolitasmexicanfood.com

Lolita's is a great taco shop with a funny name. It's one of the first places I ate at after coming to San Diego, and still remains a favorite of mine after two and a half years here.

Shrimp taco
It's really hard to go wrong with anything here; the have artery-clogging carne asada fries, deliciously succulent pollo asado, and a slew of other meats such as adobada and carnitas to fill in their many dishes.

Aside from their signature carne asada fries (enough to serve 3 people), I personally would recommend their pollo asado, carne asada, and adobado; their carnitas is a tad salty fo my tastes, and as any good pork meat does, it has a lot of oil that will drip down your fingers.

Super rolled taco
Also I wouldn't recommend any vegetable dishes, as that area is certainly not what they excel in (or spend too much time working on).

Their salsa bar goes easy on the salsa and instead gives you the option to munch on green onions, turnips, or pickled jalapeño peppers. And they have a "non-American" drink fountain with horchata beverages, among others.


Carne asada taco, chicken taco, and a carnitas burrito.The only caveat is that their food can take a while to prepare at times; as they so advertise, patience is apparently the essence of quality Mexican food. Other than that it's pretty standard as far as a sit-in Mexican fast food eatery goes.

Two people can expect to be reasonably full for around 11 to 15 dollars.