[CH] San Diego hot spots
Tony Lima (TonyLima@ms.spacebbs.com)
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:11:42 GMT
We're back from San Diego. After four days and nights of
intensive research, here are some places that may merit your
attention:
* Hot Licks Hot Sauces in Seaport Village (619-235-4000, a
little west of the Hyatt). Good selection of hot sauces,
including the soon-to-be-infamous "Y2K Millenium Meltdown"
sauce. A bottle every on-line chile-head must own. The
contents will undoubtedly disappoint, but the marketroids
score big on this one. Hot Licks is sponsoring a Fiery
Foods Festival September 25-26. Call for more info.
* El Agave (about 1/2 mile south of Old Town above the Old
Town Market and Liquor store). Advertises itself as
"nouvelle Mexican" but it's really just good Mexican food.
Moderately priced (the two of us got out for about $25 with
no alcohol), pretty good food.
* Chameleon Cafe (and Lizard Lounge), 1301 Orange Ave.,
Coronado, CA 92118. Phone 619-437-6677. Call for
directions before you leave; the cafe is located on a side
street; the address shown above (which is from their
business card) will not get you there (although it will get
you close). Features fusion cuisine. Try the chipotle
smashed potatoes or the teriyaki mushroom salsa. I loved
the New Mexico Chili Gnocchi (which resembles true chili
only in that neither contains any beans). Expensive.
Dinner for two (with more dessert than we should have eaten
but no alcohol) ran us $90 or so.
* Crab Catcher in La Jolla. Again, not strictly a
chile-head place, but the "fire shrimp" appetizer will
satisfy the need for heat. Spectacular view, ran about $35
for lunch.
HTH. - Tony