By Ken Williams | Editor

Twenty-five restaurants will be featured at the fourth annual Taste of Mission Hills on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 5 to 9 p.m.

The foodie event is sponsored by the Mission Hills Business Improvement District as an annual fundraiser.

Susan McNeil Schreyer, executive director of the nonprofit, said the fundraiser is “critical” toward raising monies for the annual budget.

“We are an itsy-bitsy nonprofit,” she said. “We don’t have street festivals that raise huge amounts of money like other BIDs. So the Taste of Mission Hills is a big deal for us.”

She said the feedback from foodies attending the previous three tastes has been very positive, including some who contend that the Taste of Mission Hills is the best one in San Diego.

“The Taste of Mission Hills is introducing 500 foodies to our participating venues,” McNeil Schreyer said. “Our members love it, and this is a way for them to give back to our community. And this gives them a chance to showcase their cuisine.”

Last year’s taste sold out, and this year sales will be limited to 600.

The participating venues are:

• Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill, 3667 India St.
• Brooklyn Girl, 4033 Goldfinch St.
• Café Bleu, 807 W. Washington St.
• Cake — Your Local Bakery, 3085 Reynard Way (Taste location at Meshuggah Shack)

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  El Indio, 3695 India St.

• Farmer’s Bottega, 860 W. Washington St.
• The Front Porch, 928 Fort Stockton Drive, Suite 101
• Gelato Vero Caffé, 3753 India St.
• Harley Gray Kitchen & Bar, 902 W. Washington St.
• Kettle and Stone Coffee and Tea, 1619 W. Lewis St.
• Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria, 4030 Goldfinch St.
• Meshuggah Shack, 4048 Goldfinch St.
• Mission Hills Coffee Company, 4015 Goldfinch St.
• The Patio on Goldfinch, 4020 Goldfinch St.
• Pizza E Birra, 3625 India St.
• The Red Door, 741 W. Washington St.
• Rita’s of Mission Hills, 768 W. Washington St.
• Rubicon Deli, 3715 India St.

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  Saffron, 3731-B India St.

• Shakespeare’s Corner Shoppe, 3719 India St.
• Shakespeare Pub & Grille, 3701 India St.
• Starlite, 3175 India St.
• Sushi Deli 1, 228 W. Washington St.
• Venissimo Cheese, 754 W. Washington St.
• The Wellington Steak & Martini Lounge, 729 W. Washington St.

The seven new venues, Schreyer said, are Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill, Farmer’s Bottega, Kettle and Stone Coffee and Tea, Mission Hills Coffee Company, Pizza E Birra, Rita’s of Mission Hills and Sushi Deli 1.

Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the event. Purchase tickets at One Mission Realty, 928 Fort Stockton Drive, Suite 217, or at The Front Porch, 928 Fort Stockton Drive, Suite 101.

Tickets can also be purchased online at bit.ly/1LiWxHd. Tasters who purchase online tickets must present proof of purchase to pick up their physical ticket at will call, located at The Front Porch, between 4 and 6 p.m. on the date of the event.

Tickets include free Old Town Trolley shuttle transportation within steps of all participating taste venues on India Street, West Washington Street, Goldfinch Street, Fort Stockton Drive and West Lewis Street. The trolley will provide a continuous loop from 5 to 9:30 p.m., operating on a 15-minute schedule.

“Many of our businesses will be open late in conjunction with the Taste of Mission Hills,” McNeil Schreyer said. “This will be an opportunity for tasters to also visit our stores and shops.”

—Ken Williams is editor of Uptown News and Mission Valley News and can be reached at [email protected] or at 619-961-1952. Follow him on Twitter at @KenSanDiego, Instagram at @KenSD or Facebook at KenWilliamsSanDiego.