By Frank Sabatini Jr. A recreated facade of a 1940s Ford dealership leads to Fort Oak’s bar. (Photo by Frank...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. A whimsical musing posted recently on Common Stock’s outdoor signboard rang poetically wise: “Find someone that...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. When South Korean college student Inho Choi took a San Diego vacation several years ago, he...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. From a wall behind the order counter hangs a photograph of a handsome Miguel A. Rojas,...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. The most recent LGBT-owned bar and restaurant to have opened in Hillcrest just hit its first...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. The last thing that would ever lure me into the globally popular Sugar Factory American Brasserie...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. My husband loves Thai cuisine. And so do I. But he’s afraid of the food at...

By FRANK SABATINI JR. I could have only dreamed of self-serve ice-cream machines, arcade games and play areas stocked with...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Pancakes the size of Frisbees? You got it. Puffy four-egg omelets stuffed with an array of...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Ever since fusion cuisine came into vogue some 30 years ago, I’ve encountered ethnic pairings ranging...