By By Frank Sabatini Jr. It isn’t an insult to term what you’ve eaten at Sombrero “San Diego-style Mexican food.”...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. The Friendly Tavern has soft-opened in place of North Park’s Carnitas Snack Shack. Like its predecessor,...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. San Diego’s land of strip plazas often house restaurants that appear so utterly unremarkable on the...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. It was 1969. Man had set foot on the moon. And way down below in the...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. The debut of Layover on Sept. 7 on the fourth-floor deck of the InterContinental San Diego...

By By Frank Sabatini Jr. Crystal chandeliers twinkled overhead. Buttoned-up servers stood attentively on the sidelines. And a harpist perched...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. What’s cooking at the Brigantine as she sails into her 50th anniversary? A lot. There are...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. The acclaimed Babycakes is returning “home” to Hillcrest this fall as it resettles into a prime...

By Frank Sabatini Jr. If dishes such as sweet-glazed lamb chops and scallops paired with grilled peaches don’t sound like...

By FRANK SABATINI JR. | Uptown News The clock inside the spacious kitchen of Fire Station No. 5 in Hillcrest...