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<\/a>Fuller credits social media and the conceptual changes he made to the retail space as the reason why 50 percent of his customers are outsiders.<\/p>\n
Indeed, a patron at The Remedy\u2019s small, intimate bar said he has returned four times since discovering the place a short time ago while working with a remodeling crew for the nearby Marriott Mission Valley.<\/p>\n
While chatting with him, Fuller and a knowledgeable bartender, I started with an Old Chub Scotch Ale by Oskar Blues Brewing Company in Colorado. It\u2019s one of five rotating beers on tap, any of which sells for $4 a glass during happy hour. So popular, I got the tail end of the day\u2019s supply.<\/p>\n At 8 percent alcohol, it sported a creamy head and nutty brown color, and offered a complex flavor of smoke and chocolate. To my delight, it wasn\u2019t nearly as weighty as other brown ales.<\/p>\n Fuller previously was a sous chef at The Westgate Hotel and knows his wines. He sells a select number of reds and whites by the glass for $7 during happy hour while stocking an impressive collection of European and California labels by the bottle, which start at $20 and cap off in the $80 range.<\/p>\n From the discounted food menu, you can score a pair of bruschetta-style tapas for $6; a sprightly salad for $7; and any of several flatbreads for $12.<\/p>\n I paired a glass of fruit-forward Old Soul petite syrah from Lodi with two of the tapas served over grilled French bread \u2013 prosciutto with manchego cheese and sweet house-made chutney; and the other combining nicoise olives with mushroom tapenade and brie cheese. Both were outstanding.<\/p>\n Fuller keeps his food offerings succinct.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>