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<\/a>The service, available from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays through September, is spearheaded by the store\u2019s meat department. The third-pounder \u201cpub burgers\u201d priced at $4 are a steal. They\u2019re filled with Jack cheese, mushrooms and bell peppers. 422 W. Washington St., 619-291-1277<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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A new restaurant showcasing handmade pastas and fresh seafood is due to open in Hillcrest by early July. Named Cocina r\u00fastica de cinta azul<\/b>, the venture was launched by restaurateurs Wade Hageman and his wife Kristi, who also operate Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria<\/b> y The Craftsman New American Tavern<\/b>, both located in Encinitas. Company chef Marlaw Serasti will oversee the menu. Hageman completely gutted and redesigned the space, which was formerly Bayu Authentic Ethiopian Cuisine<\/b>. The new look features interior brick incorporating wood and metal elements as well as a freshly built bar. 530 University Ave<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Get your French fries smothered in Southern red-eye gravy at the new Hubcap<\/b> in North Park, which is up and running after owner Jay Porter replaced it last month with El Take It Easy<\/b>. The succinct menu offers salads, appetizers and burgers using grass-fed beef, along with cocktails, wine and draft beers. For those unfamiliar with red-eye gravy, the recipe blends a little bit of coffee with beef and pork stock. As for the \u201cfluffy cheese\u201d that shows up on the burgers and Jalapeno poppers, it\u2019s a mix of mild cheddar, blue and cream cheeses. 3926 30th St., 619-291-1859<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Rarely do San Diego restaurants fetch a solid five stars on Yelp.com, despite some of the known antics of proprietors peppering their listings with stellar reviews. But even outside the ratings web site, Pomegranate Sobaka<\/b> in Golden Hill has garnered huge fanfare since opening a couple months ago. With a menu strikingly similar to that of Pomegranate Russian-Georgian Restaurant<\/b> in North Park, though separately owned, the caf\u00e9 whimsically fuses Russian, Georgian and California cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and with scaled pricing options tailored for \u201ccommunists,\u201d \u201csocialists\u201d and \u201canarchists.\u201d 2469 Broadway, 619-297-4007<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Chef Olivier Bioteau of the Farm House Caf\u00e9<\/b> in University Heights proves that duck confit isn\u2019t a French specialty reserved exclusively for winter. Continuing through the summer, he will serve the labor-intensive dish starting at 5 p.m. every Sunday evening, pairing the meat with differently prepared summer vegetables such as squash and corn. Bioteau cures the duck in a proprietary blend of spices overnight before simmering it in its own fat for a few hours. The meat is then oven-roasted to order. Plates range between $21 and $25. 2121 Adams Ave., 619-269-9662<\/i>.<\/p>\n
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Delve into a treasure chest of restaurants at this month\u2019s Sabor de la peque\u00f1a Italia<\/b>, which will showcase and latest and greatest dishes from nearly 30 kitchens, from 5 to 9 p.m., June 19. Newcomers to the event include Monello<\/b>, Queenstown<\/b> y Isola Pizza<\/b>. Participating eateries are divided into north and south routes within the neighborhood. The cost is $28 for either route or $42 for the whole shebang. For more information, call 619-615-1092 or visit tasteoflittleitaly.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Frank Sabatini Jr. | SDUN Reporter The charcoal grills have been fired up for the summer in front of Albertson\u2019s in Mission Hills, giving passersby the opportunity to purchase burgers, ribs, chicken and sausages fresh off the coals.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":816,"featured_media":246183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Uptown Food Briefs","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-246182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}