Also our reactions to reading about your breakfast! I LOVE me a good burrito
Oooh, I would have probably bought up the entire remaining inventory of the day - cookies are my favorite thing ever!On the way out of the zoo was a Tollhouse store
Oooh, I would have probably bought up the entire remaining inventory of the day - cookies are my favorite thing ever!
That's disappointing that the Italian food didn't really wow you. I feel like thats the hard part about little areas like that because you just don't know which one to try.
I'm also impressed by your budgets haha I need to do a better job of keeping track what I expect to spend versus what we spent!
I'm always flummoxed when I eat Mexican food anywhere other than where I live.
I do know our food is different from food from Mexico and quite famous. But Mexican in Arizona or California? Just Odd. Tex-Mex is okay I suppose, Santa Fe is our weird Mexican food here. The rest...if people like Mexican food American style it's considered to be the probably the best there is.
but it needed a little more cheese
I've never actually had street corn
Tollhouse store
so I decided to get a chocolate chip cookie.
But of course they were out of those.
Spinach and ricotta ravioli
with summer sauce
sun-dried tomatoes,EVOO, basil, garlic
Overall I was disappointed in our choice because the meal and service weren't fantastic
I usually do kind of the same thing beforehand but never pay close enough attention to what we actually spend haha I'm going to try taking pictures of receipts this time since that always tends to be my downfall! I usually think I'll remember where I put them and then I either throw them out or lose them lol
I have learned that that's a big difference between Tex-Mex and Cali-Mex. Cali-Mex does not rely on cheese the way tex-mex does!! So if you ever find yourself in the mission district in san francisco, you won't be getting a ton of cheese
Of course. You must get a choc chip cookie at the tollhouse store!
WHAT? Tollhouse is known for choc chip cookies, so you'd think that would not be something that happens. Like, shouldn't they be more prepared?? Or make them continuously throughout the day??
Aw, that's disappointing! Not up to par pasta is really disappointing to me
Holy cow that thing is humungous!!!
I cannot believe you went all the way to California and didn't get a churro at Disneyland. Glad these were good and all though.
This ended up being the only place I got churros (spoiler alert) so I'm glad I ended up getting them here. I was getting full, but I ate all of them. These were incredibly delicious. The only ones I've had that even come close are the ones at the Nomad Lounge. They were so good with the creme anglaise.
Sorry your meal was a bit of a bust. I'm actually surprised that San Diego even has a Little Italy. I guess they are everywhere but in my very naive brain the Italians never migrated past the mid-westOverall I was disappointed in our choice because the meal and service weren't fantastic (we saw our waiter so little I can't even remember any details about him). There's so many restaurants in Little Italy, and I felt like we could've gone to a much better one. Josh said his meal was fine, and I guess I agree with that because it wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything special. I know I mentioned Bice above, and I definitely didn't think this meal would be on par with that when I was picking a place, but I kind of hoped I'd find a restaurant that could come close or even be as good as a more casual Italian chain like Vivo.
Oh yum this looks and sounds amazing!
I don't know if you can tell but this was another HUGE portion. The waitress mentioned that usually there seems to be less bananas on this dish so this particular one looked really good. It also tasted delicious! It didn't even need any syrup. The only thing was I couldn't even eat half of it before I got full So when the waitress came back she asked if everything was okay, and I was like yes I just can't eat that much
But this is what I would totally order. I'm going to have to see if I can make something like that. Never miss an opportunity for truffle or arugula
Not realizing how big the entree would be I had also ordered a side too. I hadn't expected the argula part to be more like a salad so I probably should've gone with the fries but the potatoes were still good. I love truffle on like anything but especially potatoes and mac and cheese These potatoes were truffle-y goodness, and I finished them all.
The atmosphere looked so cute, indeed! And the food looked amazing! I'd have been all over that french toastIt was a cute little place
I cannot believe you went all the way to California and didn't get a churro at Disneyland. Glad these were good and all though.
Sorry your meal was a bit of a bust. I'm actually surprised that San Diego even has a Little Italy. I guess they are everywhere but in my very naive brain the Italians never migrated past the mid-west
Oh yum this looks and sounds amazing!
The atmosphere looked so cute, indeed! And the food looked amazing! I'd have been all over that french toast
I just tried the Salt & Straw at downtown Disney. Their chocolate brownie ice cream was delicious! Such awesome chunks of brownie! And a nice fresh waffle cone!As I may have mentioned in the past I'm not a huge ice cream eater, but I did like this, and would go to a Salt & Straw again in the future. However I'm a little more basic about my ice cream flavors (chocolate or cake batter ones are usually what I go for) so I for that I prefer places like Cold Stone or Ample Hills.
Glad you liked it too! The pizza was always my favorite!Overall we loved our meal at Stacked, and would definitely go back in the future if we were near one.
I love the updates as well. It took a little to get used it. But Def worth the down time.Although now I can basically choose any color for future ones which is pretty cool. I really love the update though, everything looks awesome!
This does look amazing! And I am sure a treat for Josh!
Josh LOVED the mac and cheese. I don't know if we've ever been to a place recently where mac and cheese was an option for him (plain or otherwise). I thought it was pretty good too, the cheese was more of a cheesy sauce texture vs like a baked in thicker cheese, but as always I enjoy extra cheese. But whereas usually I don't think you can tell when pasta is gluten free, I did think you could tell with the noodles in this since they weren't as soft as I'd expect them to be but that might just be because of their shape.
This looks AMAZING!!!!!Create your own Burger
Pretzel bun, smashed avocado, American cheese, bacon, fried egg
with a side of Shallot Mayo for the fries
I actually don't think I have had a burger with egg on it. I think I need to try it sometime!This burger was delicious! (But sooo messy). I just think fried eggs are delicious on burgers, but when have you ever ordered a burger with a fried egg on it, and been able to eat it neatly?
I just tried the Salt & Straw at downtown Disney. Their chocolate brownie ice cream was delicious! Such awesome chunks of brownie! And a nice fresh waffle cone!
Yum! I love a good burger and yours looked amazing. Is Stacked a chain in Cali only? I've never heard of it.
Yay! Excited to hear about your Disneyland food adventures!
I actually don't think I have had a burger with egg on it. I think I need to try it sometime!
That's such a bummer, I feel like not special Italian is always a let down. We still want to try Bice or Vivo (or both! And also Il Mulino! Wait... just had a thought for when we could maybe work in Il Mulino in a few weeks...)Overall I was disappointed in our choice because the meal and service weren't fantastic (we saw our waiter so little I can't even remember any details about him). There's so many restaurants in Little Italy, and I felt like we could've gone to a much better one. Josh said his meal was fine, and I guess I agree with that because it wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything special. I know I mentioned Bice above, and I definitely didn't think this meal would be on par with that when I was picking a place, but I kind of hoped I'd find a restaurant that could come close or even be as good as a more casual Italian chain like Vivo.
When I first started reading this I thought this was you, and was like wow she feels very strongly about roasting strawberriesRoasting strawberries does something truly magical.
But it looks soooo goooooddddd.I don't know if you can tell but this was another HUGE portion. The waitress mentioned that usually there seems to be less bananas on this dish so this particular one looked really good. It also tasted delicious! It didn't even need any syrup. The only thing was I couldn't even eat half of it before I got full
This was bothering me a bit on one of my posts lol. I'm too OCD. But I think I like the updates overall - I'm a creature of habit and don't like changeI couldn't find an exact match for the color I had before since the update.
YUM.Josh LOVED the mac and cheese.
That's such a bummer, I feel like not special Italian is always a let down. We still want to try Bice or Vivo (or both! And also Il Mulino! Wait... just had a thought for when we could maybe work in Il Mulino in a few weeks...)
This has to be one of the creepiest gifs I've ever seen.
This was bothering me a bit on one of my posts lol. I'm too OCD. But I think I like the updates overall - I'm a creature of habit and don't like change
I will most definitely be referencing your dining report for our next Cali trip. Actually, I kind of want to book a weekend in San Diego just to eat at all of the places you've mentioned