Food & Drink HOT PLATES
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DEL’S HIDEOUT S.O.B. SALAD I know… at a BBQ joint, the
salad menu might as well be the terms and conditions. But at Del’s, romaine is merely breathing room for all
the decadence: fresh roasted corn, crunchy tortilla strips, pico and beans, chipotle ranch, and crispy, buttermilk-marinated chicken. Douse the whole deal with your table’s squeeze bottle of house BBQ sauce. –AR
Get Some SDM staff shouts out our favorite food finds this month
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NORTH PARK PRODUCE BAKERY AND GRILL
CHICKEN CURRY North Park Produce is a glory box of hard-to- find foods for both the city’s Middle Eastern community and lovers of dishes like sabzi chalau (or aush,
BY EMILY HEFT, MATEO HOKE, CLAIRE JOHNSON, TROY JOHNSON, SAMANTHA LACY, NICOLLE MONICO, AND AMELIA RODRIGUEZ
e eat. And drink. A lot. We’re constantly poking our heads into kitchens across the city. We tell the stories of the people in them. And along the way, we taste some pretty remarkable things. So we decided to create this two-page spread—a monthly hit list of dishes and drinks and places and things in the food and drink scene we think will bring you decent if not great amounts of joy. Turn it into a bingo card. Go nuts. W
one of the world’s greatest soups). At the Poway location, it's got a thriving restaurant next door with kabobs, shawarma, curries, stews. But it’s the Indian chicken curry that gets me. The dish is a lava pit of spice but not too thick. –TJ
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LOFTY COFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE Three big chips, lots of salt. The choco-chip at Lofty in Little Italy floats into the mouth with a soft and chewy texture the
HERNANDEZ PRODUCE OSTRICH EGGS
Hernandez Produce at the corner of Highway 78 and Pasqual Road in Escondido is one of those oft-overlooked roadside gems that make us swoon. Fruits and veggies, homemade treats, you know this song. Admittedly, I did not buy the $95 ostrich egg, but think of the absolute legendary Mother’s Day omelet you could make dear ol’ ma with a spare hundo. –MH
way expensive cookies should. The proper chocolate-to-bite ratio takes some planning, but it’s overall a winner. Pair with house-made chai, also legit. –MH
BROTHER’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
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PRETZELS AND PINTS NEW YORK PRETZEL
MINI TACOS With a hopping North Park location next to bar crawl final destination Red Wing, Brother’s street tacos are the rare post-night-out delicacy that taste just as good in the light of day. No gimmicks; just perfect pollo asado. –AR
Slanted wood floors, bubble hockey, solid draft selection: This place is Philly to the core with a jawn to fit any mood (assuming your mood includes salty carbs and beer). Pretzels are served hot with cheesy sauce and horseradish-y mustard. The NY is soft with a near-perfect crust— think gourmet version of the jumbo pretzels served at your local rec center snack bar. P&P also dishes up Munich and Bavarian prezies, and of course fat, doughy Philly-style ones, too. –MH
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