Service was fast, polite and food was great! They were…read morecelebrating their third year in business, and we received a slight discount for it! Definitely be back

The food is fantastic and the employees are polite and respectful towards my Hubby and me. I will…read morealways miss the old bakery, but since the Pandemic there's not a lot of really good places to eat in Lemon Grove. Until Lemon Grove Bistro. Thank you for the delicious food!

My son took me here for my birthday because I wanted seafood. It's been a while since we've had a…read moregood seafood boil and this place has been on my list to try. It's tucked inside a little strip mall so parking can be a bit of a challenge depending on when you go. Place is very casual and wasn't too busy when we came, the staff were very friendly and we enjoyed their music selection. For the four of us, we ordered the Seafood Lovers and Queen of Da Sea. They were running a special that day where you get a free pound of snow crab clusters with an order of $180 or more, so why not. Our orders came in bags, which helped keep everything hot. My son and I also ordered rice on the side. For our sauce we ordered the Cajun garlic butter, 1/2 medium, which had just enough of a kick. We also ordered the One and Only, Hella Spicy on the side since my husband loves anything spicy. Everything had great flavor, portions were just right and loved that everything stayed hot until the very end. This place definitely hit the spot for my birthday seafood fix!

My colleagues and I have this tradition of doing a seafood boil either at the end of the year or…read morethe beginning of the year...this time it was to kick off the new school year. Our go to has turned into something else, until Tata found us a new place! I can't believe they've been around for a while and we just found them. The dining room is medium sized but they make use of all the space. Friendly greeting when I walked in. Told him I was meeting some friends, and I was given a nice large table! He brought a large piece of butcher paper. When my posse arrived, ordered a cold pitcher of Sapporo....so good! We ordered the seafood lovers and added a pound of shrimp. We also ordered the grilled oysters, waffle fries and garlic noodles. We went with the one and only sauce, medium. Sooooooooo good! Everything was cooked well and seasoned well, and my hands smelled like spice the next day! One thing I really loved was the pop-up napkin dispenser! No fumbling with a paper towel roll. Also loved the mound of lemons given to us! Great place to come to! Looking forward to coming back!

It's been a week since going to the La Mesa Brigantine with my pal, Nancy. I'm still thinking…read moreabout how delicious our food was and how nicely Kylie (I hope I got her name right) treated us. Nancy and I went to the Del Mar Brigantine about a month ago and it was a disappointment as noted in my review of that location (happily and thankfully, they made up for it via our visit to the La Mesa location last Friday) in early August. Last Friday's visit was terrific. We were welcomed immediately and seated where we asked. Kylie greeted us right away and brought us some great bread. For our entrees, Nancy ordered Salmon and I ordered the Crab Stuffed Shrimp. Everything was delicious, absolutely delicious. I had been craving the Crab Stuffed Shrimp when my husband and I went to the IB location with our friends, Bill and Toni, a couple months ago but even though that shrimp is still on their menu today, they didn't, and still don't, have it. Disappointing. When Nancy and I went Brigantine Del Mar we apparently were there at the wrong time of day so I was out of luck that day too. We made a point of getting to the La Mesa location at the right time of day last Friday so I was able to get the shrimp. Obviously the third time's the charm. Thank you, La Mesa Brigantine, for a lovely meal and a lovely time, I appreciate it so much!

Always on my radar!! I love this neighborhood restaurant/bar…read more Joined a group of friends for lunch to celebrate a birthday. Had my regular fish tacos with fries. Never disappoints. Always great! They have lots of locations but this is by far my favorite.

This place has really redeemed themselves. The price of king crab was reasonable and ample portions…read moreof clams, scallops, sausage and shrimp made it even more great! They had a simple garlic butter with no spice and was just right on the flavor. I was tasting the crab the following day in my mind. LOL Glad was able to come back and see that they have gotten a lot better. Service was also great and welcoming. For sure will be back!

I love crab leg seafood boils and they are my #1 favorite food to date. I always like to try a new…read moreplace on my birthday or special occasions and in this case it was the crab pub because the menu looked perfect online. They seemed to have a ton of options for my family who didn't specifically get seafood boils so we went ahead for Mothers Day. When we got there the service was okay, our waitress didn't really check on us much at all besides putting a bunch of lemon slices on our table but no major complaints. We did start off with drinks and some of us got the wrong ones but no biggie because it's busier on a holiday. What I had a problem with was the food itself. I asked for the combo #2 because I thought it was 1lb of snow crab leg like I get every single time, I got it "pub style" which is supposed to be all seasonings like garlic butter Cajun lemon pepper in one. They asked me if I wanted shrimp, sausage or craw fish as my second and I told her I didn't want any of that and just wanted ALL crab legs. I don't know if she fully understood because when I got my boil I could tell it was noticibly smaller. There wasn't 1lb by any means, and looking back I wish I could've said something. I think they just took the amount of crab they got me and cut it in half instead of substituting and adding more. I wouldn't mind if it's extra money, I just want the crab so oh well. The sauce was the second worst thing ever. It did not taste anything like other places, but way worse. All I could taste was a watery spicy Cajun, and even on mild how I got it it was pretty spicy. It lacked any real flavor so on that alone I'd never go back. I usually always get a Cajun garlic butter and it's seasoned to the Gods but still light and potent. This was just not good, and didn't even feel buttery but more a watery oil. We did also get the garlic noodles and they were good. I make garlic noodles at home AMAZING though, so these were average and nothing to write home about since other places can still do them just as good, if not better. A place in SD that had ones even better was called Crab City and their boil tasted great. I would recommend that place instead of this. The reviews and menu pictures had me with much higher expectations and I was super let down. Forgot to mention, my husbands shrimp po boy, he said the shrimp tasted off and fishy like not fresh which made him only eat half and never go back for the leftovers. There was a super sweet sauce on it as well that tasted random to me when I took a bite so I would stay away from that as well. I also had to pay extra for my potato's that normally come with your boil at every other place. They usually come with potatoes and corn but this place came with nothing and you even needed to pay extra for potatoes but they were bigger and different then usual with no salt or anything so they were not worth getting at all, nor finished by me.

Best there is. Period. Super fresh ceviche. Delicious consome. I've gone to the one on 4th and Main…read morein Chula for years. So stoked they opened a truck in my neighborhood.

Driving down University Ave it's honestly hard to miss Mariscos El Prieto. You'll see the flags and…read morethe food truck right away, that's what caught my attention. I wasn't even planning on getting mariscos that day but it felt like a sign so I took it as a little treat. It's a food truck setup with folding tables and chairs and a pretty big parking lot since the plaza itself is kind of dead. Parking was easy and there was plenty of space. I walked up and they were doing construction on the tent right above where you order and it was really loud. I feel like that could've been done during closing because it disrupted the vibe. The area is already a little rough so it just made things feel a bit off. The lady working was super sweet. She took my order, you pay right after and they do accept tap to pay which I love because I don't carry cash. They take your name and call you when it's ready. I got mine to go, waited about 10 minutes, and everything came out pretty quick. They packaged everything really well too which I appreciated because aguachile can easily spill. For the tostada they gave two packs of saltines and three tostadas which felt like a good portion. They also had fresh salsas at the truck but I skipped them since my taco already came with sauce. I ordered a fish taco and an aguachile verde tostada. I went home excited to try everything but honestly it didn't really hit for me. The fish taco was a good size with a lot of cabbage and a white sauce, but the fish was a little too soft. I wish it had more crisp and overall the flavors just weren't memorable. It's about $3.70 so fair, just nothing standout. The aguachile verde was the weakest part. Some shrimp textures were off and a few had a strange aftertaste. I've had a lot of aguachile recently and this was probably the lowest quality. I will say they were generous with the avocado and the sauce itself had a nice spicy kick, it just didn't come together overall. There was also an earthy note from the seeds that was very prominent which I have never experienced in aguach For the price, I paid around $20 with tip for both which isn't bad for the portions. It satisfied the craving in the moment but not somewhere I'd go out of my way to come back to.

The Baja Tacos ARE AMAZING! My sister and I had the best fish tacos EVER: the fish was peefectly…read morefried; the cabbage and salsa fesca were fresh (as were the limes); and the house made tortilla chips are perfectly salted and perfectly delicious. This was our 1st visit, but we'll be back sooner than later! The service is superb! Cecilia greeted and histef us like royalty: she is warm, friendly and professional. She explained the menu, Su-Th Specials, and the live music and dance nights! NO need to cross the border; just head to Lemon Grove. The venue is clean, well-lighted, open and has abundant (indoor and outdoor) seating.

An amazing gem of a mariscos restaurant! Such a fun place to hang out with friends and love the…read moreentertainment! The staff is efficient, warm and attentive. Whenever I'm in SD I always go by for something new and creative seafood.

quick seating and amazing service. portion of food was worth the price. super clean area and good…read moremusic.

Franklin was very nice and respectful he was very patient with us and did a fantastic job we will…read moredefinitely be coming back and want to see Franklin

Service always prompt. Charcuterie board substantial…read more Arancini = Alcoholic beverages.

I really wanted to love this cute neighborhood Italian restaurant…read more We visited them for restaurant week for the first time. The Vespa inside was a charming addition to the decor. Cocktails were good. We had the lobster bisque in addition to the restaurant week menu. The Lobster bisque was excellent.. The Calamari Fritti was fairly solid with a marinara and mayonnaise based dipping sauce. However the main courses were just OK. The Seabass fish was cooked perfectly, however, the mustard sauce was kind of strong for the presentation, and the risotto seemed a bit too mushy and not flavorful. My husband had the gnocchi and again the sauce was bland. It definitely could've used some red peppers. The Cannoli was fresh and good, but the tiramisu was soggy and underwhelming. The service was fantastic. Maybe we'll give them another Try with some of their other dishes.

Today we went to celebrate my birthday at Anthony's and it was fantastic in EVERY way. As it was a…read moreVERY hot day, we were offered the best seat inside at the window, the best table. There our happy adventure began with sweet Alessia, who with her warm heart and her friendly smiling attitude was our waitress. The food was absolutely first class---a lot of change since our last visit two years ago. I can only recommend this awesome place at the lake and we have decided to return very soon again. Bravo Anthony's Fishgrotto, you are doing super. Love Ellen

Came here for a family lunch celebrating a bday…read more First of all FANTASTIC service. Annette was our server so shout out to her but also kudos to Nick who was our busboy. He was swift to take care of everyone's drinks and was so kind! Gigi also noticed us taking particular interest in the ducks and came over and answered some of our questions. Just lovely service and couldn't ask for a better experience. The food was solid but not great. The salmon was the standout across the board. The French fries were also very tasty. Everything else was meh. With that said, it's such a lovely and fun setting. They really did make it look like a grotto. There's parking in front of it and up the hill parking for the hotel.

Their food is always excellent. Highly recommend the tower. It's enough for two people.read more

THIS SPOT IS SOOO GOOD...Welcoming, CLEAN, organized and had a charm that felt like a locals…read morehangout. The service was amazing, super nice guys and very orderly and kind. Had our dog on the patio and enjoyed tacos, shrimp ceviche (very fresh) and drinks. This spot 100% reminded me of when I went to La Paz. It's very clean, and I already want to go back. Tacos basically get two for one, loaded with meat and toppings. Best octopus we've had and we spent a lot of time in Okinawa and Mexico. 10/10 will be back!