Amazing fried chicken top 1 of all time! The service and ambiance is good! The wait time is worth…read moreeverything!

It's January 1st! Last night I went to pick up 50 salt and pepper chicken wings for a party. I…read morehad ordered them earlier that day. Well, the lobby was packed and about a dozen people were waiting for their pre-ordered wings. They were running about 30 minutes late on all pre- orders and pick up orders. The customers were polite and patient for the most. Behind the counter were two ladies working like crazy, organizing orders and maintaining their composure in a crisis type setting. Dozens of orders were being packed, just coming out of the kitchen piping hot. Behind them, five cooks were moving quickly, smoothly and non-stop. Food was flying! Shouting in Chinese and working like they have done this the entire lives. It's was like something out of a movie. It's very typical no matter where you pick up wings on New Year's Eve. It's always an extra half to full hour wait. And, why were all of the customers so patient. I think it's because everyone knows that Golden Bay puts out the most incredible wings on the planet! As we unveiled our big box of wings at the party, a mob started to form. The word spread and soon the wings were gone. All of our friends wanted to know where we got the wings. It was a moment of pleasure for my wife and I seeing our friends got nuts over those wings. In the drive home, my wife told me that the wait was worth it. Next year we will need to order 100. And, maybe some salt and pepper shrimp! We eat at Golden Bay at least once a week as their food is always fresh, hot and made to order. Maya and Teresa run the front of the house and even during a chaotic moment they held their composure and were as sweet as ever. By writing this, I risk even a longer wait next News Year's Eve. But, it's worth it. Happy New Year to the most extraordinary crew at Golden Bay.

alejandro is the goat. the food here is the absolute best! joselin is the best worker she so sweet…read moreand funny! I would eat here breakfast lunch and dinner. Come here rn

Dalu Hawaiian BBQ was a great experience! We got 2 regular plates of teriyaki chicken (with extra…read morerice) and Korean chicken. Both plates came out quickly and fresh. Korean chicken was recommended on social media and well explained as a great choice by an employee. The teriyaki chicken was amazing from the first bite. It was cooked perfect and not too many fatty pieces which I appreciated. I also appreciated they had extra teriyaki sauce on the side that is stored warmed on the side. The spam masubi was a 10/10. Good portion of rice. I feel like we needed to add extra teriyaki sauce on it but totally our preference. The service was excellent, providing the best recommendations and wiping down tables for us. Everyone was very nice and helpful. My boyfriend and I already had our next future orders ready for our next visit! Definitely want to try the malasadas next.

The fried fish we ordered was so hard and dry we couldn't even eat it. This was to celebrate my…read moremother's birthday. Really ruined our celebration.

I really really wanted to like this. I was disappointed…read more First I want to say the service was excellent. One person by himself. He was so nice and friendly. That being said. The food was just ok. Fried pickles were good. Hush puppies were burnt but had good flavor. Gizzards were inedible. Burnt and chewy. Catfish was ok. Cod was both wet and dry at the same time which I didn't understand. I don't know if I would be back.

What a difference a year makes. Our last experience was average at best. Tonight it was supreme…read moreservice, excellent food, a fantastic server and we were so well taken care it's hard to out into words. We were asked several times if we wanted a certain meat and what temperature we wanted it. One of our group of four likes things meadium and the rest medium rare. Somehow they made that happen all night. Amazing. The salad bar is not as big as some others but it had enough and is tasty. The meat selection was good and we like or loved just about everything. The only miss was the coconut fish. The person who had that said coconut was nowhere to be found and that it was, "okay." Over all it was a great night and we would certainly come back. Sorry for the lack of photos. We were having such a great time simply forgot to take more.

Came here on a sunday for lunch. we were a large group, 30+ and they were able to accommodate us…read moreeasily. a decent size, clean dining area. the sides are self serve and the meats are brought to your table in large skewers. the cold sides were OKAY. everything seemed fresh, but the selection seemed limited. a variety of pickled items and salad. it just didn't seem like that much variety and they don't really seem to go together? but that's just personal opinion obviously. there was a small section with hot sides that were better. the fried polenta and yukon potatoes were my fave, nice and crispy. the mashed potatoes and alfredo were also tasty. i wasn't totally blown away by the meats either. husband enjoyed it more. for dessert, the cinnamon donut thing tasted just like a churro in a good way. and the leche flan was good too. but the chocolate cake was dry despite being topped with some kind of chocolate that was a weird texture (check out my pic). i enjoyed my limeade though. maybe i hyped myself up too much? maybe brazilian is not my style? good, but not amazing to me. service was great though. we were checked on often and meats were regularly offered.

Anthony's Fish Grotto has amazing food. The service is top notch every time. Always greeted with a…read moresmile immediately when arriving. The cemented rock walls makes the ambiance very unique and inviting. There is a full glass window to view the pond outside including an patio dining. It is a great place to bring guests!

Food: 5/5 Service:5/5…read moreAmbiance: 5/5 It's been quite several months since we've been here. Lunch was great. Entrées selected were good. Definitely will return to try other entrées from menu.

This was a sleeper hit of a restaurant ... I live in Spring Valley, and asian food caters to the…read moredemographic #iykyk. I was a bit hesitant to try this place because I love chinese food and lately its just been hit or miss. Also, sushi/chinese can sometimes be not what you expect. ANYWAY, let me go back to my experience with Ayumi. Small cozy restaurant that has about 8-10 tables. Its apparent they do a lot of take out. It's in a small plaza but there is plenty of parking. You're greeted warmly when going inside, and there's an A-Frame in the front that tells you the daily special. The pictures here on yelp and google helped a lot in making my food decisions. I love my orange chicken not too much breading, and an even sauce to nugget ratio. Some of the other chinese restaurants in the immediate area are wayyyy too saucy or too breaded. I chose the Sweet & Pungent chicken, bc that sounded good ... boy it did not disappoint. It came out on a bed of crispy noodles and steamed broccoli. The pieces were evenly sauced and sticky the way I love it ... so I can only imagine the orange chicken, sweet and sour, and whatever else is fried will be decent. Definitely coming back just for this. My bf had the kung pao trio, and it was probably the most decent I've had in a while. The prices are reasonable for the area for the sushi, the chinese food, and even the beverages (some places be gouging for beer), and I'm going to be trying this place out for the lunch specials which is always a good combo of entree, appetizer, and drink. 5 stars for the chinese food, Can't wait to try the sushi next time.

Sushi dinner on a Sunday night, heck yeah! I was in the mood for sushi but not in the mood for the…read morewaitlists of Hillcrest, Mission Hills, North Park, etc. Plus I didn't want to drive far. This was a quick drive from our house and got great reviews, so why not! The dining room is moderate sized, about 6-8 tables, plus a bar with 3-4 seats at the counter, so you may still have to wait a little bit if they are super busy, but we got there before the rush and got right in. The menu is very diverse, but don't let it scare you, they do both Chinese food and Sushi with some asian fusion dishes as well. We stuck with the sushi but I definitely want to come back and try the Chinese food. The sushi was legit, quality and fresh ingredients and great flavor combos. We had 3 orders of rolls, a sake, and I had a glass of chardonnay. The wine is VERY reasonable here, $5.99 a glass! Those are happy hour prices ALL day long.. It's not a fancy glass of chard, but it paired perfectly with the sushi. Service was good, fast at first, slowed down a bit when they got busy but we never had to wait too long! The rolls were delicious, we had the Las Vegas roll, which was crunchy fried deliciousness, the jalapeño was on the top so if you wanted it less spicy you just took it off. I didn't think it was too spicy even with the topping. We also had the citrus and gold dust roll. The citrus roll was definitely zesty and spicy, for those who like spice! The gold dust roll was PERFECT, it was my favorite. It had a little crunch inside of it and it wasn't too spicy. Definitely will be reordering that one. All in all 5 stars here for the price, very affordable and delicious sushi!

Squeezed into a small shopping center on the corner of Washington and Magnolia sits Chuy's Taqueria…read morey Burritos. Needed a quick bite to eat so to Yelp i went ... saw Chuys had some good looking food and reviews so we took the 9 minute drive from Parkway Plaza after some holiday shopping. Upon walking in there is about nine bar stools aligned the L shaped bar table for sitting along the left wall/window. Place was spotless, super clean with pretty dope street art to your right! The woman at the register was very nice and the cook seemed to carry a great attitude as well. I noticed many customer coming were returning customers which is something I always like to see. California burrito was packed with meat and cooked to absolute perfection. I could actually taste the carne asada over everything which is honesty rare for me. The guacamole was not oozing out nor was it overpowering the taste of the whole burrito. The size of this thing was as about the size of my forearm! Filled me up for sure!! 6 rolled tacos with guacamole, sour cream and cheese was also perfectly cooked. Perfect amount of crunch on the ends and not too soft in the middles. Plenty of meat in the rolled tacos as well, which you could also taste well through all the toppings! We'll definitely be seeing you again soon Chuy's!!!

Chuy's doesn't bother with theatrics. It's a straight shot of San Diego comfort: a counter, a warm…read moregriddle, and a crew that treats your custom order like it's the most natural thing in the world. I ordered a California burrito and asked to swap in adobado pork. No hesitation, no side‑eye, just a nod and a "you got it." That alone puts them ahead of half the shops in the county. The burrito itself delivered. The adobado came through with that deep red glow and smoky tang, the kind of flavor that feels like it's been tended to, not rushed. Fold that into fries, cheese, and a tortilla doing quiet, reliable work, and you get a bite that hits all the right notes. Rich, bright, salty, satisfying. It's a simple thing done well, which is exactly what you want from a neighborhood taco shop. Chuy's isn't trying to reinvent the wheel. They're just making a damn good burrito and treating you right while they do it.

I ordered the breakfast burrito and coffee!! The coffee was actually sooo good lol. Breakfast…read moreburrito was also pretty yummy w the salsa!!! My family ordered breakfast platters and hot chocolate (and soup another night) and they also enjoyed those. They loved the hot chocolate!!! Coffee and hot chocolate were really good lol Wasn't too busy and the waitress was nice!

We were coming here for Taco Tuesday pretty regularly for a few months. Service was always friendly…read moreuntil the regular bartender left the bar/found employment elsewhere. By that time, we had seen inconsistencies our fish tacos. One made it perfect, the other over fried the fish and made it un enjoyable. The saving grace was the green sauce. Sometimes, there was an off flavor with the tortilla chips (which you have to pay for- sigh). The new server never jived well with us. She was okay. But after seeing their multiple closures from the health department, and it seems like they are always closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (and last Sunday, we drove by and saw they were closing around 6, and not at the posted time of 8), it's like why even bother. I can't look past the gamble with the food and the health violations (GROSS). Also, they don't have a good house margarita, just a cheap one. I remember coming here twice for breakfast like 3 years ago and I really liked their breakfast- especially biscuits and gravy.

I would like to give Dolci Cafe Italiano a huge shout out and a stellar review!…read more AMAZING FOOD, SERVICE, AMBIANCE AND ATTENTIVENESS! We have found ourselves very irritable at lunchtime in our office because we have been ordering the same old lunches for years...one of us for 24 years! We sent one of the owners of the company I work for out on a mission to find new lunch spots. This is how we found Dolci! We ordered 6 different items to share so that we could try several items. Grande Lasagna Bolognese, Americana Pizza, Italian Fest Panini, Fettuccine Cartoccio, Dolci Chicken Mac & Cheese and Penne Michealangelo. Every single item was so delicious. The flavors were rich and the portions were generous! It gave the feeling of FINALLY being satisfied with lunch which we have not had in a very long time! We all agreed we needed a nap after lunch because we stuffed ourselves in the most gluttonous manner! The only problem is that we were so stuffed no one wanted to get back to work! We are very pleased with the quality of ingredients, the order being ready on time and even after driving 15-20 minutes back to the office the food was still hot! Thank you Dolci! We look forward to ordering again with you in the very near future!

Dolci Cafe Italiano brings "Little Italy" to East County with and pizza dough made in-house…read moredaily, fresh ingredients, and great options for lunch, dinner, and brunch on the weekends! We dined during brunch and got a few breakfast items and a few lunch items to get a taste of everything. Our favorites were the Salmon Benedict, of course the pizza made in their wood-fired oven, and a pasta dishes that they let me modify (linguine Alfredo with ‍ and ) ! Everything was so flavorful and the pizza crust was perfectly crunchy yet soft with the perfect amount of toppings. Kid friendly! Follow @allthingsfoodinsandiego for more must try San Diego restaurants, date night ideas, food experiences, kid friendly spots, with a sprinkling of home-cooking!

Yummy Clean Fast…read more Friendly Chef is great Go here for some good sushi and more! My favorite is the lemon drop

Overall, not bad, Portions are a bit small for the price, Service was good, the ambiance was nice…read more Food quality was good but not great. Fine for a quick bite but not a special event.