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    Waba Grill

    4.7 (7 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Gary N.

    Very small Waba location with only a few tables for dining in, I guess most of the customers are college students and they tend to take food to go, surprisingly no Yelp page created but they do have one on Google map, came in to redeem my birthday bowl, service was fast, almost forgot to tell them to switch my rice to brown, and they did it right and perfectly.

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    Animae

    Animae

    4.4
    (1.7k reviews)
    6.9 mi
    $$$

    Food was absolutely amazing. Beautiful presentation and taste. We enjoyed multiple dishes and all…read morewer5++stars!!! And we were able to enjoy a beautiful sunset as a bonus. I was served a delicious surprise birthday treat that was off the chain!!!

    Ultra-luxe Asian fusion restaurant by Brian Malarkey that feels more like it belongs in New York…read moreCity than San Diego. That's probably part of the reason why it's so popular. The food is bold and flavorful and the variety wide for all tastes. Here's what we tried. Apps: Tuna Kinilaw: small plate of sashimi style tuna with a delicious sauce. 5/5 Tuna Nam Khao: crunchy and bold but didn't really taste like tuna. 3/5 Hunan lamb chops: tender and flavorful meat popsicles. 5/5 Coal roasted cabbage: earthy and bold, more on the adventurous side, tastes like it sounds. 4/5 Wagyu corned beef fried rice: didn't taste like anything special. Somewhat disappointing. 2/5 Mains: Short rib kare kare: melt in your mouth tender braised, bold beef flavor. 5/5 Pork tomahawk tocino: unique presentation of a sliced slab of pork varying from some fat to fatty. 4/5 Perilla pesto tteokbokki: I give it a lot of style points but it's not the best dish. 3/5 Dessert: Peach sorbet: delicate contrast of peach and Matcha flavors with crunch texture contrast via an inventive coconut crumble. 5/5 Buko pandan: it's different, it's pandan, still good. 4/5 Sticky rice crème brûlée: who knew these two would make a good combination? I don't even like crème brûlée. 4/5 Chocolate cremeux: chocolate lovers rejoice. The chili candied cashews provide a wonderful contrast. 5/5 The restaurant is well staffed and the service very good, although you may need to flag people down at times.

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    The hub checkin out the menu. Our reservation was first seating at 5pm. We beat the crowd which filled the place later.
    The hub checkin out the menu. Our reservation was first seating at 5pm. We beat the crowd which filled the place later.
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    Dija Mara

    4.3
    (842 reviews)
    34.9 mi
    $$

    Our 20th wedding anniversary was spent at our true guilty pleasure: Dija Mara…read more We would have loved to get everything on the menu but honestly we get stuffed really quickly and tried to stick with the perfected dishes: Grilled Roti with Lamb Jus Curry Sea Bream Ceviche Actually we noticed the menu didn't mention "Sea Bream" anymore and just said "Local Ceviche". Did they change fish? Tasted the same basically. Still amazing as always. We also tried some new dishes: Beef Tartare Chicken Thigh Skewers Green Curry Mussels The Beef Tartare was just okay. It's the only dish I probably would not ever order again. It wasn't bad, but compared to every other banger on the menu, it's last. Something has to be last. The Chicken Thigh Skewers were AMAZING! OMG, so much flavor in the chicken but the sauce really drove it overboard. Wow. These are a must try, you won't regret it. And lastly, the Green Curry Mussels blew us away. I love mussels and always order it whenever I see it on a menu. We devoured all of the mussels (and added the $9 Roti) and even got a container to-go to save the broth, lol. Truly another banger from Dija Mara. I really appreciate that the menu changes periodically without removing the veteran dishes we continue to enjoy. Just want to mention something besides the culinary spectacles. Dija Mara's decor is every bit as memorable as its food. The artwork isn't an afterthought--it's part of the experience. The dining room manages to feel both trendy and intimate at the same time, while the graffiti-covered back wall adds a playful, street-art feel that contrasts beautifully with the polished food and cocktails. The result is a space that feels creative, unpretentious, and genuinely cool. The industrial concrete and reclaimed wood elements give it a modern edge, while the Indonesian-inspired art creates a sense of place that feels completely unique in North County. This is really our happy place and I hope it never changes.

    What a disappointment. I had high expectations due to the Michelin bib Gourmand award, but the…read moreflavors fell extremely short. The restaurant was fairly empty although Resy wouldn't take reservations. Plenty of bar seating. The service was fair, not particularly warm or engaging, which was fine. The food was alluring and beautiful, but the flavors were salty, flat, and mushy. Starting with the Paloma, it was nothing special. Just something you could get with a well happy hour special. Serviceable but unremarkable. Very Instagrammable, however. The pork belly was nicely charred and had nice bite sized morsels on the skewer, good texture, but the sauce was very salty, almost bitter. Forced myself to eat the 2nd skewer, but could not push through the last 2. In contradistinction, the beef rendang was almost bland, like a microwaveable peanut butter Hormel beef stew, and the cardinal sin - the rice underneath was mushy. That was what sealed the nail on the coffin. Bland, albeit tender short rib, on top of smushy rice. Dead. I barely ate one of the 2 pieces of ribs and couldn't do more. The staff wanted to see if I wanted a take out container. When you see a customer that disengaged with the food, you'd better be wary. Being Asian, I don't like to waste food, but when it's so not good, I'd rather walk away and get something else than to finish a terrible meal. Many diners have a millennia of choices in this price point. Sadly, not sure how this restaurant got recognition because it's half as delicious as your typical neighborhood Thai restaurant. Banana Leaf at the Original farmers market in LA is better, though humble and homely. Just very disappointing. Hope it was an off night and that others have a better experience.

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