shah269 0 #1 January 14, 2010 Looks like I'll be there in a few weeks. Flying in on Sunday for a Monday meeting. I'm sadly not allowed to go into Mexico. Any suggestions of a good place to eat maybe a nice place to hang out? Thanks in advanceLife through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #2 January 14, 2010 There's a football game there Sunday at 2. You probably can't get a ticket but a good seat at a sports bar will be fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #3 January 14, 2010 Ah....I forgot to say I'll be there next month. The third week of Feb. Thanks!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #4 January 14, 2010 QuoteI'm sadly not allowed to go into Mexico I'm reading that as your company is forbiding you from leaving the US because you're traveling for work? Because of safety issues??Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #5 January 14, 2010 QuoteLooks like I'll be there in a few weeks. Flying in on Sunday for a Monday meeting. I'm sadly not allowed to go into Mexico. Any suggestions of a good place to eat maybe a nice place to hang out? Thanks in advance You like Bar b que? we got a great place downtown, (gotta wait for my wife to get here to tell me the name) Plus of course , Teh Otay DZ, great freindly people out there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #6 January 14, 2010 Quote I'm reading that as your company is forbiding you from leaving the US because you're traveling for work? Because of safety issues?? Yes. Due to safety no can go to Mexico. So we will be staying at some fancy location which from the looks of it isn't going to be much fun. Any recommendations as to places to eat dinner would be greatly appreciated.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 January 14, 2010 Quote I'm sadly not allowed to go into Mexico. So they still haven't gotten over that little incident that happened last time, eh?"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #8 January 14, 2010 Quote Yes. Due to safety no can go to Mexico. So we will be staying at some fancy location which from the looks of it isn't going to be much fun. I stayed at Paradise Point Resort & Spa and the restaurant rocked for dinner. Also, we walked around the Gas Lamp District and found some really awesome "local" (not chain) type restaurants. http://www.gaslamp.org/directory/dining.htmlAlways be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #9 January 14, 2010 Quote Quote I'm sadly not allowed to go into Mexico. So they still haven't gotten over that little incident that happened last time, eh? I thought "What happens in Tijuana stays in Tijuana". Apparently not. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #10 January 14, 2010 Quote Quote I'm reading that as your company is forbiding you from leaving the US because you're traveling for work? Because of safety issues?? Yes. Due to safety no can go to Mexico. So we will be staying at some fancy location which from the looks of it isn't going to be much fun. Any recommendations as to places to eat dinner would be greatly appreciated. got more of a location? Seaport Village? the Bay? Coranado? La Jolla? My wife will know places in all of them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #11 January 14, 2010 Thank you thank you thank you. And my employer is just trying to keep us safe. I use to go to Arizona all the time and have dinner in Mexico but there was a bit of a crime problem so they asked us not to go anymore. Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jbag 0 #12 January 14, 2010 what kind of dinner do you think you will want? Italian, greek, sushi, all you can eat brazilian bbq??? just let me know and i have great suggestions...let me know how much you want to spend tooIHYD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 January 14, 2010 Quote Thank you thank you thank you. And my employer is just trying to keep us safe. I use to go to Arizona all the time and have dinner in Mexico but there was a bit of a crime problem so they asked us not to go anymore. I would stay the fuck out of Mexico, especially along the border with the USA. It's mostly over-run by the drug cartels, the worst scum-bags on earth. If I wanted to go to Mexico, I'd rather go south, or like the Yucatan peninsula where the ancestral Mayan grounds are. The people there are for the most part decent, but it's way out of the way for you... But I would only fly there or take a cruise. No way am I driving through."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #14 January 14, 2010 Quotewhat kind of dinner do you think you will want? Italian, greek, sushi, all you can eat brazilian bbq??? just let me know and i have great suggestions...let me know how much you want to spend too Let me ask my team and I'll get back to you tomorrow.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #15 January 14, 2010 Another San diego type here. Price and type of food and I can supply ideas also._____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #16 January 14, 2010 Do you have a car? If you have a car, I'd say head up to Stone Brewing in Escondido. nice food, and AMAZING beer. I can't repeat that enough. AMAZING. Did you know that San Diego county is home to over 30 craft breweries? This is a beer town, and one of the best in the country. I say Stone because it has a restaurant and it's open on sundays, but if you have time, go on a "beer tour". Most of the breweries offer tasters for cheap (some free!). And it works like a winery, you taste the beers in "order", usually from light and hoppy to dark and sweet. AleSmith, Port/Lost Abbey, Green Flash, and Stone are some of the big ones. This is my new favorite thing to do with folks who visit from out of town (especially if they've already done the zoo/seaworld/wild animal park thing). Anyway, just a suggestion if you are a lover of fine beers like I am Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #17 January 14, 2010 thank you thank you thank you! I greatly appreciate it! I'll pass this by my team! again thank you.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #18 January 14, 2010 I second Stone Brewing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #19 January 14, 2010 Also near the Marine air station there is a great Vietnamese place called Pho Tau Bay. Its very close to the National Guard armory where the M60 tank was stolen a few years back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #20 January 14, 2010 Fotr Great little taste of San Diego, Go to Ocean Beach, take a morning stroll out onto the pier, there is a little Cafe on the pier, their Breakfast's and Lunches are great out there, especially breakfast... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,080 #21 January 14, 2010 Best Mexican food - Fidel's in Solana Beach (about 20 minutes) Funnest place - Stone Brewing in Escondido (about 40 minutes) Best beer places - Toronado and Blind Lady, North Park (near downtown) Good fancy food places - Indigo Grill, Kemosabe, Wine Sellar Best view - Sealevel restaurant/bar (right next to the airport) Fun places to walk around - Old Town, downtown Pacific Beach (surfer hangout) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #22 January 14, 2010 Bill i will be staying at the manchester grand hyatt in mid march. Where is it in relation to those areas you listed? I def. want to stroll around and sample some local brews while i am there. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,080 #23 January 14, 2010 >manchester grand hyatt in mid march. Where is it in relation to those >areas you listed? That hotel is very close to downtown on the water (nice hotel BTW.) Sealevel (or C level I think it's really called) is a few miles away; short taxi ride or trolley ride + walk away. Oggi's pizza+brewery is just a little further. Decent beer, good pizza. Toronado and Blind Lady are 4-5 miles away. Toronado is just a bar but has a great local selection. Blind Lady is the same, but they are putting in fermenters as we speak. Karl Strauss, Rock Bottom and the Yardhouse are all a few blocks from you; they are a little bit more of a chain. Yardhouse is a bar only but has a huge selection (100+ beers on tap or something like that.) A bit of traveling by train will get you to Pizza Port which is the "parent" of Lost Abbey and always has great beer. They brew about half of what they sell; the rest is always interesting. The Coaster train leaves a few blocks from your hotel and stops right across the street from both Pizza Port Solana Beach and Pizza Port Carlsbad. If you go to the Carlsbad location there's a bottle shop right there that has some great stuff. Plus which of course you don't have to drive to get there. Lost Abbey (amazing beers, hole in the wall) and Stone (getting very famous both for food and beer) are both worth visiting but will be either a bit of a drive (30 minutes) or a train to a trolley plus a walk that will probably take you 90 minutes. Some good local (i.e. Socal) breweries if you see them in local bars: Alesmith Lightning Oceanside Ale Works Lost Abbey Stone (but you can get that anywhere now) Hangar 24 Firestone Walker Ballast Point Port Brewing Bruery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfilarsky 0 #24 January 15, 2010 I third Stone Brewery! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #25 January 15, 2010 awesome! Thanks. I will be in convention meetings wed-fri till 5 then sat i am free till i fly out that evening. I plan on hitting up several of these places in the evenings. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
