Sandi Masori

  Sushi Ota, 4529 Mission Bay Dr, San Diego, California By Sandi Masori  SAN DIEGO — If you didn’t know better, you would easily drive past San Diego’s best Sushi spot and never know it.  Unlike the bigger, louder restaurants of the area with the neon signs proclaiming the cuisine, Sushi Ota is quietly tucked between […]

Alforon, 5965 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, California 92115 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — A block from the intersection of College Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard, you’ll find a charming Lebanese restaurant nestled between a smoke shop and a Japanese restaurant. Alforon is what the Middle East should be if we could set aside politics

Chiba Japanese, 10435 San Diego Mission Rd, San Diego, California 92108 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — Walking distance from the Mission San Diego Alcala is a little Japanese restaurant called Chiba.  It’s a tiny little place, where you will probably have to share table space with other diners due to the close quarters, but it’s not

Cully’s Restaurant, 13252 Poway Rd, Poway, California 92064 By Sandi Masori POWAY, California — My cousin  Jessica is studying to be a cosmetologist, so I gave her a ride to her school in Poway.  We got there a bit early, so we figured we’d grab a bite to eat in the restaurant next door. Cully’s is a

  Seaside Buffet, 8998 Miramar Rd, San Diego, California 92126 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — We recently had nine members of the family together and decided to go out for dinner.  My youngest son picked the restaurant, so we went to his favorite all-you-can-eat place — Seaside Buffet — which contrary to the name

  Goldilocks, 1420 E. Plaza Blvd D-7, National City, California 91950 By Sandi Masori NATIONAL CITY, California — In this suburb of San Diego, you can find many ethnic restaurants, and especially a lot of Filipino restaurants. We went to one such restaurant, by the name of Goldilocks. Upon walking in the first thing you notice is

  Josun Korean BBQ, 4681 Convoy St, San Diego, California 92111  By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — We wanted to try something different, so instead of picking a restaurant and then driving to it, we went down to the Kearny Mesa/ Convoy area with the plan of randomly finding a nice Korean restaurant. At random we

  D.Z. Akin’s, 6930 Alvarado Road, San Diego, California 92120 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — Even if the headline did not announce the name of the restaurant I’m reviewing, the mural pictured above would give it away for many Jewish San Diegans. It’s difficult to believe that anyone could be Jewish in San Diego and not know about

Shabu Works, 9841 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, California 92131 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — “Jewish Christmas” is how Jews often celebrate a day off work while Christians celebrate their religious holiday. Traditionally, it involves dinner at a Chinese, or Asian, restaurant before or after a movie.  So, have I got the place for

California Fish Grill, 1530 Camino De La Reina Ste A.,  San Diego, California 92108 By Sandi Masori SAN DIEGO — We were in Mission Valley and looking for a place to eat and found California Fish Grill, a fast casual restaurant that specializes in fresh grilled fish.  They also have fish tacos, some fried offerings, and even a