The San Diego area thread

[chemman141]

Toss some portobellos and poblanos on the grill, then slice up and put on a tortilla from Pancho Villa with some salsa...vegan tacos can be delicious too!

That sounds delicious with some pastor

 

[pugsandsuds]

Agreed. Especially with a side of meat.

That's why one always has side brisket ready, just in case!

 

[pugsandsuds]

mushrooms are gross

Without a doubt, this is the most ridiculous comment I've ever heard from you, including any positive comments about Rare Barrel

 

[davemont]

That's why one always has side brisket ready, just in case!

Brisket and potato tacos would be perfect today with this (actual) weather.

 

[blackzag05]

Liking beer and sports is becoming damn near illegal nowadays. Stop being so boring, bro. I can watch the game and serve you a pint.

To each their own, I supppose. But if I’m going to a small brewery to taste what are supposedly top notch farmhouse ales I’d rather not be surrounded by people drinking Bud Light and occasionally screaming about sports on television. Difficult to understand? This is surely not the model you’ll find at Hill Farmstead, Jester King, De Garde, Side Project and so on.

Edit - I can actually recall leaving Toolbox once because of a loud NFL game being played and the tasting room employee being more interested in the game than discussing the beers. It’s called having brand identity and consistency - and most people do not conflate sports bar atmosphere with dignified, top dollar beverages.

 

[blackzag05]

I like Resident. I like the local. I pick my times when I go down there but I’m aware that I may fall into the bro zone.

You guys really don't care that a great brewery is dead in the middle of a bro-zone? It is pretty weird.

 

[Tyrsis]

Without a doubt, this is the most ridiculous comment I've ever heard from you, including any positive comments about Rare Barrel

I guess I'm just not a fungi

edit: wait, I've made positive comments about Rare Barrel?

 

[pugsandsuds]

Speaking places with delicious beer and a great place to watch sports (especially Sunday Ticket in North Park, a rarity and a blessing), looks like a fun event for Rip Current's anniversary, $30 for 32oz of high abv deliciousness

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rip-current-brewings-fifth-anniversary-celebration-tickets-41632749675

 

[pugsandsuds]

edit: wait, I've made positive comments about Rare Barrel?

I thought so, but I could be crazy/just remembering drinking a couple bottles are your house during a share. Either way, sounds like we have similar opinions on Rare Barrel.

 

[rcubed1]

Speaking places with delicious beer and a great place to watch sports (especially Sunday Ticket in North Park, a rarity and a blessing), looks like a fun event for Rip Current's anniversary, $30 for 32oz of high abv deliciousness

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rip-current-brewings-fifth-anniversary-celebration-tickets-41632749675

My mother is in town that day and wanted to go so we'll be at RCNP. Looking forward to it!

 

[Tyrsis]

I thought so, but I could be crazy/just remembering drinking a couple bottles are your house during a share. Either way, sounds like we have similar opinions on Rare Barrel.

Only beer from them I've really liked was B1 Home Sour Home. Map of the Sun isn't bad either. All the rest taste bland imo

 

[wolf13]

Toss some portobellos and poblanos on the grill, then slice up and put on a tortilla from Pancho Villa with some salsa...vegan tacos can be delicious too!

Option 2: Cut sweet potatoes into small cubes and toss with olive oil and Taco seasoning. Put on a baking sheet in the oven at 425 for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through, until crispy. Put into tortillas with all the usual toppings.

Option 3: Pulse sunflower seeds, taco seasoning, and a little warm water in a food processor until it has roughly the same look and consistency as taco meat. Put on lettuce leaves with guacamole, tomatoes, and vegan cheese if you like.

 

[mjlevy231]

Brisket and potato tacos would be perfect today with this (actual) weather.

Brisket and potato tacos are dangerously close to California burritos, your favorite Mexican food item

 

[Tyrsis]

Brisket and potato tacos are dangerously close to California burritos, your favorite Mexican food item

Yeah but french fries are so much different than potatoes in any form. You need that crunchy friedness in a CA Burrito.

 

[rrryanc]

Option 3: Pulse sunflower seeds, taco seasoning, and a little warm water in a food processor until it has roughly the same look and consistency as taco meat. Put on lettuce leaves with guacamole, tomatoes, and vegan cheese if you like.

WTF is taco meat?

Fake taco meat sounds like one of the grossest things one could possibly put into their mouth.

 

[davemont]

Brisket and potato tacos are dangerously close to California burritos, your favorite Mexican food item

Yeah but french fries are so much different than potatoes in any form. You need that crunchy friedness in a CA Burrito.

The danger is very real, but with a corn tortilla and the right potatoes you avoid the dreaded catch-all of the California burrito.

 

[smithj21541]

Speaking places with delicious beer and a great place to watch sports (especially Sunday Ticket in North Park, a rarity and a blessing), looks like a fun event for Rip Current's anniversary, $30 for 32oz of high abv deliciousness

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rip-current-brewings-fifth-anniversary-celebration-tickets-41632749675

I like the way they are setting this up this year. Need to check with the better half if I can hit the San Marcos tasting room.

Option 2: Cut sweet potatoes into small cubes and toss with olive oil and Taco seasoning. Put on a baking sheet in the oven at 425 for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through, until crispy. Put into tortillas with all the usual toppings.

Option 3: Pulse sunflower seeds, taco seasoning, and a little warm water in a food processor until it has roughly the same look and consistency as taco meat. Put on lettuce leaves with guacamole, tomatoes, and vegan cheese if you like.

I like these and option three has me curious if I can pull it off. Will have to try these next time I host a share!

 

[davemont]

I like the way they are setting this up this year. Need to check with the better half if I can hit the San Marcos tasting room.

Might see you there.

 

[wolf13]

WTF is taco meat?

I was going to say ground beef, but realized I usually use ground turkey and it looks the same. “Taco meat” was just a catch-all term.

 

[wolf13]

I like these and option three has me curious if I can pull it off. Will have to try these next time I host a share!

The sunflower seed one is the wife’s recipe, I think I got it right, but I’ll PM you the exact details once I get home as she usually makes that one.

 

[pugsandsuds]

WTF is taco meat?

Fake taco meat sounds like one of the grossest things one could possibly put into their mouth.

Taco Bell meets a very specific 3am culinary need, even if the cheesy gordita crunch has plenty of fake taco meat

 

[rrryanc]

Taco Bell meets a very specific 3am culinary need, even if the cheesy gordita crunch has plenty of fake taco meat

In California, I disagree. Unless that need is to empty the bowels as quickly as possible. I can't understand why anyone would eat there when there's an "-ertos" even remotely close.

 

[pugsandsuds]

In California, I disagree. Unless that need is to empty the bowels as quickly as possible. I can't understand why anyone would eat there when there's an "-ertos" even remotely close.

It fills a different niche. I completely agree that pretty much any -bertos or taco stand will have a better product, but Taco Bell has a couple items that are delicious guilty pleasures. Those chalupa shells are more like pita bread than tacos, and do a fantastic job of soaking up the cheapest of a liquor. I don’t think I’ve eaten at Taco Bell in the last two or three years, but it’s probably in the top three of national fast food chains I can name a menu item that I enjoy consuming. Mcnuggets obviously being the gold standard.

 

[blackzag05]

Go to Second Saturday at Hamiltons this weekend for Pizza Port jams and tell me how Sean and Nachos Excellent Adventure tastes.

 

[ButlerinSD]

I'm kind of shocked MT didn't come up with axe throwing first.

I would pay money to see the promo e-mail MT would put out for axe throwing. Can't even wrap my head around the ridiculous adjectives and verbiage they would use.

 

[Sebowski1]

It fills a different niche. I completely agree that pretty much any -bertos or taco stand will have a better product, but Taco Bell has a couple items that are delicious guilty pleasures. Those chalupa shells are more like pita bread than tacos, and do a fantastic job of soaking up the cheapest of a liquor. I don’t think I’ve eaten at Taco Bell in the last two or three years, but it’s probably in the top three of national fast food chains I can name a menu item that I enjoy consuming. Mcnuggets obviously being the gold standard.

My big fake restaurant idea for a long time has been stealing Taco Bell's menu but doing it with legit ingredients.

 

[Sebowski1]

To each their own, I supppose. But if I’m going to a small brewery to taste what are supposedly top notch farmhouse ales I’d rather not be surrounded by people drinking Bud Light and occasionally screaming about sports on television. Difficult to understand? This is surely not the model you’ll find at Hill Farmstead, Jester King, De Garde, Side Project and so on.

Edit - I can actually recall leaving Toolbox once because of a loud NFL game being played and the tasting room employee being more interested in the game than discussing the beers. It’s called having brand identity and consistency - and most people do not conflate sports bar atmosphere with dignified, top dollar beverages.

Every brewery has issues they can't control. Some can't pour full pours unless you take a tour. Some have 20 seats but a mob full of regulars. Some have landlords that don't allow food trucks. Some can't open till 3 because of city ordinances. Some are 90 miles from civilization. Some are 90 miles from civilization and choose to limit pours themselves. Some are in strip malls. Some are in industrial spaces. Some are next to the best beer bars on the planet. They are mostly just trying to do the best they can with their perimeters.

 

[wolf13]

My big fake restaurant idea for a long time has been stealing Taco Bell's menu but doing it with legit ingredients.

So basically the Taco Bell Test Kitchen, or one of the test locations they’ve had here in OC that serves “higher end” Mexican food and alcohol?

 

[nanobrew1]

So basically the Taco Bell Test Kitchen, or one of the test locations they’ve had here in OC that serves “higher end” Mexican food and alcohol?

does their food look like this:

 

[Sebowski1]

So basically the Taco Bell Test Kitchen, or one of the test locations they’ve had here in OC that serves “higher end” Mexican food and alcohol?

Whoa. :headesplode: