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| Look for a second Carnitas Snack Shack in North Park soon |
GRAPEVINE
GOULASH—Foodie media is abuzz with the owner
announcement that the five-year-old Sea
Rocket has been sold and will be replaced by a yet to be named restaurant
at the same location. Dec. 8 is reported
to be Sea Rocket’s last night. All best
wishes to owners Elena and Dennis. Word
is the new place will be totally remodeled.
Be nice if the landlord painted the structure other than beige. There are plenty of interesting colors that still
make the building be historic and cool...
Yes, just as one
place closes here comes a new one in North Park. Brabant
Bar & Café is now open and in the space vacated by Vagabond
Restaurant. The new place will offer
Belgian food and beer offerings. Hopefully,
we’ll see those wonderful Belgian frittes served like we had in Brussels last
spring. Brabant is in North Park because
it is north of Juniper Street, the city’s dividing line between North and
South, but those fun centric SoPark militants will claim it as their own. Go for it...
Carnitas Snack Shack,
the amazing culinary phenomenon on University led by chef Hanis Cavin, will
soon open a new and bigger restaurant in North Park near its original location. Follow them on Twitter for expansion updates:
@CarnitasSnacks...
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| Area 51 arrives at Co-op |
Coin-Op Game Room is the name of the former El Take it Easy bar/food joint at 3926 30th
Street. New owners/investors are from
the Lion’s Share restaurant team, including at least one major home developer
from North County. I would have named
the place it “Tommy” after the pinball wizard...
Waypoint Public at 30th and University is packing them by being open
evenings only. Locals love chef Amanda
Baumgarten’s menu. Can’t stop ordering
the burger and fish tacos...
Try and find a seat at Subterranean coffee lounge (across from
Saguaros taco shop on 30th)
midweek in the lunch hour. Next time
I’ll make a reservation...
Back at 30th
and Redwood, the laundromat with the so-so art work (just because it graffiti
doesn’t mean it automatically becomes great art) is set to be a
restaurant. Word is it will be called Mid-Park and ownership hails from the
Tio Leo’s restaurant family. Expect a
Spring debut...
Construction is going
at blur pace on the stylish North Parker Lofts, a Jonathan Segal
architect/development project at 30th and Upas and there’s news ramen
gurus Underbelly II will be the main
foodie entities open there. Also, set
for the North Parker is the intriguing InfluxCafe
coffee/café operation. Overheard, the Pearl Hotel foodie gang led by chef
Jaisson Burke will be putting together a small taco-style venture in North
Parker Lofts called Pearlita’s... |
| Qincenera cake from Panchita's in Golden Hill |
...Can it be another eye
sore bites the dust? This time at 32nd
and North Park Way? Yippee as work is
almost done. It ain’t grand architecture but at least it isn’t a broken down
site. But will it be Panchita’s Bakery or no? If so, Panchita’s has two other locations in
San Diego and will fit in wonderfully in North Park.
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| New Piocere Mio on the way |
Piocere Mio, where Grape meets Fern Street, is closed and undergoing a
remodeling. Owners Marco and Stefano put
together an investment package and will open as an Italian Restaurant with beer
and wine offered. If the new operation
comes close to the wonderful personalities of its owners then South Park is set
to score another restaurant coup.
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