PumpkinStalker

Thanks for the suggestions! I suppose I should have said I don't mind fancy inventive and interesting foods provided the portion is decent :-) I think of frou frou as mainly a description of something that takes forever to make and a half second to eat I looked them all up...Georges and Urban Solace seem to be the front-runners from what I see on their websites. Thoughts on any specific "must get" menu items? What about any places you REALLY enjoy but are aprehensive sending a visitor to either because of neighborhood, or grimeyness of the the place or whatever...Something you would never see advertised in the visitors guide? Give me your favorite hole-in-the-wall. This would be for a weekday lunch. If it helps, here are a few pictures of places that I would put in this category in KC MO. I figure I'll go super casual and grimey for lunch, then class it up a notch for dinner. Town Topic Hamburgers http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/town-topic-kansas-city?select=Z9oGenaN1Mw3FZO3I5lMEA#Z9oGenaN1Mw3FZO3I5lMEA Grinders in KC: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3255/2583834609_fa443d4327_z.jpg?zz=1 Arthur Bryants BBQ http://openplac.es/trips/arthur-bryant-s-barbeque-in-kansas-city-missouri Thanks for the help!

I'll be going on a very brief business trip to Solana Beach and would love some recommendations for food. I will probably only get 1 dinner so make it a good one! I'll also have 2 lunches during my brief stay. I will have a rental car so I don't mind doing a little driving, and will probably be in SD for the dinner anyway. I'm not into touristy "districts". I'd rather go where the locals go. I am completely open minded, I like all sorts of food (although I had duck tongue tacos once that I wasn't a big fan of). A little direction though if it helps: I like to be full afterwards, avoid places that are overly frou-frou for this tripPlaces with good desserts a plusI drink - mostly enjoy craft beers but sometimes enjoy handcrafted cocktails. I'll look back in the thread for ideas, but thought I'd get the ball rolling with a comment too. Thanks!