Eating and Drinking in San Diego

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Fleurette did not disappoint! We shared the Golden Chicken, along with the green salad. The chicken was tender and herbaceous, the jus was absolute perfection. Highly recommend. We also had the tuna tartare special to start, served over Santa Barbara uni, which was 10/10.

Paired our chicken with a bottle of 2023 Wasenhaus Chardonnay - young & fresh, it was a really great accompaniment to the chicken.

As already mentioned on this thread, my only complaint is the location. UTC is a bit of a drag given that it’s a primarily an office park. I’m surprised that Fleurette wasn’t put in La Jolla proper. For the record, my opinion on the location is definitely skewed by my PTSD of commuting to UTC for many years…

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So happy you liked it and had a Wasenhaus!!!

I hope you San Diegoans will support them despite the location : ) It is really that good and deserves to thrive. Spread the word.

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I just made a June reservation for our third visit since opening. Stoked to return.

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bumping this.. may be frequenting SD area soon :smiley:

Is Lilo in Carlsbad

  1. good overall?
  2. worth the $350 pp price?

asking b/c i’ve been to Jeune Jolie and it’s lovely and it’s $120 pp…

Thanks!

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Supposed to be very good, but I do take recommendations with a grain of salt. That said, it better be amazing at that price.

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Yes, it is in Carlsbad practically right across the street from Jeune et Jolie. I haven’t been but friends have and say it’s exceptional. Rumor has it. They’re on track for a second star. They just got rated the top restaurant in the country by the Robb report so I would definitely make a reservation for in advance. Another WB is visiting, and I helped him plan out his trip and suggested it. He was able to get a reservation fortunately, the day before the news came out, so not sure how tough it would be now particularly in the summer.

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My wife and son’s birthdays are both in August, so I’ll be taking them both to Fleurette in early August (he eats everything, and at 11 years old, a LOT of everything…). I’ll report back.

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I have to get back there and try the burger, I think it’s off menu and only in the bar area (could be wrong)?

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  1. Yes, if you love seasonal coastal Californian fare, then you’re in luck.
  2. No, especially the beverages pairing. If it was at $250 then I’d say worth it, but they have to pay for the beautiful ground somehow :stuck_out_tongue:
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I was in San Diego last week and didn’t have any fancy food, but we had a lot of good food. My favorite may have been the Taco Stand in Encinitas. Surpassed my expectations for such a chain with so many locations. And remarkably good despite the humorous scene of busy Mexicans serving a long line of smiling gringos, many of whom seemed completely unfamiliar with the basics of Spanish. But they knew where to get good food.

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Good to know about the food because I’ve enjoyed all the beers of theirs a San Diego friend has shared with me.

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It’s five minutes from my house at least the main brewery is. They usually have a food truck there.

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oh, dang! 5 min.!!! That would be dangerous close for me. The fact that Monkish is 21 min. from my house is already dangerous enough … LOL!

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I used to pop in all the time until I developed gout, and now I have to stay away from beer. My favorite beer in the regular lineup is juice press but every once in a while they would do something called everybody’s juicing, which was my favorite.

if you find yourself down in Carlsbad, you should pop in. It’s right across from Palomar airport and near Legoland.

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