Welcome (back) to mmm-yoso!!! the food blog. Kirk and ed(from Yuma) are busy finding things to write about and Cathy has things to write about. Here you go.
Hi Again. When Kirk and His Missus were on vacation in China, I wrote about breakfast at Opera Patisserie and told you I'd write about lunch. Quick like a bunny, in my painstakingly methodical way, here are photos of some of those non-breakfast meals. Opera is only open six days a week, for breakfast and lunch and serves its breakfasty menu items after 1:30 in the afternoon. We have never had a bad meal here and this was one of our 'joint' choices of meals to share the week between our birthdays.
One item I did not mention, which is usually sold out by lunch time is the house made almond croissant ($2.49 and so worth it).
Flaky, crispy and billowy layers and layers of buttery goodness, filled with a delightful not too sweet marzipan. An excellent treat or meal…
My other post had shown an egg white omelette filled with mushroom, asparagus and tomato and here is a photo of a 'regular' (eggs with yolk) omelette with the same fillers (same price of $8.95). I actually like the egg white omelette better…but am not complaining about this one, which was a lunch for me one day, served with a salad and fried Yukon Gold potatoes topped with a parmesan cheese.
The Quiche Lorraine can be a breakfast or lunch dish here. It is perfect. The buttery, flaky crust. A thin layer of just enough nutty flavored Swiss cheese. The pancetta. The nutmeg flavor in the custard. Bits of onion…wonderful!
The crepes- Chicken curry ($8.50)…that is a curry white wine sauce. The crepes are thin yet don't fall apart. 
They were filled with pieces of roasted chicken breast, red bell peppers, cooked tomatoes, Gruyére cheese and some fresh herbs. Nicely flavored, not spicy. Not too rich. The spring salad is topped with a mustard vinaigrette.
Here is a better photo of my half order of Ahi Niçoise Salad ($ 6.50). It is served in a rather large bowl. The spring mix of lettuces is also mixed with Yukon Gold potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, red bell peppers, olives and topped with a Dijon mustard vinaigrette.
Opera Patisserie 9254 Scranton Road San Diego 92121 (858) 458-9050 Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Website
That’s a pretty Nice Portion of tuna for a 6.95 lunch salad! 🙂
I love the truffle fries here. I wish it had longer hours.
I think I may have licked the screen when I saw the almond croissant :o9. It looks mighty tasty!
This was one place that I wanted to try but never got around to before I left San Diego… Maybe one day during one of my visits back!
They used to serve dinner a long time ago, it was a nice place to enjoy a leisurely friday dinner after a tiring work week. Not sure why they stopped, it was usually busy despite the slightly tucked away location.
The half salads have enough for me, HK. Though I sometimes crave ahi, the other ingredients in a Nicoise are why I order it.
Yes, Kirbie. I don’t order fries any more but have had a few bites of the truffle fries here and they are wonderful. OPF is run by a husband and wife and it is good they take time off/have limited hours, so they can provide great food when they are open.
Yum, AZ. I have tried house made croissants everywhere and do think the ones here are the best.
You can visit, Rosa. It is worth the drive.
Hello Jason. Yes, when it first moved from downtown, I do remember hearing it was open late. I have heard (from the email list) that OPF will be open late or maybe Sundays one weekend a month. I will update once I know. Then I will be there! Welcome to our blog.