So some quick items for a nice Wednesday.
85°C Bakery Cafe opening this Friday:
At least that's what I, ahem, conveniently overheard twice when I went to the ATM this past week.
If this is true, it's going to be a zoo. Funny thing, we've been to 85C cafe's in Suzhou and Xi'an and both were pretty good! Back here in the states, we've been to the Irvine and Rowland Heights locations….and I dunno, it's not quite the same. I'll leave it up to you folks to decide.
85°C Bakery Cafe
5575 Balboa Ave
San Diego, CA 92111
(Another) Rita's opening in Bay Park:
I noticed this a couple of days back. This used to be the Same Old Grind….which I guess folks got tired of?
Lovely, more corporate shops…. I say another, because I noticed that Kirbie just posted on Rita's opening in Mira Mesa. Not sure how they'll do here…..
3077 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117
What's up with LW’s SD BBQ:
I noticed that lights had been out for almost a week. So I walked on over.
When I walked up to the door I noticed the sign…..
Uh-oh, the infamous closed for repairs sign with no activity going on in the place….all too often this is the kiss of death. I hope it's not. I'm not the biggest fan of the BBQ here; but it's a bit better than typical BBQ in San Diego and I'm all for family owned businesses.
LW’s SD BBQ
3057 Clairemont Dr
San Diego, CA 92117
They mailed out announcements and put it on FB, that it is indeed opening Friday. I don’t even want to think about how crazy it will be. In Taiwan, we pass by 85C all the time, but we never go in. haha. But I guess here, with such limited options, we get desperate.
Only because I was able to compare Taiwanese, Korean and Japanese bakeries in one day, did I think 85C was the weakest of the bunch; if not side by side comparing, they do consistently have fresh items, which is nice. Ritas also opened in Santee around Labor Day; they have really tasty items, but I am unsure how well it will do in the cooler weather. I hope LW’s comes back all new and fancy.
We’re starting to get so many of these Kirbie…..not sure when we’ll have our fill.
Hi Cathy – Our experiences with 85C here in the states hasn’t been as good as in Asia. Not sure why…..
Blaze Pizza just opened in the same complex as 85C. Another fast casual build it yourself pizza chain. Right across the street from Pieology.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/blaze-fast-fired-pizza-san-diego
Hi Junichi – I noticed they were just about ready to open last week…..not that we need another DIY pizza joint.
Btw blaze is giving out free pizza on friday between 11am and 10pm. I am sooooooo there. Also wanted to go to the 85 degree bakery.. gonna be nuts but first 500 ppl get some surprise gift!
Hi Lynn – I’m just not motivated by stuff like that…especially from the Chipotle of pizzas. I don’t need free food that badly… But I know folks enjoy it…so I hope you have a great time!
Interesting early reviews. 2 hr wait in line… probably going to be hell this weekend too.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/85-c-degrees-bakery-san-diego
Kirbie’s right. We’ve got so limited number of choices here. I also find it interesting that in general, as soon as you get into Orange County, oriental food just taste better (or at least more authentic) immediately…
Hi R – One of the guys in the office dropped by yesterday….just to see. According to him, it was a madhouse. I’d kind of disagree……we’ve got pretty good Japanese/Thai food here and the Filipino choices are better. If you’d said Chinese/Lao/Korean/Vietnamese I’d agree. Then again…..oriental covers a lot of ground:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient