Having a crazy schedule means that sometimes all I'm able to do is grab a sandwich, at sometimes a rather odd hour, on the way to the office.
Here are a bunch of revisits.
Best Donuts:
**** Best Donuts is now Barrio Donas
A stop for me when I'm getting to work on the earlier side; like 0530 – 0545. They keep changing the signage in the place, but at least the A la Mexicana, while now a dollar more expensive ($4.99), is still a nice early breakfast option.
A nice, rather light bolillo roll; eggs, salsa, a smear of beans….some jalapenos for a mild kick, melted cheese. Warm and not too filling….I don't want to need a nap when I've just gotten into the office.
I prefer the A la Mexicana to the Chorizo and Eggs, which started nice, but just got monotonous after a while.
Maybe too much of the same flavor.
Still, a nice early breakfast stop.
Best Donuts Bakery & Deli
4714 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92117
Grab & Go – Convoy Court:
While I've had my share of sloppy sandwiches from here. I enjoy the yeasty bread and have gravitated to the "hot" sandwiches. Toasted, sandwiches like the Spicy Cappocolla and the Grilled Cheese Feta.
Crusty bread, a healthy dose of pepperocinis, onions, tomatoes, perhaps a bit too much shredded lettuce, and nicely melted, milky and salty feta. Still, it the bread that makes this machine go.
It does help that they open fairly early.
Grab & Go
7701 Convoy Ct
San Diego, CA 92111
Lit’l Pepper Gourmet:
Another place that opens pretty early….like 5am or something like that. The sandwiches here are huge and some of the "specials", as I noted in my previous post are a bit over-the-top. I had Lit'l Pepper cater two of my meetings….no one in either meeting finished an entire sandwich.
During one recent "off-hour" visit, I noticed they had a "Cubano" ($9.75) on the menu. So I ordered it.
As expected, this was a pretty hefty sandwich. Not a fan of the roll they used on this. I'd like something lighter…..not sure that exists in the LPG handbook though. Basically a modified pulled pork sandwich. A bit too much of a good thing, though the ham cut right through the pork and the pickles were nice; wish I could make out more of the milkiness of the cheese and I'm nto a fan of jalapenos on this one.
Still, I was able to share with someone else in the office. So we got two meals for the price of one. Maybe I should be like "Sandy" and stick with their "Classic" sandwiches. Curiosity gets the better of me it seems.
Lit’l Pepper Gourmet
8911 Complex Dr
San Diego, CA 92123