mmm-yoso!!!, Food blog. Cathy is writing today; Kirk and His Missus are enjoying themselves away from electronics.
If you've ever driven on Claremont Mesa Boulevard, perhaps looking for the San Diego Superior Court or maybe the old Registrar of Voters building (now a new Kaiser Hospital), you've probably seen this signage and building.
It looks like it may have been a Coco's, Carrows, Bakers Square or maybe even a Big Boy, in its first iteration; some sort of family restaurant. Owned by two brothers, Spice House has been here since 1993. It's only open until 2:30 daily, serving breakfast (all day) and lunch. (Ignore that 'Dinner' portion of the sign.)
Kirk wrote a post about Spice House Café in 2005 and again in 2015.
The Mister and I have been here many times, never posted.
We dropped in the other day because we were in the area and had different cravings. The interior had just been decorated for Christmas. 
The soup of the day choice was either broccoli cream or vegetable- all the vegetables except broccoli, I think. There was cauliflower, potato, cabbage, green pepper, carrot, onion and celery. The broth had a deep flavor (either beef or chicken based), did not need salt or pepper or anything added. This was a *great* home made soup. 
The soup was my side choice for my order of a Chicken Pita ($9.95)- grilled chicken (not gyros spiced or sliced; plainer), tomatoes, onions, fresh (house made) tzatziki in a warm, fresh pita. This was also really good, quite large. The accompanying pickle was a good quality. 
The Mister really had a craving for Biscuits and Gravy (large, $3.75). Four from scratch, good quality biscuits topped with a (link) sausage gravy. The gravy itself is slightly sweet; not peppery. Definitely all from scratch and, again, really good. 
He also ordered a side order of a beef patty ($3.15). It's the hand formed half pound patty that's in all of the 'Burger Specials', listed on the tabletop card (below). Grill top cooked to just barely medium, this was a quality burger.
Just good food. Another local place that has been around forever.
Spice House Cafe 9035 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92123 Hours: Mon – Fri 6:00am – 2:30pm Sat – Sun 7:00am – 2:30pm Website
It was a Bob’s Big Boy before it was Spice House
Adding an extra poached egg on top of the biscuits and gravy would make that breakfast a rich and gooey heaven.
Haven’t been here before butconfused this eatery with Spicy City, a Chinese place
I agree that most people wonder about this place when they’re looking for the court house! The soup looks comforting and yummy. Always trying to find a place to try that serves homemade breakfast gravy –
Thanks, N.L., the ‘footprint’ of the eating area reminded me of Bob’s- with the back room as well as the small eating area to the left. Welcome to the ‘comment’ side of our blog.
That sounds perfect, Jason!
Different spices, cc. Ha.
That soup was great, Faye. The Mister looks for good gravy as well as homemade biscuits; I look for homemade sausage…and from scratch items.