Here are a couple of places I noticed when doing takeout recently.
Vinya Vino + Vinyasa Coming to Balboa:
I was doing some takeout from Noble Chef a while back when I noticed construction taking place in the old Beverly's location off Balboa.
Doing a bit of research it seems like this'll be a Yoga Studio/Wine Bar/Tapas sort of place….man Balboa sure is changing!
And I had a chuckle wondering if any of the customer base would do yoga, have a glass of wine, and then head over to Noble Chef for some….well…maybe Steamed Pork with Salted Fish? Somehow it just seems like something I'd see further up north? Hopefully I have the target customer base all wrong!
6185 Balboa Ave.
San Diego, CA 92111
Spicy Lao Kitchen Coming to Kearny Mesa:
Funny, I saw Vinya when doing takeout from Noble Chef…..I saw this one when doing takeout from Golden City.
I believe this used to be the Subway in Spectrum Center. Googling the name of the place led me to this post. Apparently, the owners of the Jerky Shop in the strip mall are opening this up. Now this one, I'm kinda excited about!
5375 Kearney Villa Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123
Niiiiccce. Maybe we get some good Laotian food in the area
You are a hoot! I also saw the sign when I was at Noble Chef, and I knew it was a wine & yoga place. But yes, I don’t see that crowd heading for pork & salted fish. Maybe they’ll go for fermented shrimp paste?
Hi hope so ST!
Lol Sandy! That was actually the first thought that entered mi cabeza…..
hope it won’t disappoint
I hope so too Kat!
Spicy Lao sounds promising! Thanks for the intel. I saw a sign for Las Ahumaderas coming soon on Broadway in Chula Vista near De Cabeza. If it’s anything like the TJ location that will be nice.
I hope it is RD! Las Ahumaderas would definitely uplevel things! Here’s a tidbit I found:
https://whatnowsandiego.com/las-ahumaderas-coming-soon-to-chula-vista/
Hope all is well!
Hey Kirk, happy almost new year! Do you know if this place is still coming? Seems like it’s still not open…?
Hi Jenne – It’s so nice to hear from you! Hope you are well. If you are referring to the Lao restaurant, Candice might know, I’ll ping her. It’ actually the owners of the beef jerky place in the same mall. We should perhaps grab a bite one day, it’s been a while.
Spicy Lao Kitchen has finally soft opened.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/spicy-lao-kitchen-san-diego
Awesome Junichi! Thanks so much for the update!