mmm-yoso!!! welcomes you to this blog about food. As you know, Kirk is on vacation and Cathy is a bit busy right now. But, Cathy does eat and here's a short post.
A few months ago, The Mister and I discovered a new to us seafood based casual restaurant a bit North of the 52 off of the 15, still within San Diego City limits.
Surfside Fish House opened in June.
It's one of those walk up, order, pay, have a seat and your food is brought out to you places. There is indoor, covered outdoor and bar seating.
The simple, two-sided menu has an array of choices.
The clam chowder (cup, $4.99) is a traditional recipe, fresh made and not overloaded with potato. It didn't seem to need any added salt and just a touch of pepper was added during the second half of eating, along with some crackers. The bowl ($7.99) is huge and a meal in itself. 
The fried calamari ($7.99) is a good size, shareable portion. It is lightly battered with fresh herbs, fried to a light crisp. The squid pieces are not chewy. Could be a meal if we didn't share. The house made tartar sauce is wonderful and the cocktail sauce has just the right amount of horseradish. 
The seafood cioppino ($18.99) was the most wonderful shared meal we had this year (both of us have been busy and have not been out to eat much at all). The savory tomato broth is filled with shrimp, clams, mussels, squid and scallops. Served with rice and toasted bread, it is truly perfect.
There is a Happy Hour menu (3-6 p.m. daily), but we haven't been wanting to brave the drive back home at that hour.
Surfside Fish House 10585 Scripps Poway Parkway, Suite D San Diego 92131 (858) 397-2020 website open M-F 11-8, Sat-Sun 12-8