04-09-2010, 04:45 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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Sites and good food in San Diego and San Francisco
Hey CP
Just wondering if anyone has some good advice on places to see and eat in San Diego and later on in San Francisco.
I was thinking their famous zoo, museum of man, USS Midway in San Diego for the 3 days and will be staying downtown/airport area
After that, a quick drive to Anaheim to see Disney land for the day.
Finally, 4 days in San Francisco.
Thinking, Alcatraz, Fisherman's wharf, the aquarium, trolley cars, the weird neighbourhoods
Any advice would be very welcome
Thanks in advance
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Last edited by LChoy; 04-09-2010 at 05:24 PM.
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04-09-2010, 04:48 PM
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Not the one...
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Papa John's
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04-09-2010, 04:53 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Cafe Ole - mexican food
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04-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Rent a surfboard!
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04-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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casa guadalajara - authentic mexican food. Very good. Old Town San Diego.
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04-09-2010, 05:05 PM
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Scoring Winger
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After a day of surfing, I would go to a restaurant called Roberto's Very Mexican Food. It's in Del Mar, next to Torrey Pines. Great beach, and a fun place to surf.
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04-09-2010, 05:29 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SW Colorado
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Sbarros pizza.
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04-09-2010, 06:02 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary
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Balboa Park in San Diego is a great spot for a walk or a jog, they have (or did have) a San Diego sports museum there too.
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04-09-2010, 06:02 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Section 219
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Alcatraz is a must go to destination. We waited with the Park Ranger and had a 40 minute talk from him before we started the tour. Well worth listening to.
Mama's ( http://www.mamas-sf.com/) is worth queuing up for brunch as well. Make sure you have their home-made jam on the pancakes.
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04-09-2010, 06:37 PM
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Franchise Player
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Rio de Gado (SP ???)
In the Gas Lamp District in San Diego.
Awesome Brazilian BBQ.....
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04-09-2010, 06:46 PM
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Franchise Player
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Avoid Fisherman's Wharf, the trolley cars, and Alcatraz like the worst plague. Go to North Beach, grab some espresso, and people watch.
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04-09-2010, 06:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Pier 59 is a rip off. Avoid it. Check out the Exploratorium. Not sure why Peter12 is saying avoid the trolley cars. They're expensive, but there's only so many ways one can pretend to be Danny Tanner in the city of gay love. Beautiful city, but always cold. Unless you go when I did and it hits 100 degrees for four days straight for the first time in four decades. 
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04-09-2010, 06:56 PM
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Gaslamp in SD has some great East Indian good!
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04-09-2010, 08:40 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
Pier 59 is a rip off. Avoid it. Check out the Exploratorium. Not sure why Peter12 is saying avoid the trolley cars. They're expensive, but there's only so many ways one can pretend to be Danny Tanner in the city of gay love. Beautiful city, but always cold. Unless you go when I did and it hits 100 degrees for four days straight for the first time in four decades. |
They are like $5 to go a couple of blocks. I don't know. San Francisco is expensive enough already.
For the city of gay love experience, go to the Castro Theatre in the Castro and watch the Wizard of Oz.
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04-09-2010, 09:12 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SW
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San Diego
Basic - Great Pizza place downtown right by PETCO park downtown. All they do is pizza, beer and salad but they do it great. http://www.barbasic.com/
Neighborhood - Small place but great food and different beers on tap every day. 2 for 1 happy hour beers too. http://www.neighborhoodsd.com/blog.php?cat=Blog
Most of the restaurants in gaslamp district were crappy and touristy in my opinion.
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04-09-2010, 09:22 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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In SD: Oretegas Bistro for Mexican is a must in the Hillcrest neighborhood (close to hotel village, zoo, etc). Casa Guad. is good for touristy Mexican, but if you want something legit...
hey google works:
www.ortegasbistro.com
Also, go to the padres game...nice stadium and inexpensive to boot.
last year they had a dog+peanuts+drink+cookie combo for 5 bucks....sold on the first deck behind 3rd base.
Last edited by MRCboicgy; 04-09-2010 at 09:24 PM.
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04-09-2010, 09:40 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Avoid Fisherman's Wharf, the trolley cars, and Alcatraz like the worst plague. Go to North Beach, grab some espresso, and people watch.
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+1
Avoid the tourist traps.
Go to Mission - Pancho Villa Taqueria - $5.00 burritos.
http://panchovillasf.com/
Something really different - go see Glide Methodist Church in the Tenderloin Sunday morning.
http://www.glide.org/Celebrations.aspx
Farmers Market south of Market for great tamales (Saturdays).
Last edited by troutman; 04-09-2010 at 09:46 PM.
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04-09-2010, 10:44 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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Wow, thanks for all of the advice
The food places look great 
I really enjoy seafood, so I think I'll still head over to take a look
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04-10-2010, 01:38 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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The Gaslamp district is full of good restaurants. I can't remember the name, but there's a seafood restaurant across the tracks from the convention center that is very good. I'll be there in July, can't wait, I love San Diego.
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04-10-2010, 03:36 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Avoid Fisherman's Wharf, the trolley cars, and Alcatraz like the worst plague.
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^ Do all of these.
Walk around the Warf, have some Chowder in a Bread Bowl. Take one of the 20 dollar 1hour ferry trips around the bay. Takes you out under the GG Bridge, around Alcatraz and back. Drink an Anchor Steam beer on the boat.
I'd catch the trolley from the Warf to Market St. area to do some shopping and look around down town.
Don't miss Alcatraz. I preferred the night tour. Fascinating stuff.
Last edited by Captain_Obvious; 04-10-2010 at 07:53 PM.
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