Have you ever had a dish that was less than satisfying which caused you to crave that very same dish at the place that did it better? I guess it's kind of cause and effect, right? Dish 'x' from restaurant 'x', made me crave the same or similar item at location 'y'...... I hadn't noticed how much I actually did this until last week.......
Izakaya Sakura:
I've done so many posts on Sakura, that I really don't bother posting about the place anymore. I've even posted on the Ebi Kakiage here several times....are you ready for another? Well, I noticed after having the version at Ouan, I was craving Sakura's.
Crisp, light, yet substantial, the cold udon version during this summer in February weather, this never fails to hit the spot. It's a good deal at $8.50.
Izakaya Sakura
3904 Convoy St #121
San Diego, CA 92111
And while I thought the Kakiage at ouan was passable, the "Neopolitan style" pizza at isa.bella really fell short, which had me craving......
Pizzeria Bruno:
*** Pizzeria Bruno has closed
I hadn't been in a while and it was nice to see how busy they were.
I ordered my favorite here, the Diavolo ($15), which features tangy, mildly sweet and spicy goat peppers, subbing soppressata for pepperoni, which has been my go to pizza here.
This time the crust was lovely charred to a nice smokiness without over doing it.
Compare what we had at isa.bella with this and tell me which one you'd prefer?
Pizzeria Bruno
4207 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92103
I'll need to seek out pizza for lunch tomorrow after seeing your pizzeria Bruno pics :)
Posted by: kat | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 01:56 AM
That looks good. I would have it for breakfast.
Posted by: nhbilly | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 05:08 AM
Hi Kat - I really like the pizza there....I hope you find a good one!
I would too Billy!
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 06:26 AM
Glad to see Sakura is still going strong after all these years.
Posted by: Ed (from Yuma) | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 07:12 AM
They sure are Ed! I hope all is well.
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 07:27 AM
Hi Kirk. For Neapolitan pizza, have you tried Buona Forchetta or Caffe Calabria yet? Those are my two favorites in town so far.
Posted by: Derric | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 07:44 AM
Hi Derric - I had the equivalent of the diavolo from Cafe Calabria quite a while back....my photos didn't turn out so I never posted. I thought it was good, but the crust wasn't nearly as good at Bruno's. I need to go back. Buona Forchetta has been on my list a while now. Thanks for the reminder!
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 09:06 AM
I can totally relate to your first paragraph (this has happened to me with sushi). It's like you have to erase the memory of a bad dish.
Posted by: Sandy | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 11:04 AM
That's so true Sandy!
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 20 February 2014 at 11:21 AM