Well, no, I'm not making it a "habit" (pun intended) of eating here. The main reason for visiting the new location at that little corner of chain restaurantland....that would be Balboa and Genesee, was that FOY - Friend of Yoso, "SomTommy" mentioned that Habit Burger had a tri-tip sandwich on its menu in the comments of my Sweet and Savory Gourmet post. Sheesh, I hadn't even noticed! And being that the chain originated in .....Santa Barbara county, I thought it only right that I check it out.
Not much to say about the interior....if you've been in one, you've pretty much seen the whole spectrum of design and colors.
And yes, there was a Tri-Tip Sandwich on the menu. Which is what I got. It was nice and hot and served on a could have toasted a bit more french roll....lot's of bread on this one.
I'm not sure what to say about this......much like what I said in my previous post about the burgers, I've had worse and I've had better. The tri-tip was fine, on the tough side, straight forward flavors. The portion reminded me of their burger, thin and skimpy. The grilled onions weren't griddled enough. Not terrible, but pretty much....blah.....business as usual. This ain't nearly as good as Sweet and Savory about a half mile away. Though I prefer the French Roll to the ice cold ciabatta they serve.
I also got some onion rings, which were by the book.
Crisp and hot, these are about as good as thise gets. I prefer them to the fries.
Overall, I'll pass on the tri-tip, maybe it's time I try a burger again.....so I guess I'll stop by again soon since the prices are quite reasonable. Though I doubt that I'll be making a "habit" out of it.
The Habit Burger Grill
4175 Genesee Ave
San Diego, CA 92111
aw :(
Posted by: kat | Wednesday, 17 December 2014 at 12:41 AM
Yep, yet again Kat.
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 17 December 2014 at 08:54 AM
Too bad it's not habit forming...
Posted by: Soo H | Wednesday, 17 December 2014 at 11:53 AM
Not for me Soo.....
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 17 December 2014 at 07:02 PM
Cross that one off my list
Posted by: Som Tommy | Sunday, 21 December 2014 at 10:31 AM
Hey ST - I think you should still try it....but in my opinion, no big deal.
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 21 December 2014 at 06:33 PM
The Habit burger tastes *exactly* like In-n-out to me...but costs twice as much.
No thank you!
Posted by: SteveC | Tuesday, 23 December 2014 at 12:30 PM
Hi SteveC - Actually, I think Habit doesn't quite have that savory, distinct flavor that In-n_Out has....it's not nearly as good.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 23 December 2014 at 07:40 PM