Today was going to be a big day. Going in, the Giants were two games behind the Padres and going to be playing them in a 4 game series. We were excited!
We started the day by going to Broken Yolk Cafe for breakfast. Jeff picked it because of the Man vs. Food Challenge - a dozen egg omelet with mushrooms, onions, and American cheese, covered in chili and more cheese with two biscuits and a lot of homefries. Jeff keeps saying he would have done the challenge, but he's not eating french fries for all of 2010. Maybe next year!
http://www.thebrokenyolkcafe.com/
We were able to walk to the restaurant from where we were staying. It had a beachy feel and wasn't crowded on a Thursday morning. I'd been to the one in Pacific Beach before, and that one seems to always be packed.
I ordered the California Breakfast Burrito (it came highly recommended) from the "South of the Border" portion of the menu... Hmmm... It was scrambled eggs with bacon, cheddar cheese, home fries, avocado, and beans. The tortilla wasn't very soft, but other than that, it was delicious. They were generous with the avocado, and Eliana ate all of it. The eggs were cooked perfectly. I would have liked more bacon, but don't we all???
Jeff ordered the John Wayne omelet with mushrooms, onions, and American cheese with chili and more cheese on top. Sound familiar? While writing this, I'm realizing he chose the omelet most similar to the Challenge. Maybe he's preparing for a future visit??? He didn't have much of an opportunity to prepare. Eliana ended up not wanting to be at breakfast, so we had a quick meal. Jeff didn't even get to finish. And walked back to our place in the rain. Yes, rain in San Diego. In September.
We relaxed for the rest of the day until it was time to go to the ballgame. We were going to the game with some friends (Sara & Mike Pratt, Jim Clarke, Tim & Casey), and some other friends from San Jose were in town (Alfred Viola!), so we all met up at Proper Pub beforehand.
http://www.propergastropub.com/
I loved this place! It's a self-proclaimed gastro pub. Yummy! A feel of a pub but with better food. Proper Pub has a second floor patio with views into Petco Park. It was beautiful. Because of our group size, we had to sit inside downstairs, but in the future, I would sit on the patio.
Proper Pub has a wallet-friendly Happy Hour menu. We started our meal with Mac n Cheese Balls and the Hummus Board. The Mac n Cheese Balls were amazing - macaroni, smoked cheddar and gruyere cheeses, applewood smoked bacon, and panko, FRIED. Delicious!!! I didn't like the hummus too much (and I usually do!). It was too lemony and had a thicker texture than I typically like.
One of the best parts about Proper Pub is that next door is a wine bar called Wine Steals. Wine Steals does fruit, salami, and cheese plates that you can order at Proper Pub. We ordered the half Artisan Cheese Board. It came with four cheeses, fruit, and crackers. The size of it was a little embarrassing. It was huge. And delicious.
http://www.winestealssd.com/
And now, time for the ballgame! Petco Park has been one of my favorites since it opened. Nice park, good friends, great series. We were ready! Go Giants! In our group, everyone was a Giants fan, except Sara. Other friends from the Bay Area were also there - Jen, Adam, Noah, and Tyler Tschop - and we were able to hang out with more Giants fans. The Giants ended up kicking butt 7-3, and were only 1 game back behind the Pads. Woo hoo! And, Eliana got to see a Buster Posey homerun. One of the most fun parts of the evening was leaving the stadium. For anyone who follows the NL West, you know that the Padres fans do not come out in full force. At least 30% of the fans there were Giants fans. As we were leaving, there was lots of cheering, chanting, and high-fives. The G-fans were excited!
Eliana and Casey, hoping Panda didn't hit into a double-play.
We started the day by going to Broken Yolk Cafe for breakfast. Jeff picked it because of the Man vs. Food Challenge - a dozen egg omelet with mushrooms, onions, and American cheese, covered in chili and more cheese with two biscuits and a lot of homefries. Jeff keeps saying he would have done the challenge, but he's not eating french fries for all of 2010. Maybe next year!
http://www.thebrokenyolkcafe.com/
We were able to walk to the restaurant from where we were staying. It had a beachy feel and wasn't crowded on a Thursday morning. I'd been to the one in Pacific Beach before, and that one seems to always be packed.
I ordered the California Breakfast Burrito (it came highly recommended) from the "South of the Border" portion of the menu... Hmmm... It was scrambled eggs with bacon, cheddar cheese, home fries, avocado, and beans. The tortilla wasn't very soft, but other than that, it was delicious. They were generous with the avocado, and Eliana ate all of it. The eggs were cooked perfectly. I would have liked more bacon, but don't we all???
Jeff ordered the John Wayne omelet with mushrooms, onions, and American cheese with chili and more cheese on top. Sound familiar? While writing this, I'm realizing he chose the omelet most similar to the Challenge. Maybe he's preparing for a future visit??? He didn't have much of an opportunity to prepare. Eliana ended up not wanting to be at breakfast, so we had a quick meal. Jeff didn't even get to finish. And walked back to our place in the rain. Yes, rain in San Diego. In September.
We relaxed for the rest of the day until it was time to go to the ballgame. We were going to the game with some friends (Sara & Mike Pratt, Jim Clarke, Tim & Casey), and some other friends from San Jose were in town (Alfred Viola!), so we all met up at Proper Pub beforehand.
http://www.propergastropub.com/
I loved this place! It's a self-proclaimed gastro pub. Yummy! A feel of a pub but with better food. Proper Pub has a second floor patio with views into Petco Park. It was beautiful. Because of our group size, we had to sit inside downstairs, but in the future, I would sit on the patio.
Proper Pub has a wallet-friendly Happy Hour menu. We started our meal with Mac n Cheese Balls and the Hummus Board. The Mac n Cheese Balls were amazing - macaroni, smoked cheddar and gruyere cheeses, applewood smoked bacon, and panko, FRIED. Delicious!!! I didn't like the hummus too much (and I usually do!). It was too lemony and had a thicker texture than I typically like.
One of the best parts about Proper Pub is that next door is a wine bar called Wine Steals. Wine Steals does fruit, salami, and cheese plates that you can order at Proper Pub. We ordered the half Artisan Cheese Board. It came with four cheeses, fruit, and crackers. The size of it was a little embarrassing. It was huge. And delicious.
http://www.winestealssd.com/
And now, time for the ballgame! Petco Park has been one of my favorites since it opened. Nice park, good friends, great series. We were ready! Go Giants! In our group, everyone was a Giants fan, except Sara. Other friends from the Bay Area were also there - Jen, Adam, Noah, and Tyler Tschop - and we were able to hang out with more Giants fans. The Giants ended up kicking butt 7-3, and were only 1 game back behind the Pads. Woo hoo! And, Eliana got to see a Buster Posey homerun. One of the most fun parts of the evening was leaving the stadium. For anyone who follows the NL West, you know that the Padres fans do not come out in full force. At least 30% of the fans there were Giants fans. As we were leaving, there was lots of cheering, chanting, and high-fives. The G-fans were excited!
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