Hammond's, Point Loma

A couple of days ago, Astroboi and I went out for breakfast, donuts and coffee.

Our day culminated in a visit to the grand opening of the newest Hammond's Ice Cream...

Junz Terikyaki & BBQ + a price hike at Hammond's

Near the northeast corner of 30th and University is a place that we'd always walked by and well, kind of ignored.

It was an Islander style eatery and I figured, I could get that kind of stuff down south. My original plan that day was for TC and I to have lunch at Nate's Garden Grill with TC, but after arriving there, didn't realize it was closed on Mondays, so....

TC wanted something Asian and thought it would be cool to try this place out, the place we know as the restaurant with the advertised "completed meal" photo ($4.64 for the record)...

Coffee 'n ice cream @ Holsem and Hammond's for D

As it is with all of the Educator GF birthday outings, this was a full on crawl...

After our lunch at Chi Extraordinary Kitchen, the next stop was a few minutes away in North Park at one of my favorite coffee places...

Brunch @ the expanded Hanna's Gourmet w/MFH + double triple flights @ Hammonds

Last Saturday was spent in the good company of MFH...

to celebrate her belated birthday, I took her to brunch at the newly expanded Hanna's Gourmet...

I actually didn't realize they expanded until I went online. Our choices were either Nate's, Cafe 21 or Hanna's and I'm glad that MFH decided for us to go here...

Return to Miramar Cash & Carry + more flavors from Kwality Ice Cream

While our original plan was to try a new neveria down south, I suddenly realized that hey...we're near Mira Mesa...

aaaand both Bert and TC were with me...

Seasons 52, UTC

Ah yes...it's finally Fall Break!

Luckily I was able to leave work early, along with three other colleagues...

Wow Wow Waffle 3x

After our fab but early dinner at Gunco, I convinced Bert to give Wow Wow Waffle a shot...

(craptastic night shot)

and I also had something else to "sweeten the deal"...

Drinks & Charcuterie board @ Holsem Coffee + BSW and windowshopping @ Local Made, pigment & Verbatim Books

Our last stop of D's birthday food crawl was here in North Park...

We went to BSW (Beauty Supply Warehouse) so I could get a styrofoam head and wig cap for my Halloween costume. That place is chock full of everything you can imagine for makeup, nail polish, hair products, you name it.

There is a mock "new" neon sign above Holsem. It wasn't there until recently. It pays homage to the former tenant of this space, a cobbler/shoe repair shop.
Update as of 9/1/2/16 - Here is a great article I found about the return of this vintage neon sign. It was actually resurrected and is now back. The design is of a shoe hammering elf. Every time he hammers the shoe, he "winks". It was originally designed  in 1949 for Wink's Shoe Repair in downtown San Diego. The last tenants of this particular building were Chito's Shoe Repair, which relocated to Lincoln Ave close by.  I've got to see this sign at night!
Article:
"The neon elf returns!" SD Uptown News, Sept. 9, 2016

Is it wierd that I notice or care about stuff like this? Inquiring minds want to know (and my persistence and curiosity paid off)...

Lunch with Wandering Chopsticks @ Kafe Sobaka & dessert @ Hammond's

A few weekends ago, I got a call from Wandering Chopsticks if we could meet up for lunch...

We meant to meet up earlier this year but our schedules didn't quite match up but this time, the stars were in aligment. Remembering she hadn't tried Georgian cuisine yet, I suggested Kafe Sobaka over in Golden Hill...