Recommended by a coworker who gave me a long list of places to go to, of which I only really tried one (Vallarta Express).

This place was so cheap and so delicious that we went there twice (during our San Diego stay of 2 days).

Their caesar salad is not made with ranch (thank God), but a creamy, light, and refreshing cilantro dressing I tried to replicate at home and failed terribly.

We got grilled chicken to top the salad on the first day and grilled shrimp the second day. But honestly speaking, this salad would have been delicious sans meat/seafood. All you needed was that crispy romaine and the dressing. Will order every time

Chimichanga (deep fried burrito) was eaten on top of a rock overlooking La Jolla beach because we couldn't find any parking anywhere remotely close to the beach *tears*

Between myself and two hungry boys we were stuffed with the food and plethora of sauces that accompanied our food. guac, sour cream, red salsa, green salsa, some other stuff - all equally delicious and worked together harmoniously. Good

We also got the Surf n Turf burrito but never got to it because too full, ate it later in the car. Okay




Our next day's Vallarta was the salad again and a meat dish (steak, was it?)

Eaten on Huntington beach, Los Angeles

I was going to enjoy my afternoon Starbucks laying down in the sand, but finished the iced double shot in < 30 seconds cause the caffeine withdrawal was catching up quick.

I've been told by many that this is over-hyped.

So I didn't go in with much expectation. Actually you can't even go in cause it's this walk-by, in-the-side-of-a-building establishment.

Ramen is rather bland - tastes like ramen before you put in the MSG packet

Burger is teriyaki tasting burger
With a sad lettuce that is wilted from the heat and moisture of the ramen and burger meat



We got cheese fries and seaweed fries too. Not super special. Would rather have a serving of Costco fries or unsalted McD's with mayoooooo





I love bananas, especially the mini ones (they do taste different, a different sweetness) so I asked if I could buy a single one



The vendor looked at me like, Is this girl serious, did she really ask for a single one? then proceeded to give me a single banana for free

P/S

I love Thai food, so I'm very biased when it comes to the identical-taste-to-Thai-street-food food on the table.

We lucked out and parked right in front of the restaurant

This place has two locations which have been said to be very busy with customers, but we arrived super early and happened to be the third party of the night.












Beautiful lighting thanks to the window seat

P/S

Last month we drove from Bay Area down the coast on Hwy 1 to Los Angeles:

 And stopped at many, many scenic spots

Being the stuck in the car, food lacking people we were, the tacos were amazing. But so difficult to eat. If it was possible to eat such a large taco in a manner that was just as easy as pizza, or heck, even a burger, I would eat it 10 times more often (who am I kidding, maybe just 2 times more often, or 1.5).

Fish was fried (they asked how I'd like it). I got avocado added, and hot sauce. Cabbage made it super refreshing even though eating the entire taco made you feel damn full, but I ended up with half the veggies on my plate cause it all kept falling out. Okay

Our scenic drive ended with a 2 hour drive at Camarillo Premium Outlets, another hour ish drive (? I don't know the time actually), then a very satisfying korean barbeque (up next)