After we arrived and settled into the hotel, we wanted to grab a quick bite to eat since we were hungry from flying all day. The hotel lobby has Grouse Mountain Grill, which was close, has seasonal and local ingredients and had an open reservation. We sat down by the windows and had a great [...]
After driving back from Disneyland, we decided to drive somewhere for dinner instead of getting room service. We actually drove by Pelly’s Fish Market on Christmas Eve but they were closing up as we were walking in; luckily, they were open on the 29th so we stopped in for dinner: The cafe is on the [...]
When we were looking for recommendations for San Diego, Ken’s roommate, Joe, told us to go to Phil’s BBQ, a chain with supposedly the best barbeque in San Diego. I was a bit skeptical, but willing to try it since I love the BBQ at another chain in North Carolina, Cookout. We went with Ken’s [...]
On Christmas Day, we went with Ken’s family to Argyle Steakhouse, the steakhouse on the resort’s property. We had a big dinner with Ken’s extended family and ate a ton of good food before going to Ken’s parent’s suite to open gifts. I started with the Caesar salad: For our entree, Ken and I both [...]
Ken and I flew from New York to San Diego and ended up arriving around the same time as his sister, Teresa. We all drove to the hotel together and ended up ordering some late night food at the hotel restaurant, California Bistro. We ate a lot on the flight (thanks to my ability to [...]
