• Bruxie’s – Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches

    Our friends suggested we try Bruxie’s while on our road trip to Southern California. Bruxie’s serves up waffle sandwiches, which replaces the bread with Belgian style waffles.   We went to the one in downtown Brea. The menu consists of savory and sweet sandwiches, with daily specials that differ by location (currently Bruxie’s has 6 locations …

  • Norton’s Pastrami and Deli – Santa Barbara

    On a recent road trip to LA, we decided to take the longer scenic route along US 101 and stop in Santa Barbara for lunch. Norton’s Pastrami and Deli came up in our internet search of good lunch places to try and we decided to go to the original downtown location (there are now 2 …

  • San Pedro Square Market – Konjoe Burger, Little Chef Counter, TreatBot

    San Pedro Square Market opened a couple of years ago as part of the revitalization efforts the city put into downtown San Jose.  The market consists of a couple of old industrial buildings retrofitted to hold about a dozen food vendors, a couple of bars, and plenty of outdoor patio seating.  The decor and setup …

  • Super Duper Burger – Valley Fair

    The food court at Valley Fair mall in San Jose has been remodeled and has gone upscale, being renamed “The Dining Terrace”.  Seems like Westfield kicked out the fast food vendors and installed more local foodie places.  One of those is San Francisco’s Super Duper Burger, which serves gourmet burgers at reasonable prices. Super Duper …