The B Spot

The B-B-Beast!

It took all my strength and ingenuity to cut it in half without destroying it.

Avocado, bacon & Swiss burger

The cheese is cleverly stuffed inside the burger.  Why?  Who knows.

Rating: Two thumbs up

Date: 3/27/11

Time In: 5:45 PM

Time out: 6:21 PM 

Server's recommendations: The B-B-Beast (roast beef, corned beef, pastrami, french fries, tomatoes, cheese, and coleslaw sandwich), The B-B-Beauty (turkey, chicken, ham, french fries, tomatoes, cheese, and coleslaw sandwich), Texas burger (bacon, onion rings, and BBQ sauce with cheddar)

What we ordered: B-B-Beast and the avocado, bacon & Swiss burger
Number in our party: 2

Final check amount: $16.29

Notes:

• The owner is really friendly and is clearly paying very careful attention to details. He's responding to customer requests (they didn't have milkshakes at first, but now they do!) and the sandwich bread is delivered fresh-baked every day (except for Wednesday). 
• The B-B-Beast has a really good balance of flavors, and the deli meat on it is good quality.  It was surprisingly easy to eat, considering how tall it is.
• The peppercorn sauce is too salty on the Avocado, Bacon & Swiss Burger.  (Jenne) Tastes nice to me.  (Miko) 
• There are a lot of exciting items on the menu that we want to come back for. Examples: chocolate malted crunch shake (a bestseller), wonton soup (the picture on the wall looks delicious), shrimp poboy, and curry bowls!
• "Man vs. Food" was on TV, which was very appropriate, considering the size of our sandwiches.

RESTAURANT INFORMATION

Address: 4646 Convoy St, Ste 103
Phone number: 858.571.6038
Website: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-b-spot-san-diego

Accepts credit cards? Yes

Parking: Private lot shared with rest of plaza -- it can get a little crazy, but you can usually find a spot if you drive around a few times.  But the spaces are teeny.

Ideal group size: 2-6

Available vegetarian options: Veggie Deluxe Stuffed Sandwich (avocado, lettuce, onion, fries, coleslaw), yam fries, french fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, zucchini sticks, milkshakes.  Note: the vegetable soup isn't vegetarian.
Noise level: 3
Who not to bring: People on a diet?
Chopsticks: N/A for our order

Crepe World - CLOSED

Nutella & custard

Nutella, strawberry & banana

Rating: Two thumbs up

Date: 3/20/11

Time In: 6:52 PM

Time out: 7:15 PM 

Server's recommendations: Strawberry banana nutella crepe

What we ordered: Strawberry banana nutella crepe, custard nutella crepe

Number in our party: 3

Final check amount: $10.28

Notes:

• The crepes are pretty yummy.  We were really full (after eating at Crab Hut!), and we had no problem polishing off our order. 
• The custard isn't too sweet, so it works well with the nutella.  Next time, we'd get one with nutella, custard, and strawberries.
• The whipped cream is fake.  Boo.
• The sweet butter crepe has been on their menu since they opened, but it's not available, and it looks like it never will be!  And it sounds so good!
• Crepe World's owner also owns Tapioca Express and Yogurt World.  Crepe World doesn't have a restroom, but you can go use Tapioca Express's.
• They could use quite a bit of work on the interior.  It's big and bare, with random decorations that look like they were left over from another restaurant.  Example: the Chinese gong that's against one wall.  Also, the mural creeps us out.  It's a big picture of a flowery field, with white silhouettes of children playing.  Shudder.

RESTAURANT INFORMATION

Address: 4646 Convoy St

Website: http://www.yelp.com/biz/crepe-world-san-diego

Accepts credit cards? Yes

Parking: Private lot shared with rest of plaza -- it can get a little crazy, but you can usually find a spot if you drive around a few times.  But the spaces are teeny.

Ideal group size: Any

Available vegetarian options: Dessert crepes, egg salad crepe, veggie crepe

Noise level: 1

Crab Hut

Oops, we ate all the crab thingies before I took the picture.

Usually there are limes, but apparently there is some kind of
Tragic Lime Shortage in San Diego these days.

Oh, shrimp!  Don't forget to suck the heads.

This very weird-looking photo is of a potato.  Don't be scared.

The sausage is no-kidding amazing.

Miko has to have rice.

They give you bibs, but Jenne has this macho thing about not wearing them.

THE CARNAGE

They very kindly give you mints and wet-naps.

HOWEVER, WET-NAPS ARE USELESS.

Rating: Two thumbs up!

Date: 3/20/11

Time In: 5:41 PM

Time out: 6:50 PM 

Server's recommendations: Hot wings, cajun wings, cajun fries, fresh oysters, crawfish, shrimp

What we ordered: Crab wraps with cajun fries, a pound of shrimp (garlic butter, half-medium spicy), a half-pound of sausages (garlic butter, half-medium spicy), a half-pound of potatoes (garlic butter, mild), steamed rice
Number in our party: 3

Final check amount: $31.80

Notes:

• The food comes out in plastic bags, and you just peel everything and dump the shells on the table, which is covered in butcher paper.  No plates!  It's messy, interactive, and fun!
• The wraps had a lot of crab in them, which we like.  Crunchy and delicious!
• The fries are crinkle-cut.  Nothing special, but fries are fries -- always yummy.
• Crab Hut says they have a Louisiana kitchen, but everyone who works there is Asian.
• This restaurant would be greatly improved if they had a hand-washing station outside the bathrooms.

RESTAURANT INFORMATION

Address: 4646 Convoy St, Ste 106A
Phone number: 858.565.1678
Website: http://www.crabhutsd.com/

Accepts credit cards? Yes

Parking: Private lot shared with rest of plaza -- it can get a little crazy, but you can usually find a spot if you drive around a few times.  But the spaces are teeny.

Ideal group size: 2-6; they do take reservations for parties of 5 or more.

Available vegetarian options: Sides, e.g. fried okra, fresh celery and carrot, potato salad, corn on the cob. Much better place for pescatarians.
Noise level: 3.5-4.5
Who not to bring: Vegetarians, prissy people who don't like to get messy.
Chopsticks: Not offered, even with the rice