FOOD: Salt & Cleaver

Great newish eatery in Hillcrest that fills a certain niche in the San Diego culinary scene. Sausage. Delicious, juicy, flavorful sausage. It makes perfect sense why there haven't really been many brat places in the past, considering our city's love of all things 'healthy.' Nevertheless, I'm sure this place will find a happy home as a refreshing alternative to the mighty burger. Salt & Cleaver is very German, down to the decor, which is sleek, geometric, and very clean. We really don't even need to mention a very satisfying beer selection (you can't be a half-decent SD restaurant without it!) A great choice for a casual bite before seeing a film at the Landmark. We will definitely be visiting this place a lot more when the weather cools down.

FOOD: Hubcap is closing!!!

Trying out a new post category. FOOD! yum. But sadly my first post is about a restaurant that's going to be all gone by the end of July. Ugh. The former site of El Take It Easy reopened as Hubcap, a less snooty burger joint. It has quickly become Ivy Street's favorite burger joint in the city! Simply a perfect burger at a great price with ice cold beer on tap.

Bubbly Saint Archer Blonde.

Homemade pickles, shredded lettuce, caramelized onions.

SO juicy.

Even with a great burger and a nice space, I guess one can never quite understand why some restaurants just don't take off like others. Hubcap's mother restaurant, the Linkery is also closing, which must have something to do with this closure as well.

Get to Hubcap before July 30th and let us know what you think! Great burger?