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NEW YORK TIMES: By Janelle Brown UNTIL the mid-1970's, San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter was a seedy red-light district habituated almost exclusively by sailors on leave from local military installations. But a huge development project has turned the zone into a buzzing center for night life, and surrounding downtown neighborhoods like East Village, Hillcrest and Little Italy are now peppered with cranes putting up new loft buildings, destination restaurants and high-end boutiques. All of which is to say that it has become easy for the culturati and the hip to spend a weekend totally free of the city's more vanilla family-friendly entertainments. San Diego isn't just about Shamu the whale and the Wild Animal Park anymore. San Diego Recharger The Mission restaurant is a San Diego institution, serving Mexican-inspired breakfasts and lunches at three outposts. The branch (1250 J Street, 619-232-7662) in SOMA (for South of Market, but no one calls it that), in an old plantation-style building that sits in the shadow of the Petco Park baseball stadium, is light, airy and filled with young hipsters from the surrounding lofts. Try a breakfast quesadilla ($6.50) or a Mission croissant stuffed with eggs and cheese ($6.95). Full article here
San Diego Reader: By Barbarella Fokos Hip, urban, and with three locations from the shore to downtown, the Mission is open by 7 a.m., which makes it a great go-to for early-morning meetings with "conscientious cuisine." My favorite dish is the Breakfast Burritos — two tamale-sized egg-and-cheese burritos served on a plate with black beans. But no visit is complete without a bite of a strawberry, banana, and granola pancake (if you can't handle a stack, you can order just one pancake to share). Other sure-fire dishes are the Mission Rosemary (crispy rosemary potatoes, scrambled eggs, rosemary bread) and the Zen Breakfast (egg whites, tofu, brown rice, grilled veggies, and a savory tamari-based sauce). Full article here
The Daily Aztec: By Allie Bidwell From rich and sugary French toast for the diner with a sweet tooth to braised tofu and brown rice for the more health conscious eater, The Mission has it all. Operating on a philosophy of 'everyone's welcome and it's all good,' the restaurant has blossomed throughout the past 15 years and has attracted a loyal fan base. Once a sole coffeehouse in Mission Beach catering largely to college students, the restaurant has expanded to three different locations — Mission Beach, North Park and Downtown — all of which have a variety of "simple, healthy, tasty food with a whimsical edge." Chef Fay Nakanishi joined with owners Deborah Helm and Thomas Fitzpatrick to bring this idea to life. Full article here
2011 Silver Fork Awards
Best Breakfast Full article here
Everyday Eats: French Toast at The Mission
You've got to hand it to french toast. How giant slabs of egg custard dipped bread fried in butter, and topped with gobs of syrup eluded the "dessert" classification, I'll never know. Not that I'm complaining. Tucking into a plate of sweet and fruity french toast, like this version, made with fresh-baked cinnamon bread at The Mission is one of the best ways to start the day. The soft, house-made bread has a gooey swirl of cinnamon and brown sugar baked inside, which makes for an out-of-this-world plate of french toast. The giant portion comes with a scattering of fresh fruit and swirls of berry puree. Syrup is stationed at the table, but only a small ribbon of it is necessary. The best approach to breakfast at The Mission is to pair up with a friend and order the french toast, plus a side of scrambled eggs and double-smoked bacon for an extra $2. Even if you come in with a lumberjack-sized appetite, you won't leave hungry. Full article here
Westjet Up! Magazine: By Gabriel Salcedo Start your day with breakfast at The Mission, in downtown's East Village. It's good food in an old, historic building. A favourite morning dish is the Mission French Toast: fresh-baked cinnamon bread on a palette of berry puree [US$8]. (1250 J St., 619-232-7662). Full article here
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau: By Courtney Start your day off right with breakfast or brunch in Mission Bay. Put The Mission's reputation of "best beach breakfast" to the test... Full article here
The Daily Aztec: By Kelly Callas The Mission is more than a restaurant: It is a concept. Simple yet inspired, the idea is to strip away the pretentiousness of La Jolla-style a.m. dining while maintaining a competitive level of sophistication and quality with health awareness. This establishment is focused on delivering generous portions of elegant, casual fare with fresh ingredients and prices any college student could love. One example among the many palatable options is the Mission French Toast, an inspired plate of freshly baked cinnamon bread with berry purèe. This customer favorite is made in-house and promisingly affordable at $7.95 per plate. Although The Mission has three locations (Mission Beach, North Park and downtown), the Mission Beach restaurant was the first to evolve out of a Bohemian-style coffee shop in 1995 and has been a local favorite ever since. Owners Deborah Helm and Tomas Fitzpatrick and Chef Fay Nakanishi came together in this transformation with a collective goal: Create "a café specializing in simple, healthy, tasty food with a whimsical edge and a focus on artful presentation at an affordable price." Full article here
Union Tribune Night & Day: By Beth Wood One of the most popular stretches of boardwalk in San Diego is Ocean Front Walk in Mission Beach. Of course, the surf, sand and views lure visitors. But the ultimate entertainment is people-watching. While this boardwalk lacks the ultra-quirki-ness of Venice Beach in Los Angeles, it may be as close as San Diego gets to such a scene. Surfers, skaters, partyers, joggers, bicyclists, tourists (some also on bikes and skates) and gawkers all travel this sometimes choked cement walkway. But an 8 mph rule keeps the pace slow. The corner of Ocean Front Walk and Ventura Place is a good place to start strolling north toward Pacific Beach. Just south of the foot of Ventura is Belmont Park, famous for its hard-to-miss landmark, the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster. This northern leg of Mission Beach has more condos and vacation rentals than retail outlets, so if you want to eat or shop, first check out Mission Boulevard (one block east). A restaurant frequented by both locals and tourists is The Mission at 3795 Mission Blvd., open dally from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Making ordinary-sounding meals extraordinary and unusual-sounding dishes delicious, the Mission's only count against it is the long wait on busy days. The generous servings should help keep you fortified until it's time to enjoy the gorgeous sunsets from Ocean Front Walk.
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau: By Robin Kleven Some people claim that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When it comes to the following establishments, we couldn't agree more. The Mission (downtown, North Park, Mission Beach)
SDNN San Diego News Network: By Susan Russo Shouldn't the first meal of the day be amazing? San Diegans love going out for their morning meal. This is obvious by the number of breakfast joints with lines of hungry people snaking around street corners waiting patiently for their pancakes and eggs. It usually doesn’t matter, though, since patrons enjoy the morning weather while they wait. San Diego is a city with an abundance of seriously good breakfast restaurants, so choosing only eight proved difficult. But here are eight great breakfast eateries (in no particular order) that will get you off to a delicious start. The Mission, three locations in Hillcrest, Mission Beach and downtown. There’s something about the proximity to the beach and watching scores of wet, sandy surfers walking by that makes The Mission in Mission Beach a very cool place to eat breakfast. That, and their pancakes, which are quite nearly perfect – golden, light, and fluffy. They also offer breakfast plates featuring healthier fare such as the soy chorizo and eggs with black beans and chipotle cream and their Zen breakfast, a mixture of scrambled egg whites and tofu served with nutty brown rice and grilled veggies
San Diego Magazine: Flapjacks. Omelets. And someone else doing the cooking.By Maren Dougherty Whether your scenario involves a stressful workwork and one too many gin-and-tonics the night before or simply the desire to start your day with a menu full of morning choices, the remedy is a warm of eggs or pancakes served with fresh-squeezed OJ and an ocean breeze. Check out our list of the 26 hottest breakfast spots in town — from downtown to Encinitas, diet-friendly to decadent, classic to creative. The Mission, 1250 J Street, downtown, 619-232-7662, The rosemary potatoes and banana blackberry pancakes draw a crowd that can create a half-hour line on weekends — even longer on Padres game days. Slip inside to the coffee bar and order a latte or Thai coffee to sip as you wait. Full article here
UT (Night & Day): By Brandon Hernandez When it comes to New Year's Eve, most partygoers make plans weeks and even months ahead, strategizing with the zeal and determination of a military tactician to make certain they and their fellow revelers extract every ounce of fun from the last fleeting moments of the year. Yet, few of us go to any lenghts to ensure that the first day of a bright, promising New Year is in any way special. The following are restaurants that are not only open, but present a brunch spread that makes it worthwhile to crawl out of bed. The usual suspects The Mission
By Allie Safran Breakfast, often the most important meal of the day, was not always something I looked forward to. In high school, I would dread and often skip breakfast because it was never that good. A dry piece of toast with fake butter and a banana? Not my idea of a good meal. However, once I came to USD and discovered The Mission and Olive Café in North Mission Beach (particularly good after a late night at the Sandbar), I realized that I had been missing out for quite some time. It was the Chef's Choice Scramble (sub avocado for bacon) at Olive Café and the Zen Breakfast at The Mission that transformed me into a breakfast aficionado. Over the past few weeks, I've made it my priority to seek out other wonderful breakfast options besides Olive Café and The Mission, which are the two breakfast locales frequented most often by current USD students. Full article here
CITYPASS: By city'zen Zagat picks are a fresh take on breakfast – at sweeter prices than downtown hotels Here's the best news: You'll likely spend less than you would for a hotel breakfast, and you'll get a new angle on the city. Zagat says most complete breakfasts clock in under $20. You'll get to visit a new neighborhood, and rub elbows with local fans. Happily, there's an emphasis on fresh ingredients. The Mission, with its self-described "chino latino" menu, is Zagat's San Diego choice. The choices are wide-ranging, but the best hearty-appetite bargain appears to be the restaurant's "2+2+2=6," which includes two blackberry pancakes, two scrambled eggs, and two strips of bacon for $6. Website here
THE ADVOCATE: By Justin Ocean The Mission
944 MAGAZINE: By Melissa Adames and Kristin Van Leer What's for dinner DISH - The Mission |
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