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Mama Kat’s Restaurant and Pie Shop in San Marcos California is a hidden gem with a mom-and-pop-shop feel and a very loyal customer base. It is family owned and operated and recently voted #1 best breakfast in the 2011 “10news.com’s A-List” contest. And it’s no wonder why – Amazing food and first-rate service! Mama Kat’s… Read More about Mama Kat’s Restaurant – San Marcos California

Stacked in Fashion Valley in San Diego California offers a super fun and casual atmosphere with a hip contemporary design, superb service and excellent food. To top it off, Stacked provides a revolutionary new way of ordering. Customers can customize their meal and place their order from a tabletop iPad provided at the table. Orders… Read More about Stacked – San Diego California

If you want to experience the San Diego lifestyle at its fullest, George’s at the Cove is a must try! George’s at the Cove offers innovative, contemporary food at its peak of freshness from one of San Diego’s most admired chefs, Trey Foshee. The food is top-notch, the ocean views breathtaking and the service second… Read More about George’s at the Cove – La Jolla California

*** FOR 50% OFF CAPRIOTTI’S SANDWICH SHOP SAN MARCOS CA LOCATION CLICK HERE!! We wish we would have heard of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop sooner. Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop serves up one of the best sandwiches (The Bobbie®) in San Diego we’ve ever had! Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop in San Marcos is unassumingly located in a food court… Read More about Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop – San Marcos California

Food Smackdown Donates to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County’s Mardis Gras Event! Food Smackdown’s Top OC Burger Spots and Food Trucks Silent Auction Gift Basket! For interviews, for permission to use content… or for additional questions, contact steve@foodsmackdown.com FoodSmackdown.com, the restaurant critique website every SoCal foodie should bookmark, is using their insider… Read More about Food Smackdown Donates to Big Brothers Big Sisters of OC

The Spot on Prospect Street (between Ocean Ln & Girard Ave) in beautiful downtown La Jolla got its name for its friendly atmosphere and excellent cuisine. It offers an extensive menu, full service bar and considerable selection of fine wines. It’s a popular La Jolla eatery among locals and visitors of all ages. It’s also… Read More about The Spot – La Jolla California

The first TK Burgers opened as a small burger shop in Newport Beach in 1986. It has since expanded its operation to several locations throughout Orange County California including Huntington Beach, Mission Viejo and two in Costa Mesa. If you’re an Orange County resident you’ve probably heard of or ate at TK Burgers before. If… Read More about TK Burgers – Huntington Beach California

We had heard great things about the burger at Lazy Dog Café so we thought we’d give it a try. And we’re glad we did! Lazy Dog Café restaurant has nine Southern California locations – three of which are in Orange County (Westminster, Irvine and Orange). The Lazy Dog Café we visited is in the… Read More about The Lazy Dog Cafe – Westminster California

Steve Carlson from Food Smackdown joined “AJ in the Morning” (AJ, Delana, Hula and Dorthy) live in the studio on STAR 94.1 FM radio to discuss his list of the Top 10 Most Unique Burgers in San Diego. You can listen to the podcast here. One of Steve’s largest food undertakings was the hunt to… Read More about Food Smackdown on STAR 94.1 AJ in The Morning Show

Massachusetts Mike’s Pizzeria is unassumingly located in a food court establishment on W. San Marcos (between Via Vera Cruz and Las Posas Rd) in a plaza center near the Edwards San Marcos Stadium 18 movie theater. Massachusetts’s Mike’s is adjacent to Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and shares a food court area with several food establishments. The… Read More about Massachusetts Mike’s Pizzeria – San Marcos California