Hi,

I'm supposed to do a little 'intro' type thing.   You'll probably get to know more about me by reading my posts but i'll tell you a few things now:

Don’t  you hate it when your favorite resturant closes down?  I was pretty bummed when Tio Tito’s finally shut down..  they had some of the best mexican food (i know that’s pretty subjective ((especially when we have El Sol, Ray’s and Colima’s close by too))  but i liked it alot). So i’d walk by and wonder what was going to open up in the spot.  When Vo’s Cafe finally opened it’s window I was pretty darn stoked..  a vietnamese place, close?  Sweet!   I had been introduced to a Bánh mì (if you don’t know it’s a Vietnamese sandwich, an awesome french baguette usually made with chicken or bbq pork with some cucumber, cilantro, carrots and jalapenos) on a recent trip to New York so I was hoping that they’d have one on the menu.   On my first visit I asked the owner, Francois (super nice guy!!) if they had the sandwiches... I was in luck!   So then I asked the next longshot question: can you make them vegan?   “No problem!”     Even my carnivore friends like the vegan versions so you have to go give them a shot. Last time i looked the vegan version wasn’t on the menu so you have to ask.  Tell him ‘Rob sent you’

Anyway, lets talk about Aibertos.  Ah, Aibertos.  The only thing they had going for them was the revolving cast of characters that hung out front at all hours.  As i said, a ‘good’ Mexican place is very subjective, but i was never a fan of Aibertos.  No matter how inebriated i may have been when i walked by after i went there a few times i never went back.  Rigobertos is a whole different story.  Great new place!   They aren’t scared to have an actual Hot salsa on the well stocked salsa bar. Good portions, and potato rolled tacos!  Give them a shot.

Did you know that this week is San Diego Beer Week?  We didn’t either until tonight when we ventured to Sea Rocket Bistro. They, as well as other restaurants in San Diego, are holding special events all week.  At Sea Rocket those include beer themed movies, special beers on tap/cask and a $30 special meal.

As I mentioned before, I'm a bit of a coffee newbie. So I thought I'd try-out some of the local coffee shops and let you know my impressions.

For each coffee shop I'll order the same thing (a large mocha) and try to connect to the WiFi with my laptop and iPhone. I'll report the results here.

This is obviously VERY historic.  So maybe we aren't talking about things quite this old.

But one of the more interesting debates (for fuddy duddies like me, anyway) is about who can do what with his or her property and under what circumstances.  Everyone under the sun has argued both sides of this point, and I suppose it really matters in North Park because we have some pretty good looking old homes...like this one