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Alby's SoCal Collection
San Diego, Carlsbad, and LA (to be added).
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Al’s 4-star review: Uniqueness: It used to be a Naval Base now turned into a boutique/pop up food shops! Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][ ] Food Quality: [x][x][x][x][ ] Service: [x][x][x][x][ ] Setting: [x][x][x][x][ ] Cost: [x][x][x][ ][ ] Recommendation? Stop by the Parisian bakery and also the empanadas. Well worth it! My second visit to Liberty Public Market when I stopped by San Diego and it was enjoyable both times! This time though coming in the evening, it seemed more packed than usual and much rowdier as well, so enjoying the meal in this environment was a slight negative. The many food stands here were just as before, ranging from Italian, Asian, Pacific, Mexican, you name it they probably have it and served in great quality. I got the Hawaiian bowl and the empanadas here. The Hawaiian bowl I got with the shredded pork was a bit more on the fattier side as it was very rich and savory so if you're into going not too healthy, it's a definite change in what you'd typically eat for Hawaiian food. The empanadas on the other hand were stellar and probably some of the best empanadas I've had in a while. Size was great and plenty of varieties to choose from with different dips as well. I got the spicy chicken, beef, and the Argentinian (?) Beef special empanada and wow they were all so good I have to get more next time. There's still so many other vendors to try that I know whenever I'm in San Diego with not a sure plan what to eat for the day, Liberty Public Markets will definitely be my back up spot to go. -
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San Diego, CA, United States
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Al’s 4-star review: Uniqueness: Excellent cafe that strives in majority cold brews! Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][ ] Drink Quality: [x][x][x][x][x] Service: [x][x][x][x][ ] Setting: [x][x][x][x][x] Cost: [x][x][x][x][ ] Recommendation? Any of the cold brews obviously, they were excellent! I made a quick stop here when I was on Coronado island for a coffee pitstop and I was pleasantly surprised that this was a coffee shop that was focused mostly on cold brew coffees, and I must say it was well worth the visit on this warm day. Service was good, wait time was a bit long, but I left with a great cup of iced cold brew that definitely enjoyed. They also have nice merchandise too that I wish I purchased (hats with trident design was sick) and I know for sure I would be saving this spot to come back if I'm ever back in the area. Well worth the visit! -
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Al’s 5-star review: Uniqueness: SO MANY ANIMALS!!! Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][x] Animal Quality: [x][x][x][x][x] Service: [x][x][x][x][x] Setting: [x][x][x][x][x] Cost: [x][x][x][x][x] Recommendation? Come here during the morning and plan to leave here by the closing as you'll be spending the ENTIRE day roaming the park and probably still not seeing 100% of what they have to offer in a day. San Diego Zoo, the pinnacle of what zoos should be if you want to have the best animal visiting experience a zoo has to offer. I can't even count how many animals they have in this park and how many I got the chance to see that if you want to guarantee see every critter in this park, you need to come here at least more than a day! All the animals here are kept in excellent care by the zoo and in perfect condition compared to other zoos in California. You'll see the classic animals--the lion, the tigers, the elephants, the zebras, the giraffes, the polar bears-- and as well as so many other animals you probably never heard of an can't believe you got a chance to see. This zoo being gigantic, they offer bus tours if you want to jump on and have well-versed trainers explain all the animals they drive by or you can walk and get your calories down for the day walking the entire campus seeing all they have to offer. Staff are all friendly and knowledgeable, gifts and toys are great quality, and the only slight downside is the food being subpar--but what do you expect from zoo food. All the exhibits weren't too overly crowded and was able to see all the animals I wanted to see and get photos of and in the end of the day, I would have to say I saw at least 90% of the park and would definitely be back again to finish the last 10%. Well worth the visit if you're in SD and a definite fun place to take the family and kids to visit once in their lives. -
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Al’s 4-star review: Uniqueness: Coffee and Winery? Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][x] Drink Quality: [x][x][x][x][ ] Service: [x][x][x][x][ ] Setting: [x][x][x][x][ ] Cost: [x][x][x][x][ ] It was a quick early stop here in the morning and got my self a nice cappuccino here. Quality was great and since it was morning, we were literally the only ones stopping by and it was just a single worker, so it felt slightly dead. Never experienced a coffee shop that was part winery so that was a definite plus on uniqueness! -
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