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3628 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
Fax: 619-298-4638
(20 Ratings)
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A stone's throw from the heart of Hillcrest, this culinary cornerstone serves hearty breakfasts, lunches and dinners to locals who appreciate the humongous portions and (relatively) tiny checks. Breakfast sees the biggest crowds, especially on weekends, when the wait can be up to an hour long. But for enormous dishes of salmon hash with crispy seasoned potatoes, smoked chicken and sun-dried tomato scrambles or Snickers pancakes, the wait is well worth it.
Out-of-towners are usually floored by the surfboard-sized plates, which usually sport a foot-long sprig of rosemary garnish, whether atop bone-in ribeye or penne with spinach and chili cream. Given the attention to detail and fresh ingredients, you might not realize this is gussied-up comfort food -- albeit taken to the nth degree. The warm and subdued atmosphere makes Hash House perfect for fine dining.
Seafood is a particular treat, but you could do well to merely point at an appealing dish on a neighboring table. The meatloaf is potent enough to tear die-hard vegetarians away from their tofu. Piled mesa-high, the silky mashed potatoes are so tasty it would be a crime to discuss calories. The crab cakes are similarly titanic, and are served with mashed squash as the perfect compliment. Chicken with waffles and maple syrup? It may sound strange to those unfamiliar with Roscoe's in LA, but after one bite of the dish, you'll wonder why you never thought of it before. Great wine, espresso coffees and a full bar put Hash House A-Go-Go atop the Hillcrest list. Dessert options are limited to only a few choices (including a cobbler of some variety), but it's certainly a case of quality over quantity.
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20 Ratings and Reviews
Skennistonsn - 10/26/2008One of the best in San Diego (Hillcrest)
LAROCK4444 - 10/18/2008Best baking powder bisquits in San Diego with butter and jam.........portions are humongous........you have to go early if you want to get in, especially on the weekends....they have a companion restaurant across the street......
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MerrilynP - 08/30/2008
Food is fresh and very good. The portions are way too large.....can be shared by 3 or 4 people....not an exaggeration. The back ground music is LOUD....so the conversations at tables, too close by, are LOUD.
Huge plates
Keglusk - 08/04/2008Food was very good, and very big! I thought the bisquets were a little too heavy. pancakes were to die for, 3 people can eat 1 pancake.
So good! Biggest portions ever!
Mackallbator - 07/27/2008Hugest plates ever! I like the scramble with tomatos and basil and goat cheese....so good!
- T Levites - 06/21/2008
ALWAYS A TREAT
Ualemp7310 - 05/26/2008Whenever I visit my daughter in San Diego one of the musts is a visit to the Hash House for Sunday Brunch. Not only is the food good, but they have the best Bloody Mary's I've ever had!! Food presentation, taste and service is excellent. I'm from Detroit, I work for the airlines and always tell my friends to stop by the Hash House when they are in San Diego. Great Fun place!!
- Flan3zer - 05/22/2008
Very Disappointed
Lavis 007 - 05/16/2008The service was great but the food wasn't!
The biscuits were cold and hard.
The potatoes were lukewarm.
The eggs were okay.
Not at all like all the things I had heard, about this place.What happened to Perry's Cafe?
hyperlovechild - 02/28/2007I would've voted Perry's Cafe in Old Town/Rosecrans area for the best breakfast, or at least in the Top 10. anyone who lives in San Diego, knows that Perry's Cafe is the ultimate. They are only open early in the morning and close at about 2 p.m. because BREAKFAST IS THEIR SPECIALTY!!!