Carnitas' Snack Shack in Eater San Diego's Essential 38 Restaurants
January 8, 2013
“An instant classic…”
The 38 Essential San Diego Restaurants
Tuesday, January 8, 2013, by Candice Woo
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The first installment in this survey of the San Diego food landscape runs the gamut from the farm-to-table icon, A. R. Valentien in La Jolla to Mariscos El Pescador, a fish taco truck in a Chula Vista parking lot. There’s a good number of Japanese and Mexican entries (two cuisines that San Diego does pretty well), some standby’s (Tender Greens, Cafe Chloe), a new instant classic (Carnitas’ Snack Shack) and a few gems that you may not have tried yet (Wine Vault & Bistro, Aqui es Texcoco).
CARNITAS’ SNACK SHACK
2012’s biggest success story, this pork-centric spot from Chef Hanis Cavin is bound to multiply this year, and inspire other chefs to venture out on their own.