Herb & Wood visit photograph by Roger Ma
Roger’s original visit photograph · 2017-05-15

Mediterranean · New American

Herb & Wood

Little Italy, San DiegoWorth trying

Roger rated chef Brian Malarkey's Little Italy flagship 4 stars, praising the cocktails and lively, always-busy energy, but flagging the portions as small for the price.

The call

The documented visit included cocktails. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.

What to order

  • Cocktails

Best for

  • Cocktails and a lively Little Italy scene

From Roger’s Foursquare

Roger’s tips on Herb & Wood

Source-backed notes

Visit history

Checked in 10 times on Swarm, most recently Jan 18, 2020. See the check-in log

2017-05-15day precision · source explicit
★★★★☆
“Overpriced for little portions Cocktails are good Super busy!”

Roger thought Herb & Wood was overpriced for small portions but liked the cocktails and found it always packed. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)

Source 1 ↗

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Coffee

A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.

From the order notes
Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
Go for
Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
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RecommendedPrice varies
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MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek

The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.

From the order notes
Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
Go for
A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
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PizzaCocktails

A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.

From the order notes
Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
Go for
Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.