A Hillcrest kava bar Roger rated 4 stars in 2015, though his draft note is cut off mid-thought at 'Not an.'
What to order
Best for
A non-alcoholic kava night out
Source-backed notes
Visit history
2015-06-23day precision · source explicit
★★★★☆
“Not an”
The draft note is cut off mid-sentence ('Not an...'), so its full meaning is unclear, but Roger rated this Hillcrest kava bar 4 stars. From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.
Roger's Hillcrest cigar-bar pick, run by an owner (Raul) he calls the friendliest in town, open later than most local lounges with a strong Belgian beer selection on tap and bottle.
From the order notes
A cigar paired by Raul · Belgian beer on tap or bottle
A Hillcrest Chinese restaurant Roger says declined after the pandemic, dropping from a two-star review to one star, after an earlier visit he'd already called just okay and Americanized.
A Hillcrest location of the Nishiki Ramen chain -- a separate address from the site's existing Kearny Mesa entry -- rated a middling three stars by Roger.
