“Meh....quick meal at somewhat reasonable price...
Best thing is salmon (avocado Louie)....
Stick with tender greens if you're trying to "eat clean."”
Roger, Google Maps review (2016-01-08)
American · Californian
Lemonade
Hillcrest, San DiegoClosed
Roger rated this Hillcrest cafeteria-style spot 3 stars, calling it a 'meh' but quick, reasonably priced meal -- the salmon avocado Louie was the best thing on the menu, and he suggested going to Tender Greens instead if you're trying to eat clean.
Lemonade's Hillcrest location is listed as closed after nine years in business. This page keeps Roger's dated review as a record, not as a place to visit. (Note: the exact closure day could not be independently confirmed; the closure month is well-sourced, but the day-of-month below is a placeholder -- see docs/content-queue.md.)
“Meh....quick meal at somewhat reasonable price...
Best thing is salmon (avocado Louie)....
Stick with tender greens if you're trying to "eat clean."”
Roger called this a 'meh' but quick, reasonably priced meal, singling out the salmon avocado Louie as the best thing on the menu -- and suggesting Tender Greens instead if you're trying to eat clean. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)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.
