The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
- Octopus
- Sopes
- Half chicken
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2016-02-17)
Mexican / Mediterranean
Latest recorded visit2016-02-17
“Octopus Sopes Half chicken”
Mexican · Mediterranean
Romesco Mexiterranean Cocina
A short-lived Little Italy spin-off of the longtime Bonita restaurant Romesco, serving Mexican-Mediterranean ("Mexiterranean") dishes; Roger ordered octopus, sopes and half chicken.
Closed
This Little Italy location of Romesco Mexiterranean Cocina closed after less than four months in business in 2017 and was rebranded into King & Queen Cantina. The original Romesco Mexiterranean Bistro in Bonita, which the Little Italy spot was modeled on, remains open.
SanDiegoVille — Romesco's Little Italy branch shuttered after less than four months (2017-10-02) ↗Source-backed notes
Visit history
2016-02-17day precision · source explicit
“Octopus Sopes Half chicken”
Roger's draft lists the dishes he ordered: octopus, sopes and half chicken. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
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