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
- Quinoa meatballs
- Dirty fries
Best for
- Comfort food cravings
From Roger’s notebookRoger, Google Maps review (2015-06-10)
American / Comfort Food
Comfort food cravings
Latest recorded visit2015-06-10
“quinoa meatballs, dirty fries!”
American · Comfort Food
Soda & Swine
Roger rated this 4 stars, calling out the quinoa meatballs and dirty fries at this University Heights gastropub.
Closed
Soda & Swine's own current website (checked 2026-09-21) lists only two active locations — Liberty Station and a UCSD outpost, both marked 'Temporarily Closed' — with no mention of the original University Heights location Roger reviewed, indicating it has closed for good.
Soda & Swine official website — current locations list (2026-09-21) ↗From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Soda & Swine
Posted 2013-03-14 
Posted 2014-02-19 
Posted 2015-12-19
From Roger’s Foursquare
On Roger’s lists: SD's Sweet Tooth Spots, Guide to San Diego's best spots, SD's Vegan/Vegetarian Joints!.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 19 times on Swarm, most recently May 8, 2018. See the check-in log
2015-06-10day precision · source explicit
“quinoa meatballs, dirty fries!”
Roger singled out the quinoa meatballs and dirty fries by name. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- From the order notes
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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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