“Great service! Super hilarious server.
SDRW menu was on point.”
Roger, Google Maps review (2015-09-25)
French · Bakery
The French Gourmet
Pacific Beach, San DiegoClosed
Roger rated this longtime Pacific Beach bakery-restaurant 4 stars, praising a hilarious, attentive server and calling its San Diego Restaurant Week menu on point.
The French Gourmet closed after service on January 4, 2026, ending nearly 36 years in Pacific Beach. Owner Michel Malecot sold the Turquoise Street property to a developer planning a 23-story residential tower; the neighborhood backlash over the tower triggered a boycott that collapsed catering bookings (historically 70% of revenue) and accelerated the closure. This page keeps Roger's review as a record, not as a place to visit.
“Great service! Super hilarious server.
SDRW menu was on point.”
Roger praised a funny, attentive server and said the San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW) menu was on point. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
A Pacific Beach sushi counter Roger calls the most authentic Japanese spot in town, praised for reservation-only demand, sushi-bar seating with the chefs, and standout sashimi, chirashi and uni.
From the order notes
Chirashi bowl · Sashimi · Uni · Sweet shrimp (grilled head after)
Go for
Sitting at the sushi bar · High-end sushi worth booking ahead
Roger rated this 4 stars, admitting he'd passed this Garnet Avenue breakfast spot for years -- by car, skateboard, and on foot -- always wondering about the long line, before finally trying it for breakfast.
