The call
The documented visit included burger. This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.
What to order
- Burger
Best for
- Hillcrest gastropub burger
American · New American
Trust
Roger rated this 4 stars, saying the burger was juicy but the uni pasta was way too salty — and so was the sea bass, which was also overcooked.
From Roger’s camera roll
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Roger’s tips on Trust
If you're going for the Trust Burger, get it medium rare and top it off with pork belly & egg....nomnomnom
Posted
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 5 times on Swarm, most recently Jul 14, 2026. See the check-in log
2016-05-13day precision · source explicit
“Burger is juicy! Uni pasta was way too salty So was the sea bass (overcooked too)”
Roger liked the burger at this Hillcrest gastropub but found both the uni pasta and the sea bass over-salted, with the sea bass also overcooked. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Hillcrest.
RecommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Cigar Cave
Drinks
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
- Go for
- Late-night cigar hours · Belgian beer drinkers
Latest recorded visit2025-01-15
Not recommendedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Hong Kong Restaurant
Chinese
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.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- A cautionary tale on a post-pandemic decline
Latest recorded visit2022
Worth trying$$
Hillcrest
Nishiki Ramen - Hillcrest
JapaneseRamen
A Hillcrest location of the Nishiki Ramen chain -- a separate address from the site's existing Kearny Mesa entry -- rated a middling three stars by Roger.
- From the order notes
- Go for
- Ramen in Hillcrest
Latest recorded visit2019-02-02
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the American page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$$
Mission Hills
Fort Oak
New American
A Mission Hills dinner-and-drinks choice with a menu built for a proper night out, especially when pork chops and whiskey cocktails are the brief.
- From the order notes
- Pork chop · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Dinner and drinks · A polished night out
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Temporarily closed$$$
University Heights
Madison
New American
A University Heights restaurant where the cocktail program is a genuine reason to stay for dinner, not an afterthought to the food.
- From the order notes
- Barrel-aged mezcal or whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Cocktail-led dinners · Dinner and drinks
Latest recordRecommended 2022