8 Best Southern Restaurants near San Diego

“Freshly caught options. Minimal seating- but something opens up by the time your meal is done. Highly recommend.“

“Very popular spot good food minus the onions“

“I’m just going to say it: the Sweet Country Blues Sandwich at Rise Southern Biscuits in El Cajon is the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had.

A sweet blueberry biscuit, savory sausage, American cheese and a fried egg. That combination sounds simple, but it is ridiculously good. The blueberry biscuit is sweet, buttery and soft, and that sweetness against the salty sausage, melted cheese and fried egg is absolutely perfect.

This is one of those rare things you order that halfway through eating it, you’re already thinking about when you can come back and get another one.

My advice? Skip everything else on the menu and get this. Don’t overthink it. Get the Sweet Country Blues Sandwich and you’ll thank me later.“

“Went to the pop up in PB today and got a Strawberry shortcake, banana pudding and the Shrimp and grits.. really good and highly recommend 😊“

“Service like this is so hard to find anymore. Anticipated before we got there that the requested outside table would be intollerable in the unseasonable heatwave and moved us inside. Staff was very appreciative of us being there, worked as a team, and provided little extras that cost them nothing but mean the world to us.“

“Very impressed! After speaking with the proprietor for the very first time, I knew at that moment that I had found what I had been looking for.
Not all of us who claim that we can cook should actually be in the kitchen preparing food for others.
However this woman is the exception.
The ingredients, the flavor, the taste , and the freshness is right on the money and worth every dime.However there is one main ingredient that most people leave out of their cooking which leaves a bitter taste in everything they cook. You cannot cook or prepare food without this ingredient if you want to be successful.
That ingredient is PASSION. You can taste this woman's passion in every forkful. Her menu is varried and no easy task. From the chitlins to her Shrimp pancit, to them kickin greens. CLARA'S KITCHEN is no joke!!!“

“Awesome venue. Went to a concert here several weeks ago. Anberlin and Copeland. The lines were moving efficiently. The staff was helpful and friendly. There’s also pizza by the slice, which was great because I left straight from work and didn’t have time to eat before the show. Typically once you enter a concert venue you can’t leave and return so the fact that there’s food is great. The sound was perfect. Great central location.“

“The best fried chicken I have had since moving to Vegas. Everyone there was so inviting . If you haven’t experienced them yet , please give them a try . I usually don’t do reviews but this one was a must. Will definitely be back for more .“