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Poll: Bests of SD

Best Dessert:

Best Massage:

Best Burger:

Best Shopping Location:

Best Bookstore:

Re: Poll: Bests of SD

  • Best Dessert: Pretty much ANYTHING at Extraordinary Desserts

    Best Massage: Angie at Avia in Grossmont.  She is fabu.

    Best Burger: Hodad's in OB

    Best Shopping Location: For me Fashion Valley, but Carlsbad is a close second, there are some amazing places up there!!

    Best Bookstore: B&N, no specific location.  I think I am partial because I used to work there.
  • Best Dessert: Cheesecake Factory (never been to ED)

    Best Massage: Glen Ivy or Pala Casino

    Best Burger: HODADS in OB for sure!

    Best Shopping Location: Fashion Valley

    Best Bookstore: I too love Barnes and Noble.
  • Best Dessert: I too love Extraordinary Desserts

    Best Massage: Anatomy Day Spa in Hillcrest

    Best Burger: Beef n Bun (its in el cajon and soo delish)

    Best Shopping Location: I love UTC

    Best Bookstore: Barnes n Noble

  • Best Dessert: Extrodinary Desserts-hands down!

    Best Massage: don't know ! :(

    Best Burger: Hodad's in OB, and Original Roadhouse in North Country (on San Marcos Blvd.)

    Best Shopping Location: Fashion Valley

    Best Bookstore: Upstart Crow in Seaport Village

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  • Dessert:  I also love extrordinary deserts but to try and be different I will say Ghiradelis in the gaslamp for ice cream sundays
    Massage:  I'm going to Glen Ivy for my first here in SD in April.  Otherwise I have only had them in Palm Springs and on other vacations.
    Burger: Rocky's in PB
    Shopping: Fashion Valley
    Bookstore: Borders Downtown.
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  • Best Dessert: Without a doubt, Extraordinary Desserts

    Best Massage: Anjel at Massage Envy at Liberty Station

    Best Burger: I like Hodad's but my last trip was not a good one...so, I'm on the hunt for a new place!

    Best Shopping Location: The Outlets at either Carlsbad or San Ysidro...so worth the drive!

    Best Bookstore: Borders in Mission Valley...I could spend days in there.
  • Best Dessert:  Extraordinary Desserts - I love the Little Italy location (well, I love them both, but that one serves wine, too!)

    Best Massage:  N/A - never had one!  I do go to the chiropractor once a month, though... :)  I'm scared a massage would hurt!  wimp, huh?

    Best Burger:  I don't eat cows but Callahan's in Mira Mesa makes a really good veggie burger!  ;)

    Best Shopping Location:  Fashion Valley - bit of everything and the people watching is fun!

    Best Bookstore:  I usually go to Borders or BandN because they are close to home (and anywhere else you are at!) but would love to find a fun local bookstore...
  • Other fun shopping locations - there is a really cute soap store in Alpine (yes, totally off the beaten path but well worth the drive!  Field trip anyone?)  It's all home-made, no animal products, all smells amazing (seriously, some of them you want to take a bite out of!)...  Love it there! 

    *The Carlsbad Outlet mall - always forget what it's called!  :)

    *The discount cooking supply store in PB..  forgot what that is called, too!  Oh my goodness... Good something or other...
  • Gillian - are you thinking about Great News in PB? I love that place and their cooking classes!

    Best Dessert - Julian Apple Pies! (just wanted to be different since I've only been to ED once...)

    Best Massage - anyone at Avia in Grossmont

    Best Burger - Hodads :)

    Best Shopping Location - I love Las Americas and the Carlsbad Outlets but my favorite mall is UTC

    Best Bookstore - Hmmm... KB Books? I haven't really purchased books from a book store in a while (unless its text books from KB or reading books from Costco...)
    Married 6-30-07, BFP 9-1-07, M/C & D&C 10-5-07, BFP #2 6-20-08, BFP #3 3-28-2010 Mommy to Ethan born 2-22-09 7lbs 13.5oz & 21" long SAL Buddy to March04b2b imageFamily Blog|Food Blog
  • Best Dessert:
    I'm going to have to agree with Extraordinary Desserts.

    Best Massage:
    I've only had 2 massages in San Diego(both were for bachelorette parties).  One was at Indigo in Hillcrest and the other one was at La Costa Resort.  Indigo was good......La Costa was fabulous(not sure if it's twice-the-price-fabulous, but they have the whole resort atmosphere going on which was nice)

    Best Burger:
    Hodads

    Best Shopping Location:
    Fashion Valley

    Best Bookstore:
    B&N
  • Great News... lol :)  Thanks!

    Think my brain stayed in bed yesterday...  ah, I love spring break :)
  • Best Burger: I second Rocky's, but would also throw in Longhorn Cafe, In N Out
    Best Shopping Location: Fashion Valley
  • Best Dessert:  Hands down Extraordinary Desserts

    Best Massage: Spa Tiki

    Best Burger: love the Burgers at Islands

    Best Shopping: Fashion Valley, but I love walking around the shops in downtown

    Best Bookstore: Barnes& Noble

    Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers BFP 2# 7/5/09,EDD:3/26/10,MC:9/23/09. We Miss our Lucky Charm.
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