Eating Up and Down 101

Chillin’ at The Baked Bear, Encinitas

Part 6: Eating Up and Down 101 We’re slowly making our way through the restaurants that line Highway 101 in our town and writing about them. Today we’re at the end of the block between D and E Streets, heading south. Here in Encinitas, there’s no shortage of tacos and[…]

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Life After Death By Tequila

Cue the Violins During Lockdown, we decided to support our local restaurants. At first, the only thing available was takeout. But part of what makes Encinitas cuisine is the local vibe. And eating out of aluminum takeout containers (or dumping the contents onto our dishes at home) just doesn’t do[…]

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Encinitas Cafe: Meat & Potatoes (or Fish Tacos)

Eating Our Way Up And Down 101 In Encinitas, Part 4 We are going totally old school with a visit to the Encinitas Cafe. How “old school” is that? There been a café in this location for over 85 years! In the 1930s and ’40s, it was Fred’s Cafe. During[…]

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Going Veggie at Plumeria Encinitas

I have to admit that we were a bit apprehensive about going to a totally vegetarian restaurant. We’re omnivorous and all, but meat, seafood, cheese, and decadent desserts are more our style. But we have accepted this challenge (to eat up and down Hwy 101), so we can’t break the[…]

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Maurizio’s: Square One

Eating Up (And Down) 101 in Encinitas I challenged my husband to dining at all the restaurants on 101 in Encinitas.  I hope we will not end up 300 lbs. before we finish!  Maybe this will motivate us to be more diligent in our workouts. Begin at the Beginning Our[…]

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Cocktails and a Roxy menu

The Roxy, Rockin’ Since the ‘70s

We’re on a quest to eat our way up and down Highway 101 through all the restaurants in Encinitas.  It’s Date Night, and we’re on Restaurant Number Two:  The Roxy! Know Your History Longtime Encinitans may remember that The Roxy was originally an ice cream shop when it opened at[…]

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