veg n out

Ellen jumped in my car as it poured down all around us . Pulling the list out for its maiden voyage, we sat there trying to decide what the best rainy day meal would be. We decided veggie burgers. Obviously. 

I took the wrong freeway, got off in La Jolla. Ended up on the only road in San Diego that streches for miles without a turnaround. Finally make it back on the 5 and use the last 15 minutes of my blackberrys battery to gps northpark. Once dead, we had no way to navigate and ended up driving in circles, squinting out my windshield being pounded with water trying to see the street signs. Finally we found 30th and basically double parked in someones driveway to get the hell into the restaurant.

we finally found it

At this point I would have eaten a damp gym sock. We walked in and I immediately shoved about four red n white mints in my mouth as figured out which burger was the largest and quickest to make. I decided to go with the "North Parker". Grilled onions, Swiss cheese. Sold.

I ordered from a girl that looked about 12 at the most (work permit?) who recommended the green salad with a creamy tarragon dressing. Ellen got the Island girl which had pineapple, grilled onions, terriyaki sauce and a side of soup. 

We sat down with a couple ginger beers, yum, and took in the surroundings. The place is very casual, with all sorts of nick-knacks tacked up on the walls. I walked back to get some cucumber water from the jug in the back and found the ground and myself covered in laser beams swirling around from a machine on the shelf above me. Quirky.

The food was there when I got back, love when that happens, and I inhaled it. The onions were perfectly grilled, the cheese melted and the gardenburger crispy. Ellen loved the grilled pineapple on hers, but was not a huge fan of the soup of the day. My side salad was pretty generic, but the tarragon dressing had a nice flavor.

ellen and the island girl

salad with tarragon dressing

inhaling

I was thoroughly satisfied with my burger and salad, it was big and hearty, exactly what 

I had needed. Overall veg n out is a casual, hodge-podge little local spot that, thank god for us, you can come as you are. Its a nice little north park eatery with honest food and quirky casual atmosphere

Veg n out I give you a 7