Craft House Fashion Valley — Restaurant in San Diego

I have to say, the Craft House Mission Valley has some good things going there.

I came in for lunch and ordered the pork belly bites, a little gem Caesar salad, and the Blackened Salmon BLT.

I started with pork belly bites, and they were certainly a great choice. The pork belly was delicious and tender, not to mention beautifully presented on the plate with mini corn tortillas as the vessels. Loved the pickled onions and sauces that came on the plate.

The little gem Caesar was larger than I expected. So, yes, you get the big "salad" here. It was delicious, and I appreciated the fact that I could taste the subtle flavor of anchovies. I loved the large crunchy croutons and the heavy dose of Parmesan cheese.

The Blackened Salmon BLT was good. I did wish that the salmon portion was about 2 oz larger and that they would consider blacking it a little more. Other than that, it was a good sandwich. The bacon was outstanding on this BLT. It was thick with a good crispness and had a great chew.

Kurt, my server was very cool and an extremely efficient individual. Liz, the bar keeper, and the server as well was very nice and pleasant to chat with. They have a good team here.

I look forward...

Went to the mall the week before Christmas and the mall was packed. We went exploring and found this place, that the servers told us was only a few months old, and it was not that busy. We decided to give it a try.

Though the actual space is on the smaller side, it really makes due with the atmosphere and the food. I'm personally not a big fan of buffalo sauce. On the recommendation of our server, we tried the buffalo cauliflower, and I couldn't stop raving about the sauce. It was so good. The flavor was out of this world and to the point that I didn't even care I still had an entree coming. (The entree was also really good.)

They used locally sourced ingredients, especially breads for their sandwiches, so everything was as fresh as can be. So happy we gave it a try and looking forward to...

Quality has dropped SIGNIFICANTLY since moving out of their original location. They’ve expanded their menu, but I can’t say any of the new offerings are actually good; unfortunately they’re the same kind of processed sodium-filled food like substances you can get anywhere else for less money. The most disappointing change is that the fries, which used to be among the best in the city, have been replaced with the crappiest fries I’ve ever seen in my life. The parmesan garlic truffle fries are embarrassing: where they used to have real cheese, they now use granules that look and taste like they came straight out of a shaker at a hole-in-the-wall pizza place. There’s not a hint of garlic on them, let alone truffle oil. The fact that they’ve stopped to such a level should tell you everything you...