If you enjoy taco trucks and are ever in the San Diego area, you must find Mexican Fiesta between Little Italy and Downtown on the corner of India and Beech.  This is a walk up order from the window Mexican food place.  I can’t call it a restaurant because you don’t go in to eat, you order from the window and walk away to enjoy some of the best Mexican food you’ll find north of the border. On my recent visit I went at 8:00 AM when they open and there was already a line.  I had the popular breakfast burrito and for less than $3.00 was on my way to the water front to enjoy my meal by the sea.

I don’t know if this place was ever a taco truck, but I’ve been here and it has 2 things in common (1)It is about the same size as a taco truck and (2) there is always a line.

I’ve been to San Diego a lot over the years and about 5 years ago I ran into the 222 Cafe located at 222 Island Ave just around the corner from the Gas Lamp district. There for the first time I had the pumpkin waffles which danced on my taste buds like no other waffle had in my 30 years on the earth. Today the 222 Cafe continues to thrive and impress. Visiting again a few weeks ago I stopped in for another pumpkin waffle and to my surprise, it still had that same soft light full of flavor texture you don’t expect to find in a cafe. Being in San Diego and staying only 4 blocks from the cafe, I knew this little cafe would see me again. After speaking with Rachel, my lovely wife, I heard that Bobby Flay enjoyed a breakfast at 222 Cafe as well however his favorite was not the pumpkin waffle but the Banana and Peanut butter French toast. So before heading to the airport on my last day in sunny San Diego, I headed over to the cafe for one last breakfast and I ordered the “Yup you saw it on the food network” French toast. I was a bit apprehensive at first but let me tell you, bring a friend and share this because it was huge. I can eat but I couldn’t finish this plate of perfectly done bread stuffed with slices of banana and peanut butter. Nothing was too overwhelming, all of the flavors just blended so well with a little butter and syrup. Get this dish before you get the pumpkin waffle and you’ll probably never want to order the waffle. Great place, 222 Cafe! Go there, tell them Jimmy sent ya.