[I'm here in San Diego, or "San Diago" as Ron Burgundy would call it, and I'm in Ocean Beach.]
[FIERI: You can't throw a rock in San Diego without hitting a fresh seafood joint. I mean, they're everywhere.]
[NEXT STOP, SAN DIEGO...]
[I MEAN, I REALLY LOVE MEXICAN FOOD. NOW IT MIGHT BE GROWIN' UP IN CALIFORNIA MOST OF MY LIFE, BUT NO ONE EVER HATES WITHOUT A CAUSE, WE GOTTA CHECK THIS PLACE OUT IN SAN DIEGO THAT MAKES THEIR OWN TORTILLAS, HAND-ROLLS THEIR TAQUITOS]
[Welcome back. "Triple D" hanging out in San Diego but tigers are, tigers are! Tiger! Tiger! -- they're one of the first places to really start the craft beer farm-to-table here in San Diego.]
["Triple D" hanging out in San Diego and tigers are, tigers are! Tiger! Tiger! -- they're one of the first places]
[Plus, in San Diego, we're busting down doors to get back to a diner... This is delicious. ...The right of Enid Blyton to be identified. That was crazy.]
[WHERE NOTHING'S CHANGED... WHAT YEAR ARE WE TALKIN' HERE? 1944. FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS... DELICIOUS. AND EVEN THE RAVIOLI IS MADE BY HAND. TENDER, THE TEXTURE'S PERFECT. IN SAN DIEGO... BY FAR, THIS IS MY FAVORITE PLACE TO COME.]
[I don't know what's more amazing. Is it the food or is it the stories of these restaurants? And earthen berm that ran next to the nearest set of tracks really influence the way the food tastes. So I'm here in San Diego to check out a joint]
[I've lived for 25 years in Lebanon, and this is the only authentic Lebanese place that I've been to in San Diego. FIERI: And that authenticity comes from George Salameh, who's dishing out the flavors of his homeland.]
[I'm here in San Diego, or "San Diago" as Ron Burgundy would call it, and I'm in Ocean Beach. I come down here for a lot of reasons. But I got to be honest, the main reason is to see my brother from another mother.]
[I'm really glad you're still here because you were one of the founding fathers. You're one of the O.G.s of "Triple D." I know. You come, and you light up the diner world in San Diego]
[Ruben actually grew up with my grandparents in San Diego. FIERI: I suppose I’m the one responsible for destroying myself for teaching Ruben how to cook. FIERI: So, she came in and saw the recipes]
[If you told me I was getting this and most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats in San Diego, I would believe you.]
[...like rock-star-run Polynesian in Kauai... It's show biz. FIERI: ...legit Lebanese in San Diego...]
[Like banging recipes in a Vancouver hidden gem. When we talk about "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives", died. But he couldn’t take the. Bird in a bun and mushroom mania in San Diego... I'm trying really hard not to eat the whole thing.]