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So I called Chicago Bros Pizza to order a deep dish pizza. I love Lefty's (and their deep dish) so I wanted to see how CBP would fare (and you have to yell the following with lots of echo) in A BATTLE OF THE DEEP DISH.

Well, the first problem was that I couldn't understand a damn word that the woman said on the phone. I'm usually pretty good deciphering thick accents but this woman won the top prize of the night for confusing the hell outta me. Despite the language barrier, I was finally able to figure out that they DO NOT sell deep dish - only stuffed and thin crust. I apologized to the woman on the phone for the mongoloid gene that my parents passed on to me while agreeing to a stuffed sausage and pepperoni pizza.

I show up and my first impression while at the counter was that not one person working here was originally from Chicago. Not to mention, there were no brothers (Gnomesayin'?) working here either. I could be wrong about the Chicago thing but there were definitely no brothers in the house when I rolled up.

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The sausage was spicier than I had anticipated. Other than that, there wasn't anything great or horrible about this pizza. I doubt that I'd return since, in my opinion, Lefty's is MUCH better.

THE RESULT OF THIS BATTLE : NO CONTEST!

Yee-haw! Hey there pardner, you want to mosey on over to Western Steakburger for a huge meal with all the fixings? Ok, well, there's nothing "western" about this place. No wagon wheels on the walls. No spurs a jingle jangle jingle. No crusty and dusty cowpokes spitting their chew into spittoons. Nope, just a bunch of dudes behind the counter eager to take your order. If I remember correctly, there was a Dirty Harry-era picture of Clint Eastwood on the wall which, obviously, explains everything now. Clear as day, I tell ya!

The Wild West Burger
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The BBQ Burger
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The fries were not good unless you're a big fan of the ones that you can buy in the frozen section of your local Vons. The meat was missing some flavor which would have, quite possibly, pushed this review to 4 stars. "It's not as good as Hodad's," my Aunt Feeble remarked. Auntie Feebs was right - it's not. Also, their water had black specks of something floating in it. All of a sudden, I wasn't thirsty.

Ultimately, it was style over substance. Oddly enough, the same has been said about the majority of my reviews - especially this one.

There was a massive swarm of flies right in front of the door of this place. Thankfully, the flies did not follow me inside despite smelling like a sewage treatment plant (me, not DP).

The woman who served us was very nice and explained everything thoroughly. When I told her that I wanted the 12 inch spaghetti torpasta, she asked if I was going to eat it all in one sitting. I thought, sure, how difficult could that possibly be? I should've taken the hint that it wasn't gonna happen - at least not on her watch!

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Unlike the little train that could, I could not. Yes, with a dejected look on my face, I will take the remainder to go. Nothing about the torpasta was all that spectacular. Even The Woman That I'm Currently Married To wasn't very impressed. Not horrible by any means but nothing that I'd return specifically for.

The bad part of this story is the fact that it had me burping for two hours afterwards. For me, that is a sign that this item should be avoided in the future. They say silence is golden. Well, I wasn't golden and to be without these damn burps would've been truly divine.

I gotta admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the Corvette Diner. I had been to their previous location in Hillcrest (trying to woo a female on a "date" and, thankfully, accomplishing nothing) though I couldn't remember too much about whatever I ate. Regardless, the Hillcrest location was closed due to the fact that it was SUPPOSEDLY infested with (and I don't believe any of this) roaches, rats and squirrels carrying the bubonic plague. Now they have new digs in Point Loma and all the little critters refused to relocate since they loved the food at Sushi Itto up the street.

When this place is packed it's insanely loud and those little bastards running around (children, I think they're called) don't help one bit. The workers here (and probably even the guys in the kitchen) are always dancing and singing. Someone's birthday? They'll sing and dance. You just got married? They'll sing and dance. You just got out of jail for taking a dump on home plate at Petco Park in the middle of the 5th inning? They'll probably stay the hell away from you, you nasty bastard.

Our server, Doris!, was very personable and put up a very cheery front. In reality, I'm sure she was constantly screaming and cursing at people in her mind. I'm sure it didn't help matters when my Grandfather told her that she had nice "DSL's" (whatever that means). She sat down next to my Grandfather and took our order through a natural, free-flowing conversation. Lots of very cool 1950's music, movie and TV footage was shown on their monitors. I ordered Sid's Cowboy Burger while my Grandfather ordered something else that he had to take his teeth out for.

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This batch of fries were a bit too salty though they were still pretty good. The burger was barely above average yet so much much better than 5 Guys down the street. While we ate, the girls came to our area and started another song and dance for someone's birthday. My Grandfather was so excited that you would've thought that he was just told that he didn't have to have his weekly enema anymore.

For the meal and a "show," the price was worth it. I'd possibly return and it might not take a song and dance for it to happen.

The fries (Five Guys Style - not Cajun) were nothing special and it only took a few of them to realize that. I had maybe 5 of them and I was done.

The texture of the meat patty reminded me of one that was homemade which was a surprise. Overall, the burger was decent but wasn't something I'd ever go out of my way to have again.

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The bottom line is that the taste did not justify the price and the fries didn't make the equation any better. Man, if it took Five Guys to come up with this burger, maybe they need to double (or even triple!) the think tank.

Cuco's (http://www.yelp.com/bi... http://www.yelp.com/bi...) is located in an area which I would not walk around at night by myself unless I had a Mine Thrower in my possession. The two businesses next door were a liquor store and Slap Yo Momma BBQ.

Carne asada burrito (w/ beans and cheese only) # 119 -
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Pollo asado burrito (w/ beans and cheese only) # 64 -
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Breakfast burrito # 125 -
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Their carne asada was pretty damn good - 4 stars. They even cut my burrito in half without asking (diagonally even!). The pollo asado was insanely spicy which caused my nose to run like crazy. Overall, it was ok - 3 stars.

Woody Woodpecker (dubbed in Spanish) was playing on the TV. The girl behind the counter was nice and wasn't giving off the vibe that she wanted me to die.

Thick ass breakfast burrito though I wish the bacon would've played a larger role. I also wished the guy in the kitchen had not done "10 one-thousand" with the salt. Next time, just run up behind me with your whistle going, tilt my head back and just pour the sodium directly into my mouth.

Ok, there's no way that I should've given this place 2 stars. I had a pretty decent burger that was custom built:

Organic beef, wheat bun, Swiss cheese, bacon and sweet potato fries.

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Everything about it was tasty, so no complaints.

If Buckwheat were alive today, I'm sure he'd give this meal his trademarked "O-Tay."  If he refused, I'd sue him for emotional distress on the Judge Joe Brown show.

So I sat outside of Harry's Coffee Shop (breakfast spot # 54) with the rest of the mongrels who were busy staring at their owners while they ate their food. Within the menu, I found the most expensive item in the Pancakes & Waffles section (since, I thought, it would have the most food). It was called the Superfecta which, for $10.99, gave me 2 each of pancakes, bacon and eggs. It also came with Harry's "Famous" Hash Browns.

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I almost laughed out loud when my food arrived. They're gonna make me pay nearly 11 bucks for THIS?! All of it was plainly average - nothing about it (other than the fact that it's in La Jolla, of course) justified the price in terms of amount or quality. I couldn't help but think of a place that I visited up in Bear Bear that, for just about the same amount, gave me more AND better tasting food. Check out what they serve at The Grizzly Manor Cafe:

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Now, THAT was the real deal!

At the register, with a tip - 13 and a half bucks. Superfecta?! Ha - there's absolutely NOTHING super about this.

*I made the mistake of not reading my previous review of this place.*

Let's see....on their window was a picture of their Employee Of The Month. How many people could they POSSIBLY employ at this place? They're holding a raffle that will be held on Mexican Independence Day for a DVD player, something else and an Avatar DVD. Their carne asada was premade though it was a thick-ass burrito. The thing was barely average.

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Oh, by the way. There were sixteen flies, yes I counted, just hanging out on the front side of the building. I guess they were taking numbers so then each and every one could just zip right in and out, as they were, through the front window.

Stay away from this place if you're kinda prissy and/or have a thing about flies playing leap frog on your food before and while it's being prepared.

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Their carne asada is WAY better than La Promesa and Trujulios across the street. Sadly, this only makes it slightly above average. Their pollo asado burrito is actually listed as a "Mixed Burrito" on the menu - it was only average. Breakfast burrito (no bacon, only ham) was above average - a little oily.

Carne asada burrito (w/ beans and cheese only) # 117 -
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Pollo asado burrito (w/ beans and cheese only) # 63 -
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Breakfast burrito # 124 -
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this place used to be a Weinerschnitzel back in the day. I think if they reverted back to their former selves, it wouldn't be that big of a blow to the community. If they really want to stand out, they need to "bring to life" their Senor Pancho mascot. It would be a guy that would bring your food out to you who's wearing only a sombrero, a poncho, a speedo and boots.

My idea = money.