re: San Diego Restaurant/Bar recs

This is a lost I put together a while ago and not necessarily directly on point but may be helpful. Geared towards La Jolla.

Lived in SD about 4 years but haven't been back there in about three or four years.

1.       100% absolutely have to do lunch, dinner, and/or drinks at George’s at the Cove.  Make reservations and make sure you specify upstairs deck seating.   It is on Prospect St., which is in the heart of La Jolla.  High end shopping and lots of restaurants. 
 
2.      The Children’s Pool/La Jolla Cove.  This is right off of Prospect and it is neither a pool nor is it just for children.  It is a cove area with amazing scenery where seals go up on the beach.  You can walk about a mile or so down the coast (make sure when you walk, you are heading towards the cave area where the street comes to an end and where there is a beach actually called The Cove) and it is 100% worth it.  You should not skip this.   
 
3.      The Spot and Jose’s Mexican are good restaurant spots on Prospect
 
4.      The Cottage in La Jolla is a good breakfast spot.
 
5.      If you want an actual beach type beach go to La Jolla Shores, which is a short drive from and on the other side of the Cove.
 
6.      Windansea Beach is also a really great beach experience and more local than the cove.
 
7.      You can drive up to Mt. Soledad which I believe is the highest point in San Diego and the views are spectacular. 
 
8.      The Gaslamp District is kind of touristy but it may be worth checking out.  It is in downtown San Diego and a short drive from La Jolla.  Lots of restaurants and bars.
 
9.      Coronado Island is also a cool day/half-day trip.  The Hotel Del Coronado and a cool little town.
 
10.  As far as food, if you like fish tacos, highly recommend Rubio's Coastal Grill.  In fact, I am requiring that you check out Rubio’s.  It is awesome.  Get the side of refried beans and put some of their homemade hot sauce on them.  Seriously, look up the menu, it’s great.  The Taco Shop on Pearl St., in La Jolla has great authentic Mexican street style tacos including cactus. No seating and always a long line.  The Shack Bar and Grill on La Jolla Blvd. is a dive bar with amazing food. The fish tacos are grilled and the portions are huge. Good cocktails as well.  For authentic tacos also try Rigobertos.  These are all kind of hole in the wall type places.
 
11.   Been away for a while so not up on the higher end dining these days. Beaumont’s is a nice place with good food and a nice atmosphere.  It’s on La Jolla Blvd.  Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza is also good for a quick meal.  I have not been but Duke’s La Jolla is highly rated and a bit more upscale.  It is right next to George’s at the Cove.  The Marine Room is also a good high end choice for dinner. Same with Crab Catcher.  There are also lots of hip high end dining spots in the Gaslamp that you can find with a quick google search. 
 
12.  There is a little sandwich shop on Pearl St., in La Jolla called the Promiscuous Fork that we discovered.  Really eclectic menu and the food was great. 
 
13.  If you want to see quintessential California beach towns, check our Pacific Beach and Mission Beach.  Pacific Beach has a cool “boardwalk,” which is actually cement but it’s worth walking around and checking out the sites.  Mission Beach has a “boardwalk” as well and is worth checking out.  There are easily accessible parking lots in both PB and MB.
 
14.  If you want to check out a laid back, stoner kind of beach community then go to Ocean Beach.  It’s a bit grittier than PB or MB but maybe worth a shot.  There’s a burger joint there called Hodad’s that has been on all of the Travel Channel shows.  Always a long line and I thought it was over-hyped but I’m letting you know about it just in case.
 
15.  If you have not been to an In-n-Out then you have to go.  It’s mandatory.