Neighborhood
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 446-0002
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- Gourmet Burger Deal 2008, After-Work Bar 2007
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-12am
Editorial Review for Neighborhood – by Erin Chambers
In Short
The aptly named buger joint keeps it simple in a tiny corner space a few blocks outside the Gaslamp. Inside the unmarked door, local residents from the apartment building above hang at a handful of bar stools or munch on snacks at the long communal table. The one-page menu includes a few gourmet burgers--fries are extra--and entree-sized salads on one side, and a healthy selection of beers and wines on the other.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkGreat local beer selection includes Firehouse, Stone and 27 total local microbrews on tap.
Know Before You GoThe vibe is totally casual, but the menu is a tad gourmet. For example, they don't serve ketchup for the gourmet seasoned fries.
User Reviews for Neighborhood
03/18/2008 Posted by AbeFromansSausage
Everything about this place is great with the exception of two things. Someone else has already mentioned the big one. NO KETCHUP! To whoever owns Neighborhood, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you're not Peter Luger's. So dont think you can be snooootty about what I can and cant put on my burger. I realize this is probably your attempt to come up with a "hip" "trendy" gimmick, but all you're doing is alienating your core burger-loving crowd. Oh you'll still get the same wealth of hipster "I hate my Dad" types that have been keeping you afloat thus long, but how long can their trust funds really last? Soon the free ride is going to be over for them and you're going to have to start depending on Average Joe's like myself for business. And let me tell you something bucko, average Joe's LOVE ketchup. So if you don't lay hands on some of the good stuff soon, myself and a lot of other good eaters will be lost forever. This second point I alluded to ties in with the first. After I got the ketchup bad news from some emo looking waiter probably named Seth, I was told that there was a "sundried tomato aolio (sp?)" available. I asked if that was a fancy term for ketchup and he looked at me like I just told him wearing a nosering and a chain on your wallet were for losers from 7th grade. Well the next time I went in there, I brought my own bottle of heinz with me. You should have seen the look on old "Seth's" face. It was the face I would have expected to get if I had brought a band of leprous bums in with me from over by albertsons. I was promptly asked (after a stutter on his part for emphasis), whether or not I wanted a "ramekin" for my ketchup. But it was the way he said it. Oh the nerve I must have! To bring ketchup into this sacred hall of GROUND BEEF! Go to this place folks. But bring your own ketchup and complain about it until someone comes to their senses. Dont want to have it on the table? Fine. Keep it in the back. After all, this isnt Russia.
Pros: food, atmosphere, drink selection
Cons: Ketchup issue, accompanying waiter reactions to ketchup issue
03/14/2008 Posted by sandyscopes
We were very impressed with the wine list and beer choices. We've been waiting for a place like this to open in downtown SD. Unfortunately, the burgers and fries were not as note worthy. The fries (super thin) were cold and tasteless, while all three varied burger choices at the table tasted like meatloaf sandwiches. When we asked for ketchup, the server (pretentiously) replied, "oh no, we don't serve ketchup with our burgers... their too good for ketchup". Wow! I can understand that kind of response if I had a filet mignon, but this is a burger. The buns were super tasty and soft and the sauces that accompanied the burger were good, but we all really wanted some ketchup. They could serve it up in a fancy ramekin to keep with the high-end burger joint feel, but what ever happened to the days when restaurants tried to accomodate their guests?
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