Neighborhood

01/23/09

The Best Cheeseburger in San Diego!

by dtgirl78 at Citysearch

I think Neighborhood is the best Cheeseburger in San Diego. I have had Hoodads and Boomerangs and they are great as well but not the same as Neighborhood. Mostly I am here to comment on the ketchup situation. The burgers all come prepared with there own sauce so traditional condiments are not necessary and many indeed comprised the wonderful creation of the burger. For the previous review, if you must have ketchup on your burger you should stick to McDonalds and Burger King. For me, I take the caramelized onion/blue gruyere cheese/pepper greens on a perfectly cooked burger myself. Don't forget to try the fries with garlic herb mayo...they are to die for!

• Pros: The best cheesburger in a cool & fun atmosphere
• Cons: More locations please!

11/20/08

Best Local Downtown Spot

by MrSmith619 at Citysearch

I could spend every night at this place and believe me I have on multiple occasions. Killer happy hour deal for half off local brews between 5 and 7 Monday through Friday. Also Wednesday has a killer half off wine night. Their wine is already well priced so you might need a cab home after taking advantage of this deal. Burgers of course are excellent. Highly recommend the mac and cheese as well.

• Pros: Great Beers and Fries
• Cons: Can get crowded

03/18/08

Who do you think you are???

by AbeFromansSausage at Citysearch

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