{"id":57742,"date":"2025-07-11T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/57742\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T20:24:09","slug":"new-summer-menus-a-breakfast-sandwich-collab-and-san-diego-restaurant-week-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/57742\/","title":{"rendered":"new summer menus, a breakfast sandwich collab and San Diego Restaurant Week \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

New summer-inspired dishes, made with seasonal ingredients, are now on the menu at Tender Greens. Some of the summer options include grilled sea bass, a vegetable plate with squash, mushrooms, sweet peppers, green beans and zucchini, a salad with blackberries, pistachios, goat cheese, caramelized onions and baby lettuces tossed in golden balsamic vinaigrette and a choice of a salmon or chipotle barbecue chicken in a bowl with roasted corn, salsa, cilantro, lime, brown rice, cabbage slaw and queso fresco. Tender Greens is located in downtown San Diego, La Jolla, Mission Valley and Point Loma. tendergreens.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jitters Coffee Pub Summer Bash:<\/strong> To celebrate its renovation, new menu, new extended hours, new event calendar and new partnerships with chef Felix Alcaide and Grammy-winning Oceanside musician Jason Mraz, this Oceanside coffeehouse will host a free open house celebration Saturday with live entertainment and more. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 510 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Free. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jitterscoffeepub<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crack Shack:<\/b> A new breakfast special awaits customers at The Crack Shack. The Relic Flaky Clucker is a weekend breakfast sandwich served on a Relic Bakery\u2019s New York-style croissant roll with an omelette, fontina and gruy\u00e8re cheeses, chicken skin butter and pickled Fresno chilies. The $13.50 breakfast sandwich is available Saturdays and Sundays through July 20 at The Crack Shack\u2019s Encinitas, Little Italy and Pacific Beach locations. crackshack.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Tour de Tapas:<\/b> French-inspired slow-cooked short ribs are on the menu in July at Tour de Tapas in La Mesa. This restaurant is introducing monthly specials beginning this month. Tour de Tapas\u2019s C\u00f4te Courte is a French-influenced slow-cooked short ribs dish served in a tomato and red wine sauce and on top of mashed cauliflower. 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday in July. 8323 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa. 619-391-3396, tourdetapas.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Communion:<\/b> Four new summer cocktails are now available at Communion in Mission Hills. The echo chamber contains a Japanese whiskey, an herbal liqueur, lemon, plum and rooibos. The house rules cocktail is Communion\u2019s signature dirty martini with choice of dry gin or vodka, extra dry vermouth and a house-made spicy brine. The pink matter is a blend of tequila, an herbal liqueur, strawberries, grapefruit and lime. The smoke in the grass mixes together mezcal, lemongrass, calamansi, basil, lime and a splash of coconut soda. The summer cocktails are crafted by bartender Eliza Woodman. 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. 4 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. 901 W. Washington St., San Diego. 619-606-5568, dinecommunionsd.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rubio\u2019s: <\/b>Children can get free meals and adults can sample new summer dishes at Rubio\u2019s. Three new menu items are now available during the summer: a taco, an island bowl and a churro. The new fish taco is made with Alaska pollock, cabbage, a Taj\u00edn pineapple salsa and a lime crema on a flour tortilla. The bowl is offered with a choice of chicken, steak or seafood and topped with rice, guacamole, cabbage, pineapple salsa, wasabi crema and soy sauce. The pi\u00f1a colada churro comes with a pi\u00f1a crema and toasted coconut. Plus, a children\u2019s meal is free with the purchase of an adult entr\u00e9e every Thursday in July. rubios.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Restaurant Week:<\/b> San Diego\u2019s Restaurant Week has announced its list of restaurants for 2025. More than 100 businesses in 30 San Diego County neighborhoods will be participating. The public can sample meal deals at restaurants such as Vincenzo Cucina and Lounge, Duke\u2019s La Jolla and The Butcher\u2019s Cut. Two-course lunches and three-course dinner meals start at $20. San Diego\u2019s Restaurant Week begins Sept. 14 and ends Sept. 21. sandiegorestaurantweek.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Carlos Rico, Union-Tribune<\/p>\n

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