Grant Grill

June 12, 2011

Well I walked outside into a sunny day
called some friends to back my play
went downtown to taste a few
then over to the coast
to see what kind of trouble we could get into
what trouble we could get into 
in sweet home San Diego
                        Sprung Monkey

Our kind of trouble usually involves food.  A sweet deal from travelzoo sent us downtown for lunch at the US Grant Hotel.  We parked at Horton's plaza shopping center and walked over to the hotel. 
http://www.usgrant.net/
 
Bridget's mom worked here as a cashier in the 1940's and 1950's.  The hotel opened in 1910 and has had several renovations.  The last one completed in 2006 by the Sycuan Indian Tribe brought the hotel back to it's glory days.
 

We started lunch with a glass of Zinfandel from Thornton, a Temecula winery (see previous blog about Temcula wine tasting 8/8/10) and fresh bread.  I ordered the Kobe Beef Burger and Bridget had the Turkey Club.  Freshly made potato chips accompanied the meal.  The food and service was outstanding.  Our booth was the second from the end.

We were stuffed so we walked off some of our calories at the mall.  Then it was time to head home.  Needless to say we didn't eat a big dinner that night.