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Tiny, family-run Ortega's is so popular that people often queue for a spot at the counter
(there are indoor and sidewalk tables too). Seafood,
moles, tortas
(sandwiches) and hand-
made tamales are the specialties, but all its dishes are soulful and classic.
Ocean Beach People's Market
VEGETARIAN
619-224-1387; 4765 Voltaire St; dishes $8, per pound from $7.50;
8am-9pm; )
For strictly vegetarian groceries and fabulous prepared meals and salads north of central
Ocean Beach, this organic cooperative does bulk foods, and excellent counter-service
soups, sandwiches, salads and wraps.
Pacific Beach
World Famous
SEAFOOD
breakfast & lunch $9-16, dinner $15-25; 7am-midnight)
Watch the surf while enjoying 'California coastal cuisine,' an ever-changing all-day menu
of inventive dishes from the sea (lobster Benedict for breakfast or lunch; banana rum
mahi-mahi), plus steaks, salads and lunchtime sandwiches and burgers and occasional spe-
cials like fish or lobster taco night.
Kono's Surf Club
CAFE, BREAKFAST
858-483-1669; 704 Garnet Ave; mains $3-6;
7am-3pm Mon-Fri, to 4pm
Sat & Sun; )
This place makes four kinds of breakfast burritos that you eat out of a basket in view of
Crystal Pier (patio seating available) alongside pancakes, eggs and Kono potatoes. It's al-
ways crowded but well worth the wait. Cash only.
Green Flash
CAFE
breakfast & lunch $5-15, dinner $11-29;
8am-10pm)
