Mitch's Seafood on Shelter Island

My husband has been frequenting Mitch's for some time now with his coworkers. He's been telling me how amazing their fish tacos are and they are such a good price, $3 each. "We need to go for Taco Tuesday!" Ok ok, let's go then. Last weekend we took the boy to Shelter Island to play on their swing set and slide for a couple of hours. After we wrapped up, we took the short drive to the famous Mitch's. My husband asked me where I wanted to sit, inside or outside. Duh! Look at the view.

You can order the tacos grilled or beer battered and fried. The mister assured me that grilled is just as good. So maybe next time I'll order them that way. For my first time, I ordered the fried. It was delicious and my husband (I'm so tempted to start referring to him as Mr. GoodLife) was right to bug me about trying this little Shelter Island jewel. If you are reading this, do yourself a favor and plan a trip to Mitch's. Mr. GoodLife (hahaha, it might stick) says that they also have a really good hamburger. However, it'll be a while before I order something that's not a fish taco from this place. The batter was so perfectly crunchy and light and nicely seasoned. I'm dreaming about it.

Please, go now! Order the beer battered fish tacos and sit on the patio and love your life in San Diego. If you're not a resident of America's finest city, visit soon!

It's tough to beat the views in San Diego. 
This is from the patio, looking out into the marina.
Sit here.

This is the combo meal. You get two tacos, chips, salsa from heaven, and beans. I recommend dipping your chip in salsa and then beans or the other way around. Nevertheless, eat it all in one perfect bite over and over again. 

Close up. You can closely inspect that pico de gallo goodness on top there.  The mister won't eat pico anywhere else. (He's such a weirdo.) It's that good. 

Marina Kitchen Restaurant and Bar

Recently I had the pleasure of staying at The San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina. It was a great experience from the moment the car was valeted till the moment we departed. The weather was a perfect 79 degrees and in the middle of February no less. Ya gotta love San Diego. Of course I was poolside the entire afternoon! We ordered margaritas and pina coladas and beer. And to eat we had albacore fish tacos and a chicken quesadilla. This was all from Tequila Bar and Grille. The food was excellent, especially the salsas and pico de gallo that came with it. Delicioso.

After a wonderful afternoon of lounging around, we headed to Marina Kitchen for dinner. I will definitely be back. The bar area had a gorgeous view of the hotel's famous pool which was perfectly lit. The dining room had a view of the bay, also beautiful. Our server was delightful, as was the hostess and the manager, who brought us a couple of glasses of Spanish prosecco.

Now let's get down to the food. Important information here. Below you'll see that we feasted like kings. Seriously. We decided to order from every section of the menu to really live it up, appetizer, drinks, desserts. Yes, plural desserts. Don't judge me. Anyhow, check out the menu and you'll see that it's stepped up American comfort food. The breakfast menu also looks great. We planned on dining at Marina Kitchen the next morning but we woke up still full from this meal. We'll have to go back for brunch one of these weekends.

Charcuterie plate. It's three artisan meats & two cheeses served with grainy mustard and buttery toast. 

This right here is the soup of the day. Oh man was it rich and delicious.  It's a cauliflower and potato soup with vanilla poached LOBSTER. If this soup is being offered, you better not pass it up. 

Rib eye steak served with Brussels sprouts and mac n cheese.  Take note of that crunchy top on the macaroni. As I write this post, and look over the online menu for reference, this is not on the menu. (That's what I get for waiting a month before writing this.) That's ok, there's a different rib eye which comes with bone marrow, another fave of mine. 

This is the Daily Roast. It's an herb roasted prime rib with a twice baked potato. 

Here my friends are the TWO desserts we ordered.  Maybe we finished them and maybe we didn't. Don't worry about it. I had the Oreo cheesecake and I loved every bite. The mister ordered the brownie sundae. Of course Mr. Chocolate ordered a brownie sundae. He wasn't disappointed.  I did try his and I liked mine better. So, there.

AppTivity Toy for iPads at .99 Store

Look what I saw today at the La Mesa .99 Store!! My kid really wanted the Cut The Rope one but he's not allowed to use the iPad. However, I know there are tons of families who do allow their kids to play with them. Also this is great for an adult who likes these games.
You can't beat paying only 99¢. :)