How delicious is this place?!
100% vegetarian cuisine, not that I really know their ingredient list or anything, being an avowed carnivore myself. That is just what everyone claims about the place. Doesn’t matter to me one bit, all that matters is that everything I put in my mouth tasted great.
We had a small meal that was, none the less, very filling. It consisted of 3 orders and drinks.
Chole Samosa, consisting of 2 vegetable filled puff styled pasties in a mix of spiced chick peas. There was a little sweet and little heat in this. One black roasted Thai like chili and what I suspect was a tamarind sauce that lay waiting in the bottom of the bowl.
Masala Dosa, consisting of a large bread like crepe that was rolled and stuffed with lightly curried potatoes. This was served with a vegetable based spiced soup and some mint and coconut chutney.
Dahi Sev Puri, was purchased at the suggestion of the wait staff. This is a small deep fried whole wheat puff pasty shell stuffed with chick peas, potatoes and a green piquant sauce that I suspected was cilantro based. They were topped off with yogurt. Incredible!!
To drink, Maureen had a Mango Lassi and I had a Falooda. The Falooda consisted of rose infused milk with vanilla ice cream and some passion fruit.
Highly recommended!!
O’Brien’s Pub is kind of a classic, old school, pub. Seems like it is usually full of thirsty guys. My wife always comments that there are over 90% men there. There are places that have a fancier decor, no doubt but NOBODY pours better brew on a regular basis than these guys do. Their tasting events are legendary. You can sign up for their email list at their website. I read every one!
First off, let me say that I shop at the store located off of 43rd Street in National City. It’s hard to do this place justice without just going there. This is an awesome store! I found it when I was on a search for fresh Chilauca Chili’s. They ALWAYS have them in stock. I love to add these in strips to my homemade chili, especially when they are ripe. They are hard to find ripened, even here, but I get them here and am happy to find any at all.