I cant believe you San Diego People left out a few key resturants..
1. Niban - (japanese food) price range $6-12 . It's a small popular place on clairemont mesa, in the lot of Wonderland, Players grill, and music trader.
Best Dish - Sushi Bento ( You get a good amount of assorted sushi: Tuna, Halibet, shrimp, and california rolls and a chicken catsu, rice and soup)
2. El Cotixan - This small mexican resturant started with one main resurant on Genesee/Balboa. It took over another mexican resturant called Roybertos or something.. Anyways this place was so damn good that it has expanded to clairemont mesa, Chula Vista, Mira Mesa, and few other places that i dont know about. But the main Genesse location is simply the best.
Price range $3-8.
Best Dish: Carne asada burrito or Nacho Supreme. The main branch simply has the best hot sauce.
3. Kobe Masuna- japanese (tepanachi grill)
Sort like a rip off of Bennihanna this place is delicious.
Besh Dish- Go for lunch its Half off.
Prices: $10-20 for lunch.
4. Voltaire's Pizza - Best pizza in SD. It's a small little place located on West Balboa. Really close to El Coxtian, accross the street from Marie Calendars/Lungs drugs. Next to a Jambo Juice type place.
Prices: Cheap.....
Best Dish: Pepperoni pizza. They make good calzones too if you like that type of shit.
You San Diego people need to check out these four places.