Americana restr and cafe san diego

So I went with the CEO and Founder of lead fusion for breakfast, oatmeal and grits – but a look at the menu of this chef/owner restaurant makes this a must go back. Randy Gruber has quite an interesting selection – some highlights include a salad with a fresh oregano lemon vinaigrette, grilled Portuguese spiced shrimp on fennel radish salad and diced avocado with lemon, pan seared calamari steak with crispy capers, garlic, lemon, parsley and baby grape tomatoes , rigatoni with broccoli rabe, Andoulle sausage, garlic, pine nuts, chili flakes, white wine, cram roasted tomatoes. Mains include a pesto grilled halibut over lemon thyme risotto with grilled aspergus and tomato basil salsa, pan seared sea scallops with red lentils, sauteed spinach and orange carrot ginger sauce, a seared duck breast and Israeli couscous with golden raisins, dried cranberries, pine nuts, sauteed string beans and fig sauce. And last, sides including polenta with vanilla clove honey and caramelized onion mashed potatoes. Ummmmm. Got go got to go back.