Bite San Diego

North Park Tour with Addy. 01/​30/​2016
This is the second tour my husband and I have been on, we went on the La Jolla tour a couple of years ago and they were both great!
We had a great experience on the North Park tour! It started a little slow and we were at the first locations a little long but then got moving towards the middle. All the locations we visited were fun and unique and the food was so good! I have to say my favorite was Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream. I think they are testing it out on their tour, so Bite San Diego, if you’re reading this I suggest you keep it!!! :)
The thing that made the tour great was our awesome tour guide Addy. She is super sweet, bubbly and knowledgable and went out of her way to get to know everyone on her tour. If you book a tour with Bite San Diego, North Park, you definitely have to make sure she’s your guide. :)

My husband and I did the North Park Food Tour with Addy yesterday… Best food tour ever! We do walking tours all over the world and this was by far our favorite food tour. Addy was knowledgeable, professional, and personable. We stopped at seven establishment, ranging from cheese to dessert. They included; Venissimo Cheese, Crazee Burger, Berkeley Pizza, Redwing Bar & Grill, Subterranean Coffee Boutique, Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream, and Splash Wine Lounge. We will do it agin next time we are in town.
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This was a great experience! We went on the north park food tour and had a Terriffic tour guide (Addie). We went to seven restaurants and all the food was very good and in the perfect portion. It was cool learning about the history of northpark as well as getting a back story on every restaurant we went to. It was a small group of people and the food came out quick. Highly recommend doing this food tour.

Really fun time walking around Pacific Beach, sampling food and drinks, getting to know a group of people and listening to our funny and friendly guide Joseph. We’ve done other walking tours but this one served the most food by far. Was only slightly disappointed when we got to the Lil Orbits Donut shop and found they were closed and did not return even 10 minutes after the time posted on their door… so cannot recommend them but every other stop was great. The pasta at Cass St and the empanadas at Papa Luna’s were very good as was Hammonds Ice Cream. But what really made this a memorable tour was the people. We met people from Nova Scotia, Australia and Chicago. It was so fun to get to know people from all over the world and share stories while strolling around on a beautiful sunny day in PB!

Encinitas Tour on 1÷23÷2016 with Mimi.
I had heard of Bite San Diego from a friend who found a travelzoo coupon and after seeing the good reviews on Unilocal decided to pull the trigger. Overall very pleased with the experience. We met up at the first location and Mimi would tell us about the place, we’d try some food, and sometimes they’re be a short word from the proprietors as well. During the walk, Mimi would give us little fun facts about the Encinitas community, history and such. It was a relaxing, low key kind of affair. She was mindful of the time but never rushed. She’s done this before, Thumbs up =) I’m glad the weather cooperated especially with the loom of rain lately. I suppose in general, year round San Diego is a perfect place to run this kind of company.
We went to the Potato Shack, through the Meditation Garden, off to the Lumberyard to St. Tropez Bistro, Chuao and Savory Spice. Then off to see the Encinitas Boat Houses, a local mural and ended the tour with Lobster West (See my separate reviews of those places). Not a bad way to spend 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon. Lots of variety and a great way to bond with and have real face time with your friends.
As an avid Unilocaler I’ve tried my share of places. I’m no stranger to being open to, nay, yearning to just walk around and trying multiple places in an afternoon. It’s just how we’re wired! So does a tour like Bite San Diego provide a value added service for those like me? I mean I’ll try anything once. In a word: Yes! Not everyone wants to take the time to do the research, learn about the separate places and plan something like this. People will pay for convenience and hospitality. Show up and Go! I walked away learning of new places I might not have stumbled until later. This is perfect if you’re not a local, or even if you live in SD, choose one of the other tours in an area you’re not familiar with. What are you waiting for? Grab a deal on one of these things and make a day of it!

Was really excited to do the La Jolla food tour on 1.23.16 with my girl as a post Christmas pressie. I’d say I had fun, but was slightly disappointed.
I enjoyed walking around La Jolla and getting many different foods and beverages to sample from an eclectic selection of places. I especially enjoyed all three of the drinks and energy bar from Farm to Fork Juice and the attention given to us at WeOlive. I was also appreciative of the accommodations made since I’m pescatarian.
However, the food itself was a bit underwhelming (a small edamame salad, sample of an apple pancake, and an avocado bruschetta). Beer flight at Public house was fun to sample, but we paid for that separately.
Additionally, the minimal amount of historical information provided and communal vibes was a bit disappointing. The reason we really seek these out as opposed to just going and trying new foods ourselves is to enjoy the experience with others and learn more than we could be Googling stuff we pass. Our guide, David, was super sweet and pretty attentive, but could have been providing more information and anecdotes throughout. He could have also done more to break the ice for the group at the beginning and include everyone.
All in all, I tried some new things and enjoyed the Saturday date day, but would question splurging for a second round.

Just finished my second round of Bite with the La Jolla tour. If you are doing your first one, book the Gaslamp/​Little Italy tour and hopefully you get Eddie. It’s hard to fill Eddie’s shoes in La Jolla but our guide David, for the La Jolla tour, tried his best (and said he would) but unfortunately fell short of a quality I would expect from Bite. He was friendly and sweet but I wanted him to «feed me» and feed me. The tour lacked information both about the food and all the history that I know La Jolla could have to offer.
We started with the Ohana Café and the restaurant didn’t do itself justice. If you want us to be regulars, I felt like something even more substantial could have been offered than a pulled pork, overly heavy on the onion. I hear they are popular with shaved ice among other things and they should offer those.
Next stop, Walkers Pancake House, where we had apple pancakes and bacon which was yummy but again, we learned nothing. David, please tell us something interesting about the place like if we notice something about the stained glass (the rabbit), or the wood trim everywhere and if we want to learn more to look at the back of the menu. He handed us the menu and said, «learn more about the history on the back.» Make it interactive and ask us questions (without grilling us of course) on what we learned or ask us a specific question.
Farm to Fork Juice next. Interesting, plenty of samples of three juices and a protein bar but not very informative by guide or host. We had a few inquisitive folks in our group who asked good questions.
Afterwards, the Public House. Many of us paid for our flights which was 4 for $ 10 but several of the good samples were an additional $ 1.50. I feel like that was misleading and we could have gotten that waived, or at least true to the $ 10 price. The Angus burger we sampled was great, service good (she knew a lot about the beer) and the story of the building very cool (tell me more please).
Last stop, We Olive. Nice to sample oils and vinegars. We closed the tour here with a nice tasting of wine which is a great way to finish. There are jars of samples all around and we liked the 10% off we got afterwards. We stayed for another glass of wine and bought a gift for an uncle, as there are plenty good ones there. Service at the bar is great, friendly and prompt.
I appreciate their office rescheduling this tour because we were both sick the week prior, despite their policy.
I am not writing Bite San Diego off quite yet, just think for this particular tour, a balance needs to be made between information and food and information about food.

Went on a walking food tour in la jolla yesterday with David as our guide. David was friendly, upbeat, and informative. He didn’t rush the tour which was a plus.
The food tour included samplings of teriyaki chicken w/​coconut rice pilaf at ohana café, apple pancake w/​bacon at Richard walkers pancake house, cinnamon roll or fruit muffin at Girard gourmet, thai salad/​healthy green juice/​ginger cookie at beaming, kobe burger slider at public house, and flavored olive oil/​balsamic vinegar parings & red wine at we olive.
This is a great way to get to know an area and also try new places without breaking the bank. We will definitely come back to try other menu items at some of these places.
This is our fourth walking food tour here in the San diego area. We’ve been to the gas lamp/​little italy, coronado, and Pacific beach tours. We would love to try the Encinitas and north park tours eventually.
Thanks David for a wonderful time.

We went on the LaJolla tour and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon out in this amazing area. Our tour guide David was great, super friendly and helpful. Walking in the neighborhood was enjoyable, we stopped several times and David would give us some of the history of the area which just added to the experience. As for the places we visited, the Public House, We Olive, and Richard Walkers Pancake House really stood out. You spend enough time at each location to relax for a little bit chat with others in the group and then get a little bite to eat. You should be aware you aren’t going to finish this tour with a full stomach so just as long as your expectations are set appropriately you’ll really enjoy yourself. We’ll be doing other tours for sure with this company!

Have you ever been on a food tour? I just had my first food tour experience with Bite San Diego and it’s not only an experience for your sense of taste, it’s a treat for all your senses!
Bite San Diego features the best walking tours in San Diego, which help locals and visitors alike explore the growing food scene of America’s Finest City via guided food walking tours. Bite San Diego offers tours in Encinitas, Little Italy, La Jolla, Coronado, and Liberty Station.
Hubby and I decided to do the Pacific Beach tour since we don’t get to explore that part of San Diego too often.
We met our tour guide and the rest of our tour group at our first stop: Cass Street Bar and Grill. Our tour started with a sesame chicken salad which was a nice start to the many bites we were going to have along the way! The grilled chicken, lettuce, cucumbers, tomato, bean sprouts, and the savory dressing was delicious!
2^nd stop: Twisted Manzanita Ales & Spirits Tasting Room. We had two tasters here of the Riverwalk Blonde and the Rustic Horizon Red. I’m not really a beer drinker so hubby was able to enjoy what I didn’t drink. It would’ve been great if the brewery staff talked to our tour group to give some background on their beers. Our tour guide gave a bit of a description on the brews we tasted. The tasting room seats about 30 people max, a bit more if standing.
3^rd stop: The Mad Beet. Here we enjoyed a Strawberry Bananillo smoothie with apple juice, strawberry, banana, and other goodies. The Mad Beet has a huge menu of custom smoothies and juice blends, as well as fruit bowls, salads, and wraps. They have such an array of choices to please any palate! The walls of The Mad Beet are covered with Art By Autumn — beautiful colors and inspiring words.
4^th stop: Papa Luna’s Empanadas. We’ve had Papa Luna’s before and enjoyed it! We’re sad the location near us in Poway closed. Having Papa Luna’s as a stop on our food tour was such a treat! We had «bites» of the:
EMPANADA DE CHOCLO — Sweet Corn, Cotija Cheese, Fire Roasted Peppers
and
EMPANADA DE POLLO — tender Chicken, Onion, Green Chile, Bell Peppers
Both were warm yummy goodness for the chilly day!
5^th stop: Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream Pacific Beach. This location is the 2^nd in San Diego and has newly opened! I’m a huge fan of Hammond’s and love their toasted coconut ice cream. So, of course for my «bite» of ice cream I had the toasted coconut and hubby had the macadamia nut. Their ice cream is so rich and creamy, not to mention super addicting! I love their ice cream flights for those days when I can’t just choose one flavor!
6^th stop: Lil’ Orbits. Don’t let these mini donuts fool you! They are so good, you’ll want to eat a few which adds up to one whole (or a few more) donuts. They are made to order so they are nice and steamy when you eat them. Lil’ Orbits also serves mini-​cronuts — croissant donuts! It’s too bad we didn’t get a chance to try the cronuts =(
7^th Stop: Sandbox Pizza. The afternoon ended with a few pizza pies. We had a slice each of the Hawaii 5.0 (pineapple, canadian ham, and bacon) and the BBQ Betty (BBQ sauce, grilled pulled chicken, red onion, spinach, and crushed peanuts).
During the tour, our guide shared interesting history, insights and stories of not only the Pacific Beach area, but also Pacific Beach was a catalyst to the development of San Diego. I would’ve liked a representative from each of the restaurants to give us a brief run down on their menu and specialties. Unfortunately, not all the business took advantage of «pitching» to the foodies on tour.
The entire tour covered over two miles of walking and lasted about 3 hours. NFL playoffs were in full-​swing during our tour so the bars we passed were buzzing with football madness. The tour lasted a bit longer than I expected but it was a great time!
Bite San Diego food tour really does provide «bites» and samples of what the business have to offer. Don’t go on this food tour expecting more than just «bites». The samples are just enough to allow you to enjoy ALL the bites the tour has to offer without getting full.
Bite San Diego was a great way to spend an afternoon with my hubby, enjoying one of the neighborhoods in San Diego, savoring a variety of bites to eat, and at the same time getting some walking done while enjoying the fresh air.

We had a great time at North Park Bite San Diego. We went to places I’d probably never get to. Being a native, I think this is a great way to get to know different parts of my city. Addy was a great guide. She treats her guests like family and shows passion as she guided us! We can’t wait to plan our next tour.

Addie did a great job! She was knowledgeable of the area. Made the tour very fun. She is so sweet we wanted her to join in our family! I would highly recommend her and the company on a great adventure! Thank you Addie for a job well done.

My husband and I recently did our 2^nd La Jolla Bite Tour! And David was our tour guide both times! He is wonderful and very personable. The La Jolla tour is the only tour we’ve done, but after meeting people at our second tour, we are excited to try some more! These food tours are always a great way to meet nice people, learn about a city, and check out places you might not normally check out. My only complaint was that I was still hungry after the tour… the portions aren’t huge at most of the places, just small samples. But I’m a big eater and I know many of the people on the tour were full! We will definitely take another Bite tour again soon!

We did a tour with Eddie on 12÷20÷15.
He is very knowledgeable of the North Town Area and made the tour really fun.
We had a wide variety of food and drinks in several hole in the wall local places.
It was very much worth the money.

Our guide David was super sweet and very knowledgeable about the area. despite the walking everything was enjoyable! We went on the La Jolla Your on 12/​13/​2015, I thought it was weird that Ohana was so far from everything else but the route we took was very nice and tons of site seeing. I would recommend this tour to anyone! My friends and i can’t wait to try the other locations. Hopefully downtown or PB will be next: D

I went on a food tour of North Park this afternoon and it was awesome. Eddie was such a great tour guide and dos such a good job explaining the history of San Diego and North Park. All of the restaurants we went to were delicious and it the day flowed very well. Our first stop was Berkeley Pizza, we had two slices of pizza and both were awesome! Next we went to Redwings and had three different chicken wings. All of them were so good! I don’t even like chicken wings and I’d go back to eat them again. Especially the Thai flavor. After that we went to crazee burger and had a Kobe beef slider. We stopped by a coffee shop really quick then we went to Splash wine bar. Splash was awesome too! I will definitely get back and try their wine tastings.
All in all a great experience and way to spend the afternoon. I had a travelzoo voucher and it was way worth the money! Next time there is a deal I will for sure buy one and try another tour! This would make a great gift or if you have friends or family visiting San Diego!

We did the Bite San Diego Gaslamp/​Little Italy tour for a teambuilding activity. We started at Royal India where we met our guide, Eddie. Eddie introduced himself and explained how the tour would work.
As we walked to the different stops, Eddie explained some of the San Diego history for us which I wasn’t expecting on the tour. It was a definite added bonus to the day.
Our stops:
#1 Royal India — full buffet set up for us with salad, veggies, rice, etc.
#2 Berkeley Pizza — sampled two different pizzas
#3 Zymology — the employees were AWESOME. They actually made the stop here so much fun. I thought we were in a comedy show. They provided food and we purchased flights of their various shrubs.
#4 Davanti Enoteca –flatbread
#5 Napizza — nutella dessert
Water is provided at each location, but you must purchase your own drinks.
Eddie was a wealth of knowledge and very engaging. What a fun way to spend an afternoon trying restaurants I wouldn’t have found otherwise. I would suggest wearing comfortable shoes since you walk a little bit; not terribly far, but still enough that you wouldn’t want to wear heels. I’m looking forward to booking another tour in the future.
Highly recommend!

Bite San Diego is a food touring company that explores different parts of town here in the beautiful city we live in (and currently having relievable cooler weather). They recently added a new food tour for the city of Encinitas so I was curious to see what that tour had to offer. It’s a three hour tour with about 5 restaurant stops so that made me subconsciously feel better about the calories we were going to consume that day. That’s smart food thinkin’ right there.
The Encinitas tour of Bite San Diego started at 2p on a sunny Saturday. We all met at Potato Shack Café.
We sampled:
Potato Shack Café: blueberry pancake, American fries, and coffee
Saint Tropez: various quiches, lemon bars, brownies
Savory Spice Shop: curry cooking demo and sample of their cinnamon spice
Chuao Chocolatier: chocolate sample
Lobster West: clam chowder and lobster roll
Mimi, our tour guide, was great. She showed us the Meditation Gardens and the Boat houses. I would have to say the Meditation Gardens was the highlight of the day for me.
And with that the three hour tour was done. It went by pretty quickly and there wasn’t a moment I wasn’t busy admiring scenery, restaurants, people I had never noticed in this part of town. Some samples were smaller than others and we weren’t stuffed at the end of the tour (this can be a good or bad thing for some people). Overall, the tour is a fun way to explore San Diego combined with her food scene.

We took the Bite of San Diego –La Jolla tour this past Saturday10/​17/​15 and David was our tour guide. We had a great time with him and the participants! First, we started with Ohana Café where we had the most delicious coconut jasmine rice and chicken teriyaki. It was a local feel like you would have in Hawaii!
Next, we hit Richard Walkers pancake house and they are famous for their delicious breakfast times, of course. «We Olive» was a really nice experience with the olive oil tastings, balsamics and nice bar. My personal favorite was the Public House where they had hundreds of beer on tap, but the real neatness of this joint was that it was made from an actual house and the garage was turned into the bar! Pretty inventive if you asked me. The Kobe beef sliders were awesome and their hot sauce was so hot, they sell them, too!
The experience was good because they prepared me with FAQs and we were able to walk the streets of la Jolla and hear some special landmarks or areas of interest. David highlighting certain areas of interest that was just enough info. That was helpful for visitors, and even locals, like me.
David also treated us with a Mexican song at the end and it was great! We were serenaded while at the wine bar. Great experience. We would like to try another!
I would totally recommend it!

I did this tour again, but this time we did North Park, and it was still a great cool thing to do on a weekend afternoon. Guide John was excellent. He had a good balance of local history complete with some old neighborhood photos, and some comedy mixed in. North Park is a great part of town with several great restaurants. This tour had some substantial «bites» including some flatbread pizza at Splash, samples of chicken wings at Red Wing, sliders at Crazee Burger, deep dish sample at Berkeley Pizza, some zesty vegan chili at Subterranean, and finally some cheese samples at Venissimo. Each of the places had opportunity to purchase some craft brews or wines which helped wash down the food. This tour is well worth checking out, if you like to try some good restaurants, and walk through a nice neighborhood.
If you can get a Groupon, it will give you a good discount as well.