An interviewer asks two chefs, Charlie and Manny from Bica, a rapid-fire series of questions about their favorite food spots in San Diego. The chefs provide their top recommendations for various categories including restaurants, wings, pasta, pizza, tacos, burritos, sandwiches, burgers, sushi, ramen, coffee, date night spots, late-night eats, and bakeries. As each establishment is named, a graphic overlay with its social media or location information appears on screen.
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Chef’s Choice w/ Charlie and Manny, Owners of Bica
🧑🍳 Chef’s Favorites
Restaurant | @animae.sandiego
Restaurant | @pomegranatesd
Wings | Golden Chopsticks
Wings | Minh Ky
Pasta | @cori_pasta
Pizza | @bronx.pizza
Tacos | @tijuanero.usa
Tacos | @tacoselgordo_
Burrito | Rolberto’s Taco Shop
Burrito | @ortizstacoshop
Sandwich | @olivetreemarketplace
Sandwich | @pomasdeli
Burger | @hodads1904
Burger | @hayes_burger
Sushi | 🤫
Ramen | @mitsuwa_marketplace
Coffee | @caffecalabria
Coffee | @fuzzcoffee
Date Night | @kingfisher.sd
Date Night | @wolfinthewoodsmissionhills
Late Night Eats | @turf_supper_club
Bakery | @relicbakery
Bakery | @wayfarer_bread
Bakery | @companion.bread
Bakery | Las Primas
Chef’s Spot:
@bica_sd
#sandiegoliving #streetinterview #sandiegorestaurants
Transcript
What's your favorite restaurant in San Diego and what's your order? We're here with Charlie from Bica. And Manny from Bica. What's your favorite restaurant in San Diego and what's your order? Oh. Favorite restaurant? Anime. The shrimp worst. And the steamed buns with caviar on top. Pomegranate, dumplings, salad samplers, khachapuri. What's the best wing spot? Oh, your favorite. Shit, dude. I'm gonna go with Golden Chopsticks. Yeah. I like the, like, a, a salt and pepper wing. Do you know who has good wings? Minky. Minky has, like, salt and pepper wings. Algon Boulevard City Heights. And City Heights. What's your favorite pasta in San Diego? Cory. That was quick. That was easy. All the pastas are really good. What's your favorite pizza? Rank. Bronx pizza. What's your favorite tacos? The Tijuana household. Yeah. That's my favorite right now. Althea with everything. Tacos El G. Oh. Yeah. Asada, the al pastor. What's your favorite burrito? Roald Burto's right here on Adams Avenue. Late night, do a California cabeza. Or cheeses and porin llama. What's your favorite sandwich? Oh. Wow. Olive tier. Pastrami sandwich. I'm gonna go with Poma's and OB, roast beef. What's your favorite burger? If I'm doing like a backyard burger, I'll do Hodad's. And if I'm doing a smash burger, I'll do, Haze. Exactly the same. Haze. Those are our friends down the street. We love them. What's your favorite sushi? I can't really say the name for sure no, but it's in Point Loma. What's your favorite ramen? You no, this is gonna be a hot take for sure. Mitsuwa. Tier ramen shop in Mitsuwa. And I get the spicy miso ramen. Same. Something nostalgic about that place. Yeah. What's your favorite coffee spot? I love Calabria. It's good, like traditional Italian espresso. Also our buddy Fuzz is down the street. Really good coffee. What's your favorite date night spot? Kingfish is a good one. David Sim is one of our good buddies. He does it right. He cooks Vietnamese food really well. Also, Wolf in the Good. A little neighborhood spot. Small, dark, romantic. What's your favorite late night eats? Thrift club. Yeah. No. What neighborhood? Golden Hills. I always get the hanger steak with, loaded baked potato. Who's your favorite bakery? Companion. I like for pastries. Wayfarer as well. Wayfarer is really good. Yeah. I Best Primas. They're the best. They make our pastries, so they're a fucking gangster.
