Business Description from the Web
Chef-partner Deborah Scott uses inspirations from Mexico to Alaska to infuse her contemporary Southwestern cuisine. Indigo Grill has both a stone interior and a broad terrace whose cool breezes do nothing to moderate the chilies that heat such one-of-a-kind offerings as stacked beet salad, pecan-crusted trout, salmon roasted on a well-seasoned wooden plank, and beautifully flavored venison...
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Posted by fodors
on April 21, 2007
Trendy West Coast fusion grill in Little Italy draws local crowds for dinner or just drinks at the bar
Tips About This Business
Brave the Oaxaca fire cocktail-tequila, triple sec, serrano jelly, and muddled lme served with a salt and pepper rim
The managers don't have a strict closing time. Usually it's open late, but don't be shocked if it's closed by 8:30pm on a weekday.
Hang out with the cocktail crowd and order from the first-rate bar menu with salmon bruschetta, flatbread and crab filled jalapeno poppers.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short Chef Deborah Scott's bold menu and décor draw mostly young professionals from nearby high-rises. Many start their evenings with pipian crusted brie, an appetizer so popular that it's now sold at the nearest Whole Foods in Hillcrest. The coastal menu-with influences stretching from Alaska to Oaxaca-also boasts inventive vegetarian dinner items like butternut squash with...
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Hip neighborhoods need hip eateries. Even if you can't afford to live in the trendiest areas you want to be part of the scene. San Diego has Little Italy, and Little Italy has Indigo Grill.
The recent renaissance of this Italian enclave near downtown meant the "new" Indigo Grill got a gorgeous space in the ground floor of an upscale condo building, just a short walk from the restaurant's...
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Bracing "aboriginal" cuisine of the Pacific coast -- from Mexico to Alaska -- is showcased at Chef Deborah Scott's Little Italy adventure. This dance of diverse cooking ingredients and styles is as perilous as a tango, but memorable for its quantity of shrewd moves. Root veggies, game, and fruit are integral to the menu, and unusual spices are used liberally. Yes, occasionally the reach is too...
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Other Reviews from the web
Incredible!
The brie appetizer was good, perhaps i heard too much of how wonderful it was before i went... lots of different flavors infused together....some mole, green chili, bread/crusted brie, and jalenpeno jelly...yum! For dinner i had the cedar planked salmon which was great, wasn't a fan of the purple cheessy pasta served with it. My husband had the best dish of all... bone in...
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Trendy fusion food for a little bit more than the adventurous. A great spot to go with friends to enjoy a drink and have some great southwest fusion dishes. The service was decent and the experience was somewhat forgettable. Worth the trip if you're just curious but not a regular spot
I've been to the Indigo Grill twice with a group of friends and we always have a blast. The menu is eclectic, to say the least. All the things you think you recognize, turned just a little on their sides - but don't be alarmed - even if it sounds like an outrageous combination of foods, chances are it's better than the original, so give it a try. Decor is fun, crowd is fun, make...
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