Guidebook for El Cajon

Beth
Guidebook for El Cajon

Food Scene

Awesome Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food. Big portions, cheap prices, and lots of variety. Don't miss the humus and the half roasted chicken!
Ali Baba Family Restaurant
421 E Main St
Awesome Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food. Big portions, cheap prices, and lots of variety. Don't miss the humus and the half roasted chicken!
Tasty Mexican food, beautiful authentic decor, and great Mexican Sunday brunch.
Hacienda Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant & Cantina
700 N Johnson Ave
Tasty Mexican food, beautiful authentic decor, and great Mexican Sunday brunch.
The place for traditional Sunday brunch! Tons of variety, breakfast and lunch fare, meats/seafood, and full desert offerings. Large restaurant sits on the edge of Montgomery Field overlooking a beautiful garden area.
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94th Aero Squadron
8885 Balboa Ave
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The place for traditional Sunday brunch! Tons of variety, breakfast and lunch fare, meats/seafood, and full desert offerings. Large restaurant sits on the edge of Montgomery Field overlooking a beautiful garden area.
Great cafe for breakfast all day and other tasty food. Don't miss the pumpkin pancakes!
Janet's Cafe
1696 Greenfield Dr
Great cafe for breakfast all day and other tasty food. Don't miss the pumpkin pancakes!
The best Chinese food in the area! Has a dine-in area as well as fast take-out. Dining room service is friendly and attentive. The pork egg rolls are the bomb! Note: The location in El Cajon is only take-out and not as good, drive the extra 5 mins to the Santee location.
Lucky Chinese Food
9740 Mission Gorge Rd
The best Chinese food in the area! Has a dine-in area as well as fast take-out. Dining room service is friendly and attentive. The pork egg rolls are the bomb! Note: The location in El Cajon is only take-out and not as good, drive the extra 5 mins to the Santee location.

Drinks & Nightlife

Also called "The Study". Nice, relaxed dive bar. Lots of seating, friendly bartenders and cheap drinks. Cute decor and good back patio.
The Study Lounge
1678 Greenfield Dr
Also called "The Study". Nice, relaxed dive bar. Lots of seating, friendly bartenders and cheap drinks. Cute decor and good back patio.
Chill dive bar. Cheap, strong drinks, friendly bartenders, pool tables and karaoke. Pretty dark inside, fyi. Nice outside patio with fireplace.
Coo-Coo Club
8203 Winter Gardens Blvd
Chill dive bar. Cheap, strong drinks, friendly bartenders, pool tables and karaoke. Pretty dark inside, fyi. Nice outside patio with fireplace.

Parks & Nature

Awesome views from the summit! Nice short hike through beautiful nature. Beautiful views all the way to the top.
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Monte Cowles
Cowles Mountain
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Awesome views from the summit! Nice short hike through beautiful nature. Beautiful views all the way to the top.
Gorgeous views of San Diego! Longer hike, a little more challenging than Cowles.
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Punto di partenza del sentiero Iron Mountain
14847-14909 CA-67
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Gorgeous views of San Diego! Longer hike, a little more challenging than Cowles.
The views are stunning!! Nice walking path along the cliff, small beach in the cove for sunbathing, snorkeling or swimming, and a large grassy area. Will be very crowded on weekends, so get there early and get a good spot on the grass to spend the day. Don't miss the sea lions sunbathing on the rocks.
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Baia di La Jolla
1100 Coast Blvd
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The views are stunning!! Nice walking path along the cliff, small beach in the cove for sunbathing, snorkeling or swimming, and a large grassy area. Will be very crowded on weekends, so get there early and get a good spot on the grass to spend the day. Don't miss the sea lions sunbathing on the rocks.

Everything Else

The best beach community in San Diego! Awesome little neighborhood that has everything. Beautiful, big beaches (including dog beach), tons of bars and restaurants (many with rooftop decks), lots of funky cute shops, and the longest pier on the west coast. Great place for people watching, drinking, eating, shopping, surfing, sunbathing or just hanging out. Not as touristy as La Jolla or Pacific Beach. Authentic San Diego beach town.
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Spiaggia dell'Oceano
1850 Ocean Front St
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The best beach community in San Diego! Awesome little neighborhood that has everything. Beautiful, big beaches (including dog beach), tons of bars and restaurants (many with rooftop decks), lots of funky cute shops, and the longest pier on the west coast. Great place for people watching, drinking, eating, shopping, surfing, sunbathing or just hanging out. Not as touristy as La Jolla or Pacific Beach. Authentic San Diego beach town.

Essentials

This store has almost everything. Check here first for whatever you need. Very close to our place, and everything is only 99 cents!
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99 Cents Only Stores
2611 Market St
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This store has almost everything. Check here first for whatever you need. Very close to our place, and everything is only 99 cents!
Full service grocery store with bakery, deli and liquor.
Albertsons
1608 Broadway
Full service grocery store with bakery, deli and liquor.