Pomegranate
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2302 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 297-4007 (297-for-james-bond)
(Note, not 100% sure if the website is official, but it does have most of the menu on it.)
Pomegranate is an absolutely amazing Russian/Georgian restaurant. A small, unassuming place on El Cajon Boulevard a block west of Texas Street, you will never walk out of there hungry or disappointed.
They do prefer if you make reservations, but you can walk in unannounced if necessary.
One of the owners, Marko, sits at a table in the corner, watching over the diners like a godfather, and he’s always up for a chat if you’re in the mood. The other owner, Jon, runs the kitchen and produces finer food than comes out of the more expensive restaurants in the gaslamp.
If it’s your first time there, try the 7-salad sampler of appetizers that’s not on the menu; that will give you a good taste of the food finery one can expect. For an entree, try the Georgian Eagle (half chicken stewed in spices), the Golubtsi (meat wrapped up in cabbage leaves and cooked), or any of the other delicious items. If you’re not feeling as adventurous, there’s always the beef stroganoff, which is also impeccably cooked.
For dessert, I like the Babushka’s Surprise — baked apple filled with nuts and fruits and served next to ice cream. If you’re looking for something to double your pulse rate and kick your inevitable food coma, try the Toad Sweat ice cream along with the Turkish Coffee — both excellent items.
My S.O. likes the samovar tea (but don’t ask for it to be iced!); I like the Georgian wheat beer and the medium-strength ginger ale (they have a strong spicy ginger ale that I haven’t dared try yet).
All of the staff want to make sure that your entree is to your liking; once when I ordered the falling-apart barbecue beef, the chef noticed that I was cutting away the fat (I’m that kind of person) and brought me a new cut of meat without the fat.
Pomegranate is one place where we’re never disappointed by what’s served, and we always feel like we get more than our money’s worth.
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