Rustic Root executive chef Marcel Childress has crafted a new rooftop menu with selections like salmon tartare tacos, garnished with seaweed salad, sriracha aioli and tobiko (flying fish roe); a brie, pear and applewood-smoked bacon rustic flatbread; the 100 percent meatless impossible burger; and a seasonal strawberry salad topped with goat cheese, D’Anjou pears and candied almonds. From 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays, happy-hour imbibers will find specials like appetizers for half price, draft beers and glasses of red or white wine, priced at $5 each.
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The Best San Diego Rooftop Bars For Your Summer
By Rob Pursell
When Gaslamp is a complete shitshow and you want a bit of a reprieve from insane lines and fighting for elbow room at the bar, head to Rustic Root. The super-relaxed atmosphere pairs really well with the rooftop view for watching the masses as they roll down Fifth Ave.
Restaurants Stir Up National Coffee Day Promotions
By Anna Kang
This San Diego restaurant features an extensive coffee menu that guests can customize. All coffee, espresso and latte drinks can include a shot of Jameson or Baileys.
25 Restaurants You Must Try During San Diego Restaurant Week
By LOCALE Editors
The Rustic Root takes America’s classic dishes and transforms them into a rustic-creative masterpiece. For San Diego Restaurant Week dishes such as Lamb Carpaccio and Pan Seared Salmon are available for tasting. And if you’re craving a sweet treat, give the Chocolate Crème Brûlée Cheesecake a try.
Please sir, I want s’more. San Diego restaurants celebrate classic campfire treat
Rustic Root has introduced a new seasonal menu, created by executive chef Marcel Childress. Guests can choose dishes like crispy duck confit spring rolls, caramelized onion hummus, spinach and pear salad, garden flatbread and braised short rib. Pair you dish with drinks like Ancho Average Piña, Sailing the Cape, Honey Bramble, Derby Rush and Fruit Rogue, or choose shareable cocktails like Garden Party Punch or Elderflower Child.
The Hottest Cocktail Bars in San Diego
Know for its thoughtful craft cocktail program, downtown restaurant and rooftop bar Rustic Root recently launched a lineup of new libations. Packed with seasonal flavors standouts range from the Fig Tree crafted with Belvedere, Orgeat, lemon juice, and housemade fig jam, to the Chandon Rosé and brandy Rose Sangria – finished with strawberries, orange slices, lemon juice, herb-infused simple syrup it’s perfect for sipping over brunch. Enjoy $2 off listed cocktails during happy hour, which runs daily from 4 to 6 p.m.
10 Restaurants That Prove San Diego Is One Tasty City
San Diego‘s food scene is seriously killing it right now. The days when a satisfying meal meant either queueing up for an In ‘n’ Out Burger or hoofing it all the way up to L.A. have been relegated to the dustbin of history. Downtown is now crammed with hip eateries as are ‘hoods like Little Italy, Mission Hills and North Park. Grab a knife and fork and prepare to chow down—at your own leisurely pace of course. No one’s in a hurry in this relaxed surf town.
Rustic Root
The young and beautiful who’ve had it with L.A.’s constant neck craning have a new place to stand and model, and that’s atop the rooftop bar at swanky cool Rustic Root in the heart of the city’s Gaslamp District. Nevermind that there’s an entire restaurant below boasting all kinds of tasty Cal fare including lobster pappardelle, a rustic shepherd’s pie and potato-crusted sea bass; all the action is up above, where diners are content to drink their way through dinner while pausing to nosh on apps like bacon-wrapped opah belly and firecracker shrimp.
New Cocktails at Rustic Root
Tis the season for delicious new cocktails! Downtown San Diego’s favorite restaurant and rooftop bar, Rustic Root, recently launched an impressive lineup of new cocktails full of seasonal flavor.
New selections include:
Apple a Day: Zu vodka, apple cider, lemon juice
Absolut Alexander: Absolut Vanilla, crème de cacao, heavy cream, espresso
Fig Tree: Belvedere, Orgeat, lemon juice, house-made fig jam
Hey Pumpkin: Russian standard, ancho reyes chili liqueur, lemon juice, pumpkin puree
Pear of Gingers: Tito’s Vodka, St. George pear liqueur, lemon juice, ginger puree
Rose Sangria: Chandon rose, brandy, strawberries, orange slices, lemon juice, herb-infused simple syrup
Blood and Moon: Azunia blanco, ginger snap liqueur, lemon juice, pumpkin puree
Rye Not: Wild Turkey rye, lemon juice, ginger, lavender syrup
Spanish Sunrise: Espolon tequila, pressed lime, lavender tonic, grapefruit zest
About Rustic Root
Rustic Root showcases a dynamic menu of rustic American cuisine with a spotlight on house-made ingredients. They are dedicated to serving food that is rooted in tradition, yet has a modern and creative flare. And creativity doesn’t just stop at the plate! The craft cocktails have a classic background with a tasty twist…building on drink recipes of the past and shaking them up into something deliciously fresh. Both food and drink menus feature high-quality ingredients that transform simple, American favorites into flavorful, unexpected, and seasonally-infused dishes and cocktails!
Lamplighter Awards 2016
Congratulations to the 2016 Lamplighter Award Winners
Favorite Brunch
Rustic Root
Other RMD Winners:
Favorite Professional Service Provider
RMD Group Consulting
Favorite Pizza
Ciro’s Pizzeria & Beerhouse
Favorite Mexican, Latin, or Spanish Cuisine
Don Chido
2016 Sous Chef Showdown Winner
Michael Mora
Rustic Root
Celebrities Spotted Out and About
Taylor Lautner dined at Rustic Root in San Diego last Friday evening. He was with his girlfriend, a friend and his friend’s girlfriend and enjoyed Patron cocktails and some appetizers and entrees off of Rustic Root’s rooftop menu.