3923 4th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 294-3061
I asked my Plurk friends for restaurant recommendation, and Maggie told me about Tapas Picasso Spanish Restaurante. We tried not to spend too much money on this trip, and Tapas Picasso's $5 happy hour sounds good to us. Our hotel provided San Diego Magazine in our room. While flipping through, I found out Tapas Picasso was rated #3 in San Diego Tapas restaurants!
$5 happy hour tapas is from 5pm to 7pm. But on Monday, it's all night happy hour.
There's a small bar area, but nobody was sitting at the bar.
The meal started with complimentary bread.
Medium Pitchers of Sangria ($15.00)
We ordered a Medium Pitchers of Sangria. This huge jar was way too much for us. I vaguely remember I had 3.5 glasses and left the restaurant really buzzed.
Albacore Mousse Pate with Chipotle ($5.00)
Pate de atun con chile chipotle
We ordered a few of the $5 special tapas. The first one was Albacore Mousse Pate with Chipotle. The mousse was quite spicy. It was pretty good, but I wished they gave us more bread with it.
New Fried Potatoes with Chipotle Alioli ($5.00)
Patatitas fritas con alioli de Chipotle
Maggie told me her favorite dish was the New Fried Potatoes with Chipotle Aioli. I also thought this was my favorite dish of the night! The sauce was soooooo delicious. We couldn't stop eating this.
Zucchini, Tomatoes & Mushroom Sautee ($5.00)
Zucchini, Tomatoes & Mushroom Sautee was exactly what it was. The flavor was pretty good. Dr. P liked this refreshing vegetable dish a lot.
Chicken Breast in Mushroom Wine Sauce ($5.00)
Pechuga de pollo
Chicken Breast in Mushroom Wine Sauce tasted just like the Zucchini, Tomatoes & Mushroom Sautee to me. The chicken was a bit dry. It wasn't too bad, but wasn't that good, either.
Mushrooms in Garlic Sauce ($5.00)
Champinones al ajillo
Mushroom in Garlic Sauce was good. I just LOVE mushroom.
Paprika Shrimp ($11.95)
We also ordered 2 regular price items. But we got $1 off for all the regular priced dishes because it was happy hour. The Paprika Shrimp was HUGE! The shrimp tasted realy fresh and paprika was tasty.
Octopus in a Spicy Tomato Sauce ($8.95)
Pulpo San Sebastian
Our waiter recommended Octopus in a Spicy Tomato Sauce. He said this was his favorite dish. It was one of our favorite as well. The octopus was soft and chewy. The spicy tomato sauce was really tasty. I think this dish would be really good with pasta.
Delicious! We really enjoyed the food at Tapas Picasso. Service was really good, too. Some people just came in to drink Sangria and chat. I would definitely visit again if I'm in the San Diego area.
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the octopus in spicy tomato sauce is my favorite by description and photo =) $5 is an awesome deal! how was the sangria? must be refreshing in summer time :) I assume you guys have finished moving since you are updating again! yay!
ReplyDeleteThe sangria was pretty good. I didn't think it was that strong at first.
But after a few glasses, still got a really good buzz haha.
We haven't finish moving entirely. But at least we got internet running.
Almost done almost done.....
oh man, the new potatoes and the octopus were sooo good! My mouth's watering just thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe... just maybe... I'll try to make it for you at http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com... if you behave! haha.
It looks so good :D
ReplyDeleteso the $5 special is everyday at what time?
I'm going to SD this friday!
thanks you for telling this :)
I think it's between 5~7pm.
You should call the restaurant to make sure though.
Picasso is one of my favorite tapa place...I also love their Sangria, it is more on the sweet size compared to others.
ReplyDeleteDo they add sugar to Sangria?