On our way home we stopped for lunch at Phil’s BBQ. It’s in a large strip mall, so there is plenty of parking. Again, we were led there by Yelp reviews, 4,646 of them, to be exact! We ordered baby back ribs, an El Toro sandwich (tri-tip) and a side of onion rings. We probably ended up taking about 2/3 of the sandwich home, since breakfast had not been too long before.
The ribs were quite saucy, as you can see. They were nice and meaty.
The batter on the onion rings was a little thick for my liking. Also, I think I prefer a cornmeal batter. I liked the onion rings at Firestone Grill in SLO better.
I don’t believe I’ve ever had deli sliced tri-tip before. It was reminiscent of pastrami, in a way. The smoky flavor was quite strong, much stronger than the ribs.
We had fun in San Diego. It was a very last-minute planned trip, but we ended up with all good picks.