Searsucker Restaurant Review
611 Fifth Ave. (Market St.) 
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San Diego, CA 92101
619-233-7327 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Searsucker Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly, Brunch Sun.Features
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Open late Fri.-Sat.
- Valet parking
- Casual dressy
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 There’s a fetching party happening at Searsucker, the latest incarnation of chef Brian Malarkey’s magic. Set in a 7,000-square-foot warehouse in the middle of the Gaslamp, with a compelling design from Thomas Schoos, diners and imbibers gather for cocktails curated by the Snake Oil mixology team. The Treaty of Paris is a paean to aged rum, with burnt sugar cherry syrup, pressed lime, and tobacco cologne. Whether you hang out in the comfortable lounge, hit the communal table or dine a deux, the entertainment never stops with Malarkey in his signature fedora manning the line of the open kitchen. The menu is divided into bites, smalls, greens, ocean, ranch and farm. The former Top Chef contestant is a man who champions protein. Small plates abound, many with humorous names and bacon in various forms---we recommend the pork butt with grilled peaches and bacon emulsion, and the carb-free crab cake with tarragon and lemon aïoli. He pulls out all the stops with his duck fat fries and “eggs + bacon”---a poached egg over pork belly smothered in hollandaise; a tender filet is dressed up in lobster butter. The King Sundae is a marvel with peanut butter cup ice cream, honey caramel, whipped cream, candied peanuts and, you guessed it, bacon.
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