Key:
+ shameful
++ mediocre
+++ delightful
++++ amazing
Kip’s Café ++
3925 Fifth Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
619-298-0127
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; until 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays.
Cuisine: Chinese and Japanese
Budget impact: Low to moderate
If you don’t mind monosodium glutamate (MSG) in many of the dishes, the legendary Kip’s Café sends you to a bygone era when going out for Chinese food meant plunging your chopsticks into egg foo yung and chop suey, and yes, with little dishes of ketchup parked alongside.