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    This is an upscale but easygoing California restaurant on Highway 101 in Solana Beach, where the produce is local and seasonal and the salads get more attention than most people give their entrees. Expect a chopped salad with soppressata in it and soup you'll order on purpose. Dress is beach-adjacent nice, and the room is full of locals who treat a Tuesday lunch like a small occasion. It holds three AAA diamonds.

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    • Lana chopped salad

      “assemble satisfying salads like the Lana chopped salad, a romaine-based dish with radicchio, chickpeas, tomatoes, soppressata, seascape cheese, and red wine vinaigrette”

      Eater
    • Butternut squash soup

      “pairing it with a warm, comforting soup like the butternut squash soup with spiced pepitas, creme fraiche, nutmeg, and chive”

      Eater
    • Honey ginger salad

      “The honey ginger salad comes with curly endive, Napa cabbage, radicchio, snap peas, crushed peanuts, and crispy wontons.”

      Eater
    • Prawn spring rolls

      “The menu changes regularly, so you may find delicious sharing dishes such as prawn spring rolls or black mission fig bruschetta.”

      AAA

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