This past weekend, I met up with CC (I formerly referred to her as Pink Candles) from the blog Pink Candles at Ridgemont High and we took our kids to do the South Park Wild West Walkabout. Because there was so much to cover, I thought I’d break up the post into two parts, and this post will focus mainly on the atmosphere and food.
What’s a Walkabout?
It’s a fun-filled evening festival to introduce you to the shops and cafes of South Park.
From Kalima to Beech Streets, you’ll find shops open late, entertainment, specials, and surprises. Browse, explore, shop, and celebrate the independent spirit of our neighborhood.
– From the Wild West Walkbout flier, www.SouthParkScene.com
Charm in the Heart of the City
Nestled between North Park and Golden Hill, South Park is a historic enclave with a welcoming variety of independently-owned gift and clothing boutiques, markets and cafes, taverns and restaurants, art galleries and salons. Enjoy our special events and unhurried visits to our warm and friendly neighborhood.
– From the Wild West Walkbout flier, www.SouthParkScene.com
South Park reminds me of an area like Shoreditch in London, very artsy and quite eclectic. I would love to go back down there to take more pictures and maybe even do some outfit posts because there’s just so much visual candy out there. I’m glad that we started early because as the night went on, it got more and more crowded. Not only was there a lot to take in visually, music filled the air around every corner. Being bloggers, CC and I were snapping pictures left and right. Had I known that I would be taking as many pictures as I did, I would have charged my camera. Sadly, it died as we got to some very interesting art (which consisted of mutilated dolls and BBQ skewers).
Although there were dozens of places to eat by way of cafes, restaurants and food trucks, we opted for convenience (and a place to sit). We decided on a San Diego staple, Sombrero Mexican Food. If you like Blink 182, this local chain is one in the same in the lyrics from the song Josie: “She brings me mexican food from Sombrero just because” (I’ve read that fans still drop off letters and gifts at the Poway location). CC and her daughter had fish and chicken tacos and a combo plate, while I had my favorite rolled tacos. Dominic had been asking for french fries since we left the house, so we were lucky that they had it on their menu. Afterwards, we treated ourselves to fantastic ice cream at The Daily Scoop. CC explained that their ice cream comes locally from Niederfrank’s, who makes ice cream handmade from their location in National City. The reason I took a picture of the awning is because she also said that it was the former location of M-Theory Music, which can still be seen underneath. In that last collage picture, you can see my delicious waffle cone filled with two scoops: Butterscotch Marble and Blueberry Cheesecake. Yum!
CC’s daughter was so awesome and did her best to keep Dominic occupied during the evening. He was a bit grumpy because we woke him up just at the beginning of his nap right when we arrived. The only way we could really get him to enjoy himself more was to tell him that he could get his face painted at cute children’s store called So Childish, where they had many of the kid’s activities. Dominic got his face done up like his favorite superhero, Spider-Man. As a plus, every child got a free cowboy hat in line with the Wild West theme.
We ended the night with a couple of items for the road: a key lime cheesecake for CC’s hubby and a cafe latte carmelato for moi (made with Illy coffee) from Cafe Madeleine. The quaint corner location and French inspired signs reminded me of the little cafes I saw around Paris last summer. The coffee made for a nice handwarmer for the ride home. Dominic and I had a great time with CC and her daughter at the Wild West Walkabout. Part two of our South Park adventure will be about the shops we ventured into and some of my cool finds. Hope you had a great weekend!
Damn girl, you are QUICK! It’ll be years (okay weeks) before I put up my post, haha. Great roundup of photos!
TC and I Had a blast with you and your son! My husband and I are going back there later this week. I want to get that Synchronicity book mark! It was fun watching you do your “retail therapy”, heh heh.
I know the lines were superlong at the other restaurants which prompted us to try Sombrero’s which had no lines. Now I know why. The food at Sombrero (at least mine) was terrible. The chicken in the taco was flavorless and I didn’t even finish it. The “calamari” was a little bit better though.
LOL! I try to be timely, sometimes I’m 2 weeks out. But because I have a blog schedule, I can switch things around if I want something to go out sooner. I take several outfit pictures at once then spread it out over time.
We had a blast, too! I thought I took pictures of the bookmarks and my son with the little box of figurines, but they didn’t come out for some reason! I knew I should have charged my phone before we left, lol.
My rolled tacos were ok, but I have had better. I’m sorry your food wasn’t that great, Sombrero’s is usually better!
xoxo
Great post! I blog too and I find there’s always something fresh at the walkabout to feature on a blog. I was super tired so I didn’t get to do everything I wanted to do, like go see Marie Antoinette. Great pic btw.
Thanks Traci! We arrived early, so we got to walk around and take some great pictures before it got too crowded. I even have a part 2 about the shopping coming up!
I’ll check out your blog, too! Thanks for stopping 🙂
xoxo