Dick's Last Resort

My wife and I had an early dinner at Dick’s Last Resort on Thursday. I am sorry to say that I wasn’t very impressed. As I have lived in San Diego for 8 years now, I have often heard about Dick’s and their waiter’s schtick. We were on our way to the Gaslamp Strip Club. They were completely empty, so we decided to head into Dick’s Last Resort. Let me first say that I can see how this place could be fun on a Friday Night before a ball game with a bunch of friends. I will say that my waiter seemed to sense that we weren’t in it for the show and didn’t lay it on very thick (which I appreciated).

I ordered Macho Nachos with Chicken and my wife ordered the Steak Salad. The Nachos weren’t very good. They were reminiscent of nachos that you would get at a baseball game. The chicken was a complete waste. It was completely rubbery and could very well have been cooked the day before. The chili wasn’t very good and last but not least, I really don’t like cheese sauce on my Nachos.

The Steak Salad was a little better. The steak was a correctly cooked medium rare. That is where they lost me. For the type of place that Dick’s is, I would have expected a much more hardy steak salad. It was like they were trying to cross a burger joint with a trendy restaurant. Very light on the dressing, which I think was incorrect, but am not completely sure. We asked for Blue Cheese but got what may have been a Blue Cheese Cilantro combination. I would not recommend this dish.

Dicks Last Resort is Located at 345 Fourth Avenue, San Diego CA 92101

While I wasn’t happy with my first go round with Dick’s I will probably give it one more try. I would like to try some of the items that their menu is built around such as the ribs or wings.