Finally took Toddler here after a year of thinking about it. He's gotten a little better about staying put....Esp. here there is so much to see - trucks and cars on Carroll Canyon, mirrors in the restaurant to watch his face as he's chewing, etc.
Ok, onto the food....Opera is a real French cafe. I like it a lot - great sandwiches and patisseries. My only gripe is that they are totally inflexible about customizing, because they ship the sandwiches up premade from their industrial kitchen in the morning (so I can get a yummy seared salmon sandwich, but they will not put it on whole wheat, because only the grilled cheese sandwiches are premade that way). And they have a bit of an attitude. But love the soups, pastries, truffle fries, etc....and it's quick-serve and pleasant. You don't feel like you're in an office park.
The food was not awesome for Toddler: after a few bites he decided he didn't like his quiche (spinach is not one of his favorite vegetables, and it is the only veg. one they have). Usually he loves salad but declared this yukky. However, once he got an order of fries he was very content (they are very good, esp. if you get them with truffles). He would have liked a dessert but we tried to steer him away. The Dad liked his chicken sandwich. We'd probably all come back again soon if Toddler liked his food more, but it's definitely worth returning in a few months so that we can have a decent meal ourselves and he can still have fun. Very refreshing not to have Bongiorno's on a Sat....Not quite a trip to France but we'll take it!
Oh - and this is of course at the magical corner of Mira Mesa and Scranton/Carroll Canyon, next to Sher E Punjab....On weekends it's only open for Sat. breakfast and lunch.
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