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5. Indoor / Outdoor Seating<br />
Marina Kitchen is designed to be<br />
both contemporary and cozy, making<br />
it the perfect spot for a business dinner,<br />
a group celebration or an intimate<br />
meal with a special someone. Choose<br />
to sit indoors where the décor is lovely<br />
and certainly comfortable, but keep<br />
in mind the outdoor seating offers<br />
captivating panoramic views of the<br />
bay. And with San Diego’s temperate<br />
climate, outdoor seating is a great<br />
option nearly year-round.<br />
6. Friday and Saturday<br />
Night Prime Rib Specials<br />
Carnivores rejoice! On Friday and<br />
Saturday nights, you can enjoy<br />
prime rib specials I can assure you<br />
will beckon you back for more. The<br />
homemade rub, alone, harkens back<br />
to those home cooked meals of yore.<br />
Even Chef Schwartz concedes, “It<br />
reminds me of the Sunday dinners at<br />
home when I was a kid”.<br />
7. Ground-Breaking<br />
Restaurant for the Marriott Brand<br />
Marina Kitchen is nothing if not<br />
unique. A first-of-its-kind eatery for<br />
the Marriott brand, it’s also distinctive<br />
within the community. Indeed, this<br />
inventive and trendsetting spot<br />
feels much more like a freestanding<br />
restaurant where the locals hang out<br />
than a traditional hotel operation.<br />
“The design of the restaurant captures<br />
the casual feel of where we live,” says<br />
Chef Schwartz. “It makes you want to<br />
sit and enjoy a great meal or drinks<br />
with friends.” Bonus points: you may<br />
just see a celebrity or two as Stan Lee,<br />
Mike Tyson, Nichelle Nichols and Rob<br />
Zombie are a few of the stars known<br />
to have dined here.<br />
These are just a few of the many<br />
reasons Marina Kitchen is a killer dining<br />
destination. Perhaps Chef Schwartz<br />
sums it up best, having noted, “The<br />
entire Marina Kitchen team has a great<br />
sense of our identity and works hard to<br />
stay true to our vision… we are always<br />
looking for the ‘next best thing’ and…<br />
staying relevant is what we’re about”. I<br />
can attest that this unique restaurant<br />
manages to pull off comfortable,<br />
approachable, capable and cuttingedge<br />
all at once. Relevant, indeed. l<br />
Some or all of the accommodations(s), experience(s), item(s) and/or service(s) detailed<br />
above were provided at no cost to accommodate this review, but all opinions expressed<br />
are entirely those of Merilee Kern and have not been influenced in any way.<br />
MARCH / APRIL <strong>2017</strong><br />
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