The Nickel Nickel Arcade next door was so fun! Just a hop, skip, and jump from the wolf lodge! $2 admission price per person but a yelp check in gets you a dollar off. Tip: If you are on a budget or want other food than the usual amusement park food, go out of Great Wolf Lodge to eat!ģ. They do have a sit-down restaurant and a buffet, but we didn't eat there. I'm sure that's a whole meal with rice and beans in that store. I paid $12 for 3 street-sized shrimp tacos and fries at Great Wolf Lodge.

I also saw a mercado there in the mall as well, but didn't go in. We enjoyed huge bowls of savory soup for less than $7 per bowl. We had pho at Saigon 9, in the same strip mall. You can't beat a freshly baked hot baguette for a buck and some butter chips! We went there twice! I heard someone say that Garden Grove is the mecca for Vietnamese food. Banh mi for days at $3-4 dollars a sandwich. Lee's Sandwiches is also next door in the strip mall. McDonald's is right across the street too. We got a half-dozen from a place up the street for less than $5. A donut from Dunkin' donuts, which is there on site, is more than a dollar. Let's face it, eating out on vacation can really put a dent in your wallet. It was like a savory dessert and had enough crispiness to make each bite pop through the sweet sauces. This mascarpone stuffed french toast dribbled with a caramel / vanilla sauce and topped with berries is on the brunch menu. One of the new options is Trade Winds' brunch menu featuring $12 bottomless mimosas available on both Saturday and Sunday. I was impressed that for only being opened since March 2017, she already greeted some of her customers by name. With that, it was apparent to me that Sylvia wants to have the type of place where customers AND staff are happy and content. She said you'll find the veterans mentoring the newbies until a dish is just right. Our conversation ebbed and flowed as we talked about her experience in the industry and her wanting to fuel others' passion, especially her brother's as he is the Executive Chef of Trade Winds Tavern and a Culinary Institute of America graduate! The creation of the menu has been a joint collaboration over the past few months with the chefs experimenting with new flavors. Members of the San Diego Filipino Blogger Network recently attended a tasting and interview with Sylvia. Sylvia owns SipZ, two vegetarian restaurant locations, so opening a tavern serving Asian fusion tapas was a new venture for her. With two restaurants under her belt, owner Sylvia Le is a veteran restaurateur! It was a pleasure to meet her and learn about the development story of Tradewind Taverns, a new neighborhood eatery on the Balboa Block of the Convoy area.

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