Hangover Bloody Mary at Great Maple. Tito’s Vodka, house bloody mix and horseradish, garnish of chorizo and gruyere cheese toast ($14, weekend brunch only).
The Great Maple Restaurant in the UTC Mall in La Jolla is a great place to go if you are looking for gluten free food. Chef Joe Guerra will modify dishes to fit the dietary needs of guests.
An outing in November 2017 to the Pasadena Convention Center to see retired Los Angeles Dodger announcer Vin Scully speak resulted in our stumbling (and I hadn’t even had a cocktail yet) onto a new restaurant recently opened (October 2017) in the Paseo Colorado Mall, Great Maple.
Best place to be bad: Great Maple. Oversize portions of over-the-top comfort food and glorious desserts are what Great Maple is known for, headlined by the maple bacon doughnuts.
A few weeks back San Diego Magazine released its annual restaurant “Best Of” list, in which there was a “Best Bloody Mary” category. The critics’ pick for Best Bloody Mary went to Great Maple
Mid-century designer diner Great Maple boasts a sizeable and unique bloody mary presence on its menu – here you’ll find everything from the Pickle Mary to Johnny’s Hangover Bloody finished with a chorizo and melted cheese topped crostini.
