"Draped in velvet and glowing with art deco glamour, Animae is one of San Diego’s grandest dining rooms. Its plush oversized booths have been perpetually full since the Pan-Asian menu took a more focused, Filipino direction. The strongest dishes here are like glow-ups of traditional homestyle plates, like sweet pork tocino that’s transformed into an outrageously succulent pork tomahawk steak with a beet glaze. Short rib subs in for oxtail in a more meatier riff on kare kare, a rich, peanutty Filipino curry. Eating these soulful dishes while dressed in your finest in what feels like an old-fashioned steakhouse never gets old." - candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candice woo, candice woo, candice woo, cora lee, candic
