Lou & Mickey's

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Lou & Mickey's Review

Just across the street from the San Diego Convention Center, this handsome, 1940s-style establishment lures with thick steaks and lamp chops, meaty seafood cuts like the unusual T-bone of Alaskan halibut, richly sauced pastas, and chicken dishes of surprising flavor and sophistication. For a special splurge, start with a shellfish platter of oysters, clams, shrimp, mussels, and lobster, then move on to the $50-per-serving Alaskan king crab legs. If you're on a budget, visit at lunch for the tasty meatloaf po' boy sandwich, or the monumental cheeseburger served with a good pound of hot fries. Either way, plan on finishing with an impressive wedge of key lime pie.