Urban Crave

Great service, fun staff, great food! Thanks, I wasn’t expecting such yummy food at the airport ahead of an early flight.

The only bar in terminal 1. The place was crowded, but I got a seat for myself at the bar. I had to wait a little bit until someone asked me for a drink. I have had enough beer from last night, so I had Pepsi. I ordered «Bahn Mi? Bahn Yu!»…it was terrible. The fries were very greasy and they put too much salt. The sandwich… sigh…bread was not a baguette like they have normally at Vietnamese bahn-​mi restaurants. Bread was so soggy inside. The meat (ground pork!!!) had no flavor/​aroma. Then the veggies… chopped up cabbage with few red bellpepper for color… but the taste was awful. Since I was hungry, I made the best of what I had. I poured a lot of Sriracha (thanks to Sriracha). I just used a fork and ate everything except the bread. Wished I ate before I got to the airport. I have to remember not to eat there anymore. Maybe they need to re-​evaluate what to offer customers. I was sitting in front of the dumpster where they cleaned the plates/​trays. Every tray I saw, there was at least half of food they trashed. Why wasting food if you could cook/​offer better options? Very disappointing.

As the only option in the Alaskan Terminal, it is a way to get some carbs into your stomach to make it through a flight.
Very fast food like. Not at all like a sit down restaurant, but will fill your tummy up and get you set to go on your way.

3.5
Hopefully terminal 1 gets the renovation that it so desperately need, especially walking into this terminal you don’t have many choices for places to drink.
Urban crave is always busy… Even though it’s busy you can find at least 2 seats open, people are always coming and going.
We come here to drink. Their bloody Mary’s are good… And better when the right person makes it. I like the guy bartenders, they make the bloody Mary’s better.
We also got some breakfast burritos, pretty thick in size but pretty expensive. It was good.
P. S. They spelled «Banh Mi» wrong…

I like the atmosphere, especially for an Airport restaurant. The staff was very friendly.
I was here for breakfast, and found the food not so good. I ordered the Yuppy Wrap. It has bacon, eggs, etc in the wrap. It was greasy, poor flavor, and the bacon was not cooked.
I will try it again I’m sure but perhaps ask more questions before ordering.

I’ve been here twice. The only reason I came back a second time is because it is THE ONLY restaurant in the Alaska terminal.
Service here is SLOW. Takes FOREVER to be greeted, and takes way too long for food to come out. They serve «street food» so hamburgers and hot dogs… what takes long about that? We had just under an hour long layover and eating here took up the entire time, and we wolfed down our food once we got it. There were a number of people who were having to get their food in to go boxes after sitting and waiting, or just getting up and leaving without their meals because it took so freaking long.
On my first visit I got a BLT. It is the 2^nd worst BLT I have ever had. How do you screw up a BLT? They served it on a baguette that was dry and was just way too much bread. Half of my sandwich had a crap ton of garbage lettuce (like the stuff you get in a taco time soft taco) on it and like one strip of bacon. The other half had all of the rest of the bacon on it, and no lettuce. Bacon was kind of burnt, more greasy than normal, or maybe it was just cooked on a really dirty surface. The sandwich was so dry. Needed condiments or something and I went though a couple glasses of water to just struggle through my sandwich.
On my last visit here I figured I would play it safe and just get a classic hot dog. I figured it would be hard to screw that up. It was fine. The hot dog was HUGE, thankfully they cut it in half. My bun was COLD though. I don’t need a toasted bun, but I’d rather not have one that feels like it was just pulled out of the refrigerator. They give you options of fries or coleslaw and I went with the fries — which I’m glad, because if you get coleslaw you get a tiny little cup of it. The French fries tasted fine but they were pretty dark (oil needed to be changed) but still a little limp. You also had to ask for ketchup.
Options for food here are SO limited. Hot dogs, hamburgers, sandwiches, and some salad. No appetizers. If you can manage to eat before you get to the airport do it. Service is short with you, you can hear people in the kitchen griping about stuff, and its way too crowded in here. The only nice thing about this place was you could charge your phone.

Oh my god the Chili dog.
First off the idea of this place is that it’s a food truck that’s a sit down eatery, food choices are like wraps, salads, burgers, hot dogs. Music is loud, staff is nice, fries are to die for.

Seriously, nothing on the menu that doesn’t rely on beef or pork for all the flavor, out of tortillas at 6:45 am, totally awkward layout. I miss the ols terminal vendor with the breakfast sanwhiches. This terminal is a food desert.

I asked for eggs, bacon, avocado and salsa. Waiting for my flight on gate 17, I watched the young cook scoop up green scrambled eggs. From the counter I thought it could be green onions and looked for my glasses. He had to read the printout four times to assemble my order. The bacon is paper thin. The avocado was fresh thank goodness. Brought the take-​out to the plane and passengers and crew were grossed out. Green old eggs placed clearly on my to go container. Normally they make breakfast burritos so you’d think the green is a sauce. Not. This is beyond disgusting. You’d think they cook realized the eggs were old, throw them away and make a new batch.
The owners need to hire a manager for this place. The staff is friendly but they are making are minimum wage teenager decisions. Unbelievable.

Urban Crave is in the only restaurant in the terminal we flew out today. I was in the mood for a spicy Bloody Mary after being almost side swiped by a car on the freeway this morning. My nerves needed settled before that flight. The Sriracha Mary did not disappoint. Whatever spices and salt was on the rim was sweet at first and then THIS GIRL
IS ON FIRE *singing in my horrible interpretation Beyoncé voice. I couldn’t help tasting it though because I’m weird and has to try and figure it out. I wasn’t in the mood for ordinary so I decided on the Bahn Mi which had a delicious coleslaw on top. I couldn’t taste much mayo which made the sandwich extra dry. The fries were ok. Kind of limp. I’m more of a solid, crunchy In n Out style fry kind of girl. They accommodated my daughter by making her two eggs and bacon ala carte. Surprisingly it was a huge order. He ordered The Big Tex burger. It looked good and tasted pretty fresh. Our service was great. The lady that waited on us not only helped us find a table since I didn’t think sitting my 4 year old on a bar stool was kosher and there wasn’t enough seats for all of us. She was super polite and accommodating ending with «cheers» as she brought us our drinks.

Surprised me for airport food. We all know the horror stories of bad service and bad food. Our service from Danielle was exceptional! The BLT hotdog was good and everything was served piping hot! My smokey Titos was excellent and had a proper «kick» to it.
Great send off to Hawaii

I wouldn’t come back here for several reasons:
1. Music too loud; this isn’t a club it’s an eating establishment.
2. Service felt rushed in the beginning, slow while waiting for our food, and it took a unusually long time to check out because the card machine wasn’t working/​the employee couldn’t figure out how to work it. Not good when needing to eat and board a plane. The employee also spilled water all over the floor by us when refilling our water and never cleaned it up.
3. The food was mediocre. My husbands Cobb salad looked like it was placed in a food processor before service. it was crazy chopped! The ingredients were not of a high quality and definitely not gourmet. The salad was not dressed and he had to ask for dressing on the side. My Texas burger was so jam packed of different flavors it was confusing. The mustard overpowered everything else including the crunchy onions and beef. The cheese was lacking, and there was way too much bacon. The French fries were barely warm and just not good.
I really wish I would have just went to Phils!

SD Terminal 1 airport food. beyond TSA… Alaska Air flight
well we didn’t exactly have ANY options since we passed TSA… fortunately this was pretty decent… fed the kids and us pretty quick. kids loved the food! i liked it good enough =) service was friendly. wish they had more seating. if it was just me… i wouldnt mind eating food on my lap… but with kids, a table is essential.

Giving them 5 stars because of their Bloody Mary!!! Their version is called «crosseyed Mary». Definitely puts u down before your flight.
Urban Crave is located near the Hawaiian Air gate 51 at the San Diego airport. I stopped here to get a breakfast burrito when I overheard some patrons talking about their bloody Mary’s. I just had to try one. In fact, I had 2, before I got in my flight.
They soak all kinds of peppers in their vodka. That’s what makes this Mary sooooooo delicious! two of these drinks gave me he perfect buzz for my 6hour flight back home to Hawaii.
LOCATION: Conveniently located next to gate 51, Hawaiian Air in the San Diego airport.
BLOODY MARY: aka Crosseyed Mary… 10 stars! The best I’ve ever had! Strong and tastes delicious!!!
PRICE: Eh… Normal airport prices lol kinda pricey but worth it.
FOOD: I had their yuppie breakfast burrito. Thumbs up. Bacon eggs fries and some other good stuff wrapped up in a burrito.
SERVICE: quick, friendly… And he also recommended some lemonade that would knock me off of my feet (21 and over only)
Can’t wait to travel through San Diego again… Just for their bloody Mary’s

I grabbed a quick breakfast sandwich to go and subbed bacon for the ham. It was delicious! The airport used to have such microwaved crappy food… but thank the travel gods for the fresh cracked eggs, quality generous bacon and cheese on a soft rill: It totally sustained me past lunch on a lob travel day.
The service was casual, nice and prompt. I needed my order to go and they were fairly quick about it and packed it in a wrapping that kept it warm for about 15 minutes till I could settle in and eat it at the gate.
I only docked a star because it was a little dirty behind the counter, could have use some wiping down and a good sweep. The kitchen is in full view and open so thats an important element that needs to be adhered to constantly. Not bad, just a little attention was needed and it wasn’t busy.

Airport bar and food. For an airport I’m gonna knock a star just for the price.
But food and ambiance was great. Service was great. Drink was delicious lol.
Flight was delayed and had some work to do.
Got me a screw driver (dbl) and a chorizo wrap and got to work.
Loved the wrap. Very spicy. The OJ was spiked perfectly.
Hope I never have time to repeat, but happy with this airport bar.

Boy, there are some harsh reviews for Urban Crave. I am going to set things straight for y’all!
Urban Crave is a watering hole in the San Diego Airport that also sells food. In order to eat at Urban Crave you must pass security which means you are traveling. So this is not a destination for mouthwatering delicacies. Who goes to the airport for fine dining?
This is a place to imbibe before a flight. They sell beer, wine, cocktails and virgin drinks. I had a bloody mary which was prepared with a spicy mix and I could really taste the horseradish and Worcestershire sauce. IMHO it was a delicious drink. At first glance it looked great too, however the celery was tough and hard to eat and the pickle had seen better days. My advice, don’t eat the pickle. I did enjoy the salty olive.
The draft beers are big and cold, but what really makes this place special is the happy people traveling. Before our flight to Cabo we sat at a large group table and met all kinds of fun people. It was like a boozy get to know you party of everyone on our flight. Seriously folks, half of the flight full of people were partaking at Urban Crave. I am even planning a day with one of the friends that I met.
Come to Urban crave to get an attitude adjustment, and meet cool people. Don’t come here for pickles or fine dining.

If you have to wait for a Hawaiian Flight out of San Diego this is the place to do it. Absolutely the best Bloody Mary in the Airport. I’m usually the 2 hour wait person since I abhor being late and would rather read to pass the time then panic that I would lose my flight… or sit in the Urban Crave and people watch.
Service is spot on, they make their own infused Vodka prominently displayed with all the goodies in it. I can do without the celery, pickle and olives that are added and try to save them for the next person. Food is fast and good too. Had the Bahn Mi this time which at 8:30 in the morning really hit the spot. The couple next to me had the Philly Cheese Dog which was over a foot long with the correct creamy cheese, onions and red peppers. Looks awesome and definitely enough to split. Worth stopping in.

My reviews are written with relativity in mind… that is… you cannot compare service and selection at a restaurant like Denny’s or at the other end, Donovan’s to an airport restaurant… you have to compare it to other airport restaurants, and in that perspective Urban Crave is pretty fine!
I didn’t eat because I wasn’t hungry, but I got a double Balvenie Portwood shot for $ 15.58. The fact that they had it is a miracle, but the price is comparatively inexpensive.
The bartender Jonathan was attentive and professional and poured with precision, The space was hip, clean and inviting. My flight took off at 10:30 on a Wednesday night, and they were pretty much open until 10:00 pm, which is nice. I think the kitchen shut down at 9:30 pm.
Would I check it out if not at an airport? Probably not, but am very grateful that it is there, as it is massively cooler than Gordon Biersch afaiac.

Husband got the yuppie burrito while waiting for our flight… A hefty size for $ 11, price is expected considering it’s in the airport. Not a whole lot of food options in this part of the airport, just glad they had breakfast items!
So anyways back to the burrito… It’s a pretty heavy meal, not something to choose if wanting to eat light before your flight. But it’s packed with egg, bacon, fried, salsa, and avocado. Lots of flavors! My husband, with his big appetite, was satisfied.