dussini restaurant

we went to dussini restaurant to kill some time before dinner this past friday night. i was really impressed with the place, which sits at the former location of the spaghetti factory downtown (and is owned by the same folks). the picture above doesn't show the upstairs bar, which includes bottles in a color-coordinated setup on illuminated shelving. the lounge area has plenty of tables for hanging out, and high-quality pool tables. surprisingly the place was pretty dead, but it was a relatively quiet weekend downtown. after that we had dinner at gaslamp strip club, which is always fun, and then more drinks at the gaslamp tavern (no linky yet) at 828 5th ave. the tavern is nearly completely open to the bustling street, which, until recently, few bars did - surprising, given the mild temperatures in san diego.