Carlsbad is considering lifting its 25-year-old ban on new drive-thru restaurants, a prohibition prompted by concerns that the auto-centric convenience would proliferate with the opening of Legoland.

Just as its name implies, this restaurant is young and pretty ... the beachy enclaves of San Diego's North County, including Carlsbad and Encinitas—as well as hard-core foodies who are here ...

This list includes 11 restaurants in the southern part of the state in places such as Pico Rivera, Carlsbad, Santa Barbara and Rancho Mirage. Both lists include diverse cuisines such as French ...