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May 26, 2023
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Review: Bun & Patti brings better burgers to Little Italy

I love a good burger. But the older I get, the fewer I eat. So when I do indulge about once a month, I don’t bother with fast food or run-of-the-mill burgers. I want a sit-down restaurant, house-ground patty burger cooked just right with delicious toppings, a crisp butter-toasted bun and a side of hand-cut fries. Lucky for me, San Diego has lots of great burgers, and one of my new favorites — the Smoke Show — is at Bun & Patti, a family-run burger-and-bar outlet that opened in March in Little Italy. In honor of National Hamburger Day on Sunday, Bun & Patti is offering a 15...

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May 9, 2023
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Highest-Rated Restaurants for Burgers in San Diego, According to Yelp

SAN DIEGO — There’s something about a hamburger. The way juices from the freshly grilled meat gently dribble down your chin as you take that first bite into the succulent patty, seasoned to perfection. Something about the way the cheese curves along the sides, melting slowly over the ground-beef goodness placed gently between two buns.  While that certain something may always defy definition—what can be said for certain is that America, and what seems like the world, loves hamburgers. Named after Hamburg, a region in Germany known for its cattle, the Hamburg steak was the first step toward what would become the sandwich we know and love today. Served...

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April 25, 2023
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Bacon Truck Pop-Up Coming To Little Italy’s Bun & Patti

Husband and Wife Open Gourmet Burger Joint in Little Italy All aboard the bacon truck! Bun & Patti, Little Italy’s newest fine-casual burger restaurant, is bringing home the bacon on Saturday, April 29 during a special “Bacon on the Block” pop-up featuring menu specials and bacon samples by Baker’s Bacon Truck. This is event for the serious bacon lovers out there! Chef Tony Baker, chef and owner of Baker’s Bacon, will be rolling up in his truck serving up samples of his melt-in-your-mouth bacon while filling the streets with the delectable scent of smoked bacon. READ MORE ...

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March 29, 2023
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Husband and Wife Open Gourmet Burger Joint in Little Italy Elion and Amy Prodani know that burgers can bring people together. Amy’s late mother, Patti, used to serve them at dinner parties, overseeing the proceedings with a glass of red wine in hand. When the Prodanis began dreaming up an idea for their future “fine casual” burger joint, the name Bun & Patti came to mind as a playful and fitting homage. Elion has spent his career overseeing fine dining restaurants, including those at Las Vegas hotel the Wynn. While Bun & Patti is his first venture as an entrepreneur, all that industry experience has shaped each detail of the restaurant,...

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March 27, 2023
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Bun & Patti The Dish

Bun & Patti, a gourmet “fine casual” burger restaurant, opened last week in Little Italy. Founded by 20-year Las Vegas restaurateur Elion Prodani and his wife, Amy, the restaurant serves burgers made from gourmet beef blends, fried chicken sandwiches made with organic Mary’s chicken, chicken wings, salads, power bowls, milkshakes and nonalcoholic cocktails. The restaurant’s signature burger, Smoke Show, is made with Flannery Beef’s 14-day dry-aged beef with truffle aioli. Bun & Patti is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 2171 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. bunandpatti.com READ MORE ...

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March 22, 2023
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Bun & Patti

Living up to its name, this new “fine casual” restaurant serves premium-quality craft burgers in laidback digs. The menu boasts hearty burgers, such as the Notorious B&P (pictured)—two all-natural beef patties (no hormones or antibiotics), cheddar, secret sauce and fixings on a toasted brioche bun; plus free-range chicken sandwiches, wings and salads; along with truffle fries, onion rings, mac ‘n’ cheese and a house-made chocolate chip cookie with ice cream. To drink: craft beer, wine and milkshakes. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 2171 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy, 619.637.6284. READ MORE ...

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March 20, 2023
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Bun and Patti Now Open in Little Italy

Design-Forward Spot Features Carefully-Sourced Ingredients for an Elevated Burger Experience Bun & Patti is now open in San Diego’s iconic Little Italy neighborhood. Labeled as a premier fine casual burger restaurant, Bun & Patti is located at the base of the AV8 buildingat 2171 Kettner Blvd. Featuring a counter-service menu, Bun & Patti blends classic menu items with high-end design and elevated ingredients.  Founded by husband and wife team Elion and Amy Prodani. The new eatery brings together Elion’s two decades’ worth of experience managing fine dining restaurants in Las Vegas with Amy’s eye for interior design.  The interior of the restaurant takes inspiration from Roaring 20s-era New York City bistros with a hint of French panache....

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December 13, 2022
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Fancy Burgers and Fried Chicken Cozy Up at New Little Italy Bar and Bistro

Defining itself as a “fine casual” burger restaurant, Bun & Patti — newly opened at the base of the AV8 building — is putting a high-end spin on the burger-eating experience. Presented in a bistro-styled setting, the counter-service menu hinges around variations on its house patty, a blend of meat from Petaluma’s Flannery Beef along with chuck and brisket from Gold Canyon Meat Co., available as single or double burgers as well as sliders (there’s also a vegan version made with Impossible meat), which can be customized with toppings like a “secret sauce” made with thyme and shallots and double-smoked, sous-vide bacon from heritage breed pigs. With all of its buns...

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