Eureka!

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About

Eureka! operates an all-American scratch kitchen at SDSU's South Campus Plaza, Suite 111 at 5140 College Avenue in San Diego's 92115 ZIP. The restaurant sits directly adjacent to the SDSU Transit Center and the pedestrian bridge connecting the residence halls to the student union, placing it at the highest-foot-traffic intersection on the College Avenue corridor. Eureka!'s gourmet burger program builds patties with toppings like fig marmalade, grilled jalapeños, and melted mozzarella on brioche buns, and the menu extends to blackened fish tacos, teriyaki salmon, ahi poke stacks, and mac and cheese balls fried in beer cheese sauce. The craft beverage program rotates a San Diego-centric beer list on tap alongside small-batch whiskeys and cocktails, a bar format that complements the Thai-inflected menu at CoCoCurry Thai Curry Cafe in College Area. Half-Off Smash Burger Wednesdays and a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 drive mid-week volume from SDSU students, faculty, and alumni. The industrial-chic interior includes a full bar, indoor and outdoor seating with colorful patio furniture, and multiple flat-screen televisions that fill during Aztec football and basketball broadcasts. Eureka! is part of the Eureka Restaurant Group, which operates locations across California including a second San Diego unit at University Town Center. Parking validates for one hour in the adjacent garage, and a reverse happy hour starting at 9 on select nights extends the late-night dining window. The South Campus Plaza dining cluster also includes the wing and fried chicken counter at Crispy Fried Chicken in College Area. Bourbon Barrel Cake with candied pecans, bourbon caramel, and vanilla bean ice cream closes out the dessert menu.