Janna's Burgers, Fish and Fries

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For hand-formed Angus beef burgers and house-battered fish at Grossmont Center, Janna's Burgers, Fish and Fries in La Mesa operates from Suite 287 in the food court as an Asian-owned and women-owned counter-service restaurant with over a decade of history. The fish-and-chips plate uses a proprietary tempura batter infused with dried herbs, producing a crispy shell around cod fillets that distinguishes the preparation from the traditional beer-batter approach at La Mesa seafood institutions like Anthony's Fish Grotto near Lake Murray. Burgers are pressed from never-frozen 100-percent Angus beef on brioche buns with a house "sassy sauce," and the fry menu splits into crinkle-cut and garlic-parmesan variants. The BFF Famous Combo bundles a cheeseburger, fried cod filet, and fries into a single plate, sharing the Grossmont Center dining court with sit-down restaurants like Casa De Pico. Specialty milkshakes rotate through coconut, coffee, and Fruity Pebbles flavors, blended to order with ice cream from the in-house fountain.