After speaking with a few people yesterday, the place that seemed to come up most given our guidelines was Buca di Beppo, 705 6th Ave., San Diego. It's about 7-8 blocks away from the Civic Center. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Here's the link:
http://bucadibeppo.com/locations/def...?location=0508
Another option that was mentioned was Karl Strauss Brewery, 1157 Columbia Street, which is about 5-6 blocks away from the show. I think it's a bit more expensive than the other, but there isn't anything in downtown/Gas Lamp that is cheap, and someone mentioned that their beer sampler is a good deal. Here's the link to that one if you want to check it out:
http://www.karlstrauss.com/PAGES/Eats/Downtown.html
Your thoughts?