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Best of San Diego: Readers' Picks

For the people, by the people. Editors gave their picks for our “Best of San Diego” in the August issue. Here’s a selection of picks sent in by readers.

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Best Charitable Event
Girl Scouts’ Urban Campout
Girlscoutssdi.org
Submitted by: Patti Roscoe, San Diego
Games, bands, a campfire — with s’mores, of course — all under the stars at Balboa Park.

Best Juice/Smoothies
Robeks Juice
1025 Camino de la Reina, Mission Valley, 619-299-3250, robeks.com
Submitted by: Judy Park, San Diego
Robeks reportedly serves up “sweeter wheatgrass” than the rest

Best Massage Venue
Victoria Rose Spa
136 West Fir Street, Bankers Hill, 619-544-0136, victoriarosemassage.com
Submitted by: Tom Curtis, El Centro
Victoria was noted as being a “good deal,” and offers “romantic spa packages”

Best Thai Iced Tea with Boba
Green Tea House Cafe
446 Convoy Street, San Diego, 858-715-9500
Submitted by: Jacqueline McVicar, San Diego
Green Tea House’s Thai iced tea contains “just the right amount of sweetness,” with perfect boba — “not too hard and not too soft”

Best Performing Arts Venue
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
340 North Escondido Boulevard, Escondido, 760-839-4120, artcenter.org
Submitted by: Teresa M. Ramirez, San Diego
Its variety, pricing and wonderful theaters make it impossible to beat for those in North County

Best Health Café
Lean & Green
7825 Fay Avenue, Suite 180, La Jolla, 858-459-LEAN, leanandgreen.com
Submitted by: Adrienne Wells Castaneda, Poway
Lean & Green’s fare is tasty (no small feat for a health café) and served in compostable packaging. “Even non-health-fanatics love it!”

Best Carpet Cleaning
Twins Carpet Cleaning
721 West Fourth Avenue, Escondido, 760-746-7799, twinscarpetcleaning.com
Submitted by: Leeann Zimack, Vista
“They saved our marriage by getting wine out of our beige carpet!”

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