Smoked Carrotfish Taco! 🔥🥕
—with kimchi slaw, cilantro crema and sweet potato mousse.
It’s the second course on our new tasting menu, and we loved it so much we decided to put it on all the menus (including lunch & brunch)! Our carrotfish tacos have been a crowd favorite for years, and now they’re kissed with a little smoke from our grill plus a few delicious updates from our chefs.
We hope you love them as much as we do!
The lunch tasting menu
after months of planning, tasting, tweaking, we’re finally bringing a version of our tasting menu to lunch service!
available weekdays from 11–3pm.
inspired by chef davin and chef travis’ recent time cooking through mexico, this three-course experience pulls from bold flavors, bright techniques, hyper-local produce, and all the things currently lighting our fire in the kitchen.
it’s fresh. it’s a wild. it changes often. and we’re pretty darn excited about it.
bread and dips
house focaccia, olives and fëta, baba ghanoush, pea pesto, yam mousse
fennel
scratch house wasabi parm, shaved fennel, cara cara vinegar, lemon preserve, evoo
mushroom adobada
oyster mushrooms, vaquero beans, Somos Maíz blue masa cornbread, zephyr squash
buckle up! PLANTSCAPE the outdoor uprising is BACK.
join us at The Plot for the next round of Plantscape, our no-rules dinner series that is all adventure🔥
this isn’t your typical tasting menu. it’s fire, smoke, plants, music, stories, chaos, beauty, and a bunch of chefs seeing how far they can push flavor while wasting absolutely nothing.
for this all-outdoor experience, we’re transforming the garden and patio into an open-air playground with music, roaming chef stations, and dishes that will knock you over. every course has a story. every dinner evolves. no two nights are ever the same.
june 10, 6:30pm
100 seats, one epic meal
RISE ABOVE IT ALL!
(Get it? Like dough rises?)
slow down, get your hands messy, and settle into the simple magic of making bread from scratch. this hands-on sourdough class with Chef Josh is equal parts learning and relaxing.
you’ll learn the basics of working with sourdough starter and dough, pick up techniques you can actually recreate at home, and leave with your very own starter to keep the dough zen going.
your ticket also includes a seasonal burrata + strawberry dish and a cocktail or mocktail to sip while you bake. because honestly, this might be the most delicious form of self care we can think of.
The NEW TASTING MENU is LIVE 🔥
… but ever wonder where a menu starts? For this one, it began in Mexico — with Chef Davin and Chef Travis cooking alongside chefs they admire, soaking in new techniques, bold flavors, and a whole lot of inspiration. Chef Davin always feels like he comes back super rejuvenated when he cooks on the other side of the border. It’s an amazing reset for him, and energizes a fresh perspective that finds its way onto the plate.
We are so stoked for you to taste what our culinary team has created, including a: beetroot tartare, smoked carrotfish taco, mushroom adobada and a few more surprises along the way.
Available 7 nights a week for dinner, and we hope you love it as much as we do! 🌱❤️
update on The Plot Garden Project
“to plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” - Audrey Hepburn
HAPPY EARTH DAY!
to celebrate we would love to share an update on The Plot Garden Project.
TPGP is our nonprofit urban garden and food lab in south oceanside. we’re building spaces that connect people to food, soil, and each other, while making sustainable, nourishing food more accessible to our community.
right now, we’re turning that vision into something you can actually see, walk through, and be a part of. check out the pics below or come by and say hi in person!
PROJECT UPDATES:
project one: south o’ alleyway garden -- ALMOST DONE!
what used to be a cracked concrete dumpster area is almost unrecognizable. we’re transforming it into a small urban oasis, complete with raised beds, wood chip pathways, and a living, breathing perimeter.
project two: tremont street garden -- EPIC PROGRESS
this one is big and we’ve made HUGE strides 🌱
we’re transforming a long, underutilized stretch along tremont street into a community lane garden, a space designed to be seen, shared, and experienced.
WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING RAD??!! the tremont street garden will be available to all! community members can stop by the garden and harvest fresh produce for their home cooked meals! what we are growing and tips for harvesting will be on our website, stay tuned!
thank you so much for your support in this effort. and very big thanks to our donors and Waste Management for the 15 yards of soil and your commitment to The Plot Garden Project.
Check us out to learn more volunteer, and donate. >> https://lnkd.in/gCbkgzu2
PESTO CAMPANELLE
With pea + sorrel pesto, burrata, snap peas, and umami balsamico. It’s brand new to our spring dinner menu and we just can’t seem to get enough! Have you tried it yet?!
Toilet gardens are the shit 😎🚽🌱
Chef Davin Waite has been wanting to do this for a while. The top tank waters the bottom, the soil does its thing, and suddenly… a garden is growing.
Proof that with a little creativity (and your hands), you can make something out of anything… and you can grow food anywhere. Even here. The Plot Garden Project 🌱
nom nom, cheers 🐰🥕🥂
nom nom, cheers 🐰🥕🥂
believe it or not, easter is just ONE week from today!
join us easter sunday, 4/5, for a festive spring brunch. seasonal flavors, fresh spring produce, beautiful plates. we’ve got mimosas with freshly squeezed juice, zesty bloody marys, and super refreshing cock+mocktails.
we are so EGGcited to celebrate with you!
Just a little quality control
… because sometimes you need a little bit of everything, for lunch. What are you grabbing first? We already know what Chef Travis is selecting…
— cheësy truffle fries
— breakfast bowl
— chronic roll
— shroom toast
— eggplant katsu sando
🍀 St. Patrick’s Day at The Plot!
Tonight! A St. Paddy’s plate we’re pretty fired up about, courtesy of Chef Davin Waite.
Irish soda bread, our house corned “beef” roast made with tofu & barley, beet-brined potatoes, braised cabbage and rich Guinness gravy tying it all together.
It’s savory, it’s comforting, and it’s available today, in restaurant, until 9pm.
Feeling lucky? Come grab a plate. We can’t wait for you to try.
Okinawan sweet potato gnocchi 🍠
Handmade, seasonal, and so dang satisfying. Right now it’s featured with pumpkin bolognese, crispy lentil & wild rice saüsage, red bell pepper, burnt herb oil — and finished with herbs grown right here in our garden. @theplotgardenproject
It’s savory, it’s comforting, and it’s the kind of meal you think about the next day. One of our favorites for a reason, and always keeps us coming back for more. 🌱
Our new tasting menu is live!
Built around revitalizing plants and Lunar New Year traditions of abundance — clay pot influences, French technique, nutrient-dense ingredients, greens from our garden and bold flavors that feel as good as they taste.
This one carries inspiration from our recent collab with 24 Sun, and our friends at Little Fox right down the street… and it’s layered with culture, connection, and a synergistic energy that stays with you long after the last bite.
Come celebrate the health of our community and the creativity of our friends with us! Available 7 nights a week. >>https://lnkd.in/gm34SjAc
DO WE HAVE YOUR VOTE? 💚
we’re beyond thrilled to share that Chef Davin Waite has been nominated for CHEF OF THE YEAR in San Diego Magazine’s Best of 2026! 🎉
and the love doesn’t stop there…
• nominated best restaurant in Oceanside - The Plot
• best vegan/vegetarian restaurant - The Plot
• plus nominations for best of O’side and best sushi for our sister spot, Wrench & Rodent!
we’re so proud of our team and this community that makes it all possible.
so much gratitude
thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the inaugural The Plot Garden Project gathering. the turnout was incredible, the energy was high, and the excitement for what we’re building together is very real. this community showed up in the best way.
we truly couldn’t have asked for a better night. shoutout to the weather for holding out for us ☀️fun pics and videos to come!
and now… the RAFFLE winners are… 🥁🥁🥁
love day 💕
There’s nothing we love more than feeding you. 🌱❤️
Bringing people together around a table, sharing stories, passing plates, slowing down long enough to connect — that’s why we do this. Over Valentine's weekend we shared a special tasting menu crafted with intention from our kitchen and our chefs, each course designed to nourish, delight and bring people closer.
Thank you for spending the evening with us. It means so much to gather in this space with you.
Our new dinner tasting menu is rolling out soon and we can’t wait to share what we’ve been creating. Stay tuned…
🎥: @israelpalacio
a thank you with love 💕❤️
thank you to everyone who joined us at The Plot this Valentine’s Day weekend. whether you dove into our Sink the Pink tasting menu or simply chose to share a meal with us, we’re truly honored you spent such a special weekend at our table. thank you for celebrating connection, creativity, and community with us. 💗