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LITTLE ITALY— Ironside Fish & Oyster has been working with Coffee & Tea Collective on the restaurant's coffee program, from espresso bar service to caffeinated cocktails; this Wednesday, the crew from the coffeehouse's El Cajon Boulevard headquarters will be in Little Italy for a one night pop-up from 6 to 10 p.m. The group's also working on new espresso-based drinks to pair with the Ironside's desserts. [EaterWire]
SCRIPPS RANCH— Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, which opened earlier this year, is launching a Yakiniku Festival that'll run until September 1, with discounts that include $5 hot and cold sake and specials on their cook-it-yourself garlic herb prime rib eye, garlic shrimp and Japanese pork sausage. Mondays are also their all-day happy hours, with $5 saketinis and $1.50 Sapporo on draft. [EaterWire]
HILLCREST— A reader says that the second location of Sushi Kato, whose original eatery is in Pacific Beach, has opened in the former PIta Jungle space at 1045 University Avenue. [EaterWire]