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The Price Center is an

The Price Center is an apropo name for the student center, especially when you're trying to buy lunch. I did like the Mexican food place, which was run by a Chinese family who spoke Spanish. Sometimes the lady would take the order in Mandarin, then turn around and give the order to the cook in Spanish. The Chinese food place is awful, so I'd rather eat from the Mexican place, which is probably awful, too, but then I don't know any better. Besides, there's something to be said for an occasional plate of greasy enchiladas smothered with red sauce and queso that ooze over into the rice and beans. Oh, and the token bit of iceberg lettuce salad in the last styrofoam square.

Anyway, that's all gone for the new quarter. The counterspace is all boarded up with a "Coming Soon" sign for Rubio's Mexican Grill. They used to be a small San Diego chain, but they're now listed on NASDAQ and trying to expand. They're okay, especially when they run their 99-cent fish taco sales, but nothing special. I like Fins better anyway, far as fish/shrimp tacos go. I guess La Jolla just isn't cut out for cheap hole-in-the-wall eateries.