Great Maple operates as part of a small Southern California group with locations across Orange County and San Diego, serving modern American comfort food from brunch through dinner alongside a craft cocktail menu. The University Heights location carries the brand's stylish, midcentury-modern design and all-day service format.
Reviewers keep coming back to the same dishes: maple bacon donuts, popovers, chilaquiles, quiche, and a turkey burger, with portions generally described as generous. The cocktail menu gets its own mentions alongside the food.
The restaurant has appeared in the Michelin Guide's San Diego selections in 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Reviewers keep coming back to the same dishes: maple bacon donuts, popovers, chilaquiles, quiche, and a turkey burger, with portions generally described as generous. The cocktail menu gets its own mentions alongside the food.
The restaurant has appeared in the Michelin Guide's San Diego selections in 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026.