HOME > Chowhound > San Diego >   La Valencia on 9.22.13 (because
it will change a lot)  I'm not big on the reviews that identify
every dish and every morsel. I don't take notes when I eat, I
don't ask fellow diners to tell me five adjectives to describe
the dish they're eating. And if there's not good light, I don't
take pictures.  I do, however, enjoy sharing my food experiences
and I feel an obligation to CH to offer as much as I receive in
guidance and suggestions.   La Valencia.  Lots going on here,
and they've been in something closely related to a State of
Chaos. New owners, a parade of new chefs, extensive renovation
and modernization, and ruthless (for some) evisceration of the
grand olde Whaling Bar, a nexus of many memories for La Jolla
locals.  Time moves on, and so does LaV.  Last night, MrsName
and I had dinner with two of the La Jolla Cognoscenti- dear
friends and regulars for years at LaV. I know it was going to be
difficult for them. Many LaV favorite employees had been
unceremoniously dumped