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When it comes to eating away from home, La Mesa, to the passersby, may look like a bit of a backwater. The glitz and glamour of San Diego’s Gaslamp quarter hasn’t spread through the streets of this Jewel of the Hills. But then again, neither have the Gaslamp’s overpriced meals that start with $15 parking tabs. To the well-informed local, La Mesa and vicinity offers a surprising range of foods,…