Had a great night at American Junkie--definitely a 5-star experience all around. The vibe is lively, fun, and exactly what you want from a downtown spot, with good music, a solid crowd, and an energetic atmosphere without feeling out of control. What really stood out was the staff. Everyone was friendly and attentive throughout the night, and even when it came time to close, they handled everything with a level of respect that's honestly rare. No rushing, no attitude--just clear communication and professionalism while still letting everyone finish their night comfortably. Overall, it's the kind of place that makes you want to come back. Great energy, great service, and a staff that clearly knows how to take care of people from the first drink to closing time. I went after hours so there was no food being served during that time. But it looks really good read more

American Junkie - Interior - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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This is definitely one of my go-to spots downtown. They actually have solid weekly specials too. Tuesdays are $5 all-you-can-eat tacos, and Thursdays they do $1 beers, which is hard to beat. They consistently bring in good DJs so the music is always on point. The place usually stays packed, and there's always something going on, whether it's people playing beer pong or just a vibing to the music and drinking. Service is quick, even when it's busy, and the staff are friendly. It's an easy spot to come with a group and know you'll have a good time. read more

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You need to come for taco Tuesday , John Jay makes the best tacos and has the best conversations read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

THE FOOD IS WAAAY BETER THAN IT HAS ANY RIGHT TO BE!!! AND FOR $12-$16 A PLATE!! Stopped here for a quick bite with my family. We were expecting the standard Sysco generic bar food....BOY WERE WE WRONG! We first ordered chicken strips for the kids. They were obviously hand breaded with what seemed to be a corn flake breading and fried beautifully. It came with 4 sauces: ranch (I couldn't tell if it was from scratch, but it tasted great), standard ketchup, honey mustard that was handmade and phenomenal, and a very unique and delicious BBQ sauce. My wife and I shared the hot chicken sandwich. This was amazing, homemade slaw, a spicy variant of that bbq sauce, and hand cut potato chips (a little under fried)....for $16!! IN GASLAMP!! Easily worth triple in a swankier establishment. Understand that this place is a bar. It has sticky tables, people playing beer pong on a Sunday afternoon, and a vibe that I haven't wanted to partake of in 10 years. The food however, completely took us by surprise. I will 100% come back the next time I am looking for a meal in or near downtown. read more

American Junkie is a staple for my friends and I. The $1 beers every Thursday can't be beat, and the atmosphere is always great. We've visited multiple times and even made American Junkie mugs at a ceramics place because of how much we enjoy this spot. The security team is really welcoming, and we always have a great time here. read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Was visiting San Diego and went on a Cisco live week ! The whole downtown was crazy and it was crowded . We were walking through the downtown and found this place . One of my friends suggested this . The place was huge and they had lots of tables inside and outside the restaurant! The bar was vibrant and they had some variety of beers on the tap . We had blue moon and it tasted a bit watered down. We then had the hazy IPA and it was really good . Lots of options to choose from . The issue was - SERVICE !! For so many people sitting in bar , there was only one bar tender and it was making the whole process so slow ! Once we get an order , it takes 10-15 mins for the next time someone comes and asks us .. with the higher influx of customers during Cisco live week- they should have hired more helpers . Food was good overall and wasn't that pricey .! Price wise everything was normal and not too expensive . We had guac and chips and pizza and few other stuff . Everything was ok me For whatever I know and could taste like a PRO , I surely will give this restaurant a 4 star read more

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Believe it or not but the food here is 10/10. My group of friends and i got the margarita pizza and the tomatoes tasted like they were picked straight from a garden. If they had told me they had their own private garden outside i would believe them. We also got the giant pretzel, rock shrimp, and nachos. Everything was so good. The drinks are that like you would get at any other late night bar, i wouldn't say anything special about them but the happy hour is extended until 8pm. My other friends who i hang out with ALWAYS come here to party at night. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice the staff were AND the food was good. Definitely a rare commodity at most bars. read more

I juss moved to San Diego and have already found my home away from home...not only do they have a good vibe, good food & music. This is the 49ers bar in the gaslamp...and its walking distance rite around the corner from my loft...this place is jumping during game time and the customer service doesn't miss at all...plenty of t.v. monitors. any seat is a good seat...thumping sound system to get ya boogie on... American Junkie has definitely been a part of the welcome committee to San Diego... read more

3.5 stars... Looking for a new place to try in our new hood and happened upon this joint! Started out with a happy hour beer(or two) and the ordered the corn caesar salad, good and only complaint was the tortilla chips were not crispy. Split the spicy chicken sandwich... as advertised but not too spicy! Ambiance is industrial dive, service was spotty at best, and prices were above food quality, but this is a touristy area, so... read more

American Junkie - Caesar salad - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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WOW this place is soooo good ! Hangover Burger is outrageous n delicious !! Definitely a place to come back !!! read more

American Junkie - Hangover burger with mango cart - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Been here a few times over the years and have always had a good time. Reasonably priced food and drink and good service at the bar as well as a dining area. Sound system is loud and has many TVs. Ideal to watch your sports with friends. Parking is so so which is expected for the area. Plan accordingly. read more

My friends and I came here before a Padres game. Because of the game, there isn't happy hour. But there's Padres specials. My friends and I shared some chicken nachos, mozzarella sticks, house party drink. I also got a mango jalapeño margarita. Nachos were good but got soggy fast. The mozzarella sticks seemed like they were heated from frozen. Service was slow even though it wasn't that busy. read more

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Great bar nice atmosphere. If you ever stop by ask for Mario, best bartender with good energy. Thank you. read more

American Junkie - Beer pong - American Near Me - San Diego, California

The venue successfully fulfilled its role as a sports bar; a group of us found our way there to watch the baseball game, enjoying the energetic atmosphere and the presence of a lively crowd, many dressed in Ohio State gear. On the service front, the waitress was friendly, and initial drink orders--including beers, cocktails, and soft drinks--were delivered quickly. ​However, the kitchen operations struggled considerably. Appetizers, specifically our order of wings, took 45 minutes to arrive, and we were informed that Blue Cheese dressing had run out. The main course--consisting of burgers, tots, and a pizza--was delivered roughly an hour after the appetizers, resulting in the longest wait time I have ever experienced for pub fare. read more

Love that American Junkie was turned into a Niners bar this year! Happy hour drinks are fairly priced and tasty - the CMC Caddy is my go-to. Just don't come if you're in a rush; the past few times I've been during the game service has been pretty slow. read more

INCREDIBLE SERVICE. The manager is so nice and food is incredible. Netzeah is the best!!! read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Blake is always a dream when we come to the front. great sports bar. there's so many tvs, the place is great and us girls always get treated well when we come in! blake's the man! read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Casual sports bar in the Gaslamp with serious sound system and screens all around. Has indoor and outdoor seating. A good size drink and food menu. We enjoyed the hot chicken sandwich which had a sweet spicy sauce on a good brioche bun and the shrimp Cobb salad was very good with lots of shrimp, blue cheese crumble, bacon avocado and egg. They have several couch and coffee table setups so if you want to gather with friends to watch a game with a big group you might feel comfortable like being in a living room together. read more

American Junkie - Hot chicken sandwich Nashville style - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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We come here now for football on sundays since they cater to 49er fans. They have great tvs and their food selection is ok. They gotta add some more non dairy options like a bun or something but other than that it's good. I'll be coming here more often just because of football but at night it gets pretty busy. read more

I waffled between 3/4 stars here, but landed on 3 because it ultimately did the trick but was nothing outstanding. Located in the heart of Gaslamp, this is a good central location if you're looking for a spot to grab a drink. With very stereotypical Gaslamp bar vibes, the interior has booths, tables, low booth/table set ups, and bars on both sides. We went to pregame a Padres game, and they have a pretty decent HH with $7 margs. The food is nothing to write home about and the food service is slow, but if you're just looking for a good HH before the game, this does the trick at a reasonable price. Pros: good priced HH, even on the weekends! Cons: really slow service. Took 30 minutes for sub-par nachos that didn't even have meat, and we were one of three tables in the restaurant at the time. TL;DR--I'd come here again to pregame for the game. Great price for HH drinks. read more

Slow service, and not busy...mediocre food, (but pizza crust was decent) no tap pay...should really tell you that up front. They suggested I go to an atm to get cash...waling, , in the rain...but didn't know where one was. read more

Myself and a few others came here for a playoff game (Padres v Dodgers) so we expected it to be busy! It was, and we ended up feeling bad for our waitress as she was sprinting all over and they seemed understaffed for the expected busy night. Despite slightly slow service, she was lovely & it was a great place to watch the game, screens everywhere and every angle! The food was surprisingly good- I HIGHLY recommend the crispy shrimp, truly sooo yummy, I'd come back for just these. The drinks were ok, I went for the cucumber spritz at first and it was so sweet I couldn't drink it--like, I swear it was mainly straight up syrup. Alas I had to say something (I don't love doing that) and they didn't charge me for it and let me order a different drink. Very nice of them. Got the old fashioned instead, and while still really sweet, it was good. Probably would only order beers next time. Overall, a cool place to go for a sports bar experience!! read more

American Junkie - Crispy shrimp (yummmmm) - American Near Me - San Diego, California

This is your spot if you want to hang out with friends and just drink and watch the game. Your spot if you're looking for fast cheap food(cheaply made but high in price) and somewhat warn beer to hang out and be loud with friends while you watch TV. This is your spot. This is NOT the place to get a good meal or or dinner. This is NOT the place if you're looking for a nice steak, salmon, pasta or chicken dinner. NOT a place for a nice glass or bottle of wine. I am not recommending nor am i not not recommending it. And YES the beer is warm. Guess they didn't want to spend the money on a good beer tap. Yeah I will NOT be coming back and Yeah I don't recommend the beer. Although their mixed drinks are good pretty good. Also they got my food order wrong. American junk food is right. I want o hate this place but can't. Like that ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend that you want to hate but then they go do that "one" thing right and you change your mind on slashing their tires. So yeah I might be back BUT I won't like it. read more

American Junkie - Burger with bacon and fried egg. It's couldn't finish is, and felt my heart speeding up from all the cholesterol. - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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FUN ROCK BAR w/ MID-TIER FOOD... I decided to try the pizza at The Gaslamp's American Junkie as it's a heavily advertised item on the menu. It was fine...it probably wouldn't be at the top of my ordering list next time as it left much to be desired. American Junkie is more of a drinking spot to hang with friends and listen to punk, grunge, emo and pop rock hits. I really liked the aesthetic of this place! Service was a bit rocky, the waitress I encountered was nice, but not very attentive. Also, the place seems heavily understaffed. I came at a time when there was hardly anyone in the restaurant and the food still came out somewhat late. Oh, and there was this guy who made me very uncomfortable, he had staring problems. I don't know if he was a busboy or what, this dude was rude! American Junkie offers other American fare like chicken, burgers, and classic appetizers (mozzarella sticks, shrimp, nachos etc.). I spotted a few fun alcoholic drinks exclusive to SDCC. American Junkie is a large space with plenty of seating which includes booths, tables, outdoor seating, and a large bar with stools. I've heard people jump on top of the bar? Oh and there's a spin-the-wheel activity for late night party animals. If you're into that, it's here. Overall, I'm not impressed, in fact I'm maybe a little underwhelmed. read more

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Came in for the Ohio state / Michigan while in town for WWE. Everyone was very friendly. The atmosphere was awesome! I did think for as busy as it was, the restaurant could have been more forceful with guests about seating. Lots of open seats because people weren't sitting with strangers. In restaurants I've worked for, if it's that busy we make it family style seating. We won't allow open seats when there's folks wanting to spend money with us. It was standing room only by 9am and we ended up eating elsewhere because there was no where to sit. Food looked amazing from what people around us ordered. Would definitely come back for a game! read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Best bar in downtown!! 10/10. Great service and staff! Will be back with my friends. Netzah is a wonderful manager.

I gave American Junkie two chances because my girlfriend wanted to try the salads and fries again. Both times we sat outside and both times we had the same brunette waitress. Both times were a disaster. The first visit she forgot the fries. She admitted the mistake and brought them at the end of the meal. I still tipped eighteen percent but it was not a great start. The second visit was worse. She forgot to put the dressing on the side which matters because my girlfriend follows a strict diet. When we ordered another glass of wine she asked if she could take the dirty glass back to refill because "they do not clean glasses well." That was already disgusting but on top of that she was coughing nonstop right next to guests who were eating. If you are sick stay home. It took twenty five minutes to get the corrected salad and by then I had already finished my teriyaki chicken and vegetables. They also charged extra for a tiny cup of teriyaki sauce. While all of this was going on the waitress ran into her friends outside and started swearing loudly right in front of us. The final straw was watching her cough, take our used wine glass, and then set it back up on the bar rail for the bartender. That was it. We canceled the wine and decided we were done. Between forgotten orders, long delays, coughing fits, swearing, and total lack of professionalism, this was one of the worst dining experiences I have had in San Diego. We will not be back. Management should train this waitress on hygiene, professionalism, and the basics of customer service read more

The food was good. The service not so much. We were seated at about 2:30, she did not take our order until about 2:45, asked her for a napkin cause there was only one in the Mason jar that they have on the table she took so long I had to get one from another table. It's an ok place to came to. Just hope you have a better server than we did. read more

American Junkie - Menu - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Great bar in Gaslamp. We came in for the last quarter of the Chiefs vs. Bills play off game and they were BUSY. The bar was full and most tables were taken, but they had a few available inside and the entire patio available. They have an evening happy hour that's also available during the weekends, which was perfect for Sunday Night football! We ordered a few drinks and appetizers - Buffalo boneless wings and chips, guac and salsa. Our boneless wings actually came out as cauliflower wings, not sure if the kitchen messed up or if the server brought us the wrong dish. But she was quick to recognize they were wrong and bring us the right wings. The Buffalo sauce was actually spicy and the wings were huge. The chips & dips were standard but perfect for a game night. The service was great. Although they were very busy, we got our drinks and apps fairly quickly. read more

American Junkie - American Near Me - San Diego, California

This was one of my least favorite spots during my visit. There are good things about it but not my favorite place at all. The good: $5 all you can eat tacos on taco Tuesday. Fun decor. Beer pong tournament. The bad: I asked for a ranch water (tequila,soda, and lime) and was given something else. When I told the server she assured me the drink was correct and it definitely wasn't. If you want cheap food and drinks check it out! There are other places you can go in the gas lamp district for better food and service. read more

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Food was salty , I think they had 1 server working and she was overwhelmed. Vibe was so-so. We will not be back . read more

American Junkie - Bear - American Near Me - San Diego, California

The service here sucks. Hostess and waiters are rude and take a long time to take your order. Was here on a Saturday very lonely , so you would think they would take your order kind of quickly since it was practically empty. But no they didn't and when they finally did take our order they didn't come and check if we wanted to order anything else besides our drinks and appetizers. It was so disappointing. read more

Terrible and disgusting. Got a shot and it came in a dirty glass. The server had had a nasty attitude so I put a squirt of lime in the dirty glass to make sure they didn't just switch the cups and not give me a fresh shot. And of course they brought me back the same shot in a clean cup. Disgusting. Terrible bartender. read more

San Diego Local Here , first time here and it was just Ok, over hyped!!! The food was below mid, wings where soggy, burger had no flavor , fries where to salty , beer was watered down , service was 6/10.. took forever to get the food out... might not come back read more

Great spot to hangout with a few friends and grab some drinks. They had several specials ($3 white claws and .50 c wings) Wings were bomb, I really liked the honey jalapeno. While we were there they did drag show bingo, my wife has attended a few in the past and stated this one was not great in comparison. Service was great, atmosphere was great, specials were great. One of our friends mentioned they do 5$ all you can eat tacos on tuesday. Great spot to chill! read more

American Junkie - Rasberry cider. A little dry. 3/5 stars. - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Located in the heart of Gaslamp. We were bar hopping and stopped here for a couple drinks this Sunday late afternoon. The hostess was not too inviting, but as we were about to walk away, a gentleman walked up to us and convinced us to go in with a bar promotion. Shout out to our bar tender, Timothy who was very attentive and mixed our drinks perfectly. This pub has plenty of TVs playing sports with a great atmosphere. We didn't experience the nightlife here as we walked in during the late afternoon but we were pleased with our experience. read more

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I came here tonight, as I have so many times. It was 1:05 A.M. and this worker, Sonia, started aggressively telling us to get out in the restroom. I understand you do last call at 12:45, but you don't need to talk to us like that. She was clearly drunk, yelling at us and not speaking logically. I Can understand a bouncer saying "hey Ladies, 10 more minutes in the bathroom". But instead there just came in a disrespectful, aggressive employee telling us to finish and get out. Please stop saying you close at 2 am online if you're telling customers it's last call at 12:45 A.M. I rather go to Waterfront Bar where we are treated nicely, and they *actually* close at 2, not 1. read more

American Junkie - Bar area - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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I wrote this review when I got home after this stupidness so updating it appropriately now since my accompanying videos arent posting. Basically this place is extremely unprofessional and creates a terrible over-crowded environment and then they angrily kick rando people out. They then escalate the issue with disrespectful words that i'm 100% positive would not be said if they were on the street cuz then they'd have to answer fists for them words. Stay away, maybe cruise here early in day if you must. If you see a line outside you know its already past a capacity limit. Take a peak inside and you'll notice how terribly designed this place is. The "dance" floor is a crunched mess. Instead of angrily kicking whomever out, perhaps a redesign is in order. Take note if how Barley mash does it. Tipsy Crow 'The bitter end' also has it done better and a better venue for hanging out. Maybe its call Junkie cuz the security guards are roids junkies and that is why they get so angry and disrespectful so fast. read more

It was one of the top three restaurants on the Taste of the Gaslamp 2023 Tour. We enjoyed the Cheese Pizza and Moscow Mules, and we must say, that they were the only restaurant to provide a drink. Well done, AMERICAN JUNKIE!!! read more

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Lake theme for guy was good service thank you for showing us a good time visiting San Diego