Bubbas is pretty well decorated for a sports bar. It was 82 degrees outside but even in the back patio it did not feel hot. Our meal: Hot Girl Summer (drink) tastes like a lighter piña colada. Refreshing Brisket - pretty good, once you scrape off the layer of fat on each piece. Potato salad - lots of dill, tasty but my mom said it needed more salt. Texas toast- delicious. I wanted more. BBQ beans - very good, sweet, but a little too soupy. It's pricy but BBQ tends to be that way anywhere. Eating on grand is expected to cost more anyways. read more

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Your bartender Jeff is a super jerk... Please fire him... Nice atmosphere... Great location... Hard to park like everything in this area... Food looked good... read more

Went on a Saturday night, it wasn't busy, our first time trying Bubba's. We were seated, waited several minutes before a server came to take our order. We ordered beers and sandwiches. We waited for over 15 minutes, flagged down our server twice for drinks, she kept disappearing. We finally received our food but still NO drinks. Our food arrived before our drinks! Meanwhile, the manager was yelling and scolding another server (in front of all patrons and loud enough for everyone to hear). Apparently, she left her shift to take a personal phone call - no one covered her tables and she was gone for a lengthy time. For a manager to beret, yell and reprimand an employee in front of all customers, WOW! Ruined the night for us, food was terrible, beer was warm, server was inattentive. Waste of money!! read more

Food smells and looks good but they are so understaffed I never even had a chance to order. Sat for over 30 minutes with a beer and was never asked if I wanted to order food, despite having a menu in front me and making eye contact multiple times. Probably won't be back. read more

First time visiting Bubba's and I was immediately struck by how beautiful this restaurant is. First from the facade outside, then inside with the airy tavern like vibe. Lot's of wood here which I appreciate. Although we dined inside it was pretty warm. Probably because the front of the restaurant is wide open, coupled with a myriad of skylights. Seems to be the norm for Grand Avenue these days. Service was quick, professional and reasonably friendly. Loved the draft beer selection here, served nice and cold. This establishment is not full bar unfortunately, so refering to it as a "sports bar" might be a misnomer. Men's room was clean, spacious and modern. I ordered the 1/4 Chicken Platter. Comes with one fixin' and a half slice of Texas Toast. Not sure who got the other half but that's ok... I was hoping for a leg quarter but it wound up being a breast quarter. Not sure if there's a choice here, but I wasn't asked. It was meaty, juicy and delicious, although watch out for small, random bones that manifest themselves when you chop a chicken breast in half that way. For the fixin' I chose my favorite, macaroni & cheese! I was impressed that it seemed like a house made mac and not all institutional tasting. It should have been served hotter though, it was just varying degrees of warm throughout. The menu is vast with many other things I would love to try so I look forward to visiting again soon. read more

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went to Cruisin Grand, mid afternoon. tried Bubbas: waiter was impertinent and rude. went up Grand, found Upper East. thank you bubba rude dude. found a GREAT restaurant, food & service exemplary. read more

Good BBQ no better brisket anywhere. BBQ chicken my favorite. Great people, best in escondido. read more

We had dinner last night and unfortunately it was not very good. We ordered the pulled pork sandwich which had no flavor and came with no sides yet it cost $17. And no it was not huge. We also had the Greek salad and I asked for a chicken breast to add on but they were out. How does a bbq place not have a basic like chicken breast. Our drinks were ok. Not a great wine selection. Our server was very sweet which was the only highlight. Sadly we will not be back. read more

Came for a quick Sunday lunch. We liked how open and spacious it was. We entered and was greeted and sat down at our choosing. There were TVs that ran along the bar which would make a fun time watching a game. We placed our orders for bbq chicken and chicken tenders. Food was good. Downside was it took a while for anyone to check in on us and our server disappeared when we wanted the check. Otherwise, seem like a fun space to hang with friends and watch a game. read more

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Great service, beautiful new space and amazing food. Stopped here for a bite to eat and watch the Padres game. This place is new and just great. Lots of TV's which gives you views of the game from any angle - all of the screens are nice and new as well. Priscilla was behind the bar - she was fun to chat with and gave great service. She told us all about the place as it's just a few months since it opened. She gave us some recommendations and we landed on a burger, the bubba special, side of fries (huge portions and yummy) and kombucha on tap. Our food was really good, reasonably priced and big portions. You can tell everyone in the area can't wait for Grand to be open again. We will most certainly be back to try other items from the menu. There are lots of seating options including a large dining area in the back of the restaurant - you can enter from the back parking lot or off grand. read more

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Came here for the first time and inside is nice, plenty of fresh air all the way inside. They had a nice drink list and I had the brisket and baby back ribs with a few sides. Unfortunately the quality of the brisket was not edible and the ribs lacked taste, had to ask for extra BBQ sauce twice. The potato salad was grainy, the cold slaw was not fresh, and the sweet potatoes were a little burnt. If you want to catch a game on the TV with a drink this is a good place but not to eat. read more

I thought it was a nice place with a balanced selection of food and drink. Like others said, ditch the bud light for a coors light to make the majority happy. Prices are a little high, but I get that the place is in the high rent district of downtown Escondido. Four beers, two IPAs and two Stellas were $44 before the add ons. Shout out to the wings though. They are fantastic. Also, Pricilla on her first day was awesome. I would certainly return but it would have to be a happy hour opportunity. Nice to see a new place in Escondido. read more

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Nice spot to grab some drinks and appetizers not crowded on weekdays nothing out of this world but does the job potatoes were good could have been warmed up more and they would have been better read more

I went a few days ago during Cruisin Grand with a couple friends. We were bar/restaurant hopping so we weren't hungry enough to try a few things but we did have beer and wings. Wings came out hot and juicy. Beers were cold and fresh. Server was pleasant and attentive. Lots of TVs around to watch sports while having beers and BBQ. read more

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Service was great. 1st time here. My husband wanted Bbq so thought we would give this a try. We were in the area visiting family. They had been recently and enjoyed the sliders. I was disappointed. My husband was going to order just 1/3 rack with a side of garlic mashed potatoes. I had him order 1/2 rack and I got a dinner salad. I figured I would take a couple of the ribs and add it as protein to my salad. The meat did come right off of the bone. I just didn't think it had great flavor. I requested a small side of BBQ sauce. That didn't help. I love a good BBQ sauce and this was not even close. It was very thin in consistency. My husband thought it was just fine. I thought the best thing was the Texas Toast. Beers were good and cold. Waitress was wonderful. But $80 later I left disappointed. read more

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Today was my first time trying this place. We ordered from Uber Eats and I highly recommend it. I've been living in Escondido for about a year now and I missed bbq food. The other day I went on Facebook and I saw how many good reviews this place got and I wanted to try it. We ordered the potato skins along with the half chicken with ribs platter and another order of just the chicken plate along with Mac and cheese When we first tried the food omg!!! It's the best bbq I ever had in a very long time. Pulled pork from the potato skins was tender along with the chicken and the ribs the meat fell off the bone. It had amazing flavor. Next time I'll definitely come inside the restaurant to feel the ambiance there. I recommend this place for sure if you miss great quality bbq food read more

Amazing bbq and portion size is worth the $- beautiful yet casual eatery that has extensive menu . Ambience is great nice view of grand.. I'm just to let you know if you're not gonna buy don't just come sit in the restaurant - these folks work for the tips so let's be generous and let's not be ungrateful enough out there in the world. Don't bring it in here. Just come in here and eat some good food. Have a cocktail and have some good luck. Hope to see you guys soon soon. By the way, I tell you, the ribs are amazing and don't forget to get the three stuffed potatoes. They are off the charts you're going to be amazed xoxo read more

Pro : Moist chicken. Quick service, clean bathroom. Direct access to parking lot in rear. Gorgeous restaurant and back patios. TVs everywhere, great for sports and beer! Con : questionable bbq without identity. Came here on some recommendation from local folks for bbq, was quite unexpected. Its better than the chain or larger outfits in Esco but that's not saying much. 1. Chicken and ribs plate, with potato salad side. - Potato is a Carolina style, creamy with herbs and not salty, enjoyed it. - Toast was perfect, good crunch but not overwhelming. - Chicken was lightly smoked, crispy skin and still moist, the highlight protein of the meal. - Ribs - the trim was baby back, fall off the bone in a bad way, it was just a boiled mess that had bbq sauce on the ribs. The bartender said it was smoked, but there is no smoke ring, just like the chicken or brisket. Avoid. 2. Brisket. Oh boy, this is where everything fell apart. - USDA prime, cool. But they didnt trim it well, the point was a mess. - sucker came out covered in sauce. After I asked what smoking style is it, after some redirect, he said Texas. If you serve central, north, or east Texan bbq, you will get chased out of town. This is some Kansas City style at best. - bbq sauce is some kind of Memphis brand with a lot of brown sugar, watery. - asked for mixed point and flat, was told have to pick one. Ordered point, came out flat. Bartender went back to kitchen to get me some point. Told me this is the first cut of the brisket for dinner service at 430pm. - flat was dry, painfully dey, was told there is no wrap, I could see no smoke ring and there was no inject or enough rub. The rule with bbq is no rub equals no bark, no bark equals no flavor. This place is betting on the bbq sauce to cover up the meat quality. I can't imagine how this hunk of meat will be by 9 pm. - point was a bit burnt, some foil would of deflected the heat source. The restaurant didnt want to waste trimming so trimming was minimal if any. 50% was edible with all the fat. Covered in sauce. - price - 42 USD. I say its reasonable price from just food cost, payroll, and rent. Overall the plating presentation was nice. Bartender brought me vinegar based bbq - south Carolina style with a little kick in spice. Quite a delight with the chicken. Its not as sour as the stuff around Carolinas that I had. If you check out my other reviews of bbq in SD, I usually quote "its easy to have a bbq place in San Diego since the people here have no clue what is good BBQ". This isnt as bad as Felix or Mike's, but its not Heritage (Oceanside) or Grand Olde BBQ (North Park), this is a local restaurant that pretends to serve BBQ. Would come back to try non bbq food, support your local business! read more

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I've walked by this place many times and wondered why it's 98% empty 98% of the time. Now I know. Stopped in to watch some football and discovered that a sandwich/burger plus a small side comes to $22-$26. Beers are $10.00. So with tax and tip you're pushing $40 for one simple meal. I don't know, maybe the quality/quantity justifies it. Redeeming values were the visually delightful bar tendress and waitress and many TVs. I suggest the owner study the concept of price elasticity of demand (PED). It measures how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good is to changes in its price. I doubt their overhead on the Grand Avenue space is very high, so incremental revenue and profits seem quite possible. read more

6/19/26 Friday night Cruising Grand, 11 total of us (2 were kiddos) outside Bar area next to street 5 of group having beer and ice teas, the ear were outside of fence as not to crowd up the inside, when the two small tables that had been pulled together left we decided to eat, niece went to let waitress know we would be ordering food, manager came flying out of the back yelling you cannot move tables together and proceeded to grab tables and chairs then yelled at us YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE! Every person including the staff was starring at him throwing a fit, We we're speechless we are not and we're not loud or obnoxious, we should of left without paying the bill for beer and ice teas but the waitress 's we had no problem with please do not patronize this business. We support cruising grand and this is NOT a place that clearly wants the busy Friday nights that this event brings read more

Third review. Consistently great, clean and friendly. Portions amazing, reasonable prices. Try the Cobb salad because it has bbq pulled chicken and pork so tender. Very clean and laid back. All kinds of sports playing. Good music read more

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Yeah like, its pretty decent bbq, but waay overpriced. A caesar salad with no meat is 14 bucks. Looks nice inside. Employees were fine. read more

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Server was honestly really, really nice and easy to work with. He did forget one of my items (BBQ) for a while and took a little bit to close out, but overall really enjoyed how attentive he was. The actual bar looks great, and I love the sports atmosphere that they're going for. Our food came out relatively quickly, but I think I know why. Unfortunately the Beef ribs I got tasted as if they were reheated and just not that great. The pulled pork my fiancé got was cold in the middle and didn't have much flavor. The BBQ sauce wasn't my favorite either and was very cold when our server got it to us. The mashed potatoes were extremely creamy and I enjoyed them quite a bit, but my fiancé did not. The Texas toast was pretty decent. I feel horrible writing this because I wanted to enjoy the restaurant so bad because I know it's local. Will likely try again, but Wednesday night was rough! read more

Bubba's - Beef ribs ($34), Pulled pork sandwich ($18!!!) + 4% surcharge so really $35, $19 - Salad Near Me - Escondido, California

If I could give this place a half star I would. I went in on a Monday night to place a Togo order at 6:30ish and there was only 1 table with customers. That should have been my first clue. I ordered 1 burger, 1 pulled chicken sandwich, 1 happy hour priced drink. The price of the sandwich and burger did not include fries or a side of any kind. The bill with 10% tip was $60.54 cents. The food simply is not worth it at all at any price. The drinks are bottom shelf at best. read more

Bubba's in Escondido was in its first week open when we decided to come in with a group of 10 on a Friday night. Although we showed up early, it was filling up quickly, and they seemed a bit understaffed. Totally understandable for a new establishment working out the kinks. We plan to go back as a couple and maybe not on a Friday night to give it another shot, but the drinks and food that we did receive were good. read more

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They just opened on Grand Avenue in Escondido! I came in around 8:30 pm and bought a pecan pie. It was DELICIOUS!!! 5 stars! So fresh, hot, and tasted homemade! The woman taking my order was so nice and knowledgeable, and my pie was made fast. They have indoor seating as well as outside, with heaters available. They have a cute wood theme of the entire building inside, and it looks so elegant. A slice with a tip was around $8. They have soooo many tvs inside playing different sports games, but the tvs are silent, with light music playing overhead, so it wasnt loud in here; to me that is a huge plus! I always want to dine in at places that aren't blaring loud. I will absolutely be back! read more

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Finally got to try it after a few times contemplating . Friday night was alright it was a bit cold and maybe some sprinkle maybe that's why not a lot of people were out. The ambiance was nice it's the old barrel republic place. We sat at the bar which was nice, got to try their beer which was pretty good. I got the wings and the burgers and I can say it wasn't bad at all typical beer food but pretty good. Our bartender was great super nice and great service. The only thing that was kinda lame was the 3% surcharge they add on the bill for some reason. Other than that, I will def try this place out again. read more

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Pulled Pork sandwich and a salad and a Bloody Mary. The pork had no flavor unless you put a lot of BBQ sauce on it. Go next door to Up in Smoke to get the pulled pork. read more

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Love this place! We've had ribs, chicken, Mac n cheese and others... All fantastic. My judge of a bbq place is the ribs and mac n cheese and they've nailed it. Also some of the best French fries you'll ever have. Kind of cool place and great location. Their staff are great as well. Highly recommend! read more

Went there for lunch after house hunting and wanted to get a feel for the neighborhood. We walked in and the place was empty except for some regulars that were bellied up to the bar. That felt weird to me. The first thing out of the waiters mouth was "we don't have this , we don't that , we're out of this, and we're out of that". That too felt weird. We ordered 3 meals and 6 drinks and the tab was $225.00! They charged $3 for a slice of avacoado! The food was horribly bland and the presentation was even worse. We ordered Jameson but that's not what they gave us. We left there feeling like we were just mugged. I won't step foot in there again and we're honestly reconsidering living in Escondido. This place will be gone by summer. read more

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Terrible place to go. Service is terrible and the food has hella salt. Wouldn't recommend just go to Tony's pizzeria

I dropped in for the first time about a week ago. I wanted to see if I could watch sports here. This is a nice place for drinks, food and watching sports. It is a bit more expensive than my usual place but close , comfortable, and good. I will be back soon. read more

Fantastic BBQ and a fun vibe. The BBQ pork sliders were fantastic. Prices were a little high for us but the food was pretty great.

Food has always been good especially the potato skins and sliders, but the beer selection is lacking. Didn't understand why their IPA is coming from Seattle but wait...it's owned by Bud who is probably supplying the majority of their offerings. The best west coast IPA is brewed by Stone in Escondido but not to be found! read more

Saw someone complain about the bartender/ owner ... All bs first time here knew it was the vibe in the first minute because of the bartender/owner read more

Food came out very quickly. The kids meals were great. Portion sizes were not as large as the price deemed, but everyone enjoyed their food!

Great new spot. Good food all around. Outdoor / covered patio with a lot of seating and TVs for sports. Same layout as previous restaurant with fire pits and an indoor section too. Our server was really attentive. read more

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OK sums it up overall. Really delightful service from nice people for the most part. Have observed patrons on football Sundays getting super political and yelling slurs at the TV without staff intervention of any kind; it really diminishes the ambiance of this space which is otherwise a great venue. Beer selection is decent. Pork ribs are pretty solid for a place of this size that has to crank out volume; probably a level above Dave's or Phil's but can't hold a candle to other spots like Old World Meat. Chicken wings are super crispy and flavorful if maybe a teensy bit dry. I would come back for a beer and some apps and to watch the game but I probably wouldn't order a full entree again and I wouldn't go out of my way for this if I was really craving some BBQ. read more

We have been several times. Have to say tonight was the best experience we've had. Greeted quickly. Sat at the bar. Sean took great care of us. Recommend the double stuffed potato skins ( AWESOME by the way ) hot hot link sausage with peppers and onions. My wife had the Philly cheese steak w/cheese Wizz. Food was delicious. Service great. Will definitely be back Thank you,Sincerely Frank and Marie C. read more

The wings were good, nothing crazy but good. But the chili was not good! Did not like the flavor! And the Texas toast is just bread with a tonnn of garlic salt on it. Even the corn was kinda cold read more

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