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4.0 (505 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
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Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Ellee W.

This place has great customer service and great deals. We enjoyed the sliders and pizza.

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Cindy R.

Everything here was so delicious 1st time and everything was good from service to the food . Thanks to Kally who was our server for being kind and sweet

Jason W.

This place is a neighborhood pizza joint that doubles as a decent sports bar. It was very quiet on the Sunday afternoon that I was there with just a few other people taking in some NFL games. Service was fine especially with so few customers and the pizza was fresh and good with a nice doughy crust. Bonus if you have a Tesla as there is a supercharger station in the parking lot.

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Joyce L.

Welp, dry January lasted all of 10 days! In my defense, I was pre-gaming before an evening board meeting (oops, that actually sounds bad too), but at least I kept to one drink only... Moderation more sustainable than abstinence anyway, yes? ;) The Drink (Hendrick's gin, St. Germain elderflower, cucumber, fresh lemon juice, basil) wasn't amazing but certainly acceptable for a neighborhood pizzeria, while my fellow board member/partner-in-crime enjoyed a crisp Allagash White wheat beer - both paired well with the Fried Calamari with its trio of sauces (creole mustard + marinara + pesto). Pro tip: social hour 2-6 pm daily, Monday all day, and Sunday 11 am-4 pm!

Charles H.

Your new home on Monday night. Lots of tempting choices for the all night happy hour, but I was I the mood for $6 sliders. Now these aren't the cute lil King's Hawaiian dinner roll sliders. You basically get a pair of small sandwiches. (Maple?) Fried Chicken sliders were very good, I'd say 8.5/10. But don't sleep on the 10/10 Meatball Sliders. I now understand why the meatballs are a signature menu item here. Except that here in the slider you get some mozzarella melding in with the well-seasoned marinara. $5 house Cab Sauv was fine. Pleasant service from John at the bar.

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Looking for pizza/Italian that would be easy to get into and out. This place was great. No wait but good menu and service. I would go back.

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Great pizza great service for take out order super hot and fresh. Definitely going to do a sit in experience next time.

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Great food great pizza one of my fav spots! They truly do have such great crust ! If you haven't gone , it's worth it!

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Great pizza good pasta dishes nice staff feels like a family run place. Good regular place.

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Food great and the service was also great. Reasonably priced, will be coming back. The wings and chicken sliders are really good too

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The Smoking Gun - Tots. Crispy chicken thighs tenders, Frito pie

The Smoking Gun

4.0(661 reviews)
14.8 miGaslamp
$$

If you are downtown, you've just got to stop by the hippest space on Market Street. The Smoking Hun…read morehas your grammars couch, cassette tapes lining the walls, pool table, ping pong, football and an entire room filled with nostalgic games you'd find at the boardwalk arcade. They have got an amazing happy hour selection, which includes their Butter Burger for $9 and Nachos too! We went on Thursday and were delighted by their all you can eat Bone Nugs special. It starts with 10 juicy pieces of plump chicken thighs in a light and crisy batter tossed in your choice of sauce, with additional rounds of 5 pieces each. Our server was super attentive, making perfectly timed stops by our table AND continuing to serve us while we were in the game room embroiled in the battle of the walking dead and other retro games. Thanks, team Smoking Gun for creating such a cool space to hang.

The Smokers Gun in San Diego was such a cool late-night spot with friendly people and a fun…read moreatmosphere. Our bartender Mike was great, and may Mai Thai ($14) defiantly did what it needed to do. It was sweet, strong and served with the cutest bear-shaped glass with a beautiful purple flower on top. One drink had a girl feeling tipsy. We ordered from the late-night "midnight Bites" menu, which was the only thing we could choose from at the hour of our visit. Everything we selected was really good. Wed got the Frito Pie ($12), Chicken thigh tenders ($7), and Tots ($7). The frito pie presentation was my second favorite part (after the bear glass drink), It came in a all-clad style bowl with the chip bag cut open inside, loaded with Texas-style chilli, melted nacho cheese, and shredded cheese. It was so good I even started adding tots in there too. The tots and Thigh tenders had the perfect crisp! They have sweet and sour chili sauce for dipping with the chicken which was fab! The retro decor made the place even better. I loved seeing the old Blockbuster VHS tapes and music cassettes displayed around the bar. My little eye also spot the Dallas Cowboys flag! Texas energy is definitely in the house. There's also a small arcade area in the back, and my eyes instantly lit up seeing PAC-Man. We didn't get to fully explore the game room because we were trying to make it to Ghirardelli Ice cream & Chocolate shop for dessert before they closed at midnight too. Thankfully everything worked out perfectly since our car was parked right in front of Ghirardelli. NO military discount was honored here even though the owner is a veteran, but overall I still had a really good experience and would definitely come back whenever I'm in the Gaslamp district in SD, Cali. (Oops posted it on a smoke shop in Texas. This review was meant to be shared here) Update: Response to owner: Joe V. That was the best response from any owner I have ever received!!! I love that you mentioned yall haven't been mistaken for a smoke shop in Texas, that Mai Thai last mea bit. Yes sir I reckon it did.

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The Smoking Gun - 25% of Caesar Salad orders from April 2024 will be donated to I Love a Clean San Diego!

25% of Caesar Salad orders from April 2024 will be donated to I Love a Clean San Diego!

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Tavern+Bowl East Village

Tavern+Bowl East Village

3.6(956 reviews)
14.8 miEast Village
$$

Was down in San Diego for the weekend, but it ended up being too chilly for a pool day, so we came…read morehere instead. Totally loved it. Staff was very nice. Only 6 lanes, so it's nice and cozy, doesn't get too loud. The strawberries and cream cocktail is a MUST try, so good. But honestly the star of the night was the $5 pound of fries. Oh my god, best fries I have ever had. It's been days and I'm still thinking about them. I would be willing to take the train down 2 hours from Orange County just to eat these fries. Please get them. Will be back!

For my husband's birthday he wanted to go bowling with our friends, I had no clue where to look, I…read moregoogle searched bowling alleys and came across Tavern + Bowl in East Village. You have to be within 7 days of your requested reservation date so as soon as I was closer I set up a reservation through Open Table. They do require a deposit which was fine because it made sure that we had the lanes needed for our party. I actually ended up calling the Tavern and Bowl to see if they had any earlier reservations and they told me if the person who requested an earlier time didn't pay the deposit I'd get the time slot. I am so lucky because these people didn't pay their deposit and we got the time and the lane. Cute thing, you can actually have kids come too, my niece who is 5 got to come along and they had a little device for her so she can push the ball, she ended up beating me. Everyone was so kind and service was so smooth and efficient, we got to bring donuts for our party and my husband and I ordered the carnitas nachos, they were delicious. Seriously such a great time, obviously this is before the Padres season so we lucked out on parking but this is a great place to host birthday parties. Thank you again for letting us have such a great time!

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Tavern Wings Roasted Garlic Hummus (V) onion rings

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Gaslamp BBQ

Gaslamp BBQ

3.8(650 reviews)
14.8 miGaslamp
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Foe the many barbeque restaurants the smokey tastez of the cooking makes ths best burgers and the…read moresmokey ribs tte pulled pirk is the best to the barbecue sauce thst is housemade. The location of the restaurant it is located off tte the Fst and the Gaslamp you can walk to. Of the many dishes they have at the Gaslamp Barbecue you find the smoked mwat with onion rings sourthern style of the large style. One of the thickest burgers that is a boneless burger you get the thick taste of boneless spare rib burger. The food they serve of the barbebecue and the chicken that has the housemade barbecue sauce. The ombiance of the restaurant has the western motif the many the Gaslamp BBQ is one where you can bring your friends and co workers. The service they have they seat you at the tables that you gave one of the simple menuz that gave some of the inexpensive pricez great for family dinbers and kids menys they gavecsome of the great dishes. The two sides of the restaurant you will find they have the country style var you can have cocktails and the many beers and wines they serve and have on tap you can have for dinner. Tge servers they have they introduce the new dishes f9r the server are thr best they can give you the best dish referals. Being a Yelp Elite Reviewer the Gaslamp BBQ is obe you gave seating outside on the patio at the front they do have a large area for partiez with the great sme of BBQ. This is one place that has the best statrters the perfect food for the weekend parties and to have the best parties.

The staff are friendly…read more The inside was very rustic. Could use some updating. The food was overpriced for the quality. I ordered a chicken Caesar salad and the dressing clearly came from a bottle. Nothing special about the chicken. I tried my sister's pulled pork and that was flavorless. It didn't taste like barbecue it tasted it more like boiled pork. I wouldn't recommend this place if you want barbecue.

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Bub's at the Ballpark - 5 Bub's Grilled Chicken Wings (~$10): Garlic Buffalo

Bub's at the Ballpark

3.8(1.5k reviews)
15.0 miEast Village
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As you can see from my multiple check ins of this restaurant... I absolutely love dining here!…read moreStumbled here on a random Wednesday night to discover an amazing special, wing Wednesdays! I'm not sure if it's buy 5 get 5 free or half off wings, but they're pretty much the same thing. This establishment does fine on its own, but I'm not a gatekeeper so come in and support on Wednesdays! In my opinion, these are some of the best wings in San Diego and the fact that they are grilled makes them even more special. What a way to stand out from traditionally fried wings! They also have a special where if you buy a draft beer, you can add a shot of liquor for only $5 and that isn't a happy hour deal, it's an all day deal. Service was great, it's open seating but I love sitting at the bar to be right in front of the televisions and the servers are more attentive. Didn't catch the servers name tonight (wish I did so I can give her a shoutout) but she was newish and did a great job. They were also doing a trivia night so those announcements were going on, but overall ambience can't be beat here. It's always a good vibe when coming here!

Disturbing lack of ADA and psychiatric service animal awareness. I had an upsetting and humiliating…read moreexperience here involving my psychiatric service animal. When I entered the restaurant around 7:00 PM, I was stopped and questioned extensively by security regarding my service animal. Rather than being asked the limited ADA-compliant questions permitted by law, the interaction became prolonged and uncomfortable while staff repeatedly attempted to determine whether my dog was a "real" service animal or simply an emotional support animal. I remained waiting at the entrance while this was repeatedly discussed back and forth. What made the situation especially humiliating was that another patron openly laughed at me during the interaction while walking outside for a cigarette. I later realized this same patron had her own dog inside the establishment in a stroller the entire time. Staff members appeared very familiar and comfortable with her, and multiple employees, including my waitress- referred to her as a "regular." Although her dog was eventually moved to the patio area, the contrast in how the situations were handled made me feel singled out, embarrassed, and unfairly scrutinized. I later spoke with management in hopes of resolving the matter respectfully. During that conversation, I was surprised and concerned to hear that neither management nor staff were familiar with psychiatric service animals or their protections under the ADA. Psychiatric service animals are legally recognized service animals when trained to perform disability-related tasks, and this lack of awareness was deeply concerning, especially in a city like San Diego with a large disabled and veteran community. I fully understand that businesses are allowed to ask limited ADA-compliant questions regarding service animals, and I also understand that many establishments have dealt with individuals falsely claiming pets as service animals. However, there is a significant difference between appropriately verifying a service animal and making a disabled customer feel publicly interrogated and humiliated. The overall handling of this interaction lacked professionalism, sensitivity, and basic understanding of ADA service animal protections. No customer should feel mocked, scrutinized, or publicly embarrassed simply for entering a restaurant with a legitimate service animal. I sincerely hope this situation can serve as an opportunity for additional ADA education and proper service animal training for staff moving forward so that other disabled guests do not experience similar treatment. I would appreciate being informed of any steps the restaurant intends to take regarding ADA compliance and staff training before I determine how I would like to proceed further. Thank you for your time and attention.

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Bub's at the Ballpark - 5 Bub's Grilled Chicken Wings (~$10): Carolina Gold

5 Bub's Grilled Chicken Wings (~$10): Carolina Gold

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Nicky Rottens - Jalapeno Burger and fries

Nicky Rottens

3.4(906 reviews)
15.5 mi
$$

Captain's Log, Stardate 21483…read more This past Sunday, I charted a course to Nicky Rottens in Coronado, a delightful establishment located at the end of Orange Avenue. From the moment I arrived, I was greeted by an uplifting open-air environment, truly a breath of fresh air that felt like stepping onto the observation deck of the USS Enterprise. The amazing views of the bay were nothing short of spectacular, bringing a serene beauty that rivals the finest star systems. Over the years, my wife, her girlfriend, and I have become frequent travelers to this culinary haven, beaming back for nearly 15 years--a testament to its enduring allure. The selection of IPAs and mixed drinks is impressive, catering to even the most discerning palates in the galaxy. The choices are vast enough to satisfy anyone embarking on this flavor exploration, whether you prefer a refreshing drink to toast a successful mission or something bolder, like a phaser on stun! The menu features a delightful array of options, including fresh salads, tantalizing finger foods, and, of course, their famed burgers. My wife's enthusiasm for the offerings has always been infectious, and during this visit, she and her girlfriend were on a culinary adventure of their own, indulging in the flavors that have made Nicky Rottens a local favorite. The burgers are truly out of this world--juicy, flavorful, and expertly crafted to ensure a warp-speed experience with every bite. You'll find that each dish is prepared with precision, as if overseen by a skilled chef with the abilities of a Vulcan and the passion of a true culinary Starfleet officer. In conclusion, Nicky Rottens is a prime destination for anyone seeking a vibrant atmosphere, stunning views, and a solid meal. I can confidently say that if you ever find yourself in Coronado, this establishment is a must-visit. After all, it's just one small step for man, and one giant leap into deliciousness! Live long and prosper. End log. Captain 619

Sunday 5/17/26 at 4:30 pm. Drove all the way to Nicky Rottens and it was closed. The website…read morestated they were open. So upset since it took awhile to find parking and to approach the business. No info as to why they closed.

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Home & Away - Chicken nachos

Home & Away

4.2(507 reviews)
12.0 miOld Town
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Enjoying appetizers and drinks--both at home and away--is always a great experience. Jesse is an…read moreoutstanding bartender who delivers high-standard service every time. Thank you, Jesse; we truly appreciate how wonderful you are. The cleanliness of this bar is impressive. Watching sports here feels just like home, yet uniquely exciting--big screens, great food and drinks, and even better company. It's truly a priceless experience. Free and convenient parking.

Stopped in for a playoff game this Sunday and had a great time!…read more What a great find!! So here we go... ADD 1 STAR Parking on Sunday was great! Plenty of street parking even for a 1pm game start! Unlike places like Gaslamp, PB, Hillcrest I was pleasantly surprised! ADD 1 STAR Great outdoor seating area both covered and also out in the sun. Huge outdoor screen for the game too. Plenty of other tvs around the bar! ADD 1 STAR Plenty of water stations to help keep you hydrated! Even dog bowls for your 4 legged friends! ADD 1 STAR Staff were friendly and welcoming and always came around to clear our table. My only issue was the food. I was so disappointed in the smash burger. What's up with smashing the bun into a hard pancake both top and bottom bun? I've had better tasting smash burgers but I can get a better one at Jack in the Box and for $10 cheaper. It was so underwhelming I didn't even want to take a picture. The tator tots were awesome! Perfect crunch and spice....so flavorful! The women's bathroom is a little strange and quite frankly a waste. Two toilets set up side by side like how urinals are. This only works if 2 close friends are in there. They could easily make this 2 stalls and keep lines to a minimum. So 2 toilets but really just 1 women's bathroom.

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Pizzeria Luigi - Slices

Pizzeria Luigi

4.0(1.3k reviews)
12.2 mi
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The dude behind the counter was fun and they had about 12 different pizzas to choose from. My only…read moregripe was that the pizzas had what felt like the minimum amount of protein on them. The crust was crunchy and sauce was flavorful, but it had about 4 little bits of chicken on my slice. Food came out hot and I liked the laid back vibe of the place.

SLICE HEAVEN--yes, that's Pizzeria Luigi. Everything feels thoughtfully done without trying too…read morehard. Whether I'm popping into the Golden Hill spot or making a stop while visiting friends in IB, the result is always the same: consistently great pizza and zero regrets. There's something about walking in, scanning the case, and immediately deciding you need at least two slices--ideally completely different, because why limit yourself? Our go-tos? The White Girl and the OG Crime Scene. Both are standouts for very different reasons, and we somehow convince ourselves every time that adding a "new slice for research purposes" is the right move. It always is. The crust hits that perfect balance--crispy, chewy, and sturdy enough to handle all the goodness on top without falling apart mid-bite (a true art form). One of the few crust I eat from end to end. It's casual, it's reliable, and it delivers every single time. We've been loyal to the slices so far, but the rolls and other menu items are calling our name--so safe to say, we'll be back soon with more "research" and another review.

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