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Dirty Birds

3.4 (838 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Maria D.

Good solid restaurant. Our wings came out super fast, in a matter of minutes, faster than our drinks! The wings were really good, and I 100% recommend the tater tots. They have a wide variety of beers and drinks you can order.

Up charge for all sauces, and an additional % added to your bill at the end
Wendy S.

Came back for another go round... we have always loved the vibe at Dirty Birds!! It's the coolest place! But so disappointed in the food. Tried again, and a no go... the hardest take for me was the boneless chicken being so dry, and not much sauce so asked for extra sauce and was charged $2 for a small cup of the buffalo sauce that came on my dry chicken... then an additional surcharge at the end as well as $1.50 for ranch... just can't do it again for a vibe. $100 for very sub par food. So bummed..

Crystal F.

Great food, but this location is super busy. We stopped in during happy hour and had our dogs with us after a beach day. The patio was busy and and the only tables available were directly in the sun. The wait staff here was just okay, the service at the OB location was a lot better. Our server was slow and forgot to bring out the blue cheese dressing we requested several times. The wings and fries were good though and we also got a happy hour pitcher of beer that paired well with our meal. Not sure if I would come back to this location, I prefer the OB location for their vibe.

Jordyn J.

I've always loved the salads a dirty birds. They're absolutely massive and really flavorful. My server convinced me to do fried chicken over grilled chicken with my salad, and it was a total hit.

Cali Gold boneless
Ashley M.

Quick service. Food was good. Great to watch sports or grab a drink . Busy place but lots of seating. Vibe is sports bar.

Aztec wings
Vida K.

Dirty birds truly has the best chicken wings! Always crisp and white meat chicken, u can also get all flats or all drum sticks if u ask and orders of 5, 10 or 15 with so many different varieties of flavors. I always end up sticking with the lemon pepper tho. 3 peat and Aztec wing flavors were really good tho. It has a elevated sports bar vibe.

Khamphone K.

Stopped by during Christmas (2025) weekend and it was really packed!!! The parking lot by Dirty Birds was packed as well so we had to park by the Corvette diner and walk over. It was a 30 minutes wait for a table so we decided to sit at the bar. Excellent service from the bartender. We had the Nashville hot wings and chicken Cesar salad, they were good. Plenty of restroom for customer use.

Marcia R.

We walked in on a Saturday by 4:30pm it was busy the game was on Chargers was on but there was a wait. They were busy she said and only 2 servers?? So 15min wait, we when to the bar to get drinks. 2 Diet Cokes, IBC Root beer & ginger ale You the hard stuff lol. The bar was really busy but I notice tables were empty? I ask there's tables she were busy only 2 hostess was not nice at all her attitude So we walk out side to bar outside to bar and they texted me had a table for us. Services was okay but they weren't really busy now Chargers lost so everyone was leaving. I order a 10pcs. Maple bourbon chipotle And Dirty bird They 5 packs. Dry rub with blue cheese the blue cheese was awful I even tried it it's not blue cheese at all. 5 pcs boneless looked like chicken breast 2 orders We started with green beans great and wasabi Mayo it was good it had heat. French fries they came out good and hot Mac n cheese balls were soft and mushy and were super doughy not Mac n cheese you can see in the picture. I'm leaving a 4stars. Bartender was great he worth a good tip And the chicken wings was cooked great flavor very tender too but the attitude of the host nope. We still tipped good she did refill the soda's But. We had ask for fries

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Jillian C.

Dirty Birds is known for serving up some of the best wings in San Diego offering boneless and bone-in, over 40 flavors from no heat to really hot , and dry rubs to wet options. They have multiple locations including Liberty Station (Point Loma) (where we went), Pacific Beach, UCSD, College Area, and Ocean Beach. I'm a sucker for anything so of course we got their spicy garlic sauce on the wings, which was so flavorful and had the perfect amount of heat . We also really enjoyed their dirty tots, super nachos and of course crispy pickles, which are always a must when we see them on a menu - you can't go wrong with anything on their menu and most options were super kid friendly! We ordered: Boneless and Bone-in wings in Spicy Garlic Mozzarella sticks Crispy pickles Dirty chicken tots Super nachos with steak Aztec fries Honey mustard chicken salad Macaroni and cheese (for our daughter) Prickly Pear Watermelon margarita Follow @allthingsfoodwithjandm (IG) for more must try San Diego restaurants, date night ideas, food experiences, kid friendly spots, with a sprinkling of home-cooking!

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Amazing wings. Soooooo good. Wish I could go more often!! Flavor...texture...it was all there.

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