I was surprisingly impressed with the food here. Expecting mediocre bar food on the PB garnet drag, I was surprised to be presented with some very nicely executed tacos using high quality ingredients and a good sized portion for the price. 2 tacos was plenty filling for me, who came with a pretty big appetite (though I wouldnt call myself a veracious eater). HIGHLY recommend the Chili Verde taco - slow braised pork, crema, oxaca & queso fresco, onion, cilantro, radish, chicharron on a flour tortilla. Typically I stray from flour tortilla items as I personally prefer corn... but I couldnt pass up some slow braised pork! Glad i didnt, as this was definitely my fav between the two I got. Al Pastor - with Avocado-tomatillo salsa, grilled pineapple pico. Ya know, I have never been disappointed by Al Pastor and it usually always is the favorite of my taco selection, but their take on it was just not what I expected nor desired. It was coated in a thick layer of sauce that was insanely too heavy and sweet... Al pastor should shine on its own! Oh well, so it goes. I wouldnt get that again. It was still satisfying, though. Got to have a bite of someone's bacon and shrimp Machete quasadilla before my food arrived, and it was also good. Obviously this extra long quesadilla is a unique offering and a great shated app between several people. I don't find myself in this area much, and you especially don't typically find me in a country environment...but it was enjoyable and they have oodles of bar games all over in the part indoors, part covered patio bar & restaurant. Fun place for a big group. read more

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Moonshine is one of my absolute favorite bars. I work right across the street and often times come here afterwards. The management is beyond friendly and the security is wonderful at keeping everyone in line. There's a lot of bars in PB that have a similar club/ late night vibe but moonshine outshines them all! They have a huge indoor area with two sections as well as karaoke on Saturday's. To further compliment they also have a huge outside lawn area as well. During football season they are also a prominent 49ers bar read more

Solid carne asada tacos. Chips were okay Great place to watch football and took COVID protocols seriously read more

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This new Mexican eatery with a bar and grill is in the old Fred's locations and is pumping out some quite the appetizing eats. I enjoyed two regular size tacos, not the mini size street tacos, not that there is anything wrong with that. However, you certainly get more bang for your buck with the larger size. I ordered the smoked carnitas taco for $4, the grilled Mahi Mahi fish taco for $4.50, and a heaping bowl of crispy corn tortilla chips along with some house made salad for $2. I first dug into the fish taco. The taco came with a good size portion of well grilled mahi mahi. The fish was succulent and came with a light but reasonable about of seasoning. I like that they allowed the fish's flavor to speak for itself. The tacos came with fresh cabbage and pico de gallo. The light crema that accompanied the taco as perfect. The put a lot on the taco, but its flavor was light and quite tasty. I thought it was a very good grilled fish taco. The cubed smoked carnitas in the second taco were bliss because the meat readily picked up the white oak smoky flavor, the wood of choice here. The carnitas were tender, had a great pork flavor, but most importantly tasted, as if someone knew how to properly smoke some meats here. The taco was simple, but also came with a nice pile of freshly prepared guacamole, that screamed pure avocado. I liked it simplicity, in its preparation, which was old school, yet effective. The taco came with a small splattering of chopped cilantro and onions. There was just enough to help the taco but not overwhelm it. The smoked carnitas were the king in this taco, in my opion. Next time, I plan to get some piled high on some nachos! With all the good, comes a little constructive criticism. For example, they need to make sure to get the food from the pass, to the table quicker, because my tortillas on both tacos had lost their warmth, by the time they reached me. Also, although the salsa was good, I would ease up on the cumin, so that there is no confusion between a Tex-Mex eatery and a Mexican eatery. Oh yes, more carnitas in the taco would be just grand. Let's not be stingy with the good stuff! Service was pretty good. The floor waitress was sweet and the bartender friendly enough. The place has ample room inside and out, and they offer a dog friendly patio until 7:00 PM. read more

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One of my friend's couldn't finish their carnita's rolled tacos, so they gave me half of their's. It was really fresh and crunchy! I also tried a few other items from an event that night. I had the machete (an extra long quesadilla), Cj dog, and a carnita's torta. Everything was a sample size (I think), so they were pretty cute looking tasted okay. I also tried something alcoholic, but didn't like it too much haha... We were actually next door at Moonshine Beach next door, so if you go there, you can order food from here. I was wondering why they only had Mexican food at a country bar and now I know why! read more

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Stopped in here again for a great chicken bacon sandwich. And as expected it was very very good. It did take a while to get the bartenders attention for service....and prior to getting a seat at the bar, there was no one at the entrance to guide us to a table....lastly, it was super loud, but understandable seeing that they had "flippy cup" league going on.... ....but back to the point...great sammi and a must top to try it out kind of place. read more

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First time here & there is lots to do! The crowd is all over the board but mostly 20-30s the night I came. We had drinks, played Jenga, karaoke and used those great Lime scooters to get here. The drinks were delicious and the staff seems a little crabby, but it's probably not easy dealing with drunks all the time, and I get that too. We had a lot of fun! Thanks! read more

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On St. Pattys day three of my friends and I waited in line for 45 minutes at this place only to be refused entrance because we had a couple shooters of fireball in our bag. This was not a problem for the two other bars we had been to beforehand but this restaurant took it very seriously, literally forming a blockade of security guards against my friends and me. We were just a few college girls trying to get into a bar on St. Pattys day of course we have a couple shots of alcohol togo. Wasted our time, rude staff, will not be going here ever again. read more

DISCLAIMER: If you are disabled, do not come to this establishment. I was standing in an less crowded area to keep safe and apparently their staff members find it appropriate to carry two 24 packs of alcohol on his shoulders as he mangled his way through the crowd and slammed into me causing me to fall into a group of people. No apology or sympathy, just kept walking doing his business. I asked for security for his name and was told no. I let her know that I was disabled and that man ran into me with cases of beer and I fell and hurt my back. Her response was "And?" This world.... I spoke to a manager but I doubt anything will come from this. If you're hurt and try to stay safe and do something normal for one night of your miserable life. I wouldn't recommend coming here to enjoy some type of a normal outing. read more

I could have sworn that I wrote a review when this place first opened after it used to be Fred's, but my review is gone. I remember I gave three stars mainly because of the food. The tacos were ok, but they were expensive at $10 for 3 tacos. That may sound cheap, but there's cheaper options within PB with more flavor. I do miss the free salsa and chips bar when this place used to be Fred's. This place is attached to Moonshine Beach, so what goes on in one establishment applies to the other. Case in point: there was a onesie pub crawl on Saturday night. Although the pub crawl specials were in the back of Moonshine, people were still coming over to the Cerveza Jack's bar to get drinks. I will say that the drinks are cheap. My vodka sunrises were $6.50, which weren't bad at all. Five stars goes to Sam for being an awesome bartender. Even when he was slammed, he'd always check on us to ensure we were ok. Hopefully I will be back next year! read more

Ever since this place opened up I have been coming here for happy hour. I think it has some of the better deals in the area. 2-1 Caronas, 1/2 off appetizers? You can't really beat that. I also come here for taco Tuesday's where they have some good deals on their street tacos. If I am going for apps I will usually stick to the buffalo wings and homemade guacamole. Both are tasty choices especially for 1/2 off price. If I am going tacos I get 1 carne asada,1 carnitas, and 1 pollo. They are yummy and a good deal for the price. I have always received good service here until last week. I wanted to put the hockey game on so I asked the bartender, it was a young man, and he told me that it "wasn't his job but he would ask someone for me". Who says that?? Just say "yes, I'll take care of that" and go get the person who can do it. I don't want to hear that it's not your job! I'm taking off a star just for that comment the bartender made. read more

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My friend and I didn't want to cook so we were looking for a place to eat with our five kids in tow (ages 5-9). It was Tuesday at 5:30 and there was plenty of room, so we opted for a table in the corner. They had a giant Connect Four game, that kept the kids occupied till the food came. They also had a giant Jenga, but we didn't play with that at the table. Taco Tuesday special had $2 and $3 options and they had $5 Margarita. Some of the kids wanted the bacon wrapped hot dog that was on the menu and the servers put ketchup, mustard and mayo on the side for each of the kids, which I thought was great. All in all a Tuesday night dinner for five kids, two adults with margaritas the total bill was $40. That was a bargain, the food was great, service was great, and the kids were entertained. read more

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Worst service ever ruined my bday, don't go here for your bday that's for sure!!! They are rude and won't treat you with respect

Visited Cerveza Jacks for the first time last night. Great place. Walking in you automatically get the vibe of cool Mexican tequila drinking place. They have a GREAT selection of Mexican beers on tap. They have MODELO lager and negra on TAP! That's amazing an unusual :) and probably the reason we will come back. We tried their al pastor quesadilla per our servers recommendation it was good a big enough to share. The cheese was very stinky it's a combo of manchego and Oaxaca cheese yum! read more

I usually have a good time at moonshine beach but was highly disappointed with your bartender sara on Saturday night 11/19 she was in the front bar and ignored me 3 times when I tried to get a drink and once I told my friend I was being ignored sara told me I could go to the other bartender with an attitude and very rudely. I am a bartender and I can not believe you would hire such a horrible bartender, worst service and attitude I've ever received. read more

Tacos were presented great & service were okay. Here are my critiques: Shrimp & bacon taco was okay, needed the shrimp to be real shrimp, not the little small shrimp. Grilling it would be best altogether. Carnitas taco only needed a wedge of lime and it would have been perfect. Al pastor was great too, the meat was seasoned perfectly too. Only would have been enhanced by grilling the pineapple. The server seemed like she was new or something, she had to come back come back twice to get our order for food & I had to ask her for water a few times as well. She was struggling & trying her hardest so I didn't make a big stink about it. It wasn't busy either, being new year's night. All in all nice lil spot. Didn't spend much on Taco Tuesday. read more

My friends and I decided to come here for Taco Tuesday. The place was pretty dead. I ordered the fish taco (both fried & grilled), and my friends got a mix of shrimp, fish & steak. The waitress (a blonde girl) brought out my friends margarita first, and we asked for waters. She came back later with our food, still no waters. We asked again, and I also asked for a side of the crema. She was taking a while, so I started to eat my tacos without the sauce. The tacos themselves were nothing special, they didn't taste that fresh. My friends said the shrimp tacos were the best by far. 10 minutes go by and our waitress still has not come back with waters or the sauce I ordered. We finally had to flag down one of the workers that walked by to ask for our waters and sauce. He immediatly brought waters to our table, and the waitress finally came with the sauce (it made the taco SO much better). It was so slow, I have no idea why the service was so bad... it was probably the worst service I have got in a while. I get some people have bad days, but she could have at least brought waters to our table. The food was mediocre as well, definitely will not be returning. read more

By far the worst bar around. The staff are unbelievably unhelpful and most rude group of people ever. The boss is an absolute awful person and has terrible customer service. Don't go, not worth it honeslty read more

One of San Diego's best karaoke spots! They let me rap whatever I want, I can't complain about this spot at all. :) Cerveza Jack's has been hosting Almost Famous Entertainment's karaoke night on Friday's and Saturday's for a while now, and it's my go-to spot on Saturday nights. Sherilynn is by-far, hands-down the best bartender they have, and I'm always sad when she's put on a different bar! Having her run the karaoke bar is 50% of the reason I come out to CJs! If Cerveza Jack's management is reading this: ALWAYS have Sherliynn working the karaoke bar on Saturdays! She's the reason a lot of regulars, myself included, make the trip out. Thanks for having such a fun and welcoming spot. I love the whole team working there- the security to the staff are all the best. Thanks for the fun weekends, CJ's crew! -Art read more

We go here every Sunday for sunset Trivia. It's usually dead even on trivia nights. The food takes forever to come out but the large quesadilla was decent. Tonight, September 9, I came with my husband and we walked in. We have always been asked for our ID's which is fine but tonight the guy asked me to show him my bag. We've come here 9 weeks and have never been asked so you can imagine me being like why? I opened my bag and we had been out all day so I had some jerky in there... mind you we always buy their food and drinks when playing trivia and we were going to do so again. The guy tells me that I can't bring in my snacks. So I said with displeasure I'll go walk the mile back to my car. He didn't simply allow us in on the condition that we don't eat the jerky. I come back in and he says, you're the same person and welcomes me in and I said do you want to check my bag? And he pushes me back to the gate and tells me are you getting an attitude with me? And I said I'm frustrated that I had to go back to my car which isn't close and... then he tells me that he doesn't accept attitudes with people and if I have an attitude with him I'll have one with everyone. I said, you can't be serious and he said you can't come in. Then he told me that I needed to wait for a manager. The rest of my party just walked out because of this. We won't be back all because their "security" has an ego. Go on feel good about losing customers that spend almost $100+ every Sunday and sometimes during the week. read more

Great atmosphere. Shrimp tacos was really good but really small. Order more than one if your hungry. Took awhile for a waiter to come over that's the downfall service. read more

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My friends and I we're excited to try this place as one of the new places around Pacific Beach. The decor inside the restaurant / bar is very nice we came in a pretty cold night and they had the fire pit going and had the heaters turned on which was a + The tacos are simply amazing the waitress recommended two of the tacos one had pineapple on it and the other one had carne asada the Taco menu is a must try and are to die for it's a perfect complementary to the nice beers that they have on tap here. I will definitely be coming back with my friends or family to enjoy some more tacos and delicious beer this service as well with simply amazing. read more

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Natalie is so amazing the absolute best. So sweet and so accommodating, the best moonshine has to offer.

Machette, bacon and shrimp, don't pass go! This thing is one of the tastiest, largest meals I've ever encountered. It is magnificent! I wouldn't really bother with the bar good there. The happy hour is really good and really great times offered, just go to that at the small bar directly in Cerveza Jacks. In fact, amongst our family we ordered a burrito (which was ridiculous size, inexpensive and amazing taste, the machette (which I still don't even have words for although I've ordered it to be delivered twice since) and taqueria which were smothered in every topping imagineable! read more

I paid $15 for admission and they kicked me out! Terrible service! They didn't not view us as customers but as their salary, I am disgusted.

Chris is not only a gentleman but a frickin scholar. His integrity behind he bar, wit, and incomparable ability to squeeze a grapefruit into a glass of Titos vodka is unparalleled. I've heard he has skillz with nunchucks, but I digress... this tender of the bar, slinger of drinks, nay, imbiber of spirits, made the experience fantastic... except for the mediocre nachos... GO "insert sports team here" read more

Cerveza Whack's! Super bummed. The door person that greeted us Sunday was nice, but that's about the only good thing that came out of our stop there. Sat down in the outside area and they cleared off the tables around us, but then never returned to take our order. After 15 minutes we went elsewhere, disappointed we would not be having the casual sit-down Mexican meal we had hoped for. read more

Tacos are phenomenal! You have to try the Al Pastor and the Tajin Wings, they are delicious! Fresh homemade salsa and fresh tortillas are the best! Love the new decor inside from the football field grass and the huge flatscreen TVs. It's called Sunday Funday! Service was very attentive and friendly! Thank you Julio! I would have taken pictures of my delicious feast but I was just too hungry! This is taco heaven! I'll be back to try out the rest of the menu. Yum! read more

If you can call it bar food, this is the best bar food in the area. Friendly and beautiful servers/bartenders, cold beer and creative mixed drinks. Not the typical bar in PB, better music, but still a good place to day drink or party with your friends. read more

Cool spot to play shuffle board. Bartenders are completely inept. I say so with knowledge of how to handle a crowd of 10 plus people but hey not everyone is as cool as me. Note to (terrible) bartenders. When a customer is standing at the bar maybe try taking his drink order instead of chatting it up with your co worker. Also people at the bar ordering drinks tip you much more directly than your cocktail servers. Maybe take an occasional drink order instead of struggling to put rubber ducks in cocktails for the servers. I tip better and my order of two beers two shots is way less complicated. read more

I wanted to take off 2 stars for service because ours was atrocious, but after seeing how hard the other waitresses and bartenders were working, I think it was limited to just our waitress. We tried a bunch of different tacos and they were all delicious. The house margarita is surprisingly good, but a little watered down as are the other specialty drinks. I think if you are young and pretty, you'll get better service here. read more

A good place to load up on cheap drinks before heading to another bar or club nearby. Our drink of choice was Patron shots ($7.50 each) and Don Julio shots at $6.50 each. We also had chips (which was warmed and crispy) dipped in their guacamole (best thing ever!) Slow service at the bar area, but our table service was fast enough. They have games all around so you won't get bored easily here. read more

I went here on a Tuesday because of their Taco Tuesday deals - I would definitely check out when their happy hours are bc the specials are pretty good. I liked the vibes, and recommend sitting outside. Their chips, salsa, and guacamole were incredible! Even though you have to pay, they give you a large portion of chips and salsa. Tacos rating from my friend and I: - Carnitas - 2/5 - Pollo Asado - 4/5 - Carne Asada - 4/5 They had a 2 for 1 Corona deal, and $5 house margaritas. However my margarita was so sadly, I couldn't even drink it. So then I went for the coronas. It's a cool place to check out, but not quite sure if it offers anything better than the other taco spots in PB. read more

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First time here and I don't think I can anywhere else for Taco Tuesday after trying the shrimp bacon tacos. Downside, you have to order at the bar. The tacos my fiancé order were over cooked and cold and that's why I'm giving this 3 stars. I don't like hot shrimp tacos so mine were perfect. The overall experience was great. The bartender was super nice and friendly! read more

Came here because I wanted food and all the other bars were full on Cinco de Mayo.....the food wasn't great. I see no reason to ever come here unless it's the last resort. Warning: beans in the quesadilla! read more

Was very excited to try this place out after the remodel. I used to go all the time back when it was Fred's. The Quesadilla was incredible! We were well taken care of by our bartender Ellie She was very helpful and recommended an incredible meal. Cool new vibe. Outdoor area with games. read more

Their food is it something that I ever but that's because I'm allergic to avocados. And mostly everything on their menu has them. But they do karaoke at night and have a big jenga set as well as a big connect four. With a Foos ball table, it's just a fun place to go with friends and have drinks. And since its new it's really clean read more

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Came for taco Tuesday: The Bad: No blender. No chips. The meh: Pretty small tacos, but decent price. Nice staff but busy/ took a while. The good: Got seating right away. read more

This place was great. We were visiting for a Bach and came for dinner twice we loved it so much. Kenzi Hayley Isaac and the crew were fun and really chill!!! Try the machete especially the shrimp and bacon one but be ready for a large quesadilla. The bucket drink was also really delicious. Thanks for taking care of us!! read more

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Good food and ample space. The shrimp taco was delicious and so were the hot dogs! Their michelada is good, but could be spruced up a little! read more