Came here for someone's birthday on a Sunday during daytime. It was surprisingly empty, especially on a hot summer day so that was kind of disappointing. The food was pretty good. We ordered a big platter with a bunch of different meats and sides. The drinks were okay but not the best. I of course understand it's not a cocktail bar, but I do think the drinks should be cheap in that case. Service was decent also. read more

Historic bar located in downtown El Segundo. We happened upon this bar on a Saturday afternoon. We were greeted by the very friendly bar, staff and owner. The bar owner came over to our group and spoke to us for a while. She told us the bar originally opened in 1924 and has gone through several owners and renovations. She stated they restored the bar back to some if it's original glory. The restaurant had a good selection of drinks as well as non-alcoholic options. They also serve barbecue. There is indoor seating and a very large patio in the back. We also met the chef who is also a comedian and hosts comedy nights there. read more

Fantastic little BBQ spot in a little corner of Richmond street. If we hadn't heard about it, we would never have known it was there. My go-to is the brisket. It is gorgeously tender and smokey perfectly paired with one of their bbq sauces and a cold beer. Service is fantastic. We were waited on by several different people so it really felt like a family style operation. Several sports games were on the big screens with sound coming out of speakers located around the edges of the seating area. Would definitely come back! read more

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Went on a Saturday around Noon, there were a few groups at the back patio. Most beer is on tap, only a few bottled choices. We wanted to try all the meat so we orderd two 3-meat combo. It was easy for us to pick which side NOT to order since we both do not like coleslaw. BF ranked the meat at Old Patio number one from all the bbq we tried so far. The size of the sides were generous. It's next to refinery so there might be some smell from time to time. read more

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Pretty bummed! I drove 2 hours to come try this spot since posts on social media looked good. We got the three meat plate and 2/3 meats were border line inedible and clearly from the end of the piece of meat. The ribs were some of the smallest ribs I have seen (after the 6 dollar up charge) and the brisket was mainly bark with a huge piece of unrendered fat in the middle. The sides and tri tip were good though. read more

Old Town Patio - Bars Near Me - El Segundo, California

When I first walked in was immersed by the decor with horns on the wall, lassos, and cow hide. The bar has seats with backs that I really appreciate. It is a touch confusing when you enter since it's self seating and there is no clear signs, but go ahead and find a spot and seat yourself. The brisket is seasoned by "Meat Dave" who is a Netflix comedian and bbq podcaster. I learned he has free comedy shows every other Wednesday at the restaurant which is good to know. The patio was nice, but we sat at the bar since it was packed outside. Our food came out fast, we ordered the three meat plate with chicken, sausage, tri-tip, sweet beans and Cole slaw. The plate also had pickles and pickled onions on it. The table had four bbq sauces to pick from, we mostly used the Carolina gold. I also ordered a street corn dip that was quite a large serving with a big portion of tortilla chips to go with. Our favorites were the chicken, Tri-tip and the sweet beans, while the other items were also good those three really stood out. I will definitely return to try more items on the menu. read more

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The bartenders here are amazing, and I love all the OGs who have been there for years. I always feel welcome and genuinely enjoy sitting at the bar. That said, I recently witnessed a woman who appeared to be a manager speaking disrespectfully to her staff, and I really did not care for that. It was disappointing to see, especially at a place where I've otherwise had such positive experiences. It's a shame. read more

I really want to love this place but the patio is so uncomfortable. A few shade sails can make such a difference. The food here is very good. But if you're roasting in the sun while you eat, it makes it hard to enjoy. I am not sure why they don't add in more umbrellas or a shade sail. It would bring in more business for sure. And why have live music in middle of the heat? How does the musician even play when it's that sunny and no shade? The food is worth returning for and we know they don't control the weather, but at least try to make it comfortable for your customers. read more

Patio needs way more shade. Love the huge beers Amazing service. Delish foods. Awesome live music. read more

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Tried OTP after seeing rave reviews of their BBQ. Sadly, while the service was reasonably friendly, the food was astoundingly salty. We weren't able to eat more than a few bites and left very disappointed. Glad others have had better luck, but for the cost I don't see taking another chance. read more

I've been in El Segundo for a while now and have never been to nor heard of old town patio until this year. My understanding is that there has been a major revamp and now it's becoming the happening spot. My #1 reason to come here is the food! Omg best bbq in town. If you haven't had the brisket yet, that's a must! But everything else is delicious too. They are now my fave breakfast burrito place. Sad part is that they only make them on Sundays, but I know where I want to be for a bomb breakfast burrito and football! The pic is of their pork belly + bacon breakfast burrito. Totally a 15 out of 10! Yum! Only downside is that it's beer/wine/seltzer only. But if you're good with that, come check them out. They have comedy nights, live music and sports. Staff's friendly and attentive. Seems like younger crowd and family outside (picnic style benches and big tv with stage) and older crowd inside, I'm assuming the OG regulars. It's a good time. Come check them out and for sure get some food!!! read more

Old Town Patio - Shredded pork belly and bacon breakfast burrito - Bars Near Me - El Segundo, California

Amazing barbecue and drinks! The staff here are so friendly and took care of us. We got the big dog plate that was able to feed 6 people and still food left over to take home. read more

BBQ was not worth the price tag unfortunately. Dry pulled pork, smoked sausage tasted more like a grilled hot dog. Sides were oddly bland with the exception of the Mac n cheese which was wildly salty with overpowering smoke flavor added. Brisket was alright, sadly, nothing to write home about. Not worth the $80+ price tag for two (3 meat combo and 2 meat combo) Staff was nice and friendly, no other complaints about the actual establishment - I'm sure this would be a good place to just stick to the drinks. read more

Spotless, delicious bbq, great beer. Meat Dave has done a spectacular job with Old town Patio. Had a Big Dog brew on tap, the Mac cheese side and chopped brisket sandwich. Served with four delicious bbq sauces. I'll be back! Every other Tuesday Dave has a comedy show in the evening. Looking forward to attending this. read more

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Came to check out the Comedy show and had some BBQ! Such a fun night! Our server Jason was awesome! It's hard to find good BBQ around the South Bay but it was sooo good and the show was awesome! We will be back! read more

Old Town Patio - Bars Near Me - El Segundo, California

I work in El Segundo and tried Old Town Patio at the urging of a colleague who, like me, can't get enough of Adam Perry Lang's BBQ pop-ups. Lang's BBQ is hands-down the best in L.A., but this surprising place is smoking-up some of the best Q in the SoBay. Walk past the rather non-descript facade and you'll find yourself in a homey bar that's heavy on the wood. Out back, there's a spacious patio- perfect for bringing the puppy along. TVs aplenty. But, you're not here for the ambience. You're here for Pitmaster Dave Williamson's BBQ. You won't be disappointed. The jalapeño cheese sausages here are among the best I've had at any BBQ joint in CA or elsewhere. The chili is absolutely packed with smoked brisket. On another occasion, I had a very good grilled cheese and brisket sandwich. I have every intention of trying every single item on the menu. Prices are low for the quality. Two recommendations to the owners: add a 1,2, or 3-meat combo and ribs to the menu. The sandwiches are good, but the smoked and grilled meats really can stand on their own. In the meantime, order the grilled cheese sandwich and add brisket, pork, chicken thighs, and brisket on the side to create your own 4-meat sampler. Deliciousness. Helen and Scarlett will deliver service with a smile. There's ample free parking on the street. Beer and wine only. Bon Appétit! read more

Summary: This is the spot! They've done a fantastic job with the revamp. Great casual vibe, with an excellent back patio space for live music and watching sports while enjoying fantastic barbeque paired with a cold beer or other beverage. I highly recommend the grilled cheese with brisket and the corn dip, and trying all of the different sauces (BBQ and other). Only opportunities for improvement are need for more serving staff on busy nights and more craft beer options on tap (tons of mainstream choices though). This is a great dining experience on the far South end of downtown. Keep it up OTP! read more

Old Town Patio - Brisket Sando, corn dip, and Meat melt - Bars Near Me - El Segundo, California

WE DO NOT STAND FOR GATEKEEPING OR EXCLUDING HERE. The bartenders at the bar inside when you initially enter are very rude and unwelcoming to non-locals or first timers, so don't bother looking at them or speaking to them. Just go straight to the back, all the way past the bar and there is a door leading to the outdoor patio. If the patio seating is full, write your name down on the clipboard attached to the door and they will come around and call your name. The patio is where you want to be anyway, the atmosphere is much nicer and the servers back there are also nicer. There is often some form of entertainment going on back there. The back patio is dog friendly but there is no outdoor entrance so you have to bring your dog through the bar. The indoor bar is a dive bar as advertised on their website. On a Saturday night by 7pm they were out of brisket and tri-tip so I guess go early? It was very crowded and there was live music. If you're a local you know there is no decent BBQ in the South Bay, but now there is. The food was EXCELLENT. I got the last of the tri-tip and the sausage, plus two sides and even the sides were good. Very flavorful and came out quick and hot. Even though it was very crowded the server was attentive and nice. I would like to go on a less busy night and earlier in the evening so I could properly enjoy because it was very crowded. Minus one star because the bartenders at the front were SO rude and uncalled for, we almost turned around. Like I said just push past them and ignore them and it's all good. read more

Great food ! Great music ! Cold beers ! Relaxing atmosphere .. this is definitely my spot ! read more

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Had never been here previously, and now that it's been fixed up, I caught some of their Instagram marketing and decided to check it out. It's interesting because you walk in, and it looks like an old guy / old-school Chicago-corner bar, but when you walk back into their big patio outside, it's modern and inviting. They were out of the wings on this past post-Thankgiving Saturday, and we were just there for drinks and a little bit of food. I tried one of their salads, which was excellent. Huge props to management on not having a deep fryer, so the wings are grilled. Every restaurant in the world has French fries and potato chips. Go next door if you want that. This was a really nice looking menu, nothing deep fried, and I can't wait to go back and try more soon. read more

The staff were lovely. The beer selection was great. The food, oh no! I had the grilled Caesar salad with tri tip. The salad part seemed old. Maybe it was only because it was grilled, but I think not. The tri tip was tough. I ordered two burgers to go, one with sausage. They were for my 16-year-old twins. Both had upset stomachs for a day. My son, who had the sausage, was ill with diarrhea that night. read more

The most delicious bbq... perfect :) and the head chef of the restaurant is super hot. Absolutely delicious. 10/10 ... mine was to go. Live music, comedy nights, and good ambience. read more

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Dave is the best! Food looks great, can't wait to come back again. I'm ordering the ribs next time

Please pleaseee bring back your nachos! I know you're leaning into the bbq now, but my husband and I came every other week for the brisket nachos alone. We love Old Town Patio so much! The service, drink prices and live music are unbeatable. Everything is delicious every time we come. You have a few bar food options still on your menu and we would be so happy if you added the nachos back! They're technically bbq nachos. ;) Thank you! We just stopped by for dinner and we'll see you in a couple weeks! read more

I ate at old town patio for the first time last week. I understood it had been redone, so I did not know what to expect. We went through the bar, which was very cool out to the patio area. It was a gorgeous day and people were there having a great time. There were sports on the TV. There were a lot of families and children hanging out. A friend and I shared a salad an appetizer, and it was delicious ice cold beer was great. Service was very attentive. I look forward to trying it again very soon. I will take pics of the food on my next visit. read more

Good local lunch bar by Refinery with small town atmosphere. Been open for generations. Safe

Nice bar, the bartenders are all amazing, great customer service, the bbq is super tender and juicy it a pairs nicely with ice cold beer. They have great selection of beers on tap and if you a fan of Guinness like my self they have that on tap. I recommend getting the BIG DOG beer mug best deal for your buck. Ambiance is pretty chill, all the visitors enjoy some good conversation. The bbq cheffs always walking around making sure the food is top notch and getting feed back. The main bar is great to come and have a sit after hard days work. read more

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Ben was so great. I came here to celebrate my cousin, a director who had a film come out today. Everything was great. The ambiance, the food, the service was excellent. Kadin was cool too. They were super nice to me as well as my well trained service dog. We will be back. read more

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Great bbq, cheap drinks, nice atmosphere, friendly service. What more can you ask for? First off, the bbq is as good as other bbq places advertising they sell bbq. My favorites so far is the pulled pork and the tri tip. Have yet to try the chicken because it sells out. The brisket was sold out the first visit but did get it on the second try. I still might rank LA Brisket as my #1 brisket when they get it right. The Mac and cheese and the potato salad were good as well. I've been drinking wine lately so having cheap but great tasting wine is a plus. With generous portions I might add. We sat at the outside patio and the service was very attentive for a casual bar/grill???(if I can call it grill???) With sports playing on the tv, comedy nights, live music, this will be the hot spot, no doubt about it. I never visited the "old" patio before their renovation so I have no reference but they did a good job for the new place. read more

My friends and I really enjoyed the outdoor patio, the barbecue - we had the big dog - the food was delicious and the live music was great. The service fell a little short, and the worst part was the server asking us to pay our bill because it was shift change. As a server myself, I find that extremely rude. read more

I wanted to love this place! I was so excited to try their bbq plate, the big Dawg. The ribs were tender but over seasoned , tri tip, brisket and chicken was over cooked or had been sitting too long. Not warm in the slightest and bland and dry. Is there way to serve it warm? Sides were ok. Vibe is fun. Need better beer selection! No local beer on tap? And I love a live musician and appreciate what they do but that guy was terrible. I'll give it another try and hopefully sandwich and burger is better. read more

Services on point! Food AMAZING Great BBQ flavor I can't say anything negative about Old Town Patio!

New owners, NEW higher prices. Too bad. Lost it's funkiness. Just reopened 3/18/25. read more

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The service is great and Hellen is awesome. And the food came out quick. And was delicious. And they just redid the whole place. And it looks amazing. read more

The service was abominable here, we sat down as a table of 2 only getting a side and a small entree and while they brought our food out fast we then proceeded to never see our server again. the place is small and we had only 1 other table to compete with. I understand a large party sat down near us but never checking in on us and having to fiscally chase down the waiter to ask for a check was just ridiculous with the amount of times we tried to signal anyone over. The pulled pork was really good and they gave me a rack of bbq sauce to try it with but the famous Mac and cheese they praise on their menu is in our opinions very bad and would be better if they didn't drown it in almost unmelted American cheese. All in all a very bad experience. read more

Old Town Patio - Pulled pork sandwich and moes Mac and cheese - Bars Near Me - El Segundo, California

Loved finding this spot! The food was so yummy and the service was quick. Our server, I think her name was Shannon (don't quote me on that), was friendly and accommodated our quirky requests. The patio is definitely the place to be. Would definitely go back. read more

First time at the patio and I will be back. Fast and friendly service. Food came out quick and super yummy. I highly recommend the Mac and cheese but everything we ordered was great!! Wine glass was chilled and it was a generous pour. I love the outdoor seating and the atmosphere was great!! read more

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Really enjoy the food, and the price is reasonable for the quality and serving size. Brisket sandwich was a winner. The wings are great. Cobb salad with the smoked chicken was a great surprise. Good beer selection and the big dawgs are fun. read more

We're really lucky to have this place in town. Food is great, service is friendly and attentive (even when busy). Love having a place like this with such a fun mix of clientele where we feel comfortable bringing our dog and baby. The owners and Meat Dave have done a great job with the place! read more

Great spot! Updates are amazing. Although, with the beer prices had remained the same!