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Pipeline

3.7 (100 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 8:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Touristy
Casual
Outdoor seating

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Javier S.

Nice little spot on the beach, food is decent a bit pricey but for its location everything around it is as well. Recommend if you're looking for a quick snack to eat

Mango
Dan V.

We stopped for the ice cream there, we had vanilla, vanilla chocolate, and their mango chemoi it's really good. The staff was really nice everyone was chill. It's close to the restrooms.

a restaurant with a large window with a menu on it
Khoi H.

Ah Pipeline, a Balboa classic where drunk people congregate and the food is mediocre (except for the soft serve) which was great! Service was okay and was quick, although my burger took a while to come out and it was okay at best too. $8 was wasted that night. Won't be back here but it's worth checking out.

Panoramic view of beautiful beach
Lisa P.

We were out for a little beach stroll and stumbled across this little food place and had to try ! Great fast service and the food was really tasty ! Great views of the beach on a beautiful day! They have a variety of food and ice cream. !

Fish 'n Onion Rings ($2 upcharge)
Dev R.

Eh, okay. I wanted fish and chips. We were at the pier. The boyfriend thought I'd choose a sit-down dining option. After 2 hours of whale-watching, I just wanted some grub and a nap. Enter Pipeline. I may opt not to do it again, but their cod was good. The onion rings are better than the fries. Service was notable. Great location--when it's warm enough to sit on the picnic benches.

Light crisp onion rings
Gwen C.

Pipeline is a great beach food snack shack for all your beachy cravings. Onion rings are light and crispy and the better option than the fries. Service was super friendly and love that they take Apple Pay! So convenient. Would come back again.

Samantha G.

This one goes for the great customer service. Mason was very patient and helpful when choosing our dessert. Grab a drink, food, ice cream, etc to start walking on a nice sunset day... if you are coming back, get refreshed with their drinks. Public parking close but hard to find them.

Tyler T.

Came here for one of their dipped cones with a topping, which was very reasonably priced around $4 and you get a discount for checking in on Yelp! The ice cream tasted like a standard ice cream bar, but the dip was pretty good, it was a chocolate covering and I decided to get crushed Oreos with it, so it was coated in a nice crunchy bite. Overall a pretty decent place, not too special outside of its convenient location and fair prices.

Balboa Bar
Brittany S.

I love how they dip the bars made to order! Yummy! Can't really go wrong with a "walk up & order" joint!

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Waited 43 minutes for a burger with no orders in front of me or behind.... and still waiting. Not worth it.

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2 years ago

Great service! Great food! Would highly recommend. We come here for tocos every Tuesday!!

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Great location! Excellent place to stop and get a burger or a delicious dipped cone on your beach bike ride. LOVE this place!

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The Balboa bar with the works and vanilla cone was our order. Good ice cream and good customer service.

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This was actually my second visit because I wanted to try more of their specialties. The first…read moretime, I had their Chocolate Bingsoo, and it was amazing. I'm honestly not a big fan of bingsoo, but this one changed my mind. The ice was so smooth and creamy, almost like ice cream. It wasn't overly sweet, but it kept you coming back for another bite. This time, I decided to try their Mango Special since it's one of their bestsellers. I love mangoes, but unfortunately this one was a bit too sour for my taste, so I didn't enjoy it as much as the chocolate version. I'd still come back though. The Chocolate Bingsoo is definitely my favorite, and I think I'll give the Watermelon Bingsoo a try next time.

Sul & Beans is a known quantity to me and I will say that they do offer several locations in…read moreCalifornia so I'll start with that. Where it gets disappointing is when I recall for my last 2 visits to Southern California based locations have left me wondering if I'm ever terribly unlucky with their product or their shaved ice is always produced like ice pebbles, and not like the smooth, creamy shaved snow their competition offers. I most recently visited their Irvine location and on this busy evening, I ordered their Strawberry Bingsoo. After about a 15+ min wait, my buzzer rang, and I picked it up at the counter. Fortunately a table had just opened up. Otherwise there are tables outside their shop as well. Once again their Bingsoo was more crunchy than smooth and velvety in my mouth. There were strawberry slices on top with a few mochi pieces, and a little condensed milk drizzle on top. The middle and bottom layers were just crunchy ice. This was also gravely disappointing. Parking on weekend evenings look to be challenging as it was for me.

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