The Alibi Lounge

My friends are usuals here. They reserved the corner booth that was stroller friendly…read more Our burger was bomb diggity. The menu had a little bit of everything. Our server was super attentive. This restaurant is great for all ages. There are a lot of TVs. This is definitely a sports bar restaurant. The noise can get pretty loud.

Great food and atmosphere. I'm from out of town and we always stop in. Amanda is the best bartender…read moreever.

Tables in dining room

Boneless Wings

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Spiced Apple Cider Crush

The Oaks Bar & Grill

3.6(100 reviews)

0.7 mi

Honestly the potato skins were the best ones I have had in a long while. So good that I can forgive…read morethe bartender for forgetting to input part of our order. The restaurant was very busy because of Bingo night. I felt like the bartender was having to do too many things at once. I felt bad for him honestly. We sat at the bar so it felt a bit stressful to watch him run around behind the bar. Hope he is able to get some help on a busier night like that night. All in all, I would go back. Nice to know I have a restaurant nearby that has the best potato skins on their happy hour menu.

It had been quite a while since we caught Sunday football at The Oaks Bar & Grill…read more We had friends visiting from out of town and we were meeting a large group of mutual friends. The Oaks proved to be the perfect venue. When we arrived, the group had commandeered several tables in the dining room. Becky and I bellied up the adjacent large horseshoe shaped bar. The TVs were all tuned to various NFL games. A group of Steelers fans were in the dining room next to our group watching and cheering their team on a giant TV. Becky and I wanted to watch the Seahawks. Mike, Director of the Carlton Oaks Country Club, was happy to put it on one of the many TVs for us. We wanted a snack, so we ordered the Potato Skins. Potato halves filled with cheese, bacon bits and chives. They are cut lengthwise in half for easier dipping and eating. Served with ranch and sour cream for dipping. Bottles of Tapatio, Tabasco and Cholula were provided if you wanted to spice it up. They were quite tasty and the perfect portion size. Price was right too! Because of the acoustics, the dining room can get a little loud. If you just want to chill and take in the view, step outside to the patio. Great views of the golf course. Service at the bar was friendly and on point. The large groups in the dining room were being well taken care of as well.

Beers on tap

Happy Spring Roll $6

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Happy hour food

Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill

3.3(426 reviews)

0.2 mi

Tabu has always been our go to sushi place. Easy to get to on my way home and exceptional customer…read moreservice!

The last time we dined at Tabu in Santee I tried the Spicy Shrimp Ramen and loved it. This time I…read moredecided to try a different ramen. Tonkotsu Ramen Rich creamy pork broth with thin wavy noodle and pork. Not quite as good as the shrimp but excellent, in its own way. The broth was super rich and creamy. The noodles were plentiful and the pork was tender and juicy. I love the addition of the soft-boiled egg. I just wish they would include both halves. Could've used more pork also. Excellent ramen though. Becky, of course had the Crunchy Roll with a side of Chicken Fried Rice and loved both. As per usual. Our friends very much enjoyed their Bento Box and Chirashi Bowl (assorted fish over sushi rice) which he customized with the fish of his choosing. Four great meals at Tabu.

Tuna roll, crunchy roll.

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Sushi and rice

Full Circle Saloon

4.3(77 reviews)

2.1 mi

If you're looking for a good hole in the wall dive bar that has pool tables, karaoke, and great…read moredrink prices this is the place to go. The staff are very excellent people I went there the other day when I had some business to do around the area as a friends we ended up grabbing some drinks, playing some pool and mustard up the court in karaoke all I could say was just nothing but good vibes and everything like that. Thank you for a good vibe and a good time definitely coming back

Went to see Bastard Sons on a Friday night (Amazing show). It was full but not packed. Pool tables…read moreon the back. Great prices and no cover charge. Solid East County crowd.

Cali creamin'

Stage (live music)

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Oggi's Sports | Brewhouse |Pizza

3.4(717 reviews)

1.0 mi

The service was absolutely wonderful! Especially Debbie she was so fast, sweet, and kind. I'll…read moredefinitely be coming back again. Thank you so much Debbie!

Food here is consistent and TVs around the bar/restaurant make it an ideal location to watch sports…read morewhile you eat. I will not be returning due to recent policy updates to charge $3 for soda water and $0.50 for each side of ranch for garlic knots (both used to be free as of 2-3 weeks ago).

To go area

Delicious calzones! #yummy #bestpizza #Santee

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Hacienda Casa Blanca

3.9(954 reviews)

2.8 mi

Locally owned & operated

Established in 2007

I don't usually leave reviews but I picked up a to go order yesterday and this place was really…read morecool inside. The bean and cheese burrito was delicious with fresh flower tortilla and the chips and salsa was amazing too. Check it out!

HOLY SMOKES!! We are so happy to have been brought here for lunch! What an amazing experience!!!…read more Hacienda Casa Blanca made us feel welcomed like we were family. We were a large group so there were a few people rotating in and out to make our lunch special. The restaurant itself is beautiful. There is outdoor dining as well. Everything is well decorated and maintained. I would say very festive! There's live music on Sundays and Wednesdays. I would love to come back on a Wednesday for the Latin Jazz. The food was amazing! We felt like it was authentic and reasonable price point. For the table, they brought out lots of chips and salsa. It was nice and crispy and flavorful. Not spicy, though. I had ordered the Hacienda Carne Asada. It was a flamed broil skirt steak with a cheese enchilada, rice, beans, and guacamole. The beans came inside a fried tortilla bowl. OH MY! It was so good. I am embarrassed to say, I kept on eating and talking even though I was full. Overall, we had a great time! The food was delicious. The service was amazing. Ample parking. The price point was reasonable in this economy. You get plenty of food. Clean bathrooms. Look at their website for live entertainment schedule! I cannot wait to come back soon!

Join us for Sunday Brunch

Fresh made tortillas

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The Best Bloody Mary's in East County

McGuffie's Live

3.6(11 reviews)

2.6 mi•San Carlos

The hubby and I came out Friday night to watch our buddy's band Fuzz Huzzi play. It's always a…read moregood time seeing them perform. The staff was friendly. My first beverage had salty cherries (weird)... I think the juice from the olives next to them somehow mixed with them. I brought it up to the staff & they changed them out. Second beverage was waaaay better. Good vibes, drinks & rocking live music!! #TheAndersons #FridayNight #LiveMusic #FuzzHuzzi #LiveMusic

Came to this place to watch my friend Alan's band Fuzz Huzzi perform. This is a great venue for…read morelive music. Wife and I got two drinks. Wife got two vodka pineapple with cherries . I got a Moscow mule and a Jameson and pineapple. With a cherry . The bartenders were working together which is always a plus. We have been here before under the previous name and ownership. Love what they did with the place. As it has everything a bar/music venue needs. We didn't try the food vendor that was set up but loved that they had bacon wrapped hot dogs and Hamburgers. All in all great experience and looking forward to future events in the future.

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Buckboard's Barbecue & Brew

4.5(942 reviews)

3.4 mi

Ok so the husband and I love a good bbq date night. And this place did not disappoint! Amazing…read morecornbread, cobbler, mac n cheese as good as Mama makes it, and oh my god the maple butter. We're coming back!

Can here on a Sunday late afternoon. It was fairly empty when we arrived, but filled up throughout…read moreour time there. Anyways.. we ordered at the counter and our food was brought out to us after just a few minutes.. I got there pulled pork sandwich. The sandwich had a huge amount of pulled pork. This, and their tri tip sandwich was savory and satisfying. Husband got the baby back ribs. They came off the bone easily. My family esp enjoyed their Mac n cheese balls with the dip that comes it. The sides are purchased separate and come in generous sharing portions. We enjoyed the sweet potato fries, potato wedges, and onion rings. All nice n crisp. By that point, I was too full and took some bread pudding home for later. I enjoyed the flavor, but the texture was bit too mushy for me. The ladies working were incredibly friendly and sweet to everyone. A nice casual, clean dining area. There were multiple TVs on showing sports, without it being super loud. The dining area was actually a bit quiet until more people started showing up. Prices are fair. Definitely a place to try.

Smoked Baby Back Ribs

Mac and Cheese Balls with Pasilla Ranch Dip!

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Buckboards Bread Pudding Dessert! Delicious!

Ferny's Mexican Grill

4.1(414 reviews)

1.5 mi

Amazing food. Seed oil free now too! :)…read more My favorite Mexican food in San Diego. Recently upgraded seating area.

lol wut Ordered a…read moresteak & egg burrito at 9:47. Finally received my food at 10:08 when I went to ask what was going on since several other people ordered after me and left with their food before me. Now I am home with a cold burrito and IT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE. Ordered Steak & Egg, received Chorizo. To add insult to injury, young boy that needs a belt busted my balls for asking for more than the allowed tiny hot sauce cups. I also asked for carrots and didn't get those either. What happened to Ferny's? Used to love this place for Taco Tuesday. It's all bright inside now since they remodeled. Maybe owner change? At least the Orange Bong is good Major bummer. Wish I would have spent the extra to order via Doordash. At least I could report the errors and recoup a little.

Clear shot of their most current menu

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Orange Bong & Chorizo Burrito

Yas Lounge

4.6(27 reviews)

4.0 mi

One of the best hookah lounges I've ever been to…read more Belly dancers. Singers. Great atmosphere. Great food! Love this place !!! Awesome experience....... Want all my friends and I come !

Outstanding customer service experience and clean place relaxing too much staff are very friendly…read moreand care customer price is very fair we will go back again thank you so much!! I highly recommend this place

So comfortable seats

Music, Staff, service and hookah all amazing!

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Can't explain how good they are

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Messed W.

1 year ago

It's one thing to go into a place after a long day at work to unwind.. but it's another thing when you go into a place and you hear the owner Joe throw out the N word, like he has no shame and felt very comfortable saying it! The women's restroom has no privacy, the men go in there and freely use the restroom(even if there is a woman in there), when theirs is occupied because the women's restroom has no door knob or lock, like the men's. So of the men will sexually harass you and they will do nothing about it, as long as they're still buying drinks! Being a African American female and being the only black person in the bar at this time and to hear the owner reference African Americans as Ni**ers is very disturbing, disgusting and very unprofessional and an apology wasn't given, just the look of "so what", was upon his face. I strongly advise anyone that's African American to be careful when going here and make sure to keep track of the amt of drinks you've had and pricing. Some of the bartenders will charge you for extra drinks and say you didnt pay them, even when you know you have and will get loud, yell and try to embarrass you, when you say otherwise. This place has gone downhill.. from the customers and certain bartenders doing drugs in the restrooms and the mess that goes on inside and outside this place will often have you feeling uncomfortable and fearing for your life. read more

Melissa C.

11 years ago

This new bar in Santee That is much needed in my perspective...its old meets new.. In ALL genre's.. Santee has a bit of all San Diego in my eyes. I have lived on the east coast, Midwest and most of my life in all parts of SD... I'm not going to lie.. This is an American bar. It's all walks of life.. Right down to the music, drinks and people... It's really not complicated.. Unless you make it that way. My friends and I will enjoy the barrel room, the ALIBI Drinks, and all the personality for what it is!! Love this bar!!! read more

Rebecca B.

829

151

859

10 years ago

Bartender with her dream catcher tattoo that never GO'S HOME ... (pretty sure she lives there and has no life ) is a control freak man hater !!! Please get a life and become Cop so we clearly know to stay the hell away from nasty people like yourself:( read more

Sabrina G.

8 years ago

Place is nasty, shady crowd with the worst food ever...we went in a couple nights ago and the chili dogs were horrid. Hot dogs tasted like they had been in tepid water for a couple days and the chili was watered down. Pass on this place! read more

Elva U.

1638

8 years ago

Bar tender flipped out at my party because we lived a drink over. Racist and never coming back. Unreal. She cussed at my party and the service was literally unreal. Worst bar I've ever been to, that's saying a lot. read more

Anthony B.

10 years ago

Good bar for drinks in Santee only bar really soo0 great place for drinks;) great atmosphere people and bartenders are very friendly plus they have Cali creamers!!! waaahhh niiice2thumbs up read more

Nick O.

10 years ago

Made a joke about a midget...almost got into a fight with some "og" Santee Mexican who's 6'4" ...apparently that's a no no...

Madeline P.

10 years ago

Such a fun bar to meet up with friends at. Good music, cheap drinks, and good times are always happening in the bar.

Karen M.

12 years ago

True and great lounge. Overdue in the EC. Great place for friends to gather. Great service. Happy peeps.

Salina M.

2 years ago

super dive for santee, underage kids hanging out on their bike and skateboards, at the front door.

Billie S.

8 years ago

Wow, the bartender with an attitude, really, she should be lucky she has a job.

Emmy A.

156

6 years ago

cheap and strong drinks. nice bartenders. best dive bar

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