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Introduction
This is where it all began nearly 25 years ago. Even though it's the smallest of the Pizza Ports, Solana Beach is the one with the most history (and some would say 'characterâ?). The brew system is tiny compared to those of its Pizza Port siblings, but it's been used to brew more magic than all the others combined (Solana Beach was GABF Small BrewPub of the year in 2003 and 2004, and many of the Pizza Port staple beers began here).
Naturally, Solana Beach is a favorite with the locals and most days you'll find it crowded eclectic mix of families, surf rats and craft beer geeks enjoying the grub and grog in its original setting. On weekends and during the summer it's not unusual to see people spilling out the door and onto the sidewalk patio enjoying a pint and a pizza while watching the world go by on the Coast Highway.
Local's Tip: Solana Beach's brewhouse is actually sunk into the floor. If you take a seat to the right of the taps on brew days you'll get a bird's eye view of the brewers in action.
Back in March of 1987 Gina and Vince Marsaglia, a pair of siblings in their 20â?²s, bought a struggling pizza place in the sleepy coastal town of Solana Beach, just north of San Diego. From a funky storefront on the famous Pacific Coast Highway the duo ran the 'Pizza Portâ? with a classic menu of pizza and chicken wings to which they added their own 'San Diegoâ? twist.
The parking was limited and the building crowded with simple hand-built picnic tables and a hodge-podge décor of surf-related paraphernalia almost at odds with the sophisticated flavors of the food. But word spread quickly and it wasn't long before Pizza Port was a local favorite.
Early on Vince took advantage of free space in the restaurant's storage area to dabble with home brewing. The hobby took off and he was eventually brewing more than could reasonably be consumed at home. So at the urging of friends and fans, the Vince and Gina decided to go into the brewpub business. Pizza Port offered its first craft-brewed beers to patrons in 1992.
Embracing the same 'flavor-drivenâ? principles that had made the pizza menu so popular, Pizza Port quickly gained a reputation in San Diego's nascent craft beer scene. In 1997 the company opened a second location a few miles north of Solana Beach in Carlsbad, and a third in 2003 in San Clemente. The same year San Clemente opened (as well as the year after), the original location in Solana Beach won Great American Beer Festival 'Small Brewpub of the Yearâ?.
The Pizza Port family's reputation for great foods and craft beer continued to grow, making them landmarks not just for Southern Californians, but for beer lovers from around the world.
In 2008 they opened a premium bottle shop with more that 600 craft beers adjacent to the Carlsbad locations, and by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the Pizza Ports were a brewing dynasty. In 2009 the Pizza Ports won a staggering 9 medals at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and Pizza Port Carlsbad was named 'Large Brewpub of the Yearâ?.
The 4th Pizza Port -- Ocean Beach, CA
Not content to rest on past successes, Gina and Vince opened a forth Pizza Port in Ocean Beach in May of 2010.
Like the first in Solana Beach and all the Pizza Ports after it, it is just blocks from the beach and combines signature foods and handcrafted beers with the unique atmosphere of the beach town that surrounds it.
More significantly, as the first location within the city of San Diego itself, the new brewpub finally put Pizza Port's unique foods and handcrafted beers within minutes of millions.
And even though it came nearly a quarter century after the original, the Ocean Beach Pizza Port still holds to the same rule as all others:
'Good Food and Good Beer Bring Good Cheer!â?
Cheers!
Naturally, Solana Beach is a favorite with the locals and most days you'll find it crowded eclectic mix of families, surf rats and craft beer geeks enjoying the grub and grog in its original setting. On weekends and during the summer it's not unusual to see people spilling out the door and onto the sidewalk patio enjoying a pint and a pizza while watching the world go by on the Coast Highway.
Local's Tip: Solana Beach's brewhouse is actually sunk into the floor. If you take a seat to the right of the taps on brew days you'll get a bird's eye view of the brewers in action.
Back in March of 1987 Gina and Vince Marsaglia, a pair of siblings in their 20â?²s, bought a struggling pizza place in the sleepy coastal town of Solana Beach, just north of San Diego. From a funky storefront on the famous Pacific Coast Highway the duo ran the 'Pizza Portâ? with a classic menu of pizza and chicken wings to which they added their own 'San Diegoâ? twist.
The parking was limited and the building crowded with simple hand-built picnic tables and a hodge-podge décor of surf-related paraphernalia almost at odds with the sophisticated flavors of the food. But word spread quickly and it wasn't long before Pizza Port was a local favorite.
Early on Vince took advantage of free space in the restaurant's storage area to dabble with home brewing. The hobby took off and he was eventually brewing more than could reasonably be consumed at home. So at the urging of friends and fans, the Vince and Gina decided to go into the brewpub business. Pizza Port offered its first craft-brewed beers to patrons in 1992.
Embracing the same 'flavor-drivenâ? principles that had made the pizza menu so popular, Pizza Port quickly gained a reputation in San Diego's nascent craft beer scene. In 1997 the company opened a second location a few miles north of Solana Beach in Carlsbad, and a third in 2003 in San Clemente. The same year San Clemente opened (as well as the year after), the original location in Solana Beach won Great American Beer Festival 'Small Brewpub of the Yearâ?.
The Pizza Port family's reputation for great foods and craft beer continued to grow, making them landmarks not just for Southern Californians, but for beer lovers from around the world.
In 2008 they opened a premium bottle shop with more that 600 craft beers adjacent to the Carlsbad locations, and by the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the Pizza Ports were a brewing dynasty. In 2009 the Pizza Ports won a staggering 9 medals at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and Pizza Port Carlsbad was named 'Large Brewpub of the Yearâ?.
The 4th Pizza Port -- Ocean Beach, CA
Not content to rest on past successes, Gina and Vince opened a forth Pizza Port in Ocean Beach in May of 2010.
Like the first in Solana Beach and all the Pizza Ports after it, it is just blocks from the beach and combines signature foods and handcrafted beers with the unique atmosphere of the beach town that surrounds it.
More significantly, as the first location within the city of San Diego itself, the new brewpub finally put Pizza Port's unique foods and handcrafted beers within minutes of millions.
And even though it came nearly a quarter century after the original, the Ocean Beach Pizza Port still holds to the same rule as all others:
'Good Food and Good Beer Bring Good Cheer!â?
Cheers!
Contact Info
Address:
135 N. Highway 101
Solana Beach
California 92075
United States
Solana Beach
California 92075
United States
Tel:
(858) 481-7332
Website:
http://www.pizzaport.com/
Offering
- Pizza Restaurant
Hours of operation
| From | To | From | To | From | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Open | 11:00 | 22:00 | ||||
| Tuesday | Open | 11:00 | 22:00 | ||||
| Wednesday | Open | 11:00 | 22:00 | ||||
| Thursday | Open | 11:00 | 22:00 | ||||
| Friday | Open | 11:00 | 24:00 | ||||
| Saturday | Open | 11:00 | 24:00 | ||||
| Sunday | Open | 11:00 | 22:00 | ||||
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