MyCovio’s — Restaurant in Ocean Park

The best restaurant on the peninsula. The food is great and the specials even better. The menu is small but everything is done just right. The atmosphere is good and is setup in an old school way. The building might have been an old diner and the executive chef cooks right behind the counter. The restaurant is small and the parking is ample for the size. It is also right down the access road to the beach. I haven't tried to order takeout because they can always squeeze me in. It's a small operation and I wish they had longer hours or were open every day but given where they are located,it's truly a gen in the rough. I recommend going with their specials even if they aren't your thing. Rockfish has never been my favorite but he prepares it wonderfully and it's always fresh considering it's probably the most common fish coming in at the piers. Staff has always been on point and have been nice, attentive and accommodating. Kids are welcome, last night the chef came by our table to check in with my 5year old to ensure she liked her spogetti. She did but requested he have grilled cheese on the menu. She informed him she will come back provided they don't run out of clams next time. He promised to try and said the 4th of July tourist run has...

Came down for a week and ate there three times. That should say it all but I can't recommend this place enough. It is a open kitchen so if your thinking quiet romantic dinner this ain't it. The kitchen is small a a bit noisy but that part of why we go there. It's to the point where I don't even look at the menu. Chef Paul knows what I like and always picks something wonderful out. My wife usually looks at the menu and decides what she wants until Matthew, the main waiter, tells us the specials. Every time he says Halibut she changes her mind and is always happy. Prices are very fair and portions are generous considering they do all there sauces, pastas ,deserts etc. in house. We plan on going again in September. Time to make reservations. Cheers,

10/02/23 Update. They have just opened Wogger's Waffle House next door. A much needed and incredible addition to Ocean Parks food options. Waffles are old school, make the batter the day before so it can rise. Walk up only but with outside seating weather permitting. Many options and not a miss on the menu. Buy a couple of extra plain waffles to reheat the next morning. Kathy has really hit it out of the park on this one. And the soups are scratch made and...

Small restaurant with a wonderfully exclusive feel. The homey decorations and the chef cooking right in the same room really accentuate the feel of being in a friend's home. The bruschetta appetizers were great, as were the olives (yes, we did order three). We split a salad. I didn't like that they applied the cracked pepper in the back and not tableside as I just enjoyed more pepper on my salad. They also offered no salt on the table. I prefer my salad tomatoes to have a little salt. The lasagna was tasty but a little runny. It was served out of the oven hot. The rigatoni dish was served with spaghetti as they has run out of rigatoni. Nevertheless, it was delicious. It was topped with raw minced garlic. It was very pungent. I would have preferred it to be topped with a more sweet, roasted garlic flavor. I won't be able to talk to anyone for a week. We split a chocolate pudding type dessert. It was a nice end to dinner.

The service was...