Balboa's Tap House — Restaurant in San Diego

Beef Shawarma Fries... Hot hand cut fries topped generously with delicious seasoned shawarma, tahini, garlic sauce, tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, parsley and some hot peppers omg my mouth is watering.

Seriously, this is it, the legit stuff, made by those who know, all for your mouth and face.

Balboa's has always had amazing staff, huuuuuuge beer/wine/liquor selections, but their food has been.... mediocre at best. Now that they are cooking shawarma (chicken too!) that you can have on fries or chips?!?! OMG you really need to try them.

The place has also improved over the years, it feels more of a nice atmosphere almost classy but with enough TVs and sports to make any fan feel at home instantly.

Did I mention the shawarma fries?

Love the family that runs this place, their beer is legit as well which you can also purchase. They are very kind and hospitable even to the occasional rowdy sports fans (Eagles/Boston fans you know who you are).

10/10, will repeat multiple times just for...

I love this place. The entire bar feels like it's ADU accessible because it's low seating but who cares when everywhere I look, I get a great view of the games.

Tons of hard to find tequilas behind the bar since this place doubles as a liquor store. Their well was Jose Cuervo silver! $5 wells. 🤯

The girls who are behind the counter are pretty useless albeit pretty but they just scroll on their phones the entire time but nevermind them. It did annoy me when the girl started mopping with harsh chemicals while there were still a ton of people in the bar; nonuse in telling her that's bad practice because I could tell it would just go in one ear and out the other. The younger guy, who is almost always there, is awesome and super nice, kind smile. The guys in the kitchen do a great job pumping out those delicious shawarma fries, yummy wraps, all kinds of bar food. They have daily specials like wing Wednesdays. Portions are big!

Don't blow up my...

Went looking for an alternative to another local Clairemont pub and someone suggested in a Yelp review to check out the Tap House. So glad we did! This family owned pub had us wishing we'd have checked it out sooner. The service was excellent, the atmosphere was good, the beer selection varietous, and the food, specifically the suicide fries, delicious; most importantly (at least to me), the place was clean. We chatted and laughed with the brothers (Rony & Ricky) that own the joint, talked about life and our families, and felt like family as we sampled and consumed our food and craft beer. If you've been thinking about going and haven't, what are you waiting for?! There's TVs all over the place for your fav sport, and a jukebox in the corner. Support locally owned small businesses like this. They deserve it. We'll definitely be back with some friends in tow this time and that's the biggest compliment I think...