Stout Public House

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1125 6th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 702-7933

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dive bar, gaslamp, irish

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Reviewed on Feb 19 3:43 PM


There are several NHL hockey jerseys hanging from the walls and ceiling, so I guess Stout must be a… hockey bar? It can’t be – since such a thing is unheard of at the latitude of San Diego. Long time residents will remember the days when the semi-pro San Diego Gulls shared the Sports Arena with the Clippers. But hockey has long since abandoned San Diego; and your frozen fix is about 75 miles away at the Pond in Anaheim. Similarly has good taste and food service fundamentals abandoned the Stout Pub. They have hung several hockey jerseys, and that makes them a hockey hangout. They have beers on tap so they must be a bar. And there's an oven somewhere back in the recesses of the building, so they must be a restaurant. Was it Descartes who said "I think therefore I am" or whatever the loose Latin translation might be? Just because Stout has a kitchen doesn’t mean you want to order any food. Their "kitchen" may just be a closet with a microwave because my soupy shrimp quesadilla tasted remarkably like something personally assembled in the wee hours of the morning after a night of pure debauchery. And of course, as any college freshman can tell you – the microwave is an instrumental contributor to that particular melding of disparate flavors. There is no mistaking the hasty assembly of frozen materials, exposed to a generous intensity of electromagnetic waves. If that's the basis for a "restaurant" then Stout is your place. Otherwise, it’s simply a convenient watering hole with functional taps and a reasonable selection of fairly typical alcohol.




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Reviewed on Jul 3 6:20 AM


How many times do you have to walk by a place before finally going in to try it out. As far as Stout is concerned, I think I was going for the record. I live just a few short blocks from here and pass it by constantly. Today I took the plunge.

Stout is a divey-little Irish bar nestled on the outskirts of the Gaslamp quarter. It's somewhat bare-bones for downtown...actually sort of reminded me of many of the Lowell/Nashua/Salem bars from back east...completely non-pretentious and real. It was pretty slow on the day before the 4th of July, but that was fine with me. I was warmly greeted and offered a beer and menu. The fare is Irish-American comfort food. I went with a Boddingtons and a special of the day-2 sliders and a hot-dog (hey, it's Independence Day). They were both pretty good...well adorned with traditional vegetable-condiments (onions, tomatoes, pickles, lettuces, etc). The real stand out was the fries. Nice texture, but really well seasoned-no need for ketchup here.

This is a nice little sports bar that's light on flash, but gives a good warm experience. I definitely want to give this place a try when it's packed.



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Food Rating 4.29 based on 7 ratings
Service Rating 3 based on 4 ratings
Atmosphere Rating 3 based on 4 ratings
Menu Item Rating 4.5 based on 4 ratings
Best Menu Item French Fries
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