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We're the best BBQ joint in San Diego serving hot off the grill BBQ pork and beef ribs, mouth watering steaks and plenty of veggies for the vegan diet. Check out our full service sports bar.
Our versatile catering services make us the best choice above the others!

Hours
Sunday thru Thursday:
11am – 8:30pm

Sports Bar
Sunday
9:30am – 9pm
Monday thru Thursday:
11:00am – 9pm

Friday thru Saturday
11am – close

1356 W. Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92029
760.746.4444


Mike's BBQ

A longtime Escondido resident plans to fill two gaps in the city’s dining and entertainment landscape June 24 by opening a large restaurant and sports bar that will feature 14 big-screen TVs and old-fashioned mesquite barbecue.

Owner Steve Olson said the 11,000-square-foot Mike’s BBQ, just west of Interstate 15 in the Staples shopping center, will be Escondido’s only full-scale sports bar.

In addition, Olson said Mike’s will allow residents to eat authentically barbecued beef and pork in a large restaurant setting without traveling to San Marcos
“There’s nothing like this anywhere in Escondido, and I think the city really needs it,” said Olson, a 1975 graduate of San Pasqual High School.

Harvey Mitchell, chief executive of the Escondido Chamber of Commerce, said Mike’s will create jobs in addition to filling two key voids in the city. Olson said he’s had more than 400 applicants this spring for roughly 100 openings.

Councilman Ed Gallo said Mike’s has a good chance to break the cycle of restaurants that have failed in its relatively large location over the years. Those include VIP Buffet, which served mostly Asian cuisine and closed about two years ago, and an Indian restaurant before that.

“Sports bars and barbecue go hand in hand, and he’s got plenty of parking,” said Gallo, who works in real estate. “I think he’ll do OK there with this type of restaurant.”