San Diego Reader February 23, 2017 51 PHOTOGRAPH BY CHAD DEAL
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HERE’S DEAL
The Dog
4479 Everts Street, Pacifi c Beach. 858-581-0149;
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When 22-year-old college student Brett Miller and partner Dean Marchant bought the bar at 4479 Everts Street in 1989, it was hemor- rhaging money due to poor and often absent management. While pursuing his degree to become a property developer, Miller and his partner fired the whole staff and decided to run the place themselves. The historic beer bar, Moondoggies, quickly turned around. Their five-year loan was paid off by 1991, when Miller would buy out Marchant’s share. A year later, Miller expanded Moondoggies to Prospect Street in La Jolla followed by another Moondoggies in Pacific Beach in 1995, when he would rename the original location the Dog. Together, the three establishments were gross- ing $5–$6 million a year. Now a prominent hotel developer and restau-
rant entrepreneur, Miller’s résumé is impressive: founder of Miller Enterprises and CEO of Eat.
Drink.Sleep, touting projects such as Tower23 Hotel, Heat Hotel in Lake Havasu, Padre Hotel in Bakersfield, Lakehouse Hotel and Resort in San
Marcos, Gringos, Jordan, Cendio, and a number of concession outlets at Belmont Park, among others. Despite these mostly upscale developments, the Dog has retained its classic dive feel and gives zero indication of sharing pedigree with the modern luxury hotel over- looking the boardwalk down the street. Until recently, the Dog
was famed for its ridiculous daily specials that more or less felt like Miller tossing neighborhood drinkers a nice, juicy, sudsy, cut-rate bone. I’m talking two- dollar pints, two-for-one bottles, dollar mugs. Real specials. Around summer of 2015, Brian Jensen, owner and founder of Bottlecraft Beer Shop & Tasting Room, grabbed the leash long enough to reinvent the Dog as a premier beer des- tination that endures to this day. Current manager Nathan Dinius, former GM at Cafe 976, came onboard
The Dog’s daily specials throw neighborhood drinkers a juicy bone.
in October 2015. “It’d be a shame to waste the taps,” he told me on a recent eve- ning as a few patrons tossed a football outside the bar, “so I kept it going.” These days, the Dog’s 18
taps are so well curated that a friend and I stood at the bar somewhat dumbstruck with mouths agape as we muttered things like: “Dude, Family Tart, I could go for a
sour. Oh, but Refuge Blood Orange Wit. Man, look at all those local pilsners. Oh shit, I love Elysian. Schillinger Grapefruit & Chill, though.” And so on, much longer than felt appropriate. Of course, it goes without
saying, the place is dog- friendly. — Chad Deal (@chaddeal)
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Prices: PINTS, $6–$8; PITCHERS, $22–$30; BOTTLES, $3–$5; TALL CANS, $5
Food: ORDER SUSHI, BURGERS, MEXICAN, AND MORE FROM NEARBY SPOTS
Hours: 6PM–2AM, SUN–THURS; 5PM–2AM, FRI–SAT
Happy: 6PM–9PM DAILY; $4 PINTS, $16 PITCHERS
Parking: STREET — BE PREPARED TO WALK ON WEEKENDS Capacity: 49 Events: OPEN MIC NIGHTS POS- SIBLY SOON; FREE POOL
The Deal: FEATURED BEERS FOR $4.50
Nicky Rottens Bar & Burger Joint: Friday, 7pm — Private Domain. Saturday, 7pm — Whiskey Ridge.
North Coast Repertory Theatre: Sunday, 10:30am — Hullabaloo.
Observatory North Park: Thursday, 7:30pm — Suicidal Tendencies and Crowbar. Friday, 7pm — Vince Staples and Kilo Kish. $25. Saturday, 8pm — Hippie Sabotage. $20-$100.
Park & Rec: Friday, 9pm — Rock of Ages. Saturday, 9pm — Lady Dottie & the Diamonds.
Parq Restaurant: Friday, 8pm — Konflikt. Saturday, 8pm — Justin Credible.
Ponte Winery: Saturday, 7pm — Steven Ybarra.
Pour House: Friday, 8pm — Soft Lions.
Poway’s Irish Pub: Friday, 8pm — Serious Guise. Saturday, 9pm — West of 5. Free.
Proud Mary’s Southern Bar & Grill at the Ramada: Friday, 8pm — Billy Watson. Saturday, 7pm — Mercedes Moore.
Quartyard: Tuesday, 6pm — Trio Gadjo. $7-$25.
Queen Bee’s Art & Cultural Center: Sunday, 4pm — Downbeat Big Band. $10.
Raised Cantina: Saturday, 6pm — Eric Tessmer Band.
Ramona Mainstage Nightclub: Saturday, 8pm — Coco Montoya.
Remedy: Friday, 7:30pm — Raelee Nikole.
Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room: Thursday, 8pm — Coastal Eddies. Friday, 9pm — Good Mojo Men. Saturday, 9pm — Creepxodica.
Rockin’ Baja Lobster: Tuesday, 5pm — Joe Cardillo. Free.
Rosie O’Grady’s: Saturday, 9pm — Black Market III.
Rustic Root: Sunday, 10:30am — Raelee Nikole.
Sam Ash Music: Tuesday, 7pm — Muriel Anderson Guitar Workshop.
San Diego Cellars: Sunday, 7:30pm — Devils Due. Monday, 7:30pm — Michael J. Dwyer.
San Pasqual Wine Bar and Gallery: Saturday, 7pm — William Young.
Soda Bar: Thursday, 8pm — Captured! By Robots. $10. Friday, 8pm — Gavin Turek and Slares. $10. Saturday, 8pm — Hazel English and Hawai. $10-$12. Sunday, 8pm — The Palms and the Young Wild. $10-$12. Monday, 8pm — Susy Sun and Justin Froese. $10.
Soma: Friday, 6:30pm — Malik Burgers & 1207. $10. Saturday, 7:30pm — Suicide Silence.
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church: Tuesday, 6pm — Cowboy Jack & the North County Cowboys. Free.
Sunset Temple Theater: Saturday, 7pm — Angel Fest: Lisa Sanders, more. $35-$75.
Tin Roof San Diego: Thursday, 9pm — Paging the ’90s.
Friday, 6pm — Pink Ribbon Riot. Saturday, 7pm — Kenny Eng & Rob Deez. Sunday, 8pm — Tehila Havaiia. Monday, 8pm — Tay Watts. Tuesday, 3pm — Soundwave.
Tipsy Crow: Friday, 7pm — John Hull. $10. Saturday, 3pm — BJ Jezbera. Sunday, 2:30pm — Patrick Dowling. Tuesday, 7pm — Wes Maharas. Wednesday, 7pm — BJ Jezbera.
Tower Bar: Thursday, 8pm — Tower Karaoke. Friday, 9pm — Strike Twelve and SecondHand.
Trifecta Tavern: Saturday, 6pm — Kinnie Dye.
U-31: Friday, 9pm — DJ Havoc. Saturday, 9pm — Junior the DiscoPunk. Tuesday, 9pm — Electricity.
Union Kitchen & Tap Gaslamp: Thursday, 6pm — Mike Myrdal. Friday, 6pm — DevvLov.
Veranda at Rancho Bernardo Inn:
Friday, 5:30pm — The Gregory Page Show. Free.
Village Presbyterian Church: Sunday, noon — Chancel Choir: Music, Mimosas & More.
Westfield University Towne Centre: Saturday, noon — Steven Ybarra. Free.
Whiskey Girl: Monday, 7pm — Joe Cardillo. Free.
Whistle Stop Bar: Friday, 9pm — Girls Girls Girls. Sunday, 8pm — Hideout.
White Box Theater at NTC: Sunday, 5pm — Joshua White Trio. $10-$30.
Wilson Creek Winery & Vineyard: Saturday, noon — Michael Le Clerc. Sunday, noon — Alaina Blair.
Winstons Beach Club: Saturday, 5pm — Stone Horse. Monday, 9pm — Electric Waste Band. $5.
Zel’s Del Mar: Thursday, 7pm — Robin Henkel. Friday, 7pm — John Bennett. Saturday, 7:30pm — Paul Beard.
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