{"id":233158,"date":"2015-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/yard-house-media-opening\/"},"modified":"2015-10-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T07:00:00","slug":"yard-house-media-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/yard-house-media-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard House media opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yard House opened its second San Diego location late last month in a prime location outside the movie theaters at the Westfield Mission Valley. The media were invited to check out the new site on Sept. 18, and Mission Valley News was there.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>General Manager Ben Benzon said the restaurant, led by Chef Dan Castillo, will employ 200. The eclectic menu highlights street tacos, grilled burgers, pizza and Gardein for diners who don\u2019t eat meat.<\/p>\n<p>The new restaurant, which looks like an updated version of the one that has been in Downtown\u2019s Gaslamp District for almost 13 years, features a spectacular island bar with 130 craft beers on tap. Sporting events play out on televisions scattered throughout the 11,000-square-foot restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Yard House will be open for lunch, dinner and late-night dining. Check it out at <a href=\"http:\/\/yardhouse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yardhouse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1609\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Interior-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1609 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Interior-web.jpg\" alt=\"The busy interior of Yard House at Westfield's Mission Valley Mall (Photo by Ken Williams)\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The busy interior of Yard House at Westfield&#8217;s Mission Valley Mall (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1610\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/On-tap-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1610 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/On-tap-web.jpg\" alt=\"Yard House has more than 130 beers on tap (Photo by Ken Williams)\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yard House has more than 130 beers on tap (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1688\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Barweb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1688 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Barweb.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of guest attended the media opening of Yard House in Mission Valley. (Photos by Ken Williams)\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds of guest attended the media opening of Yard House in Mission Valley. <br \/>(Fotograf\u00edas de Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1692\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GMweb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1692 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GMweb.jpg\" alt=\"General Manager Ben Benzon (Photo by Ken Williams)\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">General Manager Ben Benzon (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Richrd-Guzman-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1611 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Richrd-Guzman-web.jpg\" alt=\"Waiter Richard Guzman shares some of Yard House's offerings (Photo by Ken Williams)\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiter Richard Guzman shares some of Yard House&#8217;s offerings (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1691\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kris-Johnson-and-Chasen-Nickweb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1691 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Kris-Johnson-and-Chasen-Nickweb.jpg\" alt=\"(l to r) Guests Kris Johnson and Chasen Nick of Pacific Beach\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(l to r) Guests Kris Johnson and Chasen Nick of Pacific Beach (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1689\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DJ-Stennis-of-Las-Vegas-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1689 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/DJ-Stennis-of-Las-Vegas-web.jpg\" alt=\"Guest D.J. Stennis of Las Vegas\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guest D.J. Stennis of Las Vegas (Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1613\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chef-Dan-Castillo-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1613 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chef-Dan-Castillo-web.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Dan Castillo at the helm (Photo by Ken Williams)\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/366;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Dan Castillo at the helm (Photo by Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1690\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Grace-Robison2web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1690 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missionvalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Grace-Robison2web.jpg\" alt=\"Server Grace Robison\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Server Grace Robison (Ken Williams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yard House opened its second San Diego location late last month in a prime location outside the movie theaters at the Westfield Mission Valley. 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