NEWPORT PIZZA SEEKING NEW SPOT
\nOpen since 1984 at 5050 Newport Ave., New York-style pizzeria Newport Pizza & Ale House will close at the end of the month after 35 years, hoping to re-locate elsewhere in the beach community.
\nThe business, whose motto is, “No crap on tap,” was unable to re-negotiate a new lease in its current site.
\nLongtime owner Mike Tajran also has an interest in OB Brewery across the street on Newport Avenue, which he purchased in 2009 and re-opened in 2016 after nearly eight years of development.
\nFor more information about Newport Pizza & Ale House, visit\u00a0obpizza.com. DIRTY BIRDS NOW OPEN IN OB PLAZA
\nSan Diego’s popular wing-focused,1,200-square-foot sports bar Dirty Birds opened recently at 1929 Cable St. in the newly built Ocean Beach Plaza.
\nThe eatery\u2019s opening was delayed by the denial of a full Type-47 liquor license. Founded in 2008 by Jon Ollis and Adam Jacoby in Pacific Beach, Dirty Birds now has locations near SDSU, inside Liberty Station in Point Loma, and a fifth location planned at UC San Diego campus in La Jolla replacing Round Table Pizza.
\nOB Plaza also houses Mr. Moto Pizza House, which also recently opened. Dirty Birds offers nearly 40 different wing flavors as well as sandwiches, salads, burgers, sliders, and appetizers. The bar serves numerous craft beers on tap and wine by the glass.\u00a0
\nFor more information, visit dirtybirdsbarandgrill.com\/dirty-birds. OB GARDEN CAFE CLOSED OB Garden Cafe, a vegetarian caf\u00e9 opened 1 1\/2 years ago by Ocean Beach People\u2019s Organic Food Market, has shuttered.\u00a0
\nThe last day of operation for the cafe at 4741 Voltaire St., in the space that formerly was Tiny\u2019s Tavern, was Saturday, Sept. 14, said Jim Kase, general manager for OB People\u2019s co-op.\u00a0
\nThe full-service organic vegetarian eatery opened in March 2018 and served lunch and dinner.\u00a0
\n“A lot of people came in, loved the cafe and patronized it,” said Kase. “But it did not have a sustainable level of business to keep it open.”
\nNoting 80% of restaurants fail to last five years, Kase said it was a near-unanimous decision by the co-op\u2019s governing board to close the cafe after it failed to meet expectations.
\n“We took out a loan, built a building, and it was received fairly well at first,” said Kase. “But sales weren\u2019t growing. The cafe could not sustain itself, and we were putting our co-op at risk, which was the last thing we wanted to do. We felt we gave it more than a fair chance to do well and to grow.”
\nKase said the co-op is “exploring options” on what to do with the cafe building.
\n“We\u2019re going to do what is best for our organization, whether that be leasing the building to another restaurant, either established or new, or selling the building,” he said. “We just haven\u2019t figured out what that is yet. It\u2019s very sad we had to close it, but we felt we had no other choice.”\u00a0
\nThe only customer-owned grocer in San Diego, People\u2019s is a food cooperative with more than 14,000 members, LAZY HUMMINGBIRD NOW CLOSED\u00a0
\nThe Lazy Hummingbird at 4876 Santa Monica Ave., which opened in 2011, closed Oct. 6 after failing to renegotiate a new lease. Their other location in La Mesa shuttered in August.
\nThe funky cafe featured coffee, tea, light bites, local artwork, live music, and a dog-friendly patio.
\nThe business is searching to relocate to a new place.
\n“Our idea when creating the Bird was\u00a0to provide a space where business can meet pleasure, where artists and musicians can come to create, and where families can come to relax,” said Hummingbird\u2019s website, lazyhummingbirdob.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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