The owners of Table 926 want everyone to know that theirs is a cornerstone eatery in Pacific Beach where they can go have dinner and a bottle of wine or just spend time with friends.
\n“We\u2019re a family-owned restaurant; my dad and I are partners,” said chef and co-owner Matt Richman. “We\u2019re not a huge restaurant group. We\u2019re not a chain. We\u2019re small, independent. We\u2019re just trying to have really good food at reasonable prices.”
\nRichman took over Table 926, at 926 Turquoise St., about 3\u00bd years ago. The retail space, which has been a restaurant since at least the late ’70s, was previously Chateau Orleans, featuring Cajun cuisine.
\nRichman changed the menu and gave the bistro a new, more inclusive identity.
\n“We\u2019re California cuisine with Mediterranean and Latin influences,” he said. “We have a super menu and wine list.”
\nThe restaurateur said he\u2019s created an entirely new dining style, which he referred to as “casual upscale.”
\n“It\u2019s a place where you can wear shorts and flip-flops too but know that you\u2019re going to get really good food and really good service,” Richman said. “We\u2019re not pretentious,” he added. “Our employees are younger, professional. It\u2019s a good blend.”
\nTable 926\u2019s menu includes delicacies like grilled octopus, pan-roasted yellowtail, chicken or duck breast and pork chops. There are typically three or four daily specials.
\nRichman is a native La Jollan who graduated from La Jolla Country Day School. He went to culinary school in San Francisco and returned to San Diego to work at Pacifica Del Mar before acquiring his own local restaurant.
\nRichman said 926 Turquoise St. was a perfect fit for his new restaurant concept.
\n“We had some real estate friends, and they told us when this space became available, and we pounced on it,” he said. “It was an emerging area in north PB, and we also had a lot of different demographics that we could pull toward. You have the kids in PB, the older, retired people up on the hill, and you\u2019ve got young professionals in Bird Rock and north PB. We try to cater to them all.”
\nTo that end, Table 926 offers weekly specials. Happy hour is 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Tuesdays are nights for locals, where guests from the PB and La Jolla areas get 15 percent off. Wednesday is date night, wherein couples are charged $65 with no corkage fee, which entitles them to a shared appetizer, two entrees and a bottle of select wine.
\nThursday night at Table 926 offers half off selected wines. A weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. fills out the weekly specials list, offering a full brunch menu with $15 bellini and mimosa flights, with $15 bottomless mimosas.
\nTable 926 is civic minded.
\n“We\u2019re a neighborhood bistro, so we want to be involved in the community,” said Richman. “We do a lot of donations for local charities, whether it’s school, church or nonprofit oriented.”
\nAnd what of the restaurant\u2019s somewhat unconventional name?
\n“It\u2019s the address,” answered Richman, adding, “At the time, the hot names were restaurant objects \u2014 kitchens, tables.”
\nRichman said about 80 percent of his clientele comes from La Jolla and PB. He added he\u2019s also hoping to catch the emerging trend of “neighborhoodization,” noting that “People don\u2019t have to leave their own neighborhood to get to good restaurants and bars. We want to be that north PB focal point.” Table 926
\nWhere: 926 Turquoise St.
\nHappy hour: 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays; locals get 15 percent off on Tuesdays
\nContact: 858-539-0926, email matt@table926.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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