
Fred’s Mexican Cafe is a cornucopia of Sunday NFL football fun, especially if you’re a San Francisco 49ers or Denver Broncos fan. Many people are not aware of this, but the fact is, Fred’s Mexican Cafe and Typhoon Saloon are in the same building, but are two completely different establishments. Every Sunday during football season, Fred’s and Typhoon open up at 9 a.m. to kick off their pre-game festivities. On the Fred’s Mexican Cafe side of the establishment, you can have one of the famous breakfast burritos and find a spot to hunker down to view the Broncos game with frequent patron Byron Chamberlain, who not only used to work at Fred’s Mexican Café, but was actually a player for the Broncos during the team’s Super Bowl years in 1998 and 1999. For San Diego Chargers fans and Broncos supporters, you’ll have an opportunity to catch all the action on multiple big screens when the two teams battle for supremacy in the AFC West in a huge showdown at Qualcomm Stadium on Nov. 27 at 1:15 p.m. On the other side of this establishment at Typhoon, you will see what is best described a sea of crimson-red jerseys displaying their love for the 49ers. Typhoon packs in as many as 500 high-energy 49ers fans at a time, rivaling the energy that any typhoon can generate. Fred’s Mexican Cafe and Typhoon Saloon are located at 1165 Garnet Ave. With nearly 50 televisions dedicated to football, along with a huge Sunday buffet and a make-your-own bloody Mary bar, this might well be the place for you. If you want to bring the kids, there is a Sunday kids’ meal that comes with a margarita for mom or dad. You might even be more thankful than the pilgrims were when they discovered that turkeys were an excellent substitute for geese as the main course for their Thanksgiving feast. Research has shown that geese were the preferred foul to feast on during the era of the pilgrims. (A little tidbit to share during this holiday season.) “I love working here,” said manager Megan Pantell. “I have been here for over five years and the No. 1 reason is that it is not your average bar. On one side, we have some of the best Mexican food and family-friendly atmospheres at Fred’s, and an upbeat, cutting-edge nightclub at Typhoon Saloon.” Fred’s Mexican Cafe is open seven days a week, while the Typhoon Salon is closed on Mondays — unless, of course, the 49ers have a Monday night game. “Every time the 49ers have a Monday night game it is a very special night here at Typhoon’s,” said Pantell. Fred’s Mexican Cafe and the Typhoon Saloon are not only great places to watch football, they are two of the best places to be in Pacific Beach on Tuesday night. Taco Tuesdays are a staple at Fred’s for Pacific Beach locals who want to unwind and get some of the best tacos; Typhoon Saloon starts the week off right on Tuesdays with one of best club atmospheres in San Diego. Fred’s Mexican Cafe and Typhoon Saloon employ about 150 people — including bartenders, waitresses and talent that performs at the club — giving them the honor of being one of the largest independent employers in the Pacific Beach community. If you have the time this Sunday or any Sunday during this NFL football season, you will experience the next best thing to going to an actual game at Fred’s Mexican Café or Typhoon Saloon. — Walter Ruskin is a member of the San Diego Community Newspaper Group’s “Ugly News Team.” Catch his videos and interviews at www.sdnews.com.








