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Triple Crown Pub
Categories: Nightlife Bars Sports Bars Nightlife Bars Dive Bars Sports Bars, Dive Bars [Edit]
3221 Adams Ave(between 32nd St & Bancroft St)
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 281-0263
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 3 pm - 2 am
Sat-Sun 12 pm - 2 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
160 reviews for Triple Crown Pub
Review Highlights
"There's a fantastic beer selection AND ping pong."
(in 92 reviews)
"Darts and pool and shuffle board oh my."
(in 31 reviews)
"French onion dip on pretzels it's genius."
(in 5 reviews)
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160 reviews in English
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Review from Jenn C.
12/6/2011
This place is a pretty cool place to kick back. They have shuffleboard and foozeball and fun games. I had a fun time here. They also have a decent selection of beers both on tap and in bottles. Just to name a few - Karl Strauss Red Trolley, Lagunitas Pale Ale, Rogue Nut Brown Ale, and some others that are slipping my mind now.
They do not have hard alcohol. They have some low-alcohol content "vodka" and other spirits but they do not taste very good. -
Review from Ryan B.
San Diego, CA
1/18/2012
Good place to get hit on by women named X (short for Xtina, btw), who then intimidates you into making out with her.
Also good place to get into a machete fight.
But they have pool tables, so... score. I guess. -
Review from Trish S.
Escondido, CA
9/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Was here on Sunday and it was alot of fun, but hey what Pub isn't fun when I'm there to show of my awesomeness ha ha. Typical Pub, this place was pretty laid back but there was a Chargers game on so it was LOUD as hell for a little bit. After the game it died down a bit was super chill.
This was my second time here and I'll keep going back. The bartenders were really on it, for as many people was in here. Didn't have to wait for anything. This place has tables that you can sit at or at the bar. You can order food as well...but I wasn't there to eat surprise, surprise.
Very clean.... bathroom was clean too. Chill place..check them out! -
Review from A To X.
San Diego, CA
1/19/2012
The drinks, price, and atmosphere are all GREAT!!!! A perfect place to stop by for a craft beer and maybe even play a little pool or watch a game. It's a laid back crowd with no drama. Outdoor seating in back.
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Review from Tyler S.
San Francisco, CA
12/27/2011 1 Check-in Here
FUN...but a little scary!
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Review from Janet O.
8/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
Drunk playing all kinds of games in this bar. That's all that I can say.
I do remember the awesome bartender too..well vaguely. Good times with good friends. -
Review from Brad S.
La Mesa, CA
12/3/2011
It's the Cheers of SD. Granted, weekends can get a little hecktic but after a couple happy hours there, the bartenders will know you name and your choice of beer before you order it. They're a great group of folks. Get to know the patrons, and they'll call your name like Norm when you walk in the door. Just a great pub for various occasions.
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Review from Fredd S.
8/29/2011 1 Check-in Here
My never ending quest to find San Diego's chillest pub led me to Triple Crown. I came with my friend Gaaron and was later joined by four other friends. Our evening was incredible! They had free samples from Lagunitas Brewing company and some free pins.
The drinks are moderately priced and their selection, although not magical, was pretty balanced.
Me and my friend ended up playing a bunch of Ping Pong games, joined a pool game with some strangers and had a blast.
The best thing about this bar is that it wasn't packed or insanely loud, which is one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to bars.
Come on Thursdays and invite some friends. You wont regret it.Listed in: The San Diego Adventure Dating…
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Review from Danette J.
San Diego, CA
Updated - 7/26/2011
I would like to start off by saying that it pains me to say that i will not be giving this bar my business any further after the unprofessional and disrespectful behavior the older bartender exhibited last night.
My fiancee has just moved abroad for a year and some friends from out of town and some in town came out to have a few beers with me because I had been feeling lonely (He just left on last week so I'm not used to his absence yet.)
There was a group of 8 of us who have been to the Triple Crown before on numerous occasions. Given it was a Monday, we were the only group at the bar besides a table with 3 people. We ended up buying 4-5 pitchers of beer and putting old school tunes on the jukebox like 'Runaround Sue'.
All in all we were having a good time when out of nowhere the older bartender walks over, grabs one of my friend's beers that was placed on the pooltable and POUNDS it on the bar. He then commences to turn to her and says that she is (and I quote), "Fucking stupid" for putting her beer on the pool table. She immediately apologizes, but we're all shocked that he would even say that to a paying patron. He then looks at my other friend and asks if he's the bartender at El Zarape down the street and he replies, "Used to be".... well, the older man said to him, "As a bartender you should know that its fucking stupid to place your glass on the pooltable!"
You would think that we all put our glasses there and spilled beer everywhere by the way he was yelling at us. My friend was the only one and she immediately apologized. Apparently this guy went on some ego trip and told us that the next time that happens he's going to, "Kick us the fuck out."
Absolutely unacceptable behavior! This could have easily been avoided if he just would have addressed her individually and asked her, "Miss could you please not put your glass on the pool table?"
or if he would have told us "Hey guys would you mind not putting glasses on the pool table?" But no... he decided to go the violent route and treated us, his paying patrons of years, like pieces of shit.
It got a bit awkward the rest of the night. One of my friends asked for a beer from him at the bar and somehow the old bartender thought he was mocking him because he thought my friend was intentionally speaking in some weird accent to get on his nerves. Well sir... my friend is from South Africa...
I'm sad to say that I will never walk into this establishment again... I will be giving my business to all of the other non-pretentious bars on this street. Maybe he overheard that the only reason we came in that night was because Blind Lady Alehouse closes early...and got upset...
we'll I'm upset.... and I will be reporting this to the BBB....
You do not treat people this way ever...1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/20/2011
They Have Cider On TAPPPPPPPPP!!!!
I'm a beer drinker in training so things like this bring joy to my… Read more »
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Review from raquel m.
San Mateo, CA
12/4/2011
The trip is my favorite normal heights bar. Its just beer and wine but its a great place to hang out. They have darts, billiards, ping pong and TV. They also make food after 6 most nights. I always get the TJ dog, it is delicious.
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Review from Melinda D.
San Diego, CA
10/30/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Shuffleboard!! Beer!! Pretzels!! Popcorn!! Shuffleboard!!
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Review from Gary O.
El Cajon, CA
6/21/2011 1 Check-in Here
You like beer. You like ping pong, shuffleboard, and all the great bar games that places like Small Bar, Bar Pink, Main Tap, True North, and all the other trendy places don't have. You want to go out with the guys and hit on the toothless meth addict from the subsidized housing 3 blocks down the street. WELLLLL YOU'RE IN LUCK!
I'd never take a date here*UNLESSS* she was one of those girls who could carry her own. You know- the type of girl who carries a baseball bat in her car and is a member of the NRA. She rarely drinks beer but when she does it's Budweisser. The kind of girl who'd cuss you out and then tell you she loves you 30 minutes later. Basically, she's abusive. I jest. But this is definitely a place that's not going to impress a date.
Meanwhile, it's a great bar to hang out, read up on your horse racing icons, and drink some good beers.
Get a group and come here. A great start to any night.
Make sure you've updated your car insurance.Listed in: Guys night out w/o Strippers
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Review from Brian B.
11/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Cool little bar in North Park. Lots of games (pool, shuffle board, etc). A good sized bar with friendly staff, an outside patio, and a reasonable amount of places to sit. It's a good, low-key place to head with a group of friends. The one problem with it is that the games make it slightly cramped...my group had to constantly move in order to avoid the billiards players. Otherwise, it was a nice enough joint with friendly people a-plenty.
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Review from Elder S.
Imperial Beach, CA
8/23/2011
I have only been here once. The crowd was young and friendly, the place was entertaining. Full, but not packed. And everyone was just there to have a good time. Lot's of games i.e. pool, shuffleboard, pin-pong, fuss ball, etc. The bounce was awesome and the bartenders are cool to, except the old guy but he isn't that bad. Would be a 5 star but people were jockeying all night to play pool (only two tables). Oh, and best music I have heard at any bar.
Okay I am now declaring this the funnest bar on Madison Ave. I love this place. There are few females so don't be expecting to score, but the peeps here are fucking legit! -
Review from Shannon M.
San Diego, CA
3/28/2011 3 Check-ins Here
I was pretty faded (shocking I know) when our group of eight rolled in here the other night.
I had never been to Triple crown but since Mario G., and Ace D. gave this place some props I had to check it out.
Triple crown is THE spot in the area to get your bar games on. They have pool tables, ping pong, and shuffle board. I have never seen nor played a game of shuffle board at a bar before, but some regulars were kind enough to school me on the rules of the game and some strategy points.
Friendly people, awesome bar games, cold beers. Come on in, I'll be back for sure. -
Review from Tyson G.
4/5/2011 1 Check-in Here
Excellent beer selection, great shuffleboard table, and ping pong.
Everything else is pretty mediocre... From the cafeteria-style hamburgers to the fuzzy TV reception.
The owner is a character. -
Review from Mario G.
4/19/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is by far one of my favorite local Pubs to come and kick it at. It has a little bit of everything for everyone with plenty of Tv's for whatever sporting event as well. I myself love playing darts, ping pong(not good at this) and pool.
Pitcher of Stella, darts, great bar food, awesome jukebox and good friendly locals. Highly recommend this place to all my friends. The only down side is that a lot of times they're low on staff so on busy nights you might be waiting for a bit to get your drink.
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Review from Ace D.
Updated - 2/10/2011 3 photos
"Beer n ride, stumble to demise" aka Normal Heights Pub Crawl continues...
After leaving the crowded Old Sod, a group of us headed to check out what was going on with the other yelpers at the Triple Crown Pub. I've been here before, which was my hanging spot on kickball nights. I enjoy this one because it's spacious and there's plenty of things to keep you busy here.
I was hanging around quite buzzed at the bar with a cold Woodie Gold. After observing the crowd, I noticed a particular gentleman in the back chilling. He looked very familiar, but I wanted to hear others on their reactions on who I thought it was.
"Hey, do you see that older man back there? Without any hints, does he look familiar to you at all?", I asked around.
"Man, that's the Mayor of San Diego!!", cheered on Mindy R. "It's Jerry Sanders!", laughed on Toni F.
Both of them took off in unison to obtain a photo opportunity with The Man. I soon followed to get my chance to meet Mr. Sanders, but at the same time I stumbled upon my old kickball team. It was great seeing all of them so in respect I greeted each one and asked to confirm to the old team captain if that was really the mayor.
A woman glided across from no where and escorted Mr. Sanders back to another corner. I discretely approached him and smiled. He smiled back and we both fist bumped while we engaged in small talk.
I returned back to the bar for another round of Woodie Gold. Damn that beer is so refreshing. I shared my mayoral experience with Daniel and Noe. I told them both that I was ready to go home now because "I met the mayor!".
Both of them were cracking up, but suddenly they became silent. With my back turned to what they were seeing, however I felt a tap on my back- it was the mayor coming up to me!
"It was a pleasure to meet you. You're one cool dude!", said Mr. Sanders.
I didn't know what to say, since I felt mayor-struck or something to that effect. "Thank you, you honor," I said back as we both fist bumped again. He was on his way out and made the effort to say goodbyes to an elected few. Cool beans, I was one of them.
I turned my attention back to the boys and they asked, what did he say to you Ace? Man, I took a sip of my beer and said to them:
"I'm going home now because I finally met the Ace."
The fat: You'll be tipping your hat at the Triple Crown.
The skinny: This dive bar is a fun filled place to hang out.Listed in: The Burger Hunter's Diary (San…, "Beer n ride, stumble to…
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11/24/2009
Our kickball team decided to hang out here after our defeat. Yup, we've lost 3 games straight and… Read more »
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Review from Noe O.
Hayward, CA
12/11/2010
Any place where the Mayor of San Diego can have a beer with the common folk of this town is pretty damn cool in my book..
They only serve beer here, I drink Tequila, so I couldn't tell you much about the selection. Cuz I don't even care anywayz. -
Review from Alexis K.
San Diego, CA
6/11/2011
Love love love this bar!
Every bar game known to mankind can be found here: ping pong, pool, shuffle board, darts...oh, and to add to the awesomeness of the bar, they have a killer jukebox and friendly bartenders.
AND you can come here any time of the day: in the middle of the afternoon for happy hour and cheap pitchers (my favorite) or with a bunch of friends at night and attempt to smack a little white ball around... -
Review from Vicki C.
San Diego, CA
5/12/2011
Bartenders are awesome, many games and tv's to choose from.
Super Bowl Sunday they made tons of free food and handed out Jello Shots!!
Gotta love it! -
Review from Rossi H.
10/11/2010
It has ping pong. A ping pong table in a bar.
Nothing spells good times like that.
Ok. A few things spell good times. A night of watching the twilight saga. A picnic in the park. Cuddling up by a fireplace with a good Danielle Steele book....
or you could drink copious amounts of beer with a few friends over some nice bar food while playing ping pong.
You choose. I would go with the latter.Listed in: louganis is an alcoholic
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Review from Amanda G.
12/18/2010
Hi Triple Crown,
Your sexy, married, Kouzman-like barback will not earn you a 4 or 5 star rating. Nor will the Messicans speaking basketball next to me boost your rating (I hate that sport). Nor will the $4 Budweiser make you amazing. Actually that's not bad, but I only ordered it because with my half-blind eyes, I couldn't read what else you had on tap. You are close, I heard the mayor came here, I missed it, the bartenders confirmed it. Two of them let me stick actual Yelp stickers on their moobs, but the older dude didn't. He was not impressed. I pretended to sneeze on this other guy and put a couple stickers on him. This is why I don't have nice things.
Love,
The Drunkard Formerly Known as AmandaListed in: Booze me, baby, Booze me H A R…
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Review from Tiffany M.
San Diego, CA
3/21/2011
It's like the (very tiny) bar version of a Dave n' Busters! Minus the noise, the rude people, the way overly priced drinks, and large menu. It has a nice crowd, plenty of bar games 3 darts boards, one shuffle board, two arcade games, ping pong table and several pool table. Very meaty burgers, dunno how the dogs are, but (and I'm not sure it's the bear sayin' this) but they were pretty good as far as bar food goes.
If you got that friend, who can't or won't drink. This is a good in compromise. Everyone's entertained. Wasn't to[ crowded on a Saturday night either.
Easily my fav chill bar, m' going back for sure!! -
Review from Andrew C.
5/24/2010
Normally I'm not the biggest fan of bars like this, but my friends are and that's typically what brings me to places like this all over San Diego.
I've never been worried about bar sports.
I don't need a pool table
I don't need a ping pong table
I don't need shuffleboard
I don't need darts.
None of it.
I need a good jukebox that isn't full of a bunch of Creed and Nickleback bullshit, or the same tired ass 90's rap songs everyone has heard a million times over.
I need a stiff drink. I need good friends, or total strangers, who'd like to chat about whatever in the hell comes to mind.
Somehow, Triple Crown does both in relative harmony. It feels more like someone's backyard (on the back patio) than a bar where goons yell at each other over failed bar games. Not ever going to be a first choice of bars for me, but on Adam's Ave, it's probably the best choice you've got. -
Review from Michelle H.
Portland, OR
5/3/2010
TCP is perfect for getting a decent beer while you watch a game. It's that type bar. There are bar sports abound. Darts. Pool. Shuffleboard. Ping-pong. Foosball. It's all there.
There's a decent food menu, none of which I tired. Apparently, everyone appears to be a fan of the $3 pretzels and dip. It boggles my mind. Does that seem steep to anyone else? In the few hours I was there, I saw the bartender divvy out at least a bag of pretzels and they easily reaped $15+ for it. Smart, very smart.
It's mostly a beer bar, but they were serving one specific type of vodka. It was pretty good stuff. I can only soak up so much beer before feeling bloated and heavy. Don't be surprised if they tell you to, "Go fish," if they don't have one of the beers in stock. Apathy. I love it. Thankfully, there are decent options if what you truly were after isn't available.
Just watch out for balls in your face--rogue ping-pong balls that is.Listed in: I Gave My Heart to San Diego
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Review from Amy D.
7/11/2010
What do I look for in a bar?
I want a place I feel comfortable in. Where I can walk in wearing a t shirt and jeans and not feel over or under dressed. A bar with a great beer selection. Preferably, the people drinking in said bar would be a mixture of odd sketchy conversationalists and non douchy 20-30 somethings. Pool tables are a huge bonus.
Triple Crown fits the bill perfectly for me. Bar service is good. Pool tables in an adjoined room (which has its own opening to the bar - which is a fantastic touch), and separated enough to play some really bad pool without sterilizing the guy at the next table inadvertantly.
I picked up a 22oz Stone smoked porter, a bottle of raspberry cider, and a Guiness. Total was 20 bucks. Not bad, considering the bottle of Stone was probably 10 bucks. One minor point is I remember them pouring Guiness better a couple of years ago - ie over a spoon. Oh well. Can't win it all!
Overall, nice people, pool tables in good condition, ping pong tables behind a screen so flying balls aren't hitting you every 2 minutes, shuffleboard, and darts. Not too big, not too small. Kind of a dive, but not too icky. Bathroom didn't make me gag, which is awesome!
Love triple crown. I've missed you, Adams Ave. But now that I have been reminded of your awesomeness, I'll be back.Listed in: Fun, Funky, and FABULOUS
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Review from Michael Y.
San Diego, CA
8/13/2011
Always had fun here. Owner is cool and likes to treat his customers right. Darts, pool and skiball. Decent prices. :D
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Review from traci l.
3/30/2010
Triple Crown Pub is a nice, kickback bar to go to.
They have lots of things to keep you entertained: beer, shuffleboard, darts, foosball, pool, and ping pong. They have a jukebox too! I had fun playing shuffleboard and I also played some pool. I felt bad for the people waiting for our table because I am not good and it took us forever to finish a game.
There is an interesting mix of people that go to triple crown and it gets pretty busy.
Despite the mass amount of people, the bartenders did a great job getting people drinks. I never had to wait very long for a beer. They don't serve hard alcohol but in addition to beer they have low proof booze like Baileys, Kahlua and a low proof vodka. My miller lite was $4 bucks for a draft pint. Not too bad. -
Review from Ryan O.
San Diego, CA
2/3/2011
TCP isn't a perfect bar, but it has most of the things I like.
Pool, Darts, Shuffle board, Juke box, Ping-Pong, Foosball, TV's, Golf Arcade, beer and friendly people.
Bartenders are cool and people there are approachable and fun usually.
All the games are great to have, but the best part is that Suffleboard, Darts and PingPong are all free! That pretty rare for any bar.
They also have a grill with some very tasty burgers at a great price.
For me, it is a great neighborhood bar that I go to about once a week, but I'm surprised to find other regulars from all over the county. People really like coming to this bar.
Great for small groups, going by yourself and also a great date bar if she's into bar games.
The only minus is they pretty much only have beer. They have some rice vodka and wine, but I'd steer clear of those. -
Review from ruggy j.
1/9/2009
It's Friday or Saturday night. Maybe Thursday or Sunday night. Hell, possibly even Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday night... and you're scratching your dome, looking for a different watering hole to break the monotony of your usual dive bar routine. Then a light bulb goes off: "Oh yeah! Triple Crown! Lez do this!"
That's what Triple Crown is for me. It's just a little spice of life to keep things interesting, with a sports twist.
If you're THAT guy who insists on playing billiards in every bar you step foot in, no matter how packed the place is, you'll love Triple Crown. It's a bar-sports lover's dream! They have pool, ping pong, darts, shuffle board, foosball and pull my finger. Well, not really..., but, you get the drift. They've got just about every bar game you can possibly cram into a small space.
It's pretty fun to revisit the Trip on occasion, but two or three times per year is about all I need. That's not a slam by any means, it just serves a very distinct purpose in my nightlife, and it's always there when I need it.
It's only beer and wine, but you can get that Soju stuff to mix into your tomato juice or tonic water. It's actually not half bad, and if you didn't know it wasn't really vodka, you'd probably just assume it's Smirnoff.
Friendly place, nice bartenders, and they have some select food items if you're hankering for a hot dog, a bag of chips, or a burger. It's actually a REALLY cool place to watch sporting events, too. TVs aren't the biggest, unless the very recently upgraded to a wall of Vizios, but the energy is spot on. Lots of *real* sports fans and you can easily find yourself discussing the lineage of Dan Fouts, BCS Football, or Padre baseball with a complete stranger. It just attracts that type of fan.
Blizzow!Listed in: Dive Bars, Adams Avenue, Drunks just wanna have fun
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Review from Jay D.
12/28/2008
I'm sure it's a great place. It looked fine, but when we walked in on that summer night last year, it was a freaking oven in there with all the doors and windows open to the street? OVEN. It seemed cooler outside? What gives? Our galpals were really uncomfortable given the heat. So we bailed and finished our night at the AC Lounge - the irony.
Tonight we returned, yeah - can you believe it?! We walked in on the closing moments of the Chargers game after a birthday dinner. I was mildly bummed since "providence" moved the momentous game to prime time after we had planned for dinner a week ago. Fortunately, wherever we went TVs were available including Triple Crown (and my crackberry updates! booyah!).
Triple Crown could've scored higher since we had a great time over foosball and shuffleboard and the Boltz victory, but after walking through the front door, we were confronted by the strong, offensive and pervasive smell of yack, ralph, barf, and organ-innard-smoothie. Luckily, we weren't near the door at all. But seriously, WTF. -
Review from Eddie P.
San Diego, CA
12/14/2008 3 Check-ins Here
Wow, I forgot to write about the Triple Crown.
I'm not a stranger to Adams Avenue and all the shenanigans that ensue on its streets, and you will find no mercy at Triple Crown. It's a great pub with darts, pool tables, foosball, ping pong, and sometimes live music.
The food is pretty okay for bar food, but let's be real, you don't go here to eat. You go here to drink. Grab a pitcher with your buddies, put some quarters in the pool table and get plastered. It's the American way.
They have Bud heavy and Miller Lite, to which I've found out make a pretty interesting combination. Just ask for a pitcher of half and half and it will feel like you're drinking a different crappy American beer that doesn't taste too bad.
It's really funny though, I've been going to all of these bars for almost 10 years, and I'm finding out that the ones I started out at like Ould Sod and Triple Crown are the best in San Diego when you don't care about who you're sleeping with that night. Take it from me, kids, no means no, don't drink and drive, and milk does a body good. Triple Crown taught me that. -
Review from John C.
San Diego, CA
6/30/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Adams Ave + dive bar + cheap prices = TCP. I live a couple of blocks away and enjoy this place pretty often. During the day, there's always room at the bar to belly up but the place gets pretty packed in the evenings. There are several TVs (although kind of old) and local sports is always on. Good assortment of local brews and super-nice bartenders. One day, I'll have to try the food but I'm usually heading up there after eating at home :)
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Review from Soleil Moonshine S.
San Diego, CA
12/11/2009
On two separate occasions, my man friend has quipped that taking your significant other to the Triple Crown is tantamount to declaring the relationship dead. This comment conjured a nervous giggle from me as he and I, merely one month into our courtship, stole sips of our respective beers between the obligatory chit-chat on a siberian Saturday at--lo and behold--the bar in question.
Had something unbeknownst to me gone terribly awry?
As my 'X' receptors tried in vain to decipher whether this comment was a fateful observation or a lighthearted wisecrack, a brave new world unraveled before me like a red carpet at a diva's well-manicured feet.
Two meatheads exchanged a series of baseless threats revolving entirely around ping-pong skills, a "hundo," a Hurley sweater and the next round of beer. Said meatheads were beyond belligerent and with every semi-successive swing of their paddles, the unsuspecting ping-pong ball cascaded to and fro, colliding with a bevy of barstools, pool tables, regulars, the community pretzel pot and stray mugs of half-consumed beer.
Across from this spectacle, lay another--a well-fed woman holding a sharpened phallus of an object focuses her gaze on the dartboard before her, wetting her lips and swaying her muffin tops for hips to the unrellenting kachunk kachunk of Metallica's Master of Puppets.
It was poetry. It was all clear. I had entered the Testosterone Twilight Zone.
Triple Crown is, unapologetically so, a sports bar through and through. It boasts a sausage ratio that could bring Oscar Mayer to his knees. The food is greasy and the patrons more so. There are numerous diversions to suit your fancy whether you're into flatscreens screaming countless sports stats at your eyes or "sports" that require the faintest whiff of athleticism between chomps of your cheap'n'greasy burger. The owner is liable to give you the stinkeye as a hearty "you're welcome" for frequenting his establishment.
If you accept the Triple Crown for what it is, it'll do the same in return.
On the other hand, if your boyfriend suggests a leisurely evening at the Triple Crown, threaten to Triple Crown his ass posthaste if his idea of a time is an evening spent at said bar.Listed in: Hair of the Dog Spots..
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Review from Monica A.
San Diego, CA
10/12/2011
Okay I love all the games and the beer, but why is it SO bright?
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Review from Michael R.
Louisville, KY
5/17/2009
Being pretty much the opposite of a sports fan, I didn't expect to like this place as much as I do. However, Matt loves it and we live within stumbling distance, so I had to at least give it a fair chance.
And the fact is, it's a good bar. I like that we can usually find seating and hear each other speak (I say usually because we did go in during a Charger game once, which made each a little more challenging). The burgers are pretty decent. They seem to have a great selection of bar games, although I am generally clumsy so I haven't actually tried any. Overall, I am really glad this is our neighborhood bar.
Oh, and it's a *great* place to see lesbians making-out.Listed in: Adams Avenue
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Review from Dave R.
San Diego, CA
9/9/2010 3 Check-ins Here
The Triple Crown is what it is: it's a place that you to get sh*t-faced drunk on $20. They only have beer and a small amount of no-name vodka, so you best like beer.
I live down the street from it, which is why I drink here. I'm not sure I would travel out of my way to get here.
If you're in the area, check it out. -
Review from Charlie Y.
San Diego, CA
8/24/2008
Triple crown wins as one of the best bars in the normal heights area. Drink prices are reasonable and they have a decent selection of beer on tap. All essential bar games are covered, including decent pool tables, foosball, and ping pong!!! Shuffleboard what!!! One of the few bars that seems to play non-retarded music. The vibe here is so awesome that it's hard to not have a good time (or get sloppy drunk)
Don't miss the triple crown if you are in the area! -
Review from Lahnna E.
6/13/2009
I really really love this place. It makes me sad that I no longer live two skips from it (yes, i skip.)
It was like Triple Crown was waiting for me with its little neon sign glowing hopefully in the distance. I instantly felt its warm hug upon entering. A warm hug that smelled of IPA. Its sticky counters and floors make me feel at home as I slowly slip into my buzz choice of the night.
Too bad they don't have Sierra on draft anymore, but they still have it bottled. Got a severe buzz going with a few pints of Red Trolley the other night. When I can't figure out anywhere else to go, I'm always down to drink cheaply and this is my spot. Triple Crown's always got my back.Listed in: The Norm
