Toronado

4.75/5  rDev +7%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.75

4.16/5  rDev -6.3%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.25 | food: 4

4.53/5  rDev +2%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5

4.45/5  rDev +0.2%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75

4.55/5  rDev +2.5%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 5 | food: 4

I loved this place. It's a craft brew dive bar, and the selection for me (coming from the East Coast) was tremendous. Had my first Pliny the Elder here and my only wish is that I could have had more time to enjoy my time there over a few more beers.

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4.75/5  rDev +7%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5

4.8/5  rDev +8.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5

4.49/5  rDev +1.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 3.5

4.2/5  rDev -5.4%
vibe: 3 | quality: 5 | service: 3 | selection: 5

5/5  rDev +12.6%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5

4.55/5  rDev +2.5%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75

3.39/5  rDev -23.6%
vibe: 2.75 | quality: 3.25 | service: 3 | selection: 4.25

4.39/5  rDev -1.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75 | food: 3.5

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5

4.41/5  rDev -0.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5

4.65/5  rDev +4.7%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75

4.64/5  rDev +4.5%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5

Nat the bartender was super cool. Locals there gave us great recommendations for places to visit while on vacation.

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4.59/5  rDev +3.4%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75

4.47/5  rDev +0.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.25 | selection: 4.75

4.32/5  rDev -2.7%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75

4.79/5  rDev +7.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5

4.39/5  rDev -1.1%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.25

Been to SD many times and had just seemed to miss Toronado. Had been to original SF location, and thought it about time to check it out in SD. Glad I did.
Old school beer bar vibe...somewhat like SF. Only here it was 30th street vs Haight. So your head is in a definitely different place when you head in. Once in...the vibe is more relaxed. More laid back and friendly. Staff took exceptional time to talk beer, quiz me on what I was looking for and offering many unsolicited tastes and trials. Also VERY impressed that staff asked my opinion on new beers they had tapped/were not entirely familiar with. Not just whether I liked or not...but the details. Not unlike T-SF the tap selection was very good, but nothing jaw dropping. Bottle list is extensive but only a few rare/special beers. SD has plenty of solid alternatives. So I would highly recommend a stop because of the staff and a much better than average selection list.

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4.59/5  rDev +3.4%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5