Mike Hess Brewing—Imperial Beach

The beer was great recommend doing a flight they're so many good drinks with the flight you can try multiple then get a glass of your favorite one. Tacos are very delicious customer service was great always made sure our glass were full and got are food out quick totally recommend try this spot out

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great environment and the food was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Surf & Turf Taco, Craft Beer, Fish Taco, Mike Hess Fish Taco, Salsa

Great atmosphere, friendly service and great beer

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lots of outdoor seating. Fun place for a group. The tacos were delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

The food is insanely overpriced for what you get. My "tacos" were just bland, wet meat placed on a sad, soggy "tortilla". Not to mention how tiny they were.
The "service" you, not really 'recieve', but hopelessly request operates on the most ramshackle, disorganized system I've ever experienced. Instead of being offered help, you have to request by showing the side of a card that shows you're ready for service. You'll most likely wait nearly half an hour before anyone notices to help. And when they do, the staff is rude (probably not their fault. They probably have a nitwit for a manager based on how this place operates).
The atmosphere should at least be the saving grace for the price you pay for the poor food you receive on a paper tray. It's not. Incredibly loud music, and a facility that cannot support the amount of staff/patrons it's trying to can easily make one overstimulated.
If you're looking for quality food per price, generous service, and great atmosphere, you WILL NOT find it here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I wanted tacos and beer. This place hit it out of the park. Food and beer was great. Right by the beach. Wasn't busy when I was there. Friendly staff. Food was amazing. Had a sand sculpture there which was great to see. Apparently it changes every few months. Families were there with their kids. People came by with their dogs. Just a great local spot by the beach. Even watched the sunset from the ocean from there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mike Hess Fish Taco

My daughter brought me here for lunch and a beer. Let me start by saying the chips and salsa are sooooo good. Fresh chips with salsa that's not the norm for tacos. The flavor was really good. Our tacos were really good as well. Make sure you get some of their sauces. I ordered a flight of beer since this was my first time and I wasn't disappointed with any of my choices. The seating was all outdoors and the weather was beautiful. They have outdoor games and a very reasonable kids menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Flight Board & Glasses, Craft Beer, Fish Taco, Mike Hess Fish Taco, Salsa

This place is the best! Outside seating is great, service is great, food is great, and of course the beer is the best! It's nice to see that Mike is still progressing, even in these challenging times. We'll done Mike Hess!
I was just at the IB location, usually lately I go to the two in Seaport Villiage, and occasionally to North Park. All have their unique benifets. The patio in IB is an airy and nice beir garten, the Bayside seaport location has the stellar view to enjoy your Brew and both have amazing taco shops. The North Park location has the grand entrance that takes you right over the Brewery down below. I always find a beer I like, and sometimes there's a collaboration or a new release that I can get excited about. Mike offers some pretty cool specials to take advantage of, and he is truly community oriented and generous with his fund raising. I like Mike.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has good food and a great vibe. I recommend the fish tacos and the Iberia tacos!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mike Hess Fish Taco

Fun outside atmosphere with GREAT tacos. Try the birria.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Surf & Turf Taco, Churros, Mike Hess Fish Taco, Ossobuco Taco

Seems like a "can't miss" spot. Community beach spot with tons of seats, tons of beer, and tons of diverse food (mostly taco based though). All of it phenomenal! Oh and great coffee drinks too!

Service was great, but it's an awkward place between self-serve and waited seating so understand that going in. Everyone was friendly and attentive.

A bit dingy and smells of mop-water, but that's kinda the area so accept it! That's about the only negative thing I have to say.

Kid-friendliness: BIG open outdoor area. Kids can run around and play with corn hole.

Wheelchair accessibility: Huge space with plenty of room to maneuver and big banquet tables without permanent seats.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Flight Board & Glasses, Craft Beer, Hop Cloud

Meh... can't say anything about the food I didn't order anything off the menu. I saw them bring out food other tables and they were served in little paper trays. Not sure who the guy was working there but I could not even get a drink menu he just kept giving me what sounded like a sales pitch that they have ales,Amber's, lagers ipa bla bla bla...dude... I just wanted to see the damn drink menu which you were unable to provide so we bailed after one very expensive beer

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 2

10pm close
Table uncleaned
Ignored by wait staff
Food orders stopped by 8:45pm
Crispy Shrimp taco was more like STALE crispy,
Salmon taco was good.

I would think this location costs BIG $$$$, so I would hire a more attentive and cordial wait staff!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Why be open until 10 yet stop serving food before 9??
The tacos are really good and I am a street taco hound!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fish Taco

The food was great, I was kinda expecting more of a beer selection though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5