We have mixed feelings about this place. Pros are the outdoors. Cons are staff sometimes seems distracted or non engaging. They under pour beers but the pretzels are really good. We love to sit outdoors so it draws us with that and the pretzels.
Michelle N.
We saw they were hosting Bingo night and decided to swing by to play! - PARKING - Street parking - either be ready to circle around the neighborhood for a spot, or go to the parking structure on 29th street! - SERVICE/ENVIRONMENT - Decent amount of picnic benches outside, and a bit more tight in room for the indoor tables. They have their pretzels on display but you order everything at the bar. The bar had a few visiting breweries on tap! After you order, you get a number tag - there was a mixup for one of our friend's orders but it got resolved. Took around 15 minutes for food to start coming out. Bingo started a bit late, and the rounds went slower than expected so it ended up being later than we'd hoped. - FOOD - I would definitely eat before coming, or plan to eat after. Their sandwiches are not very big at all, and many of our friends ended up wanting more food after eating here. Their pretzels are nice and soft though! The Philly: I only tried two Pretzels, The Philly and the Munich. I prefer the Philly as I liked the thicker dough. I also liked the sweet mustard over the beer cheese! - OVERALL - A nice spot to grab snacks and beer! Wouldn't come to get full off the food, but maybe will return for future game nights!
Brian C.
Was super excited to try this place. A bar themed around pretzels - yes please! We went on a Monday night and found plenty of seating (indoor and outdoor) and little to no line to order. You order at the bar, receive a number, and your food/drink is brought to your table. The food came out very fast. Quality was good - we got the pepperoni pretzel pizza, turkey sandwich, and an order of pretzel puffs with beer cheese and mustard. The portions seemed small given the cost - about $15 per item. But I liked the uniqueness of the menu and the atmosphere, so I'll probably be back.
Odhizyss Badillo
Why close early???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noe Ramirez
Great beer and pretzels, coming back next week to share with my coworkers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel and Munich Pretzel
MacKenzie Carr
Got 2 beers and 2 pretzels for $50. The beers, service, and vibes were good. The pretzels are absolutely not worth the money. They taste like freezer pretzels. They’re fine. Just fine. Idk I expected more since it’s literally the name of the joint. Also all the pretzels are the same dough so just pick whatever shape you want, don’t expect a flavor difference.Overall fine but not worth the drive to get it again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Mariah Allen Moore
I came in on 12/10/23 as an actual Philadelphian who had just moved from Philly 4 days prior. I was excited to come and took the #2 bus up to this location, specifically, to watch the Eagles-Cowgirls game.I read on Yelp they had Hefeweizen (3 people specifically mentioned hefeweizen in their reviews). I walked to the bar and asked what did they have as far as hefeweizen and the staff member said just look at the list up on the wall. I said I'm not really a beer drinker, so idk if any are hefeweizen which is why I'm asking you. He proceeded to give me a hard time.I said, Well, if you don't know if you have hefeweizen, do you have any ciders? And instead of just saying "Yes" he said can't you see the cider listed on the board up there? I asked for his name before I left the establishment and surprised he said "Boomer." I had looked thos place up before I went to it so I know that meant he was the 'owner' who was acting rude towards this actual Philly patron.Let's be clear, this man is from Delco, not Philly. This place is clearly for one type of Philly fan with one type of 'look' that I'm sure if I fit, I would have gotten more service. I will not be back nor do I recommend to anyone who is actually from PHILLY. I did not feel welcomed there at all and left feeling really let down, bc I really did want to try the Philly pretzel and have a good time there.Anyways, I walked to True North around the corner. They have way more TVs, food, and drink options. Someone in there told me someone recently got stabbed up at Pretzels and Pints, which I believe because from what I experienced there is zero security or crowd control... Nobody was even checking IDs there.Parking: The lot was completely full and more people were trying to park still. Pandemonium.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Arcadio Mora
Super fun lively place. And if you like pretzels, you'll enjoy the options here. Also, a good choice of beers. They often have different things going on like trivia night ect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paddy Coyne
Great beer and tasty food. The staff was great and I'm excited to visit for another game day.
Justine Duyst
Great vibes and really friendly crowd. They had a N64 Mario Cart tournament when I was there and I did terribly lol but everyone was so kind and made it fun!
Amazing vibe, food, and taps! That such a simple idea could take off like this is a treat. Great space for friends, or just to chill and catch a game. About 4 billion pretzels and sauces to choose from, and the taps are creative and diverse. Wish I was closer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel and Munich Pretzel, Hot Dog, Jumbo Bavarian
Greg Heller-LaBelle
In what I can only assume is some sort of sociological effort to put all of the Philly fans in one place and thus save the rest of San Diego from them, this place exists via, I think, some bizarre portal to Eastern Pennsylvania. The denizens of this establishment have an intricate series of rituals for every possible positive outcome during Philadelphia sporting events, which mostly involve loud communal chants and banging on furniture. A woman named Lykheng (which I think I spelled correctly) glares at them in constant protective judgement, a comforting bulwark whose continued side eye and beer service keeps these degenerate lunatics from total barbarism. A man who I can only assume is the owner wanders about with two main responsibilities: 1. Turning excellent music on during the commercial breaks (which he does with astonishing precision), and 2. Running through the establishment with two cowbells after a Philadelphia homerun. Everyone is friendly, which means they are equally willing to fight you or purchase you a citywide special, according to your tastes. They sell some insane, delicious canned beverage that seems equal parts irradiated apples from three mile island and tears of William Penn, and it is 5 dollars. They offer a wide variety of pretzels so that you can experience real Sixers-fan-level regret after you order something other than the Philly. There were literally several dozen witches here, and they fit in perfectly.I think I'm a Phillies fan now. I blame this place, the best bar in North Park. Don't come here or you won't want to leave.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel with Beer Cheese Sauce
Fergal O.
Ugh! A waste of money and time. A cold pretzel cut in half with a hot dog shoved into one of the empty spaces? At these prices? No. no.
Natalie Dowzicky
This place has a fantastic Eagles gameday atmosphere. Get the meat-lovers pizza pretzel. It's amazing.
Jordan Pier
Pretzels are ok. Kinda bland. Beer cheese is meh. Really need more cheese options and horseradish mustard. Bar smells like rancid spilled beer and vomit mixed.
We have mixed feelings about this place. Pros are the outdoors. Cons are staff sometimes seems distracted or non engaging. They under pour beers but the pretzels are really good. We love to sit outdoors so it draws us with that and the pretzels.
We saw they were hosting Bingo night and decided to swing by to play! - PARKING - Street parking - either be ready to circle around the neighborhood for a spot, or go to the parking structure on 29th street! - SERVICE/ENVIRONMENT - Decent amount of picnic benches outside, and a bit more tight in room for the indoor tables. They have their pretzels on display but you order everything at the bar. The bar had a few visiting breweries on tap! After you order, you get a number tag - there was a mixup for one of our friend's orders but it got resolved. Took around 15 minutes for food to start coming out. Bingo started a bit late, and the rounds went slower than expected so it ended up being later than we'd hoped. - FOOD - I would definitely eat before coming, or plan to eat after. Their sandwiches are not very big at all, and many of our friends ended up wanting more food after eating here. Their pretzels are nice and soft though! The Philly: I only tried two Pretzels, The Philly and the Munich. I prefer the Philly as I liked the thicker dough. I also liked the sweet mustard over the beer cheese! - OVERALL - A nice spot to grab snacks and beer! Wouldn't come to get full off the food, but maybe will return for future game nights!
Was super excited to try this place. A bar themed around pretzels - yes please! We went on a Monday night and found plenty of seating (indoor and outdoor) and little to no line to order. You order at the bar, receive a number, and your food/drink is brought to your table. The food came out very fast. Quality was good - we got the pepperoni pretzel pizza, turkey sandwich, and an order of pretzel puffs with beer cheese and mustard. The portions seemed small given the cost - about $15 per item. But I liked the uniqueness of the menu and the atmosphere, so I'll probably be back.
Why close early???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great beer and pretzels, coming back next week to share with my coworkers.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel and Munich Pretzel
Got 2 beers and 2 pretzels for $50. The beers, service, and vibes were good. The pretzels are absolutely not worth the money. They taste like freezer pretzels. They’re fine. Just fine. Idk I expected more since it’s literally the name of the joint. Also all the pretzels are the same dough so just pick whatever shape you want, don’t expect a flavor difference.Overall fine but not worth the drive to get it again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
I came in on 12/10/23 as an actual Philadelphian who had just moved from Philly 4 days prior. I was excited to come and took the #2 bus up to this location, specifically, to watch the Eagles-Cowgirls game.I read on Yelp they had Hefeweizen (3 people specifically mentioned hefeweizen in their reviews). I walked to the bar and asked what did they have as far as hefeweizen and the staff member said just look at the list up on the wall. I said I'm not really a beer drinker, so idk if any are hefeweizen which is why I'm asking you. He proceeded to give me a hard time.I said, Well, if you don't know if you have hefeweizen, do you have any ciders? And instead of just saying "Yes" he said can't you see the cider listed on the board up there? I asked for his name before I left the establishment and surprised he said "Boomer." I had looked thos place up before I went to it so I know that meant he was the 'owner' who was acting rude towards this actual Philly patron.Let's be clear, this man is from Delco, not Philly. This place is clearly for one type of Philly fan with one type of 'look' that I'm sure if I fit, I would have gotten more service. I will not be back nor do I recommend to anyone who is actually from PHILLY. I did not feel welcomed there at all and left feeling really let down, bc I really did want to try the Philly pretzel and have a good time there.Anyways, I walked to True North around the corner. They have way more TVs, food, and drink options. Someone in there told me someone recently got stabbed up at Pretzels and Pints, which I believe because from what I experienced there is zero security or crowd control... Nobody was even checking IDs there.Parking: The lot was completely full and more people were trying to park still. Pandemonium.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Super fun lively place. And if you like pretzels, you'll enjoy the options here. Also, a good choice of beers. They often have different things going on like trivia night ect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great beer and tasty food. The staff was great and I'm excited to visit for another game day.
Great vibes and really friendly crowd. They had a N64 Mario Cart tournament when I was there and I did terribly lol but everyone was so kind and made it fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pizza
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing vibe, food, and taps! That such a simple idea could take off like this is a treat. Great space for friends, or just to chill and catch a game. About 4 billion pretzels and sauces to choose from, and the taps are creative and diverse. Wish I was closer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel and Munich Pretzel, Hot Dog, Jumbo Bavarian
In what I can only assume is some sort of sociological effort to put all of the Philly fans in one place and thus save the rest of San Diego from them, this place exists via, I think, some bizarre portal to Eastern Pennsylvania. The denizens of this establishment have an intricate series of rituals for every possible positive outcome during Philadelphia sporting events, which mostly involve loud communal chants and banging on furniture. A woman named Lykheng (which I think I spelled correctly) glares at them in constant protective judgement, a comforting bulwark whose continued side eye and beer service keeps these degenerate lunatics from total barbarism. A man who I can only assume is the owner wanders about with two main responsibilities: 1. Turning excellent music on during the commercial breaks (which he does with astonishing precision), and 2. Running through the establishment with two cowbells after a Philadelphia homerun. Everyone is friendly, which means they are equally willing to fight you or purchase you a citywide special, according to your tastes. They sell some insane, delicious canned beverage that seems equal parts irradiated apples from three mile island and tears of William Penn, and it is 5 dollars. They offer a wide variety of pretzels so that you can experience real Sixers-fan-level regret after you order something other than the Philly. There were literally several dozen witches here, and they fit in perfectly.I think I'm a Phillies fan now. I blame this place, the best bar in North Park. Don't come here or you won't want to leave.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Philly Pretzel with Beer Cheese Sauce
Ugh! A waste of money and time. A cold pretzel cut in half with a hot dog shoved into one of the empty spaces? At these prices? No. no.
This place has a fantastic Eagles gameday atmosphere. Get the meat-lovers pizza pretzel. It's amazing.
Pretzels are ok. Kinda bland. Beer cheese is meh. Really need more cheese options and horseradish mustard. Bar smells like rancid spilled beer and vomit mixed.