Elite Event: Holiday Headstart At Harbor Town Pub

Parking wasn’t great, but I loved the intimate, small group we had! These small events led me to talk to fellow elites more than I ever had before and it was wonderful. The food was better than I expected and actually drew me back despite the bad parking. The ginger soy wings were full of flavor, and the sliders were amazing! Crazy juicy and flavorful. The beer and wine was enjoyable and the Strawberry Wife was delicious. The unexpected dessert provided by the adorable chef was awesome. Much fun was had.

Thank you Brad for a wonderful event. I like the smaller group events as they are more intimate and I get the chance to meet and greet with everyone. The venue is very nice; open & breezy with plenty of fresh air and sunlight, perfect for San Diego. The staff here are super fast, friendly, and always smiling. Love the chicken wings! Oh, and yes I needed more Unilocal schwag as I didn’t have a pair of the sunglasses before this event, LOL!

final day of the elite event week… and i was lucky enough to be included… not only was all the food amazing!!! but there was tons of yummy grub and drinks… but the highlight of the night was meeting the drunk «i hate Unilocalers guy» and i got my picture with him. too bad i didn’t get his autograph =(
congrats to Dan D for winning my skim board…
thanks to Brad for stuffing our butts and belly’s with grub…
great company to make me feel loved!!!
the table service was amazing! no crowds running me over for a smell of food… full size portions delivered to us on a silver platter!
my favorite of the night were the sliders (wish they were first before i got stuffed)…ooh and the little fried chicken drumlettes… mmm…and of course sings and wings…
looking forward to seeing you all again!

Another Mini Mixer success!
The last of the 4 day SD Elite Mini Mixers… The Holiday Headstart At Harbor Town Pub was a blast. An Awesome way to kick off the 4^th of July holiday… about 25 elites congregated to enjoy cocktails (The Storm Genie, Bulliet To The Head,
Strawberry Wife, Ironfire Brewery beers, a bunch of other beers, wine tasting), food (Grilled chicken wings, fried chicken, beef sliders, avocado hummus wraps), dessert (Red velvet cupcakes) and entertainment (Homeless looking grumpy old man… this is a theme).
Love these intimate events… got to connect with some Elites that were out for their first events, some that I had met earlier in the week, some that had returned to the area and of course a few familiar faces. Also I was lucky enough to win the grand prize… a 10 Cane Rum Skim Board… SCORE!!!
I admit to being a chicken wing/​finger snob in the way that I don’t like the hassle of dealing with bones… the wings they served here though were on point. Not too greasy and full of flavor/​meat. I can blab and go on about the rest of the drinks and food here… but just trust me when I say it all stood tall. Oh and the staff… other than not being too shabby to look at… was about as good and pleasant that I have encountered at any event. This wasn’t just a face they put on for the event either… I have frequented this place on many occasions and have never experienced anything less from HT!
Thanks again Brad for an awesome event and week of fun!

ginger chicken & tasty dipping sauce, drink (storm genie), good company, drink (beer tasters), fried chicken & tasty dipping sauce, some more drink (strawberry wife), sliders, drink (wine tasters), cupcakes, drink, angry man drink, won tickets to comic con beer fest, drink, angry man, drink.
Oh such a great night so glad I was able to partake in the festivities with my Unilocal friends. Old ones are as amazing as always new ones sweet as can be. The venue was set up small and intimate so our group could hang out and socialize.
The food was tasty and seemed to not stop. The fried chicken as other Unilocalers pointed out was so moist, tender and gently crispy. I was craving some great fried chicken and left a happy monkey! The sliders were also a hit in my book. Now the dranks! I was partial to the gunslinger and the stout that Ironfirebrewing offered. So tasty. I hooked up with strawberry wife towards the end of the night though.
All in all it was an awesome event but everyone who was there knows my favorite part of the night was when angry man got home and took his pants off. Brad thank you again for making another successful events! See you at the comic con beer fest!

Harbor Town is one of my most favorite places in San Diego. It’s part of my regular lunch rotation so of course I was ecstatic that Unilocal was having a small elite event here. The staff was on it and the food and drinks were flowing.
This event was one of the rarities where everyone was actually stuffed from the samples. Harbor Town staff kept the food coming for the entire two hours of this event. I was so full that I almost cried when they brought out the red velvet cupcakes. I’m a big fan of Jeremy’s cupcakes and have had them many times. Some of my friends say they are the best cupcakes they have ever had. And you know what? They may be right.
Although I loved all the food the sliders were my favorite. The Strawberry Wife was perfectly sweet and they were serving some delicious Chardonnay which I wish I could remember the name of. I typically don’t like chardonnay at all but this one was different. Shoot if someone can remember please send me a note so I can give them proper credit.
Very nice end of the evening shout out goes to Brad for holding his own with drunk man who hates Unilocal.He was classic and he had some bad BO. The hater not Brad.
Thanks to Brad for another great event. Thanks Harbor Town for hosting. Thanks Jeremy for the cupcakes.

i really loved this new concept of breaking up into mini Unilocal events. loved!
harbor town immediately appealed to me because:
1. only 30 people… more personal feel, less crazy, more sampling available!
2. never been to harbor town and its obviously a local fav
3. 4−6pm is happy hour time!
4. it kicked off the holiday weekend — how often does your wednesdays get to be treated as a friday???
…and everything lived up to my expectations. those ginger wings had a lovely unique flavor that set them apart from most places’ wings. my fav of the offerings was the fried chicken. surprising for me; not huge on fried foods. but WOW so juicy and SO MEATY. the beef slider came in close second… wow. glutinous.
i ended up really enjoying the Strawberry Wife (10 Cane Rum — strawberry — lime). the strawberry was balanced very well with the lime to mix for the perfect sweet and sour combination. the storm genie was good, but overpowering on the rosemary, imo. also loved the IPL beer.
the staff was so friendly and accommodating… and right on top of everything with constant check-​ins for more drinks. couldnt have asked for a nicer experience. these caual sit down events are right up my alley. thanks harbor town and brad for such a fantastic kickstart to 4^th of july!

Three words: Ginger chicken wings. I don’t know what that sauce is that comes with them, but I know my whole table wanted to just DRINK it! The sliders were good but I’m not usually a burger person. And yes the cupcake was seriously the best red velvet I’ve ever had!!!
The beer tasting was also sooo much fun and great to try different kinds of a brewer’s beers without a whole glass. Even though they’re in Temecula ;) I really enjoyed the IPA and the stout the best personally, but I prefer those usually anyway hehe. GREAT mini event as you truly feel like you get to meet more Unilocalers with an intimate event.
Thanks Brad and Harbor Town!

I’ve been away for a while and was sad to see that Danny had left, but SD Unilocal seems to be in good hands with Brad.
Harbor Town Pub was a great venue for this intimate event — got to meet some non-​Yelpers (the pub was still open to the public) and mingle with old/​new Unilocal friends. Great food and drinks all around, but my favorites were definitely the red velvet cupcake (which I don’t normally like, but it was a muffin-​y cupcake — yum!) and the Bulliet cocktail.
Thanks, Brad, for another great Unilocal event!

My first Unilocal Elite event! It was amazing! I got to meet the people i stalk and the people who stalk me! Harbor Town bar bites were delish!!! The wings were da bomb! The veggie wrap was the bomb. The sliders were the bomb! Oh, and I do not have the biggest sweet tooth, but the SURPRISE red velvet cake was amazing! So amazing, in fact, that we brought out the diminutive cook/​chef and hoisted his spirits in the air. I really wanted someone to lift him up. He seemed very light. SO GLAD I GOT TO MEET ALL MY FELLOW UnilocalERS!!! To me, THAT was the best part of it all!!!

Got there a bit late (and had to park a couple blocks down), but the last of the Mini Mixers Brad B. scheduled was worth it!
The moment I came in, I was offered some of the soy ginger chicken wings. I took a couple, found a seat, and soon was engrossed in conversation with John B. and Claire D. I even got to chat with Brad about this event, the event the night before, and even a possible upcoming event which I have my fingers crossed that he makes it happen.
The food was great; while the soy ginger chicken wings were good, the fried chicken was AWESOME. Having this makes me want to try to come to Harbor Town Pub to get the Chicken and Waffles sometime. The Avocado Hummus Wrap was surprisingly filling (the half we got was huge!), the beef sliders were delicious — I thought they used King’s Hawaiian rolls — and the Red Velvet cupcakes were to die for!
I got to try the Storm Genie cocktail, and I have to admit, the fusion of Tanqueray, grapefruit, and rosemary was pretty good on a Wednesday afternoon before the 4^th of July. Didn’t get to try the Bulliet To The Head — according to our server (who was very friendly and very easy on the eyes), they actually ran out of one of the herbs; not sure if it was the basil or the mint. The beers definitely hit the spot — I liked the Synnah IPA, and while stout isn’t my jam, the one offered to me had a delightful coffee scent that helped it go down smoothly.
I like the venue here — Harbor Town Pub is actually quite inviting, and I loved the pictures on the walls, especially the Andre the Giant one that I had to take a pic of.
Great food, great potables, and great people (as always). Thanks to John B., Claire D., Julie K. (who I had to congratulate for winning the night before at her first YEE), Chun P., and Cat A. (for introducing us to the Foodspotting app) for the great conversations, a special thanks to the staff at Harbor View Pub, and a great big thanks to Brad B. and new intern Cat for setting this up!
(Oh, and no thanks to the angry drunken dude at the bar who was going on various tirades about Unilocal and stuff. At first it was kinda funny to watch — I felt bad for Cat A. and Brad for putting up with him — but towards the end of the evening, it was getting really uncomfortable as he started getting louder and louder while getting drunker and drunker. Hope the bouncers threw him out on his ass…)

Fried Chicken + Chicken Wings + Sliders + Red Velvet Cupcakes = Happy Tummy!
Wine + Cocktails + Beer = Grumpy Tummy! I’m 35 now… I should be smart enough not to mix all that!
Getting super dooper snuggly cozy with Claire D, David G, Heather W. Scott F, John B, Jennifer N., Alisa G, Todd G, Arlene P, Dan D, Joel, Sharon L, Parada, Martin M., Michael P, Mari H., Shalini G, Amber E., Monique R, Rudy, Cat A, Cat #2 and CM BRAD BEE = Happy Chun P!
SIDE STORY: Around 6:30ish, some local, creepy, stinky, older, bitter, angry, Unilocal hating drunkard stumbled into the unofficial after-​party. The heated debate between him and a few brave Unilocalers gradually got louder with voices getting raised to almost shouting, but luckily he left before things got ugly… I just feel sorry for the gal who married this dude: shitty personality, ugly and a drunkard… hopefully for her sake he at least has money (doubtful!).

My very first Elite, no make that Unilocal event out of the LA, OC, LA EAST & LBC!
CMS have the huge job & responsibility of hosting Elite Events & CMYES along with their other responsibilities that come with their position here on Unilocal.
That being said, the planning, searching, perks, title & themes of the events and, negotiating with the business owners
quite an undertaking in itself.
THAT, my fellow Unilocalers, I have said more than once in my reviews of Unilocal events on any level, ’tis important to always remember, a talent to be respected always.
I’ve hosted & co-​hosted 8 UYES since joining Unilocal in November of 2008, and this one coming up, so I know what our CMS do, and they do it so very well:
So when I saw that I was going to be in SD from the LBC on the 3^rd of July, I RSVPED to Brad B from MP on the fly!
I was joined at the hip by another cool Unilocaler my fiancé, Martin M who lives here in SD and we mixed it up with a 5 Star Elite event that made my Roman Candle show more colors than any 4^th of July pre-​holiday celebration!
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Brad, another new BRO-​Friend of MPS’, you sir did not disappoint, and your welcoming charisma, made all of my stress dissipate as I had been up since 5 AM starting with a 2 hour work out at Gold’s Gym in LB, packing & dashing through snow slow traffic like one of Santa’s reindeer to get here so I would not be late for this event has MP still has Gobsmacked!
Exceptionally tasty grub consisting of burger sliders, wraps of spicy goodness, fried chicken & chicken wings with dipping sauces that made my mouth shout
«I haven’t eaten or enjoyed eating this much meat since Boy Scout camp in the 7^th Grade!»
Also, Sean promoting those craft beers which were just great, and the specialty drinks very nicely selected & served up by the beautiful ladies with smiles to match made this social interaction special.
Very nice meeting Noël & his beautiful wife, David G, Julie
(Yes, you now know I’m your fan, let’s be friends), Chun, Kat #1-​your man is a lucky guy, Kat#2, we enjoyed chatting with you; so many others I have NOT deliberately missed and, Dan, you ‘DA man winning that Boogie Board, well done sir with the luck of the Irish!
Shout outs to Sandy, the manager of Harbor Town Pub, you are an asset to this establishment and your welcoming persona has flowed right down to every member of your staff.
To Brad, Stacy & her Staff and you, my Unilocalers in dine in SD, I thank you, BOTH Marty & I could not have been treated, & welcomed nicer!
Brad, your Elite Event 3 of 3 went off with this, just in time for the 4^th of July, but with a kick, just like this song:

I was so sad to see Roseville go. But so happy Harbor Town Pub took its place. And was very happy be able to kick off my 4^th of July weekend at this fabulous Unilocal event. The sliders were the highlight of the night — juicy burgers, soft buns, grilled onions; wow. There was also fried chicken and wraps, but didn’t get the chance to try those. Another Unilocaler told me her favorite off the Harbor Town regular menu is the ahi poke w/​won ton chips; will have to come back for that.
Also, 3 very nice wines, served by the very cool, and knoweledgeable Alex — liked them all, some beer, and 3 hand-​crafted cocktails — a strawberry, lime, rum one; a gin, grapefruit rosemary one, and a Bullit ice tea one — suprisingly, my favorite one.
It was great, as always, to meet all the fellow Unilocalers, and enjoy some hospitality countesy of Unilocal and Harbor Town. Those Unilocal bottle opener keychains and wrist sweatbands are the best. Brad — this has been quite a week for you of night after night of over-​the-​top Unilocal events. You deserve a serious vacation. See you all next time!

A cool and breezy afternoon, a lovely venue, and delicious grub add up to a 5 star event. You know what else I call it? The ideal start to a 4-​day weekend.
I’d been curious about Harbor Town Pub ever since it opened, but Point Loma always seems to fall off my radar, and I never make it to this part of town as often as I’d like. But Brad knocked it out of the park with an amazing event that really showed off how damn PERFECT the Harbor Town Pub menu is.
Here’s the rundown:
The Storm Genie cocktails? PERFECT.
Ironfire Brewery beer tasting? PERFECT.
Grilled chicken wings? PERFECT.
Fried chicken? PERFECT.
Beef sliders? PERFECT.
Avocado hummus wraps? PERFECT.
Red velvet cupcakes? Totally swooning over the PERFECTion.
Awesome event, Brad! Thanks for treating us lil’ people like rockstars. :-)
p. s. As for you double-​dippers, you *will* get your come-​uppance. :-P