Beyond their size, small businesses are defined by their spirit. And at the helm are their intrepid founders—scrappy, ambitious, and resilient. They invent and build things despite uncertainty, because it’s what drives them. Their risks lead to innovation that moves the world forward. And we need them.
Good corn tortilla tacos and a very good birria taco bowl. Great portion sizes, fresher ingredients than most places, and served hot to enjoy. Add one of the four available sauces to your meal to increase flavors or spicy heat. Our birria entrees, one bowl and one taco, were both very wet and messy, but flavorful. We cannot recommend the Al Pastor meat, the pork fell short and missed the mark. We were surprised by the taco bowl, what a great meal. Salsa, meat, roasted veggies, and pinto beans, enough to feel satisfied and actually enjoy lunch with family.
Location- amazing Food- amazing Beer- meh Right on the main drag this brewery definitely got a prime location and with big glass garage doors, this is an awesome location. The tacos we got were sooo good. We got carne asada, pork and birria tacos and they were so good. We would have ordered more, but a 35 minute wait for 3 tacos was ridiculous. I ordered a west coast IPA and it tasted strange and was not a fan at all, we also tried the watermelon prickly pear sour which was pretty spot on. Overall, not sure if we'd go back.
Two things that make this spot very unique. Craft local beer and quality Mexican food. Don’t know of another place that does craft beer+Birria tacos with consume at this level. Corn tortillas are so fresh. This is a go2 monthly spot for me in the heart of downtown Oceanside.
The birria tacos were delicious. The chips and salsa were good but there was no spice to the salsa, the flavor was great just no spice which was kind of a downer. The meat was tender for the chicken and carne asada tacos, very good. The beans were pretty bland for refried beans but tacos overall were exactly what we were looking for
We haven't been here since 2021 when I first reviewed Craft Coast. Honestly back then my review was on-point but things have changed! Before they installed a solid overhead patio cover, if you had a table outside, you were held hostage to the sun's rays and during a hot summer it could be brutal. Now with a legit roof over our heads, the patio feels more like an extension of the inside of the restaurant and greatly adds to the comfortable seating capacity. We came with four people and finding a table was difficult but we got super lucky when a six-top became open right after we looped around the place looking for a place to sit. Just note that this place is popular and seating can be hard to come by. I did see people stand and wait for something to open up. You order by phone by scanning the QR code. What's nice is everyone at the table can order and pay independently. This is great for parties of adults and for families, you can still have one person do the ordering on their phone. Sublime Tap House next door has the same system. Once ordered and paid, the food is brought to your table quickly! Beer & wine are ordered at the front, which is a little awkward if there's a line. Not a lot of room. They should really move the drink orders to the phone as well so those that know exactly what they want can order without bumping into people near the register. The food was spectacular. Our first time here in 2021, we ordered the carne asada nachos and it was TINY. Not worth the money, but things have changed! Our nachos this time was a piling heap of food and only $10. A steal and big enough for two people easily. We also ordered the birria taco, carne asada taco, and the birria bowl. All spectacular. Note: they do have six different hot sauces at the front left side of the restaurant along with containers and lids. The sauces were all good. The best part of our experience was tipping. Unlike many other restaurants now that like to shove a Square terminal in your face and stare at you while you select the 20%, 25% or 30% tip options, this place does NOT do that. You tip through the app at your table...whatever you want. You also can tip when you order drinks and there are tip jars around if you want to throw a couple of bucks in. Absolutely no pressure. This makes me want to forget the other places and only come here TBH. So big ups to the team for making some wonderful changes. Best wishes and I hope you guys thrive (I heard you opened up a new location even).