The Grass Skirt

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1. SS

   SerinehS VIP

   San Diego6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was incredibly salty and the quality has gone down through the years. Ambiance is still great.
   

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   Michael

   New York City4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   SUPER fun visit here! Tony is amazing! Food was great, drinks adventurously fantastic, staff awesome! Spent a few hours there and could have stayed all night. Stupid morning flight 😠
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome tiki bar. Put this on your list. Great staff and awesome environment.
   

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   James VIP

   San Diego3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always a good time... great drinks, friendly staff, fun environment.
   

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   Jack

   Unspecified2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   We booked an inside table but were asked if we could be seated on the patio when we arrived. We agreed. Food was phenomenal. Overall drinks were good, although I ordered the SS Flamingo and while it came in a cool mug, it was mostly ice. Service was not great. Over the course of 50 min our server came to us three times. The table next to us and across from us saw her 5-8 times in that time frame. During a 25 min stretch (30 min since our first round of drinks were delivered) one of us eventually went up to the bar to order another round of drinks. Not sure if that type of service was a one-off thing or the norm.
   

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   Lori

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was super spicy. If your sensitive to spice I don't recommend eating here. Such a shame cause it was yummy but burned my mouth and torn up my stomach. Not to mentioned expensive for small amount of food. Drinks were good, atmosphere was awesome.
   

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   Barbara VIP

   San Francisco30 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 9, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   fantastic hanger steak, cocktails with awesome flavor, great service.
   

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   Elyse

   Denver3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Such a fun well themed toiling bar. Highly recommend!
   

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   Tom

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great tiki cocktails and delicious food. Loved the fun ambience and especially the music! Service was excellent too - a great place!
   

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    Daniel

    San Diego2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3

    Out of all the speakeasy’s I’ve been to this has been the worst experience I’ve ever had, checked in 15 early for my reservation, just for us to wait an additional 15mins passed the reservation time to get seated. On top of that we waited another 20mins for our waitress to even take our order after being seated. When we finally got assisted and got our order, the food was mediocre at best, I got the korean bulgogi burrito and it was not what you expect a bulgogi beef burrito to taste like, it literally just tasted like some spicy beef with some white rice inside a tortilla. When we were looking to order a second round of drinks as is pretty standard with speakeasies, our waitress was never there to help us however she was there to help the table next to us, and even when we would try to get her attention after she was done helping the other table she didn’t even take a glance on our table which was less than a ft from the other people. Even just to pay it took an additional 20-30mins for us to get checked out. 10/10 would NOT recommend, instead visit the neighboring speakeasy “Captain’s Quarters” I’ve been there twice and the food and service has always been excellent.
    

    The Grass SkirtResponded on February 6, 2025

    Hey Daniel, We're really sorry to hear about your experience at The Grass Skirt. We always aim to deliver a great experience, and we regret that we missed the mark this time. Your feedback about the wait times and the food is concerning, and we assure you that we're looking into it. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our neighboring speakeasy, Captain's Quarters, and we hope you'll give us another chance to impress you. Best, The Management Team
    

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