Sandbar Sports Grill

Where Cannonball plays the rooftop-sushi angle and Rosemarie's engineers slider architecture, Sandbar commits to the multi-screen sports bar format without apology. Two levels, indoor-outdoor flow, enough TVs that you can track three games simultaneously while salt air drifts through the open walls. It's the kind of setup that works because it doesn't pretend to be anything else — no forced coastal-fusion menu, no craft cocktail program trying to justify the zip code's rent.

The move here is Taco Tuesday, when the Surf n Turf becomes the most-ordered item on a menu that otherwise runs standard bar-food territory. Carne asada and pork options hold up better than you'd expect from a spot where the primary draw is drink specials and screen real estate. The TKO taco and Beach-style versions get repeat mentions from the regulars who've been cycling through monthly since finding the place. The $17 combo — two large tacos, chips, guac — runs fair for a block where proximity to the boardwalk usually inflates prices past logic.

Service moves fast enough that you're not waiting through commercial breaks, and the upstairs area opens up options when the main floor fills with post-beach traffic and late-night groups. The music runs loud — expect to lean in during conversations — but that's the trade-off for a spot that stays open when most of the neighborhood shuts down after sunset.

Parking follows standard Mission Beach rules: circling the blocks or paying for proximity. The open-concept seating means you're not locked into one view — rotate between the ocean-facing patio and the interior depending on whether you're here for the game or the breeze.