Del's Hideout

Dels has been our favorite bbq for years. Whenever we need favors from friends, we don’t order pizzas, we order dels. The portions have gotten smaller over the years which is a bummer or else we’d go more often like we used to. Can’t go wrong with their meat platters, wings, sliders, meatloaf, fish and chips, and sides. The killer beans and collard greens are fantastic. Good beer, drinks, and specials on week days. Roll up windows on ice days which are closed when it’s cold. Arcade games and plenty of TVs for sports.

If you don’t know what to get, grab “The Big O Melt”! It’s brisket sandwich where all the ingredients work really awesome together. Best side: the baked beans. Stop here if you’ve already decided because I go overboard describing my experience. 😅 I think they put theater popcorn butter on the toasted slices of bread because they taste almost like buttered popcorn, awesome. The sweet onions balance that salty taste and then the melted cheese on the brisket is a great combo.

I’m in San Diego for work for a couple months and my hotel happened to be right next door to this place. The sign says Best BBQ in San Diego, but I think that’s an understatement. I’ve lived in Texas and Tennessee and this is some of the best BBQ food that I’ve ever had. And their special are amazing deals. The first time I went, I sat right at the bar and enjoyed some amazing food and service. They have a great selection of beers and drinks. The second time I went was for their Tequila Tuesday special. My server was Josh S, and he was great. Again, amazing service, and the tequila drinks were great! I’m sure I will visit this place at least 5 more times before I leave San Diego.

After a horrible BBQ experience I decided I needed to eat at a different establishment to get that bad experience out of my mind. I trusted reviews once again and I was not dissapointed. First the place has a really relaxed and cool atmosphere. It is nice that they have an area for the kids to play with although it would be better if it was clean. They offer a large variety of beverages from soft drinks to beers. I had something called the lemonade sour and that was delicious. The brisket was not a disappointment. I am so glad that we decided to stop by and give this place a try although we had already been burned once by reviews. Dels brisket was definitely perfectly seasoned and cooked. It was very tender and juicy. The mac and cheese was the creamy texture and flavor you expect mac and cheese to be. The street corn had what tasted to me like a cilantro cream sauce with some spiciness to it. Everything combined well with each other and it was a very delicious meal. Lastly although we were already full we decided to order the banana pudding and I'm so glad I did. So creamy Perfect Blend of sweetness almost like it was homemade. I did accidentally get served a bread pudding and that's smell delicious but I didn't taste it it belong to the table next to us. We will come back :)