The original Phil’s is now Lefty’s Chicago Pizza, another San Diego favorite. Since opening, this location regularly sees lines out the door on a regular basis. In 2007, Phil’s opened their now flagship location next to the Sports Arena. The restaurant made news because neighbors claimed of the smoke smell. The original Phil’s BBQ was opened by Phil Pace in 1998 in a modest location in Mission Hills. So, of course, we need to add our own two cents, In our hunt for San Diego’s best we present our Phil’s BBQ Review. Yelp consistently adds Phil’s to its top restaurants in the nation list. The main location has over 11,000 Yelp reviews.
Overall this, now mini-chain, is probably San Diego’s most popular restaurant.
We admit we are among the legions of Phil’s BBQ fans.