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“Peohe” in Hawaiian means a gathering of friends. That’s what they tell you here on the clunky plank deck at Peohe’s (1201 First Street, Coronado, 619-437-4474).
I just happened on their happy hour (3:00 p.m. to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday) when I saw this clump of people burbling away on the bayside of Peohe’s modern-looking wood and glass building, just south of the ferry landing.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31805/
Actually it has a landing of its own. Couple of swanky boats tied up.
“Yes,” the ladies at reception said, when I ask if they have a happy hour.
And yes, you’re not stuck at the bar. You can have it out on the deck.
And once you get, there, man! What a view. The city, rising out of the blue waters...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31781/
...the ferry swirling into a landing at the dock...
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...the burble of Beautiful People around you here, sun-kissed glasses of wine in their hands.
OMG. Did I actually write that? See how gushy-poetic it makes you?
I sit down, glance at the HH menu, and man, this is actually affordable. Four, five, six-dollar food deals.
In the $4, Maui-style onion rings (and there’s a lot. I can see at the table next door)...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31792/
...Thai chicken spring rolls, spicy tuna roll.
In the $5, three pulled pork sliders with a Hawaiian BBQ sauce, Pacific fire shrimp, or ahi poke tacos.
And for $6, wow, lobster California roll...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31793/
...calamari, coconut crunchy shrimp.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31795/
The last shrimp
Drinks go from $3 for a like, Bud, to $7 for “ultra premium martinis.”
Long and short, on the advice of Travis the waiter, I go for the pork sliders, and a $5 glass of white wine, Château Ste. Michelle Riesling.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31786/
Travis
Christian the chef, by his jacket, brings me my sliders.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31791/
Christian
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31788/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31789/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31790/
Dang, but the sliders and the wine are good together. Riesling’s kinda fruity, and the sliders – okay, tiny buns, but they’re surprisingly filling – have a teriyaki thing going, with cole slaw helping the shredded pork.
And then, all around, a whole bunch of interesting peeps.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31794/
Neighbors Dusty, Lucy, Teri
The combo costs me $10.78 with tax.
Carla’s gonna kill me.
And that’s official. She just told me. I called her from here.
Guarantees one thing:
We’ll be back.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31807/
“Peohe” in Hawaiian means a gathering of friends. That’s what they tell you here on the clunky plank deck at Peohe’s (1201 First Street, Coronado, 619-437-4474).
I just happened on their happy hour (3:00 p.m. to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday) when I saw this clump of people burbling away on the bayside of Peohe’s modern-looking wood and glass building, just south of the ferry landing.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31805/
Actually it has a landing of its own. Couple of swanky boats tied up.
“Yes,” the ladies at reception said, when I ask if they have a happy hour.
And yes, you’re not stuck at the bar. You can have it out on the deck.
And once you get, there, man! What a view. The city, rising out of the blue waters...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31781/
...the ferry swirling into a landing at the dock...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31787/
...the burble of Beautiful People around you here, sun-kissed glasses of wine in their hands.
OMG. Did I actually write that? See how gushy-poetic it makes you?
I sit down, glance at the HH menu, and man, this is actually affordable. Four, five, six-dollar food deals.
In the $4, Maui-style onion rings (and there’s a lot. I can see at the table next door)...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31792/
...Thai chicken spring rolls, spicy tuna roll.
In the $5, three pulled pork sliders with a Hawaiian BBQ sauce, Pacific fire shrimp, or ahi poke tacos.
And for $6, wow, lobster California roll...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31793/
...calamari, coconut crunchy shrimp.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31795/
The last shrimp
Drinks go from $3 for a like, Bud, to $7 for “ultra premium martinis.”
Long and short, on the advice of Travis the waiter, I go for the pork sliders, and a $5 glass of white wine, Château Ste. Michelle Riesling.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31786/
Travis
Christian the chef, by his jacket, brings me my sliders.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31791/
Christian
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31788/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31789/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31790/
Dang, but the sliders and the wine are good together. Riesling’s kinda fruity, and the sliders – okay, tiny buns, but they’re surprisingly filling – have a teriyaki thing going, with cole slaw helping the shredded pork.
And then, all around, a whole bunch of interesting peeps.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31794/
Neighbors Dusty, Lucy, Teri
The combo costs me $10.78 with tax.
Carla’s gonna kill me.
And that’s official. She just told me. I called her from here.
Guarantees one thing:
We’ll be back.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31807/