Legendary McDini's

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105 E 8th St
National City, CA 91950

History

San Diego's 1st and ORIGINAL Restaurant & Sports Bar (originally located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter in 1890), offering American & Casual food in a casual setting, original 1900 recipes! 1st San Diego speakeasy to offer PPV Boxing (Closed Circuit) in 1976 starting with the Ali-Norton III Heavyweight Championship fight, still continuing that sports tradition today!

Specialties

American-Continental casual dining menu including World Famous Corned Beef, Steak & Lobster and various other reasonably priced breakfast,lunch & dinner items. Weekly events, music shows and dancing with food & full spirits bar served nightly. San Diego's 1st & original restaurant since 1880.

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3.0149 reviews
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Soa C.
11/19/2019

A real classic restaurant and bar that's been a San Diego staple since the 1900's, can you imagine that? Prolly' the best Reuben Corned Beef sandwich known to man or woman, true,true, true! Put it...

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Joy M.
1/16/2017

First time visit here on a Friday the 13th with hubby we decided to eat here and checkout this place because we couldn't find parking at Aunt Emma's pancakes. Anyway we sat in a nice gray booth...

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Maridel A.
7/29/2019

Driving around on a Sunday morning looking for a breakfast joint that wasn't busy. and Viola! drove by McDini's, saw their breakfast ads on the window and lured us in. Parking was easy to find...

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Shannon S.
11/14/2019

You can smell the legendary mcsmelly as soon as you walk in the door. This place needs a deep clean, a fumigation, and basically a complete overhaul. I get that it's a historical place but by...

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Nette B.
3/25/2016

When I want a quick drink before dining around National City, McDini's is the spot to meet all my friends. I have never ordered any food here however the menu and pictures looks yummy....

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