The Holding Company - San Diego, California

ska138

Best cocktails I've ever had in my life, "Five O'clock Somewhere" and "Vigilante Shit." Very friendly service. They offered us to the roof, and since the weather is cold I was doubting it but they have heaters and they fell amazing!! Highly recommend you guys come and hang out here!! Great drinks and the most delicious wings ever!! Thanks Holding Company for making this Sunday experience in ocean beach a 10 out of 10 for us.

Jennifer Uribe

This place is both a music venue and restaurant. Three floors to enjoy, all with prompt service and an enjoyable atmosphere. The staff is friendly and welcoming, as well as Ocean Beach locals. So they are up to date with events, weather and locations of pretty much anything you ask.
The food is cooked fresh from order, delicious and unique to Ocean Beach.
Bathrooms on two of the three floors, plenty of space to mingle, eat or rock out. The live music performed is posted online, to give an opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets. As well as on their marques that is displayed facing the main road, Newport Ave.
They support and book all types of genres on the first floor, so audiences are diverse. The second floor usually has a DJ (at least on weekends and every time I've been there).

Geeanna T.

A lot of good here. The variety of seating, the ocean view, the food. Everything was delicious. Their peanut butter shot is better than Skrewball. Cheers, Aaron. We had a nice time.

steve sandiego

This place is awesome! Friendly staff, great food/cocktails, amazing views and top notice audio for their concerts. One of my favorite places in Ocean Beach!

Update: Last night I hit up The Holding Company for their Veggie Fried Rice. Usually I would have ordered fried rice with chicken etc… but this time I decided to go with a vegetarian option. Wow! Surprisingly The Holding Company has quickly made me a tofu lover. A few weeks ago I tried their tofu fries and LOVED it. Now this plate had tofu on it and it was absolutely delicious!! I never knew tofu could taste so good. (I sound like a kid trying something new for the first time ?)

This Veggie Fried Rice had Satay sauce, tofu, Chinese broccoli, pineapple, onion, carrot, peas, scallions, egg, cashews and Thai basil. It’s an absolute winner! This will definitely be added to my, “I don’t feel like cooking at home but will just call in a local order to go” meal. Though the hot skillet plate it is served on is also part of the charm. Everything on the plate stays hot with every bite for at least 15-20 minutes.

Update 2: Stir-Fry Noodles at The Holding Company are straight?!!! I thought I’d only be able to eat half (it’s a big portion) but it was soooooo good I ate it all and already want more. It’s Shrimp, Beef, chicken, cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, sesame seeds, green onion and tasty noodles.

Update 3: Saturday night after work I splurged for my bday dinner on the rooftop at The Holding Company while watching the calm ocean before the storm. I killed four birds with one stone this visit (trying four new things in one memorable night). I tried their Teriyaki Salmon that was served with rice and side salad with house mango vinaigrette. It was cooked to absolute perfection! ? Then I got great drinking tips from the ever so kind Marisa who was helping me out. ?The first crafted cocktail she recommended was their ‘Drunk in Love’ (haku vodka, house made watermelon, coconut and fresh lime). The watermelon and coconut was a perfect blend and I’m not usually a big fan of coconut. After I finished it I will also now recommend this drink to everyone. ?The second cocktail was their ‘La La Land’ (rum haven coconut rum, fresh lime, guava, simple syrup and coconut). This was even better than the first cocktail. I’m not a fan of guava or coconut but this tasted like a delicious fluffy cloud. I guess I can no longer say, “I don’t like guava/coconut” because I loved this drink. The last cocktail was their ‘California Love’ (hornitos silver tequila, house made ancho reyes verde, house made passion fruit puree, fresh lime, house ancho chili rim). Yo! This was even better than the previous two drinks that were already amazing. That house ancho chili rim on the glass created the perfect spicy experience. ? Then while walking downstairs I caught the tail end of a great concert (Seven Year Witch). I went for the food and then stayed for a show.

Update 4: The other night I hit the rooftop of The Holding Company for their great happy hour menu and amazing sunset views. Ordered the Garlic Edamame then I tried their HoCo Poke Bowl (with choice of salmon or ahi) and choose the Ahi. It came with a beautiful artwork presentation of sushi rice, edamame, seaweed, mushrooms, pickled ginger, fresh ginger, cucumber, green onion, spicy mayo and lotus root. This was actually a big meal by itself (all the Ahi was buried underneath). Every bite was truly divine. ? I didn’t want the bowl to end. Then I tried something I would have never ordered from a menu in a million years, their Tofu Fries which were caramelized garlic, salt and peoper dry rub, scallions, satay-sriracha and aioli. What!? I never knew tofu could be prepared and taste so good. In the past I just looked at tofu as that unappealing white square blob of blandness. ? Now I’ll definitely have tofu on my radar. Very impressed! These three items together became the perfect meal to split with a friend.

Michelle

We enjoyed this place, it was our first time, disappointed the only level available was 2nd, went there to sit on top. Besides that, our food was delicious, had the eggplant dish (can't remember the name) loved it, will definitely be back for that. The tofu fries were good, wished the dipping sauce was something better, spicier with chili oil. The popcorn chicken was good as well and glad we ordered it. Overall we enjoyed our time and appreciated our server, he was knowledgeable and pleasant.

Tre' Grisby

Went to see MadCaddies ? last night and had a blast! I didn't realize how much I missed small venues with big sounds!

This venue has a bar, small patio, and tons of character. Bathrooms were behind the stage which was cool because I could get a close shot of the band easily.

Love this place and can't wait to go back! Ticket prices are reasonable and usually have a discounted early bird option.

Diego A. Ferradas

I grabbed food and drinks on a Friday night here, around 8:15pm. It was easy to grab a table on the top floor for a view of the city at night.

The food came out quick and was very tasty! The drinks were delicious and fun!

I’d recommend checking this place out for fun drinks, great service and a laid back atmosphere!

Josh Baltazar

We ordered the Skrewball Chicken and Waffles the Country Fried Steak. Both were super good. All in all we were a party of 8 and we all shared the OB Noodle House Wings and Korean Fried Chicken Wings. I hella liked the Korean Fried Chicken better. We also split a Mimosas Tower and a Redbull Vodka Tower. Server was great and food was great. Can’t complain