Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Mutt Lynch's Newport Beach, CA


A beachfront bar located on The Strand in Newport Beach. A local institution since 1976. I was introduced to Mutts in the early 90's when I made annual trips to Dodgers and Angels games from Boston while visiting an old fraternity brother.
It has become a Southern California destination since.
With a quintessential So Cal surfer decor, Mutt's is a friendly type pub with great pizza.
It doesn't hurt that the bartenders are usually female. Very talented females.
When things get rocking during a sunny summer day, a crowd of men occupy the large picture window facing the beach and yell scores to the constant parade of bikini clad local.
A Southern California "4" is an East Coast "9".
A great place to hang out even on a Sunday morning with a copy of the LA Times to take you through the first football or baseball game.
I opened the place on Game 1 day of the Angels 2002 World Series at 10 AM.
Working for a So Cal based company, I was always able introduce the local office boys to this joint. On their dime.

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