Drink beer and eat food…a perfect pairing. Such is the equation for ideal connoisseurship outlined by Coronado Brewing Company COO Kasey Chapman. It’s proven successful at the company’s original island brewpub and Imperial Beach satellite bar-and-restaurant, and soon will be called into service at its headquarters on Knoxville Street in Bay Park. CBC is in the process of installing a kitchen to service the tasting room at that production facility, the largest of its properties.
While mobile food vendors have done a good job for CBC, they are looking forward to providing a consistent food option for tasting room patrons. They believe being able to rely on that constant amenity will encourage customers to stick around longer rather than leave in search of edible sustenance.
The kitchen will be 1,000 square feet and outfitted with countertop cooking equipment as well as a double-decker pizza oven. Those mechanisms will be used to produce casual fare that will include, pizzas, calzones, panini sandwiches, wraps, salads and an assortment of appetizers. Beer will be incorporated into select dishes, but that will not be a focus of the menu.
The project has taken longer than expected, but is expected to be completed by August. Next up for the Bay Park tasting room will be installing additional seating. Even after that, it will retain its identity as a sampling space rather than take on a restaurant feel. Counter service and delivery care of food runners will make up day-to-day operations, and CBC is looking forward to holding special events such as beer brunches and barbecues.
