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IB Forum Sports Bar & Grill

Restaurant Cafe Bar Hamburger restaurant American restaurant Bar and grill Seafood restaurant Cocktail bar Steak house Sports bar

One of the Most Revieweds in Imperial Beach


Address

1079 Seacoast Dr, Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Website

www.ib-forum.com

Contact

(619) 429-7507

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.7K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (21) great (15) fish (10) time (9) chips (8) server (8) fries (8) beach (8) service (7) Great (7)
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  • 5/5 Lucky Rodriguez (President 2. 1 year ago on Google
    Cook your own steaks is back beibe! Brother had the New York and I had the Ribeye. Grillfriend had the fish tacos and daughter had the fish and chips. Clam chowder in a bread bowl is so good too. The two orders of calamari disappeared so fast I couldnt take a picture. I has two stellas and to top it all off our server was magical and so fast with the service. I loved her old school blades🛼🛼
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lorna R. 5 months ago on Google • 34 reviews
    Overall a great experience. Laid back and comfortable. Server was very good with dealing with dietary restrictions- she went over and above to help. Four stars only because the Fish was a little dry and service was on the slower side. But, I would return in a heartbeat.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael G. 2 years ago on Google
    My Wife and I go here a few times a month. Great Mojitos. Had a New York strip. Very tasty. There wings are bomb also.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Roman Z. 3 months ago on Google • 361 reviews New
    Huge bar with lots of TVs. A good selection of daily specials. Very friendly service and the food was good for a bar grub.

  • 4/5 Greg C. 8 months ago on Google • 287 reviews
    Hello world, the food is above average American bar food the bacon wrapped shrimp, mango habanero wings, and onion rings are legit items that will bring back on a regular basis. The servers know the menu and are efficient. The drinks are very tasty and not overpriced. Imperial Beach is a good location to unwind and appreciate Sun Diego.

  • 5/5 CAMBO C. 2 years ago on Google
    Had fish & chips ( *sweet potato fries) w/ Cole slaw. Potato skins and chicken fries. Fish was great fries & Cole slaw okay but dang! Those potato SKINS!!! YUM!!!! And a hand to the waiter! Very personable. Excellent at his job!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 11JJXD 11 months ago on Google
    I come here often me and mine are addicted to the potato skins and appetizers. Higher tier bar food compared to others bars that offer food.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Irene O. 8 months ago on Google • 152 reviews
    This place has a cool vibe, the most south westerly restaurant in the US. Right across the street from the beach. We went for lunch it has a small patio, small bar, and indoor restaurant seating area. The inside has a kinda dark atmosphere and dark wooden tables. Our server was Davi. We had about 7 pre-teens at the table and 4 adults Davi was pretty patient with all our chaos, ordering at different times and back and forth with all our needs. When the food arrived the portions were large and the food was flavorful. The menu has Lots of familiar favs like fish and chips, chicken strips, Cobb salad, Cesar salad, soups, and even make your own steak dinner! Small parking lot in the back. This is a good place to eat and then have a nice walk on the beach!

  • 5/5 Raven “Ravenous” C. 10 months ago on Google • 88 reviews
    Food was phenomenal! Got the Cobb salad with spicy tenders and it was HUGE! And super tasty, comes with garlic bread too. The burger was had an egg and was amazing too. Service was great and quick considering there was a game on at the same time.

  • 5/5 Erik 4 months ago on Google • 43 reviews
    Maria is an awesome waitress!!! We had a large group there last week for a celebration of life and she was our waitress and was amazing. She was fast and courteous. Food and drinks were great as always. Thank you to the owner and the staff for having us, always would recommend this place to anyone looking for a good time in the San Diego area

  • 5/5 Michael O. 7 months ago on Google • 39 reviews
    Great service and friendly. Bar area, dining, rear and front patio areas. I've only tried a few simple dishes. It was good, but I can't really give a full rating till I try a more challenging fare. The prices are high, but you are on the beach strip in a nice busy place. Always some room for me on the patio so far. Try it. Have a decent average choice of beer, wine, coctails. Daily specials on food and drinks. Happy hour I think. But not sure. I'm local. I just go on to get my feet wet with a bit of the beach bar vibe. And this is a friendly, happy bar, with I think. a lot of pther regulars and locals, so don't bring drama or come looking for it. This is the chill with friends and dates place.

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 5 months ago on Google
    I was a frequent diner at IB Forum when I lived in Imperial Beach, and I'm always happy to return. This past week, I met a friend there for a long lunch and must say the food and service is better than ever! The French dip is as good as you'll find anywhere. And Maria, our server, was absolutely fantastic! She should get a raise! Thank you for everything IB Forum! I will be back!

  • 3/5 Glenn L. 10 months ago on Google
    It was just too loud to have a conversation. Great bar atmosphere. Sit outside if you want to talk.

  • 4/5 Erica P. 4 months ago on Google
    I love their chili cheese fries. And they have a couple tajin type drinks super good. Prices are good happy hours good I like to sit on the porch. Good atmosphere. I think I’ve tried one or two things on their menu that were Soso but you can’t go wrong with your chili cheese fries. You’ll crave those chili cheese fries after you eat them once.

  • 3/5 Marisela R. 11 months ago on Google
    Its not the first time ive gone to this place. Every time i come here something is wrong. I went for a salad today, i asked for cesar salad with chicken tenders to go. The waitress was rude in a way. She gave me the bag with my salad as i asked for it to go. I come home and they gave me grilled dry chicken. No forks no napkins and what hurts me was that this salad was 20 bucks. For 20 bucks Ive could of made it myself, but i decided to pay it cz i wanted the tenders. I feel scammed.

  • 5/5 Richard J. 9 months ago on Google
    This is a must visit place when in Coronado or imperial Beach. We especially enjoyed great service by a server on roller skates. She was really fast and efficient. The fish and chips is as good as you will have anywhere. Burgers are great. So is the French dip. If you have a pooch and enjoy being with your family friend just go to the patio and have lunch or dinner on the patio. We have never been disappointed there.

  • 5/5 Alyson A. 10 months ago on Google
    We honestly ended up at this restaurant after our waitress at another restaurant forgot to bring us our food. It ended up being the best thing that happened to us. We showed up at last call for brunch, so we tried a plate of their biscuits and gravy while the kitchen was switching over to lunch..... they were so good!!! We ordered from their regular menu as well and everything we had was delicious! The waitress was amazing! She was so attentive, answered all our questions, and was just so helpful. 10/10 would go here again!

  • 5/5 Jake T. 9 months ago on Google
    I've frequented the IB Forum for years but this past week was just incredibly delicious. Wife had clam chowder bread bowl, we split buffalo chicken fries and I had the seafood sampler. The food is incredible, great small town vibe (IB still keeps that community flavor) and the portions are admirable. Genuinely love this place!

  • 4/5 Dawn B. 2 years ago on Google
    Completly solid great place to go. The burgers, sandwiches And fish here are amazing! I love the coctail and beer selections as well. My burger was perfectly cooked medium rare.

  • 5/5 Charles D. 1 year ago on Google
    Our third visit to this sports bar was just as enjoyable as the first two. The standout dish for us is the bacon wrapped shrimp - it's absolutely delicious and easily ranks among the best we've ever had. The chicken fingers are also a hit, with the perfect balance of breading. The atmosphere is great, with multiple sporting events playing on screens throughout the bar. The staff is friendly, efficient, and quick to refill drinks. Overall, a fantastic experience every time.

  • 4/5 Adriana C. 1 year ago on Google
    Late lunch,waited for a table to be cleaned,drinks came quickly food took a little longer but was good,the only downside the place had a few flies 🦟inside the restaurant.

  • 5/5 alicia 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of my favorite steak places. Steak was delicious and cooked to perfection. Their fish and chips is equally as delicious. They also serve chips and salsa. The salsa is mild, but flavorful. I'm anticipating trying their shrimp ceviche the next time I go. Our server was better then great, she was awesome. They offer inside dining and patio dining. I would definitely recommend this place.

  • 4/5 The S. 1 year ago on Google
    Despite the Trendy location, this Tourist Trap-looking Sports Bar is well worth the stop for lunch, brunch, or happy hour if you're making a US-Mexico Border Crossing or just spending a SoCal day at the beach. "Izzy's Agua Fresca" is an interesting, Spiced-rim Spin on a classic Cucumber Vodka Spritz, and if the beer batter on the Fried Zucchini is the same they use on the Fish and Chips or Fried Fish Tacos I'm looking forward to trying the latter two Menu Items

  • 4/5 Ficus E. 1 year ago on Google
    So I've gone twice so far and I really like everything I've ever ordered. Fries are really good and I really like the bread bowl soup as well. The parking isn't the best It's a little too smooshed for my taste however if you're local and you're just walking from your house or beach rental it's not an issue obviously. Plenty of TVs to look at and it's very family friendly. Definitely a great spot.

  • 4/5 Mitch C. 2 years ago on Google
    We ran down here an hour before closing to grab some food. Great food. I got fish and chips and the rest of the family got clam chowder bread bowls. I would have given them five stars but they kept playing music with naughty words with my ten year old there.

  • 5/5 Joel S. 1 year ago on Google
    Barbecue Bacon Burger, I added blue cheese, jalapeños and sweet potatoe fries. It was delicious. OH and a cold Space Dust!!

  • 4/5 Peggy H. 2 years ago on Google
    Location is excellent! Staff are excellent. Go on a regular basis and the food is always excellent. However, I guess it depends on who the Bartender is whether the drinks are good. It seems to be a hit or miss.

  • 1/5 Nicole P. 2 years ago on Google
    Food was not good I had.to be drunk to enjoy it. Salad was wilted, ribs were dry, baked potato was cold and dry. Service was very slow and it took 17 minutes to get the sour cream for my dry baked potato.

  • 3/5 Susan S. 2 years ago on Google
    So the food is decent but we had to flag down our initial waitress to get refills on cocktails. She never once came back to ask if we needed anything else or refill our waters. If it weren't for the server, Jenny, we wouldn't have been served again. Not sure what happened, but being attentive is obviously important. I don't think we will go back just based on the initial waitress who couldn't be bothered with us. However, if you do go, ask for Jenny. She was awesome.

  • 5/5 Brian L. 2 years ago on Google
    Really like this place. Great fish and chips, and beers on tap. Really nice beachy vibe

  • 5/5 Trust Trade 24k Love F. 2 years ago on Google
    Good place. Great food Good Prices In town Imperial beach 🏖 see you soon 🔜 🥖🥚🍳🥩🥓🧇🥞🍗🍖🦴🍔🥪🌮🧋🍷🥂🍻🍺🥃🍹🍾

  • 4/5 James T. 2 years ago on Google
    Happen to show up just after first dinner rush...so there were a lot of dirty tables. But they recovered and we got a seat. Dinner was good as usual. I had the bacon cheeseburger..my goto choice. It was great,and the wife had fish tacos and loved them too. The bar crowd was having a great time by the looks of them. All in all it was an enjoyable evening.

  • 5/5 Helen C. 2 years ago on Google
    Food was so good. We went for brunch and the food was amazing. My husband had the surf and turf skillet and I had the overload biscuit. It was amazing. Flavorful and the portions were huge. I had the mermaid lemonade and it was really refreshing. Nothing super special but decent alcohol level to price. I really recommend this place for brunch on the beach. Great food and nice area.

  • 5/5 Cody J. 2 years ago on Google
    It was my first time at the restaurant and my burger was on point. It was one of the best I have had in a long time. I got the bacon avocado 🥑 burger 🍔👌

  • 4/5 Danijel A. 2 years ago on Google
    Cool place in IB for watch the games and enjoy food. Hamburgers are good and chicken wings are delicious, my wife loves mahi Mahi tacos. Its a little bit too crowded though. Love outdoors seating

  • 1/5 Mile G. 3 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    We ate here on 1/22/24 and the service was outstanding and food was great. Rhea our server was amazing and went above and beyond to make our experience outstanding. Thank You Rhea!! We then ate here on 1/24/24 and the experience was much different with our server Brittany. She was rude from the minute we sat down basically making snide comments about our working group of 11. We are all from different regions and all required a separate check for company reimbursement and she found this very inconvenient for her and stated several times that it was. She sighed, made comments about how difficult it was to bring our food out which was mainly burgers and wings. We thought this was a basic function of her job but it sure didn’t seem like it. To say she was NOT friendly would be an understatement. This was unfortunate because we had such a great experience 2 nights before.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Free street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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