I love me some Rod, and that's his name. Â Not the rod itself. He works day shift wednesday thru Saturday noon to seven, tell him Dutch sent you.
Eddie is an older sarcastic guy that is there sunday eve, Monday and Tuesdays. He seems hard but he is a softy deep inside. I like sarcastic people. I myself bartend at The Eagle and I am mean to people and they love it! Â LOL Â I love ya all and these two guys do too!
Its 2 stars not 3 because of the clientele, not the staff. While this is a known gay bar, I am amazed at the chilly reception bordering on rudeness of the patrons here when a woman walks in. I know I'm a woman but come ON a girl has to get her drink on too sometimes! hell, even the bouncer carded us after letting a stream of guys in unchecked...
The bar has a big front room with tables and a pool table and darts, but the real action is on the patio outside. The bartenders are attentive and friendly and pour a pretty strong drink. Parking can be insane due to the location of this place, but I usually luck out on a side street.
Oh Pecs!
I have been coming to Pecs for a few years now. Â Even though its labeled as a "Bear" bar you will see all types of people sitting around enjoying drinks or playing pool.
The bar inside is very dark not much lighting. Â It has a very big square inside bar where you can sit at and chit chat with friends. Â The bar has 2 pool tables for your enjoyment. Â If you feel too stuffy from being inside they also have a patio bar where you can enjoy the breeze or have a smoke. Â They recently remodeled the bar where it extends outside even more.
The bar plays fun music and even has its own jukebox. Â The drinks are strong which is always a plus if you ask me. Â The bartenders are friendly and interact with the clients.
This bar isn't your hoity toity bar. So don't come dressed in your prom attire. Â Very laid back chill type of bar.
These bears don't bite (well, at least they don't bite women). In my experience the friendliest people in San Diego's gay community are at Pecs. You wont find any whiny drama queen stupid poser douche boys here. Rather, just a bunch of good, NORMAL friendly guys.
So what was I doing at Pecs? One of my best buddy's used to take me here all the time before me moved to New York. It was his favorite gay bar.
So the best thing going for Pecs are the people. But here are some other things I like: they have ultimate fighting on the screens. I am not a fan of UFC at all, and i always said it was the most homoerotic thing on TV, and I just LOVE that they play it there.
Since I was Todd's driver I got free diet cokes all night long!
They have a back room called The Man Cave (haha). It has a nice, cozy vibe.
What I didn't like: the bars was sticky (witch what I hope was spilled drinks). Also, the bathroom was dirty. Another thing is they don't have a good beer selection at all.
I heard a rumor that one of the bartenders was on Top Chef. No idea if it is true.
At the end of the day, if you are a bear (or someone who likes bears), and you don't mind the industry standard beer, and you like meeting real, down-to-earth friendly guys, then come check out Pecs!
Is Pecs a bar for bears?
Psh!
Teddy bears is more like it.
I've been to Pecs is a decent number of times over the years, and I've been consistently baffled by the characterization of the local bear population as scary or intimidating. Â On the contrary, they're the sweetest, friendliest, most outgoing, and most harmless gents you'll ever come across. Â (Just pay no attention to the leather.) Â
Even as someone who lacks the "unique body type" of Pecs' target demographic, I always enjoy myself. Â There are lots of reasons.
Is it the strong drinks? Â Probably.
Is it the campy dance music? Â Yep.
Is it the mysterious, unmarked shack of a building in the weird no man's land between Hillcrest and North Park (a no man's land that I happen to call home)? Â Sure.
Is it that happy hour that lasts pretty much all day? Â That too.
Is it the fact that I've never had to pay for my own order? Â B-I-N-G-O.
I love Pecs!
Pecs is the neighborhood bar without attitude. Â Whether your feeling shorts today or dress pants you will feel welcomed no matter what. Â The drinks are hard to beat and during the weekends you can order from the burger burn in the back patio. Â
The back patio has been revamped recently and now has an extension built outside for some extra space. Â If you are in the mood for some Jukeboxing go inside play some pool or darts and play away, if you just want to hang with your friends and chat head to the patio. Â
Beware that Pecs is not an LA bar and the LA attitude won't win you any fans here. Â Just be yourself the rest is Pecs.
PECS is a great neighborhood bar. It can get very busy on the weekends but the bartenders are all friendly and efficient. Â As someone new to PECS I immediately noticed how nearly all of the customers are on a first name basis with the bar staff. Â If you're into bears or cubs you've come to the right place. Â
One bartender, Eloy, has a great sense of humor. Â He's fast when he needs to be but then can really take it slow if you have a complicated order or need a little more time. BTW, Eloy also happens to be very handsome! Great reddish beard and amazing legs and butt. Go Eloy!
Even if you're not a bear, you'll like the more laid back atmosphere at Pecs. Â Thursdays night is great to go for your first time. Great crew but not quite so hectic. Â Or, check the Pecs calendar for Bear Night if you are so inclined!
Great bar with friendly staff and customers alike. Â I first landed here last Thursday and returned on Friday and last night (Sunday). Â Lot's of middle-aged bears (like myself) and younger dudes who are into 'em :) Â The service is great, and the bartenders are both sexy and helpful -- so far I've met Eloy, Brian, Eddie & Tommy, and can't say anything but good things about them. Â The bar back dude (Trevor) working on weekend nights is jaw-dropping gorgeous.....waited around the bar until I was way too buzzed to see when he'd take his shirt off. Â Poor dude was getting eye fucked by about a half a dozen guys sitting around the bar drooling at him, I'm sure he gets that a lot. Â
If you're a smoker then you've found your bar. Â There's a huge back patio with full bar service and flat-screen televisions playing sports. Â The patio is truly ventilated and outdoors, although it's covered and heated with propane (I believe). Â As a non-smoker I was totally unaffected by hanging out here -- and I consider myself to be sensitive to cigarette smoke. Â
Apparently Pecs picks up after the Sunday daytime beer bust at the Hole is over. Â The rowdier "not ready for it to end" crowd comes to Pecs and turns Sunday night into a 3rd weekend night. Â Total fun time.
Parking around the neighborhood blows; but you really don't want to drive from here anyway -- the drinks are strong and you're gonna want to hang out here until you're way too buzzed to be driving. Â It's just a short walk back to downtown through Balboa Park (took me 40 minutes from Pecs to my downtown hotel); and an even shorter walk up to Hillcrest.
I can't believe I used to live only two blocks from here and I'd never been inside, oh wait, yes I can. From the outside the bar is almost hidden. I'd always seen men outside smoking but figured it was some Kiwanis club or something. Well, I was more than a little off.
The entrance the the bar is dark and the indoors remained that way even though we went in on a Saturday afternoon as part of a birthday crawl after lunch at Urban Mo's. Our birthday boy was decked out in his inflatable crown and orange birthday sash, courtesy of Mo's, and we strolled right in and out to the airy patio. The crowd on a Saturday afternoon was great and the birthday boy got treated to a few drinks as well.
We enjoyed several rounds beers and even a round of shots on the bartender for the birthday celebration. A nice cold pitcher of Stella was only $$10.50 and mixed drinks were all at killer prices too. They had a COTTON CANDY VODKA! Mixed with sprite and a cherry, omg, dangerous!
We left as the place was just picking up, so I can't vouch for the night life, but I'd definitely roll through again when I'm in the area.
If you don't have an open mind though, this is NOT the place for you. There was a cute old man wearing hot red platform knee high stilettos even I couldn't walk in. He even offered to let me try, but I hadn't had enough cotton candy vodka to take him up on it.
It's a fun place to sit down, order a whiskey diet and people watch.
A lot of San Diegoans (is that what they call themselves? IDK) I met through Scruff told me this was the place to canoodle amongst bears, but what I found were live-a-day Joes having fun on a late Saturday night.
I sat down, ordered a Whiskey Diet and the bartender hooked me up with a strong double. A couple of those, bumping into my ex boyfriend, cussing him the fuck out after we made out for a bit, then catching a cab back to the hotel...it was all a blur. Â A nice mellow, comfortable blur.
I'm not sure what the other reviewers were doing that the bartenders weren't nice to them. Maybe try not being a neckbeard?
Cool dive bar. Their happy hour is $3 wells and double for a buck more...double please on my vodka and pineapple. Tall glass too...like 16oz or so. The drink was pretty stiff by the way. Needed some water as well to balance my liquid intake.
Bartender dude was superfriendly and had no shirt on. He called me babe...um I guess..thanks dude...well this a gay bar. Everyone was friendly. Nice atmosphere. There's a separate room called the "man cave" and I guess you can smoke there with a second bar inside.
They have 2 pool tables, an ATM, jukebox, darboard, a breathalyzer machine and a pinball machine. They have several tv's as well. Can't lock the bathroom, you just need to piss and move on. Overall, it was kinda dark, some good music. What's the deal with these teddy bears everywhere? Someone has to explain that one to me.
UPDATE:  OK Pecs, you are not scoring any points with me.  Came all the way to SD to visit friends.  They call and ask to meet at pecs, they are having bear night.  So I call to find out what time it starts and get a snooty greeting from Eloy.  I start to ask my question and he cuts me off saying  "look, its loud and I'm busy, what do you want?!"  I said "Sorry, I don't want anything" and hung up.  Fuck this place
I should be called "PECS a bitchy mans bar"
Dark neighborhood dive bar. Â Pool tables and an awesome back patio. Â I tend to hang out on the patio which can get a little crowded if there's something going on in town.
My favorite thing about Pecs is the absence of attitude, cheap booze, beer pitchers have an ice block in them to keep my beer frosty and the best damn bartenders around.
Pecs is always fun, the bartenders are friendly and if you go alone you'll soon find yourself with a gaggle of new friends.
Dropped in here during a bike ride booze down University ave. I did not know much about Pecs. All I knew was that given my slender stature, I probably would not fit in here, but that did not stop me. I wanted beer.
The place was cool and down to earth, with cheap booze. What I liked is that the pitchers have an ice block in them to keep the beer extra cold. Granted, I would never let my beer sit idle in a pitcher long enough to get near room temperature without drinking it, but if I did, this pitcher would make sure it stayed cold!
Speaking as an out-of-towner I've always had a great time here. The bartenders and patrons I've met are always friendly; the drinks are decent and not all that pricey.
If you're new to the San Diego bar scene and you want to get a 'feel' as to what it's like, I would recommend you come to Pecs first.
"DUDE. It's this place is, like, GAY Gilly's!"
I came here last week to celebrate a friend's birthday, and that was my initial reaction. Â My friends (many of who are also Gilly's regulars) laughed and agreed.
Dark neighborhood dive bar. Â Pool tables and awesome back patio. Sports on the TVs all around. Â Friendly servers and reasonable drink prices.
We kicked it for a couple hours right after work, and it was a couple hours well spent.
"Woof! Growl! Howl! Bark!"
That's the kind of call you need to shout out in order to get attention at this bar. Haha
Lot's of furry guys and manly men here. They atmosphere is awesome. There's no need to feel homophobic if you're straight here 'cause you totally don't get that kind of vibe here.
The bathroom line sucks and the people need to start picking better music on the internet jukebox. but those are my only gripes. haha.
Their drinks are super stiff, and so was I.
My straight friend went to Pecs with some of my gays one night. Once we were inside he turned to me and said "Oh, this is a different kind of gay bar". Sister, you said a mouthful. Pecs is most definitely a man's bar. There have been a great many occasions when I was the only woman in the joint. No matter, I've always had a blast and met some really awesome folks. Bears, cubs, twinks, tops, bottoms, couples and tricks- all walk through the doors here. Prepare to get hammered on strong and cheap drinks.
*My only gripe is this: waiting in line for the ladies room. Now fellas, I know this is a "man's bar" but proper gay bar bathroom protocol should be followed regardless. If a woman at a man's bar needs to use the ladies room then she should be able to cut to the front of the line provided there are no other ladies waiting. I'm not bitching about you pissing on the seats, or the floor, or getting head in the ladies room- I could care less. It's about principle people!
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
only a few short years ago most of you breeders wouldnt have been caught dead in this joint, glad to see are evolving *wink*
Good strong drinks and a smoking patio where you can enjoy your good stong drinks are the best part about this bar. Girls, bring those pretty young boy toys with you and you will surely get a lot of attention. If you let me grab you mans ass I might even buy you a drink!!
K, just kidding about that, well, then again............
Surprisingly enough, I actually had a pretty good time here. Â It's good to see a gay bar where a straight guy can feel comfortable. Â The patio area in the back is comfortable and they've got a great happy hour. Â The drinks are big and the drinks are cheap. Â How about another "homewrecker" bartender...
Review Source:Ok. reading some of the reviews here from straights, it's obvious your cheapskates and the only reason you wanted to go in this bar is to get a stiff drink that is inexpensive. Â Won't hold that against you.
Pecs is what it is, a small bar with several pool tables, outdoor patio for smoking. Â Depending on which day could be crowded or empty. Â Sure its a gay bar but that only means we don't have to worry about someone making a comment if we put our hands together and sing Kum Ba Ya once in a while. Â
Seriously, everybody is welcome but the more the merrier so coming here alone and straight, expect what you get. Â Come with friends and enjoy the atmosphere. Â
And Marisol's comment that Ruggy threatened them to come back here if they don't win their kickball game, let me just say it might actually be more scary to say that you all will hang out at the Flame or Numbers during women's night. Sat (Flames) and Fri (Numbers). Â They are all in the same area in Park Blvd. Â Gay men love straight women so long as they bring their handsome bf with them. :-)
Even if that extra X chromosome puts the place out of your core demographic you can still have a great time if you appreciate a diverse gay mellow bar that makes some seriously stiff cocktails (double entendre intended for atmosphere BUT SERIOUSLY, they know how to pour some booze!)
Nobody laughed at my horrible dart game, service was good, vanilla vodka & Diet flowed like water, and overall it's a good unpretentious alternative to/escape from the gay brunch scene.
PECS......what can I really say about this place......
What happens at PECS stays at PECS........right?.....shit.......
If you're into sin then this is your bar.
I still am not quite sure what happened to me when I went the other night......
oh and if you have a Vag then stay away its not your scene......
I scrubbed and I scrubbed but they don't make water hot enough......
OK so last night our kickball team lost 5-3. I never thought it could happen but it did. The team was getting ready to head off to one or our usual after game bars like U-31 or the Ould Sod when Ruggy let us know there would be a change in plans. He told us that we would instead be drinking at Pecs. He failed to mention that it was a "bar for men". So off we go. After we passed through the leather chaps hanging from the door way I sensed something was amiss. We brought the only girls in the bar. Hmmm. Ruggy said this was our punishment for losing. He's a tricky one. Only one of our group ended up punished but that's probably because he was working the room too hard for some free drinks. Anyway, on to my review.
Pecs is a bar for men but they are also pretty welcoming to the ladies. The bartenders are on it. Quick with fresh cold glasses, quick with more pitchers of super inexpensive beer. Just good all around guys. By the way, this is the place to go for deals on pitchers. We were drinking Stella and Widmer for like $8 a pitcher or something. Eric said it was the cheapest beer tab he ever had. Apparently they do happy hour from noon til eight daily. Anyway, the crowd was super friendly and welcoming to all of us. I chatted up Mark and Martin who were sitting at the outdoor patio (which I prefer over the inside). I told Martin I thought I could rock his chaps he was wearing better than he could but I would leave out the cheetah print underwear. He pointed out that they matched the pumps he was wearing. Ummm OK, didn't even see those. Yeah Pecs is quite a colorful place but I would come back again for the entertainment and cheap beer. I just hope it's no time soon because that means we lost again.
Went here yesterday after our first Kickball loss (sorry everyone for not catching the ball that one time : / )
Anywho...DD #2 and I got *kinda* lost getting here, because there's no garish sign telling you where it is, I know I've passed by it multiple times and HWMNBN never failed to point it out when we did.
If you've never been there before, it's on University (a few doors down from F Street- so if you need some kinky gear, hey- you're in luck!).
On our way in, we passed by a guy who had 2 chihuahuas and one was an absolutely adorable puppy that rolled on his back when I pet him. I'm a sucker for cute dogs.
Ok- back to Pecs- the team congregated in the patio area and we had some interesting convos...
What was said and done at Pecs, stays at Pecs. :)
**ops- almost forgot. This was my first gay bar experience**
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Sidenote:
I believe Ruggy said that if we lose again, we have to go back here.
That isn't much of a threat. :P
Pecs, A Man's Bar. The name alone scares me, and believe me I am not a homophobe. If I was I would have never moved to the Hillcrest/ North Park area.
I live right around the corner from this place and for some reason I always imagine this scene from the Police Academy movie whenever I walk or drive by it.
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Note: Â was quite sauced before even entering Pecs. Â I even tried to put my jacket on upside-down like a special kid.
I remember it being a dark, dungeony, dive bar with lots of tall, burly men in leather. Â Talk about bear heaven. Â
I have no idea what the drink prices were like, but I think I had a beer here. Â The clientele looked rough around the edges, but were very nice to me. Â Or maybe they were just amused by my drunken antics....
Pecs-A Man's Bar.
Frankly, I'm scared to write a bad review of this place. I know most of the clientele are gay, but I know damn well they could ruin me in a second!
But really, if you don't mind being stared down while you drink, this is one of the best deals in town.
Happy Hour goes from noon-8:00 p.m. How crazy is that? You can get a double well drink for $4. It's better known as the "Home Wrecker." That it is....Pitchers go for $7, and I think pints are $2.50.
Stiff drinks, great prices, odd environment...and a real chance at dying.
OH YEAH! My friend Aaron got a finger stuck in his butt at this place too. No joke. He deserved it, though.
5 stars.
This place is a sleaze fest...it's dirty, divey and disgusting.
I guess it depends on what you're into - if you like people watching, good drinks and a classy/sophisticated crowd, this place is not for you. Â If you're into a fairly trashy crowd, a smoke-filled bar and aggressive guys who put their hands all over you, then please come on in!
This place isn't pretentious, but I guess that gives guys here a license to do whatever they want...
Grrrrrrrr....
Pec's is the bomb, comparative to most of the Gayborhood's haunts! Gaggles of hot guys, quite eclectic in their make-up (jocks, bears, trendies, 'hood rats, punks, twinks and the like.) Pecs is the true definition of friendly neighborhood 'hot spot.'
Pool tables - CHECK!
Dart boards - CHECK! Â
Kick-ass MP3 searchable juke box - CHECK!
Cheap drinks - CHECK!
Friendly, fun, unpretentious - CHECK, CHECK, double CHECK!
There's something going on @ Pecs every night, though Thursdays-Sunday are usually the most popular. Free pizza on Sunday nights sums up the reason this place simply rocks (...and a few slices to soak up the booze certainly come in handy before the drive home.) Here, the drinks are so cheap, they really don't need a happy hour at all - yet they still do (but trust me, any hour at Pecs is happy hour - and I'm not just talking about drink prices.) Â
Pecs is perfect for a pre-clubbing whistle wetter, all night beer fest or last call booty cruise. Whatever your pleasure, Pecs will deliver...or at least get you there with a quickness.
There was once a part of me that fantasized about being overwhelmed by shameless and unrelenting advances from bears. Then I visited pecs and realized that I'd have to go to Eagle for that.
Pecs is surprisingly respectable, until you see the bathroom. Still, it really seems like an after-work hangout for cubs and bears who would rather be chilling out with their own kind than pursuing a romp with a twink. Â :-(
I'm happy that there's a place like this though. It's nice. Especially when the bartender misplaces his shirt.
A very friendly gay bear and leather bar located away from the Hillcrest drag. Staff is friendly and makes everyone feel welcome. This bar used to be friendlier and a lot more cozier but now that the outside patio has opened  the bar and patio can be filled to over capacity on the weekends  (leave the patio to use the head and you will have to wait in line until someone leaves to rejoin your party on the patio.)
This was one of my first hangouts in SD and I still go here with friends to play darts on occasion.  It just doesn't feel the same since the  management changed a year or so ago but everything must change.
Parking can be challenging during peak bar hours as you are competing with local residences.
Shatangi was there a few years ago one night after the gay rodeo. Sultry Bears doing the Bear thing. Very welcoming to my female and skinny male partners in crime. Zero pretension. Much unlike SF bars. Cheep suds and good tunes with no 'tude. Thas how I likes my Bears.
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