Gossip Grill

Gossip Grill Gossip Grill is a trendy American bar and restaurant located on University Avenue. With its feminine-inspired decor and post-Dada art, Gossip Grill has quickly become a go-to spot for locals looking for a fun night out with friends. They serve up modern American Comfort Food that will tantalize your taste buds and they have an impressive selection of spirits including Three Olives Vodka and PG rated cocktails that will have you talking about them for weeks. Whether you're out with the girls, boys, or anything in between, Gossip Grill is the perfect spot to enjoy great food, drinks, and company. Make sure to also check out their "Family" of restaurants throughout Hillcrest - Urban Mo's and Baja Betty's!
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Don’t miss your chance to save lives and raise a glass with American Red Cross🩸❤️Join us today from noon-6pm and get a p...
09/24/2026

Don’t miss your chance to save lives and raise a glass with American Red Cross🩸❤️

Join us today from noon-6pm and get a pint of brews with your donation! 🍻

🔗 Book now with the link in bio ♥️

From the icons at ✨CHAPSTICK MAGAZINE✨Here’s 3 soon-to-be classics we’re keeping our sapphic eyes on 👀👀 Let us know whic...
09/24/2026

From the icons at ✨CHAPSTICK MAGAZINE✨
Here’s 3 soon-to-be classics we’re keeping our sapphic eyes on 👀👀 Let us know which ones you’re most excited for in the comments! 💕 ***rfilm

Brandi Carlile girlies, this one’s for you 🎤💘We’re keeping the mics hot a little later tonight and staying open until 1A...
09/22/2026

Brandi Carlile girlies, this one’s for you 🎤💘

We’re keeping the mics hot a little later tonight and staying open until 1AM for everyone in town for the show.

KARAOKE 7PM–1AM
$2.50 shots
$3 tacos
$4 wells

Specials start at 6PM

Come scream-sing with us after Brandi 💅

🩸🍻 A Pint for a Pint is back! 🍻🩸This Thursday, save lives and raise a glass with American Red Cross 💉❤️ 📅 Thursday, Sept...
09/22/2026

🩸🍻 A Pint for a Pint is back! 🍻🩸
This Thursday, save lives and raise a glass with American Red Cross 💉❤️

📅 Thursday, September 24
🕐 noon–6pm
📍 Gossip Grill

Donate a pint of blood + get a pint of beer (your choice!) 🍻

🔗 Book now with the link in bio! ♥️

😭👏 LAUREN CHAN
09/17/2026

😭👏 LAUREN CHAN

09/17/2026

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09/14/2026

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September 11, 2001 🌇 Many of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. Some of our guests weren’t even b...
09/11/2026

September 11, 2001 🌇 Many of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing. Some of our guests weren’t even born yet and first learned about that day in a history class.

Twenty-five years later, we remember the 2,977 people who were killed—including at least 623 women and girls documented among the World Trade Center deaths, and eight children, all passengers aboard the hijacked planes.

There is no complete official count of LGBTQ+ victims. But q***r people were there-
Mark Bingham. Father Mychal Judge. David Charlebois. And Daniel Brandhorst & Ronald Gamboa, who died alongside their three-year-old son, David were some of the lights of our community.

Their lives and their families are part of this history, too.
We also remember the q***r partners left behind—many of whom faced additional barriers to being recognized as family in a country where same-sex marriage was not yet even legal.

Whether September 11 is a vivid memory or a chapter you were taught, remembering it means telling the whole story.

Today we’re taking an extra moment to remember every life & to honor every family🕯️

Your meeting could’ve been an email, but your lunch should be a martini. 💼🍸The Business Woman Special: a dirty vodka mar...
09/10/2026

Your meeting could’ve been an email, but your lunch should be a martini. 💼🍸

The Business Woman Special: a dirty vodka martini, Caesar salad, seasoned fries + AC🥶 for $20.

This Thursday + Friday from 2–6PM. Clock in, babe. 💅

09/10/2026

BUT THE PSYCHIC SAID 😭😭

🎥: Gracin🃏 ✨

Miss Mariam unfortunately has to postpone BINGO tonight, but she will be back next week!
09/09/2026

Miss Mariam unfortunately has to postpone BINGO tonight, but she will be back next week!

It’s fu***ng hot. We have AC & office space 😅But more importantly, we have $8 frozen drinks.Come defrost yourself inside...
09/09/2026

It’s fu***ng hot. We have AC & office space 😅
But more importantly, we have $8 frozen drinks.

Come defrost yourself inside. ❄️🍹
Happy Hour + $8 Frozen Drinks | 2PM–6PM

✨ABSOLUT ICON PARTY✨FRIDAY 9/11 • 6PM–CLOSEWe’re celebrating an icon with a full night of Madonna, Absolut, DJs, and coc...
09/09/2026

✨ABSOLUT ICON PARTY✨
FRIDAY 9/11 • 6PM–CLOSE

We’re celebrating an icon with a full night of Madonna, Absolut, DJs, and cocktails worthy of the Queen of Pop.

LIVE DJs
Autumn Leilani
Jenny Pocket | Nightclub and Events DJ

FEATURING EXCLUSIVE MADONNA-INSPIRED DRINKS:
🍹Absolut Madonna🍹
Spicy Lemon Drop w/ Absolut Tabasco

🍹Confessions Cosmo🍹
Cosmopolitan w/Absolut Citron

🍹La Isi Picante🍹
Spicy Vodkarita w/Absolut Tabasco

DRESS LIKE MADONNA + PAY NO COVER.
Otherwise, $15 cover after 10PM.

💅Come iconic. Come scandalous. Come ready to dance.

It’s fu***ng hot.We have AC.And more importantly, we have $8 frozen drinks.Come defrost yourself inside. ❄️🍹Happy Hour +...
09/08/2026

It’s fu***ng hot.
We have AC.
And more importantly, we have $8 frozen drinks.

Come defrost yourself inside. ❄️🍹
Happy Hour + $8 Frozen Drinks | 2PM–6PM

Who’s ready for a wet and wild Labor GAY Weekend?? 💦😛✨Tag your crew and come ready for fabulous drink specials and immac...
09/03/2026

Who’s ready for a wet and wild Labor GAY Weekend?? 💦😛✨

Tag your crew and come ready for fabulous drink specials and immaculate vibes all weekend long!! 🕺💃
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Who’s ready for a wet and wild Labor GAY Weekend?? 💦😛✨Tag your crew and come ready for fabulous drink specials and immac...
09/03/2026

Who’s ready for a wet and wild Labor GAY Weekend?? 💦😛✨

Tag your crew and come ready for fabulous drink specials and immaculate vibes all weekend long!! 🕺💃

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😔Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday at 92, after spending more than SIX decades REFUSING to accept that women should h...
09/03/2026

😔Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday at 92, after spending more than SIX decades REFUSING to accept that women should have less power, less freedom, or less control over their own lives.

She began as a journalist, famously going undercover as a Pl***oy Bunny in 1963 to expose the exploitation and working conditions women faced, and went on to become one of the most recognizable voices of the modern feminist movement. She co-founded Ms. magazine, helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus, and spent her life fighting for reproductive freedom, equal rights, political representation, and a world where women’s voices were actually heard.

But Gloria’s work was never just about women getting a seat at the table. Her feminism increasingly centered the idea that sexism couldn’t be separated from racism, class, sexuality, and other systems of inequality. She organized alongside women like Shirley Chisholm and Bella Abzug, marched, spoke, wrote, listened, and KEPT SHOWING UP well into her 80s and 90s✊🥹. In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but maybe her bigger legacy is something harder to put on a medal: generations of women who grew up believing they had every right to take up space, speak loudly, make their own choices, and change the fu***ng rules.

Rest in power, Gloria. Thank you for making so many women a little harder to silence- We wouldn’t have a Gossip without women like you👸🏻🕊️

👸🏼Join us TODAY from 2PM–12AM for DOLLY DAY🦋 Sip on our $8 Dolly drink all night, plus happy hour from 2–6PM.For every D...
08/26/2026

👸🏼Join us TODAY from 2PM–12AM for DOLLY DAY🦋 Sip on our $8 Dolly drink all night, plus happy hour from 2–6PM.

For every Dolly drink sold, we’re donating $1 to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. You can also scan the QR code to donate directly! 📚

Come raise a glass to the woman who showed us you can be glamorous, talented and generous as hell. We will always love you, Dolly. 🦋✨

The world lost a whole lot of sparkle, so we’re honoring Dolly the only way Gossip knows how: big hair, strong drinks, b...
08/26/2026

The world lost a whole lot of sparkle, so we’re honoring Dolly the only way Gossip knows how: big hair, strong drinks, brunch, trivia, drag and a whole lotta love. 💖🦋

We’re giving you three ways to celebrate the legend with us:

💗 WED 8/26 — DOLLY DAY
All Dolly, all day from 2PM–12AM! $8 Dolly cocktails + happy hour from 2–6PM. $1 from every Dolly cocktail sold will be donated to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

🧠 SAT 8/29 — DOLLY TRIVIA
Brains, bubbles & brunch hosted by Cody! Brunch 11AM–2PM, trivia 12–2PM, happy hour 2–6PM + $22 mimosa buckets.

✨ SUN 9/13 — DOLLY PARTON TRIBUTE BENEFIT SHOW
Hosted by Nadya Symone with a stacked lineup of performances! $5 tickets at the door, seating at 7PM, show at 8PM + a 50/50 raffle.

Swipe for all the details, dust off your rhinestones and come celebrate a woman with big hair, an even bigger heart and a legacy that will keep giving for generations.

We will always love you, Dolly. 💕

08/25/2026

For all our low key ladies 😌

$8 ALL YOU CAN EAT 🍝
All Night Happy Hour drinks🍹
And a gentler Gossip 😌

ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME!🌺The clítoris contains over 10,000 nerve fibers, with density up to 15 TIMES GREATER THAN THE P***S.
08/24/2026

ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME!

🌺The clítoris contains over 10,000 nerve fibers, with density up to 15 TIMES GREATER THAN THE P***S.

🥵You’re just too hot… let us help🍹Happy Hour 7 Days a week
08/22/2026

🥵You’re just too hot… let us help
🍹Happy Hour 7 Days a week

Address

1220 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
92103

If you're looking for a bar and American restaurant in San Diego, University Avenue is a great place to start. The area is easily accessible by public transportation or by car.

If you're taking public transportation, you can take the bus or the trolley. There are several bus stops along University Avenue that will take you directly to your destination. If you prefer the trolley, the Orange Line has a stop at Park Boulevard Station which is just a short walk from University Avenue.

If you're driving, there are several parking options available in the area. There are street parking spots on both sides of University Avenue, but they can be difficult to find during peak hours. Alternatively, there are several paid parking lots nearby as well.

Once you've arrived in the area, simply look for the bar and American restaurant on University Avenue and enjoy your dining experience!

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 8pm
Tuesday 2pm - 8pm
Wednesday 2pm - 12am
Thursday 2pm - 12am
Friday 2pm - 12am
Saturday 10am - 2am
Sunday 10am - 12am

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What people say

American restaurants are known for their delicious and hearty comfort food, and Gossip Grill in San Diego certainly lives up to that reputation. This American restaurant has become a favorite local hangout for girls, boys, and everyone in between since its conception in 2009.

Gossip Grill's ambiance is perfect for a night out with friends or a casual dinner date. The decor is feminine-inspired with post-Dada art that adds to the overall vibe of the place. But what really sets Gossip Grill apart is its modern American Comfort Food that will send your taste buds dancing. From juicy burgers to crispy fries, everything on the menu is cooked to perfection.

The drink menu at Gossip Grill is equally impressive, boasting a full line of Three Olives Vodka and a wide selection of beer. But what really caught our attention was the PG rated version of the drink menu - it's definitely worth checking out!

Overall, Gossip Grill is one of the best American restaurants in San Diego. Whether you're looking for a fun night out or just want to enjoy some delicious comfort food, this place has got you covered. So be sure to visit Gossip Grill on University Avenue and experience their world-famous hospitality firsthand!