Urbn St Brewing Co (El Cajon)

Thanks for stopping to see what mmm-yoso!!! is writing about today.  Kirk is under the weather and Ed (from Yuma) is otherwise occupied (in Yuma) so Cathy is writing this short post.  

There are five different locations of URBN and the one closest to home is this one, URBN St Brewing Co, in El Cajon.This is the building from the parking lot.  The front door is on Magnolia at Main (the North West corner, next to the Starbucks).The 'windows' are the roll up garage door kind, so everything is exposed.  You can see the bar area has plenty of taps. The side televisions are beer menus.Once inside, the industrial hipster brewery look is obvious.The Mister was here to try some of the house beers ($7 for an URBN flight) (of four): Saison (bright and light in flavor), Unite (a red Belgian rye, brewed in collaboration with Twisted Manzanita Brewery (located in Santee)), Brown (graham cracker with chocolate undertones) and Triple Brown (strong coffee notes).  Each beer was unique and fresh in taste.  We enjoyed all of our choices.

The menu at dinner is straightforward, with pizza and salad being the primary choices along with four appetizers and desserts.The URBN salad (small, $7).  A nice mix of greens topped with gorgonzola, pears, a walnut brittle and a light vinaigrette.  This could be a meal for one (the bowl is deep), but we shared. It was very fresh and flavorful.None of the preselected ingredient pies appealed to us, so we chose to 'Craft Your Own'.  We chose a Small, White with parmesan/garlic/evoo ($10) then added Ricotta ($2) and artichokes ($2).  

That small pizza is on a regular size cookie sheet (half sheet cake size)! More than enough. 

The flavor combination was just right, with the garlic and olive oil complimenting -and not overpowering- the Ricotta or artichoke hearts.  The crust was more cracker-like than the edges, which I don't normally like, especially when cold..but this pizza never got to the point of being leftover...

URBN St. Brewing Co. 110 N. Magnolia (at Main) El Cajon 92020 (619) 328-6922 Website Open Sun-Thurs 11:30-10, Fri-Sat 11:30-midnight

Comments

[ken]

This is one of our regular spots. In fact, just had lunch there today with my trail work crew. At lunchtime, M-F, they have excellent sandwiches and calzones. Good people and a real plus for East County. Guest beer list is awesome.

[caninecologne]

I like that they have flights. I would rather taste 4 or 5 small pours than commit to one huge mug. The pizzas are good here, especially the one with mashed potatoes. We have only been to the North Park loation.

[Cathy]

It's a great place for lunch, Ken...and yes, the calzones are wonderful. East County is getting there; just taking a little longer.

The Mister and I always try to purchase flights, finding it fun tasting a variety of what is available, cc. We did notice the mashed potato pizza on the menu and were curious about it.