Heritage Barbecue & Brewery in Oceanside offers a spacious, vibrant spot for BBQ lovers with a stellar menu featuring smoked meats, tasty sides, and inventive cocktails.
"A craft beer and barbecue spot in Oceanside, part of the growing empire of Daniel and Brenda Castillo." - Matthew Kang
"The Central Texas-style barbecue joint doesn’t mess around with its multiple smokers to capture the distinctive notes of a down-home cookout. Expanding from its famed San Juan Capistrano location, the Oceanside outpost opened in January 2023. Be sure to order their smoked beef brisket burger, tri-tip, and scratch-made sausages available Friday through Sunday." - Helen I. Hwang, Eater Staff
"Serving the traditional barbecue platters offered at its award-winning original San Juan Capistrano as well as menu specials, the brewery restaurant in Oceanside also holds a secret cocktail speakeasy. Try its acclaimed brisket, pulled pork, and more a la carte or stuffed into tacos and sandwiches." - Darlene Horn, Candice Woo, Paolo Bicchieri
"Heritage, like other BBQ spots, proves that brisket is the chameleon of smoked meats. Theirs is good no matter what form you choose, whether it’s stuffed into a sandwich with pickles, piled on top of texas chili fries, or bursting out of tacos loaded with queso fresco. This is one of the places where their sides like the potato salad and pesto mac are also entree-sized, just a bit smaller than some of the tiny dogs you might see on the patio. Located off of Oceanside’s main stretch of South Coast Highway, their roomy booths and ample tables make this a solid spot for a company Happy Hour (fewer things build trust than seeing your coworker’s face slathered in BBQ sauce)." - ligaya malones
"Heritage, like other BBQ spots, proves that brisket is the chameleon of smoked meats. Theirs is good no matter what form you choose, whether it’s stuffed into a sandwich with pickles, piled on top of texas chili fries, or bursting out of tacos loaded with queso fresco. This is one of the places where their sides like the potato salad and pesto mac are also entree-sized, just a bit smaller than some of the tiny dogs you might see on the patio. Located off of Oceanside’s main stretch of South Coast Highway, their roomy booths and ample tables make this a solid spot for a company Happy Hour (fewer things build trust than seeing your coworker’s face slathered in BBQ sauce)." - Ligaya Malones
