Surf Rider Pizza
Pizza restaurant · La Mesa ·
East Coast-style pizza, cheesesteaks, and beer with surf decor
East Coast-style pizza, cheesesteaks, and beer with surf decor
"The Cohn’s Surf Rider Pizza and Del’s Hideout are offering holiday cocktail kits including their Jalisco Mule with Patron Blanco, Fever Tree ginger beer, bitters and limes. Information on pick up is here." - Kelly Bone
"This La Mesa pizzeria touts 18-inch East Coast-style pies as well as cheesesteaks and strombolis. All pies like the signature Surf Rider Pizza with roasted garlic, white sauce, gorgonzola cheese, roma tomatoes and basil, are sold whole or by the slice." - darlene-horn
"An East Coast–style pizzeria founded in Ocean Beach in 2010, Surf Rider Pizza was incorporated into the Patio Group in 2015 and grew to include outposts in Mission Beach, Crown Point, and La Mesa; I note the Ocean Beach and La Mesa branches have been operated by the Cohn Restaurant Group since last fall. All Surf Rider locations are currently listed for sale by Next Wave Commercial brokers Nate Benedetto and Paul Ahern and can be purchased as individual properties or as a parcel—the sites, described as newly renovated, range from 1,029 to 4,143 square feet and could be acquired with the trade name/intellectual property to continue operating as Surf Rider Pizzas or rebranded to entirely new concepts." - Candice Woo
"I learned that Cohn Restaurant Group will temporarily assume operations of the Surf Rider Pizza location in La Mesa starting September 30 under a court-appointed order while owner Gina Champion-Cain is under investigation; David Cohn said he believes Surf Rider is a great restaurant that guests will continue to enjoy and that CRG looks forward to working with the team to maintain great food, ambiance, and hospitality." - Keri Bridgwater
"Debuting today in La Mesa, the fourth Surf Rider Pizza Co. location is a departure from the brand’s beachside roots in Ocean Beach, Crown Point, and Mission Beach and is the largest yet at 4,158 square feet. Founded by Hilary Rossi, The Patio Group’s Senior VP of Food and Beverage, the East Coast-style pizzeria anchors its menu on thin, crisp-crusted brick oven pizza sold by the slice or as 18-inch whole pies, alongside East Coast classics like stromboli, cheesesteaks, and Italian sausage sandwiches. The La Mesa eatery will have its own in-house bakery producing lemon bars, carrot cake cookies, many flavors of cheesecake, other pastries, and full-sized cakes. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the restaurant also includes a full bar named Himmelberg’s Bar—named after a late friend of The Patio Group’s CEO, Gina Champion-Cain—that serves cocktails, wine, and beer including the house “Himmel Brew” made in partnership with Mission Brewery." - Candice Woo