Meet Christian Siglin

We had the good fortune of connecting with Christian Siglin and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Christian, what do you attribute your success to?
I would have to say that being successful comes down to how you treat the people that come through your doors, whether they are employees, guests, vendors, etc… Treating people how you’d like to be treated goes a long way. We are in the hospitality business and I want people that work here to feel welcome and to extend that same warmth to our guests.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I have been in the hospitality industry for over 20 years and getting to the ownership side of the business has been a long time in the making. I initially started working in hotels and then left the industry all together to pursue a career in commercial real estate and then back to hospitality. I realized I hated my real estate career and I loved my bar jobs, so I made the choice to go all in and find a way to own my own place. There were countless hurdles and obstacles along the way, but I always tried to stay true to what I thought was right and now I’m in a position to put my money where my mouth is.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Being in San Diego, we have great weather and are close to so many cool things. I would start off with hitting my favorite coffee shop, Dark Horse, and then get the day started. Since my best friends all surf, we would go to Blacks Beach almost every day to get in some exercise and surfing. For a solid local dinner spot we would hit a couple places, Tribute Pizza for the best pizza in SD, Finca for some killer tapas and vino, Mabel’s Gone Fishing for seafood and cocktails, Juan Jasper for steaks a solid wine, Turf Supper Club for late night eats and martini’s. We would make stops at Cantina Mayahuel for tacos and tequila/mezcal, Live Wire for drinks and the best juke box in town. At least one day we would go down to Mexico and surf, grab some tacos at Tacos El Yaki in Rosarito, Lobster in Puerto Nuevo, Deckman’s or Finca Altozano in Valle de Guadalupe and lastly make a stop in TJ for Taconazo and a Caesar Salad at Caesar’s. We would basically just eat and drink our way through the city.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My wife has been a huge part in making my dream of opening a bar a reality. She has put up with me working non-stop, missing special occasions, bitching about life, etc.

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