Executive chef Marty Fay invites you to brunch just a short walk from the sand of La Jolla Shores – Sundays only from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Brunch at Sandpiper means great drinks, oysters, brunch, and lunch items, perfect for family and friends.

Over the past nine months, the restaurant space at 2259 Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores has undergone many changes, including a new name, a new concept and look, a chef change and newly expanded hours of service.

But judging from the happy and locals-heavy crowds turning out these days at Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters, as well as the quality of the food and service I experienced on a recent visit, the need for change is done. Sandpiper has become a hometown favorite and a hidden gem for visitors like myself from outside the La Jolla area, with free parking and walk-ins cheerfully accepted. Read the Full Article

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Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters

The relaxed, upscale restaurant brings fresh oysters to La Jolla Shores along with a flexible menu that includes wood-grilled meats like California squab, prime rib, and double-cut pork chops and accompanying sides.

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Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters

Must Order: Prime Rib California Burrito

Trey Foshee is one of the best chefs who gives a damn (about local farms, about sustainability, about flavor), and this is his team’s offshoot of George’s at the Cove. New chef Marty Fay is overseeing the oysters-and-woodsmoke concept. Far more casual than George’s, but still in La Jolla, with the same topnotch purveyors. The Prime Rib California Burrito is the breakout star, but don’t sleep on that corn cake—the vessel of vessels, fluffy and savory-sweet, topped with ham, Swiss, and a fried egg.

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Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters

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The latest concept from chef and owner Trey Foshee is the casual neighborhood sister restaurant to La Jolla’s esteemed George’s at the Cove and just blocks from La Jolla Shores—in addition to being one of our fave spots for oysters in SD. Savor a leisurely dinner in the cozy indoor dining room and bar or on the outdoor patio near the fireplace. Executive chef Marty Fay’s kitchen is centered around fire grilling, which touches nearly every part of the menu. There’s luscious grilled bone marrow, blistered shishito peppers, and cast-iron focaccia to share along with a house-made sausage platter, double-cut pork chop, and braised veal cheeks, plus prime rib on Friday and Saturday for mains. The cocktail menu leans toward the classics and spirit-forward, along with fun tropical favorites like Mai Tais and Coconut Lime Daiquiris, and there’s an extensive wine list from resident advanced sommelier Evan Vallee.

Poway native Evan Vallee will never forget the “ah-ha” moment, as they call it in the industry, with a bottle of wine. It was a Chateauneuf-du-pape. It was very complex, and he could smell the different fruits along with earth and tea leaves.

Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters

This casual seafood establishment in La Jolla Shores is the recent offering from the team behind George’s at the Cove. Featuring oysters and Baja fish tacos with heirloom blue corn tortillas, executive chef Marty Fay has introduced new dishes that include Cajun-style peel ‘n eat shrimp and chitarra puttanesca with albacore, tomato, capers, and olives. Pop in during the happy hours that stretch into the weekends for wood-fired Snake River trout and a free dozen oysters with a bottle of champagne, accompanied by stunning views of the sunset.

Marty Fay was recently named the executive chef of Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters, considered to be one of the hottest restaurants in La Jolla. “The menu features a variety of fun, shareable items from a custom-designed wood-fired grill and oyster bar, along with desserts from Georges at the Cove pastry chef, Aly Lyng.” Learn about Marty Fay…

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Sandpiper Wood Fired Grill & Oysters, the La Jolla Shores sister restaurant to Trey Foshee’s Georges at the Cove, will be serving an á la carte Thanksgiving dinner featuring two delectable entrées—Slow-Roasted Turkey Breast or Slow-Roasted Prime Rib, served with gravy and cranberry sauce. Sides include all the classics: cornbread and house-made Sausage Stuffing, Smoked Turkey Collard Greens, Candied Yams, Sharp Cheddar Baked Mac and Cheese, and Parker House rolls, and Aly’s Pecan Pie for dessert. Sandpiper’s regular menu of wood-fired entrees and raw and cooked seafood will also be available, in case you want a non-traditional feast. Sandpiper is also offering a limited number of Thanksgiving meals to-go that serve four people, including Slow-Roasted Turkey Breast with gravy, cranberry sauce, cornbread, house-made Sausage Stuffing, Smoked Turkey Collard Greens, Candied yams, Sharp Cheddar Baked Macaroni and Cheese, and Parker House rolls. Slow-Roasted Prime Rib and Aly’s Brown Butter Apple Crumb Pie can be added at an additional cost. Call to order at 858-228-5655 by Tuesday, November 22 for pickup on Thanksgiving Day.

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