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Phil's BBQ company history timeline

1998

Phil's BBQ was first opened in 1998 in the Mission Hills in San Diego, California by owner Phil Pace.

2010

Another location was later opened in 2010 in San Marcos, California.

2012

The restaurant first opened on October 30, 2012 at the Old Trolley Square.

In 2012, Phil leased approximately 7,000 square feet of land for a new location in Santee, California.

2013

In December 2013, it was announced that the Point Loma location would be temporarily closing in order to conduct $1 million worth of renovations.

2014

It reopened six weeks later in February 2014.

In March 2014, a second Petco Park location was announced to be in the works.

In 2014, he founded ResQue Ranch in Escondido, California – a non-profit equine rescue and rehabilitation center that provides shelter, food, physical therapy, socialization, training, and adoption opportunities for rescued and rehabilitated horses.

2016

Later, in 2016, Phil's BBQ opened its location in Rancho Bernardo.

2018

In 2018, Phil’s Big BBQ at the Ballpark raised a record-breaking $110,000 with 2,700 attendees.

2020

Over the years, Phil’s BBQ has successfully opened four more freestanding restaurants in San Marcos (shuttered at lease end in 2020), Santee, Rancho Bernardo, and Temecula.

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