Newport Beach Restaurant Guide

Over twenty years ago on this very lot, 3110 Newport Boulevard, this building was a former House of Pies before becoming an upscale French eatery known as the Boozy Rouge. Then in the spring of 1990, the building was transformed into a happening sports bar called DP's Pub & Grill. During that time, Rudy Kaminski worked various positions in the bar before eventually becoming general manager and in 1999 bought the business along with his wife Brandy. It remained a local hot spot and popular sports bar but no one anticipated what was about to happen next.

In 2004, owner Rudy Kaminski partnered up with Todd Carson, a friend and local real estate developer and began the ultimate makeover at Rudy's, gutting the inside down to the old brick wall - with it's universally appealing classic warehouse design - and installing a very innovative and impressive 40-foot retractable roof that exposes the front half of the restaurant to the warm Southern California sunshine. On some occasions it protects patrons from the occasional coastal storm or cool foggy day. More than a year ago the partners installed a shiny, green synthetic turf from Your Turf, which makes it seem as though you're sitting on a freshly mown lawn while you're enjoying a nice cool adult beverage and catching some rays. It's definitely happening, and people are obviously lovin' it, as business has been booming ever since.

And while you are enjoying the action on the 32 flat screens adorning every conceivable space around Rudy's, you can enjoy a complete menu that has come a long way from the basic chicken wings, burgers and popcorn you find at many lesser sports bars. It has been enhanced and expanded under the supervision of Chef Chuck Gauney. In fact, the menu has changed as dramatically as the bar has changed with the addition of the retractable roof.