Holding down the corner of Turquoise St and La Jolla Blvd at 5157 La Jolla Blvd in the 92109 since 1979, West End PB is one of Pacific Beach's longest-running bars and a fixture of the North PB neighborhood. Owner Jennifer M. runs the pub as a no-nonsense gathering spot where surfers, pool players, dart throwers, and neighborhood regulars share elbow room at the bar. The venue carries its own literary footnote—in the 1990s, bartender Jack "Mac" MacPherson, one half of the notorious Mac Meda Destruction Company, poured drinks here, and author Tom Wolfe chronicled the duo's wild Pacific Beach antics in his book The Pump House Gang. West End was also featured in Fry Koskenin's Bar Pool: Matters of Shrewd Gamesmanship, a nod to the pub's two well-worn pool tables. A Food Network reality show filmed a renovation of the bar in 2013, giving the interior a refresh while keeping the dive-bar soul intact. North PB residents walking to the bar from the Bird Rock border often pass Cafe Athena on the way for a Mediterranean dinner before settling in. The tap list highlights San Diego craft beer, with Ballast Point's Sculpin IPA among the rotating handles, and the back bar stocks Tito's, Jameson, Maker's Mark, Grey Goose, and Glenfiddich alongside the usual suspects. A food menu introduced after the renovation serves Philly cheesesteaks, quesadillas, and classic bar snacks. Two dart machines, a TouchTunes jukebox loaded with classic rock, and multiple TVs tuned to football and other sports keep the entertainment simple and social. The covered outdoor patio is a prime spot on warm evenings, and happy-hour pricing runs throughout operating hours. Regulars who start their evening catching live music at SD TapRoom often close the night at West End for one last round. A 94-out-of-100 health department score and a 4.4-star Google average across 237 reviews confirm that the decades-old formula still works.