One of the founding members of San Diego's Verant Group of local bars & restaurants has taken over the Bay Park space inhabited by Old Trieste for more than half a century and has filed public records indiciating he may open a new neighborhood restaurant called Old Park.
Along with Eric Lingenfelder and Mark Cirillo, Joe Vaught co-founded San Diego-based Verant Group in 2003. The bar and restaurant collective now operates a multitude of locations around San Diego, including Barleymash, True North Tavern, Sandbar, The Smoking Gun, Tavern, and Mavericks Beach Club.
A Bay Park resident, Joe Vaught recently ventured off on his own and purchased the building at 2335 Morena Boulevard that was occupied by Old Trieste Restaurant for 56 years until it closed this past May.
A liquor license application shows Vaught may have plans to transform the longtime Old Trieste building into Old Park. If it ever does open, don't be surprised if there are menu items or design features which pay homage to the historc Old Trieste.
A liquor license application shows Vaught may have plans to transform the longtime Old Trieste building into Old Park. If it ever does open, don't be surprised if there are menu items or design features which pay homage to the historc Old Trieste.
