Common Table is not going far for its next chapter. The team is sliding two doors down into Coin-Op Game Room's kitchen, reviving their 86'd menu inside the North Park barcade on March 11. The move follows Common Table's January shuttering of its standalone 30th Street service and plugs a gap at Coin-Op, which closed its kitchen in August 2025. The trade turns a full dining room into a smaller, grab-and-play-friendly setup aimed squarely at late-night crowds.
According to San Diego Magazine, Nate Cadsap and Megan Ly will take over kitchen operations at Coin-Op Game Room starting March 11, and Coin-Op general manager Lyssa Glover says the move will make things much easier for everybody involved. Glover told the magazine the barcade had to close its kitchen in August 2025 and that Coin-Op is even considering keeping its popular late-night hot dogs as part of the new lineup.
Common Table's run on 30th Street wrapped at the end of January. As reported by Eater San Diego, the restaurant's last service was Jan. 31, following a brief standalone stint after Cadsap and Ly moved their successful 86'd pop-up into a brick-and-mortar space last fall.
What's on the Menu and When
Under the original pop-up name 86'd, the kitchen will serve Asian-fusion snacks and handhelds, including katsu sando and Taiwanese popcorn chicken, plus a new salad, a smashburger, and fries. "You gotta have fries at a bar, right?" Cadsap told San Diego Magazine. 86'd will open inside Coin-Op Game Room at 3926 30th Street on March 11, with a grand opening planned after St. Patrick's Day. Food service hours will run Wednesdays–Thursdays 5 PM–10 PM, Fridays 5 PM–midnight, Saturdays 2 PM–midnight, and Sundays 2 PM–10 PM.
From Pop-Up To Bar-Arcade Kitchen
Cadsap and Ly first built a following with their '86 pop-up before opening Common Table last fall, a trajectory AXIOS covered when the restaurant debuted in October. The move into Coin-Op is a pragmatic pivot that lets the team keep their recipes in rotation while lowering overhead and tapping into arcade crowds, a model other small operators have adopted in San Diego's tight dining market.
For North Park players and neighbors, the partnership means fresher, chef-driven snacks without committing to a long sit-down meal. Keep an eye on Coin-Op and Common Table's social feeds for the opening-day menu and any late-night specials.
