fox sports grill coming to hilton convention center

the convention center hilton going in behind petco park will be home to a fox sports grill. i've never been in one, but i'm guessing it's their version of an espn sportszone. while these can be pretty obnoxious places (and i can't watch fox news propoganda), at least it's another post-game sports bar in the vicinity of petco park. anything that makes the sterile convention center area more vibrant is a good thing. i'm not sure if the harbor dr. bridge will be completed before the hotel opens in 2008 (the ccdc site says it will be complete "in 2006"), but it will certainly make it easier to get there from petco - currently that involves walking three blocks west to cross at 5th, then three blocks east along harbor.

speaking of the new hilton, it's going up pretty fast. it looms large on the waterfront as you cross the coronado bridge, and you can see the top of the hotel from inside petco park now. the public 4 acre park sounds good but sure looks boring in the photo above; that's it on the west-facing side of the building. to the east, i'm pretty sure the shipyards butt right up against the back of the hotel. it will be interesting to see how they squeeze in the typical outdoor amenities such as a pool there.