#sports-bar

#sports-bar

Once we took ownership and got back into what had been an office area and garage, we realized there was actually enough room to make it work,

Pijja Palace flipped the concept of a sports bar on its head with Indian flavor-infused bar food favorites and a vibe that gives more mid-century modern than sticky floors and too-loud baseball games. Televisions dot the walls playing whatever sport is on - whether it be football or a skateboarding competition - as tikka masala-topped pijjas and achaari Buffalo wings emerge from the kitchen.

Having been regulars at the bar for years, they were eager to start their new business venture. My husband and I always thought that as a retirement gig, hospitality was always something we'd think about, Tricia, a local Fremont teacher, told this news organization. We were just coming out of COVID, things were opening up and you were allowed to go outside. We thought, What an opportunity to get into something we knew well.'

"It went from four or five times a week to a couple of times a week, to maybe once a week, now, but it’s still like, 'come on.'"