The San Diego-based craft brewery is preparing to open its first full-service restaurant later this month inside the former Ponce’s Mexican Restaurant space at Del Sur Town Center, marking a significant evolution for a company that has steadily shifted from tasting rooms toward full-scale hospitality. The 3,400-square-foot restaurant will anchor Harland’s growing presence in North County and serve as its most complete expression yet of food, beer, and neighborhood-driven gathering.
Founded in 2018 by Jeff Hansson and Anthony Levas, Harland Brewing has expanded rapidly in less than a decade, now operating tasting rooms in South Park, Bay Park, and Scripps Ranch, along with a production facility that has fueled its rise as one of the region’s fastest-growing craft breweries. The 4S Ranch project, however, represents a different scale entirely. Unlike Harland’s café-style or taproom-focused locations, the new restaurant is designed for full-service dining, expanded hours, and a broader audience that includes families, sports teams, and neighborhood groups.
Hansson, who lives in nearby Rancho Bernardo, has described the project as both personal and intentional. In statements shared ahead of the opening, he said the goal was to create a place that works for the realities of suburban family life, where parents, kids, and groups can all feel equally welcome. Levas, who grew up in the area and graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School, has echoed that sentiment, framing the opening as a return to his roots rather than a purely strategic expansion.
Leading the kitchen is Harland’s Director of Culinary Operations, Scott Cannon, whose résumé includes years as executive chef at The Cork & Craft in Rancho Bernardo, as well as earlier stints in Rancho Santa Fe. Cannon has overseen Harland’s expanding food program in recent years, including its South Park kitchen and The Ocotillo at Harland, the food trailer stationed outside the Scripps Ranch brewery. At 4S Ranch, he’s been given room to go significantly further.
The menu blends familiar Harland favorites with a much broader slate of composed dishes and globally influenced comfort food. Offerings include kung pao Brussels sprouts with pork belly, bucatini noodles dressed in garlic and soy, chicken satay salad, salmon poke bowls, braised short ribs, pork ribeye with pumpkin polenta, roasted half chicken, and a range of handhelds from smash burgers and fried chicken sandwiches to fish tacos and lobster rolls. Lunch service will add soups, curries, and additional sandwiches, while weekend brunch will anchor mornings with an expanded daytime menu. A dedicated kids’ menu is also planned.
Behind the bar, guests can expect Harland’s full lineup of beers, along with ciders, cocktail-inspired hard seltzers, and a more robust wine program than what’s typically found at the company’s tasting rooms. The space itself reflects a design departure as well. Working with local firm Tecscape, Harland leaned into a mid-century-inspired aesthetic featuring high ceilings, abundant natural light, terrazzo bar tops, breeze-block dividers, greenery, and a flagstone mosaic wall, creating an environment that feels distinct from its other locations while still recognizably Harland.
The opening comes as Harland continues to reshuffle its broader portfolio. The company closed its One Paseo tasting room in Carmel Valley last year, a move that aligns with its pivot toward fewer but more hospitality-forward destinations. In addition to the 4S Ranch restaurant, Harland is also planning a full-service restaurant and taproom at the Mission Bay Golf Course, further signaling its evolution from brewery to multi-concept hospitality group.
Harland Brewing’s 4S Ranch restaurant is expected to open by the third full week of January, pending final permits, at 16480 Paseo Del Sur, Suite 105, in San Diego's 4S Ranch. For more information, visit harlandbeer.com.
Originally published on January 13, 2026.
