Nate Cadsap and Megan Ly shot for the moon when they opened their Asian-fusion concept Common Table in the old Sipz Vegetarian Kitchen space on 30th Street last fall. And even though they closed the doors to the restaurant in January, they still landed in the same orbit—just two doors down at the Coin-Op Game Room in North Park where the duo will take over kitchen operations on March 11.
Lyssa Glover, Coin-Op’s general manager, says the barcade had to close its kitchen in August 2025. They originally asked Cadsap and Ly if they’d run food from Common Table to Coin-Op, where guests could order via QR code. But when Cadsap and Ly realized the space they were working in was too big for their concept and rent was high (I mean, it isNorth Park), they got out while they were still ahead.
Easy solution: Common Table moves into Coin-Op’s kitchen and gives it new blood, which “makes things completely easier for everybody involved,” Glover says.
Using its original pop-up moniker 86’d, the kitchen will offer the same Asian-fusion options like its katsu sando, Taiwanese popcorn chicken, a new salad, plus a new smashburger and fries. “You gotta have fries at a bar, right?” says Cadsap.
They’ll add specials, plus some handheld items to be eaten while playing games, and Glover says Coin-Op is considering keeping the popular late-night hot dogs—which the barcade started when the previous kitchen closed at 11 p.m. For both parties, it’s a win-win. “With all of the new businesses popping up along North Park, being able to expand our operations, I think it’s going to be a good partnership,” says Glover.
“The whole [Coin-Op] has been really supportive,” says Ly. “[We’re] looking forward to having a long-standing partnership.”
86’d will open inside Coin-Op Game Room in North Park (3926 30th Street) starting March 11, with a grand opening planned after St. Patrick’s Day. Food service will run Wednesdays through Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Fridays, 5 p.m. to midnight; Saturdays, 2 p.m. to midnight; and Sundays 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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