“We’re now looking to a late October opening if everything goes well”

FAIR OAKS, CA (MPG) - Business partners of a popular Sacramento Irish pub Pitch & Fiddle, both of whom are Bella Vista High school grads, are looking forward to opening their new restaurant at 8525 Madison Avenue, Suite 126 in the Fair Oaks Pointe Shopping Center in Fair Oaks this fall.

Kyle Schubert, a co-partner in the venture had signed the lease with the broker, Ethan Conrad Properties, Inc. of Sacramento, to the 3,607-square-foot space over a year and a half ago.

Fair Oaks Pointe is located at the corner of Madison and Kenneth Avenues in Fair Oaks. Adjacent tenants in the recently remodeled plaza include Fidelity National Title, Coldwell Banker, Excel Fitness and Kaia Fit.

Schubert said by phone the start of construction was delayed by multiple factors, including the pandemic and the necessary administrative time to review and then issue building permits from the city of Fair Oaks and Sacramento County.

“We’re done with the necessary permitting and have selected a contractor,” he said.

Schubert said the planned themed lunch and dinner menu and interior décor of the new Pitch & Fiddle Irish American pub restaurant in Fair Oaks will be similar to its restaurant at 8704 La Riviera Drive near Watt Avenue, open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The business name “Pitch” comes from the field which soccer and rugby is played on and “Fiddle” is a classic Irish musical instrument.

Pitch & Fiddle’s Sacramento restaurant offers a variety of combination of big and small plates served pub style. In addition to appetizers, popular dishes include half-pound hamburgers served with Fiddle fries, chicken sandwiches, wings, Irish corned beef tacos, sliders, Dublin fish and chips and a “Fiddle-delphia” cheese steak served on a French-style roll.

An Irish inspired grilled cheese sandwich featuring melted Swiss and cheddar cheese with a choice of bacon or corned beef on sourdough bread. Other fare includes a “Lonely Shepherd’s” pie, home style macaroni and cheese, linguini, buffalo chicken and Caesar salads.

Pitch and Fiddle’s new Fair Oaks restaurant will be open to all ages and operate under a California type 47 liquor license from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) as an on-sale general restaurant license, Schubert said.

Once open, Schubert said he looks forward to becoming an active supporter of sports teams in Fair Oaks including Bella Vista High School where he graduated from, and the surrounding Fair Oaks area.

“We’re now looking to a late October opening if everything goes well,” Schubert said.