Pacific Shore Stones

If they always had wine… This would be an incredible place to hang out.
The slabs are gorgeous. It’s like a museum. Love going here.

Pacific Shores has a great selection of granite and marble. It is located in a warehouse which is nice to protect you for the heat in the summer or cold in the winter. Friendly staff is knowledgeable. They also have a large selection of Quartz which is nice since that is a growing request from homeowners.

From their website to their warehouse, these guys rock! Our contractor suggested we look here and we could not be more grateful. You won’t be disappointed.

These ladies were great. No nonsense. Simple, direct explanations. Didn’t bother me and helped when I needed it. Nice indoor warehouse with a great selection. And, when they made a mistake in my favor on the price quote, they stood by the price they quoted me. That’s the way to run a business!

We bought two slabs of exotic granite at Pacific Shore Stones three years ago for a kitchen remodel. At that time, I spent six hours at three different granite yards with our interior designer and found slabs that we liked at a different company — until we found out the price (through our granite fabricator; none of the granite companies will tell the customer the pricing). Extremely expensive. So we went to Pacific Shore Stones and found even more beautiful slabs of the same type of granite (crema bordeaux) for half the price of the other granite yard.
We’re now heading over there to buy a slab of yellow river granite for a bathroom remodel. Didn’t even look elsewhere first this time.
And I agree with the reviewer who said that some of their exotic granite slabs are so gorgeous that they look like artwork. You just have to stop and stare. Two in particular were so stunning that I had to tear myself away — unfortunately, neither had colors that would work in our bathroom.
We’re working with Rebecca this time, and she has been very friendly and helpful.
I’d recommend anyone wanting to see a large selection of granite at reasonable prices to head to Pacific Shore Stones. I also really like that the granite and marble are indoors, away from the elements.

At the time I went they had all their slabs in a warehouse, very well lit with what seemed to be fluorescent lights. Despite this, the colors seemed natural.
They have a wide variety of slabs, mostly in the higher price ranges. I’d say about 10% were level 1 slabs, the rest were exotics. Some of the exotics were really so beautiful it’s a shame they’re fated to be cruelly torn apart and made into countertops, they would not have been out of place framed in an art museum.
After having visited several other slab yards and revisiting them, I think that they have a better selection of more exotic exotics — real blues and greens, for example — than other places. Also, looking at some pictures I took with custom white balance on, I think they’ve taken some care to make their fluorescent lighting show the natural colors of the slabs, rather than just using whatever standard industrial fluorescent lighting there used to be.
Now, I would visit this place first so you get a good idea of what’s available. Unfortunately, you do have to visit a bunch of places as well — it’s really true that each slab is unique, so even slabs that are recognizably the same type may have patterns/​inclusions that make you hate or love them.

I purchased my beautiful granite from Pacific Shore after visiting several granite yards in Austin. I was impressed by the variety of granite they had to select from (I chose «Volcano Blue»), and the fact that their granite is all displayed outdoors in natural light. I thought their customer service was great too; when I entered the granite yard someone almost immediately approached me to ask if I needed assistance, and to offer me a clipboard and selection sheet for notes, etc. She also offered me a list of granite installers and provided me with some recommendations, which was very helpful!