Pete’s Tavern – South Beach
128 King St
San Francisco , Ca
(415) 817.5040
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VdV Rating: 4
Food: Ca/american
Ambiance: Sports
PRO: Great sports bar, awesome people
CON: For some reason attracts lots of d-bag Ohio State fans
It was a bold move to put yet another restaurant/bar in the ever-dying restaurant hub that used to be Max’s, Vixi, and Kingfish. No one can make this place last. You can’t put a big sign on it cuz of historic reasons and it’s pretty off the beaten path across from PacBell Park. BUT, If anyone at all can do it, It’s Pete Osborn, owner of the uber-successful Momo’s at the park just down the block. And we did need a Tavern with the same name as the favorited bar in the NYC BTW.And Pete’s Tavern is it.
So J&J take a stroll over there and wow, he may have done it. This place has been totally re-arranged to be one thing and one thing only…a big ASS bar. This bar is enormous, and you know about our equation people.
The grub? Let’s call it white-trash meets hangover food and boy do we love it. The “salad” is chile in 
lettuce cups – good stuff. The wings are rockin’ and the chicken nachos are worth gettin’ your digits grimey. Great for noshin’ on while you’re hanging out watching one of the 20 or so flat screens during a game. We did ask our buddy Rachel who opened the place what the steak sandwich is served on, when she said biscuit we knew it was THAT type of place. Big belly food. The BBQ Brisket and the mini corn dogs are supposed to be OTH btw. The beer taps are plentiful, the “Pete’s Ale” is a SpeakEasy…shhhh.
Oh, you want upscale comfort food and better wine? Walk over to Momo’s.
All of the locals love it, and you’ll often find our Momo’s (Pauly, Kenny, Gil, Rachel) and Paragon faves (Nicky, Spencer, Ken) hanging out there after a hard day at work. Ask for Pete or Pete Jr., tell him John and Janine sent ya.
VdV Rating: 4
Hours:
Sun-Sat 11a-12a
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
Valet at Momo’s
(415) 817-5040
