PRO: Classic dive bar, good crowd CON: Still thinking… Lemme tell ya something: anyplace that allows you to bring your dog is gonna earn a big thumbs up from VdV. We initially stumbled across this awesome dive bar on one of our daytime weekend jaunts to the Mission after a Pizzaria Delfina trip. And we’ve kept on [...]
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Tenderloin/Nob Hill | | PUB
PRO: Great dive bar, great people, good drinks, relaxed vibe (except during Ducks games) CON: Abso-f’ing’-lutely nothing, unless you have something against good dive bars. Or Ducks Chris Fogarty, AKA One Of The Nicest Guys In The World, runs this place and he’s turned it into a f’ing goldmine. And it should be. We love the shit [...]
Friday, October 16, 2009
North Beach | |
You know this place. Located in the midst of the strip clubs on Broadway. “Where? Strip clubs?? On Broadway??? You must be mistaken, my kind sir. Well, I’d never…” Yeah, that place, sucka. Don’t try to pull that innocent, pure as the driven snow crap with us. Anyhoo, we love love love the ‘Hut. As much [...]
Monday, September 14, 2009
Fisherman's Wharf | | CASUAL
PRO: Fun scene, outdoor patio on the bay, great live music CON: Not that much So we hit Pier 23 (again) the other Sunday and were reminded why this place rules. Good tunes, good times, ran into some random friends and just bottom-line made for a killer Sunday. And for a change I’m just gonna jump right [...]
Saturday, April 14, 2007
South Beach/SOMA | CA/AMERICAN | HAPPY HOUR/AFTER WORK
Nova just got a menu update…hallelujah! Worth trying: The steak salad, the beef eater, the cobb salad, the tuna tartare and the bacon wrapped prawns, only if you like avocado cuz there’s a huge slab o’ guac the middle of it. The parmesan truffle fries are pretty darn tasty as well. As always, the tomato [...]
Monday, October 17, 2005
Well, if 'R' stands for retarded that was me the other night after a rousing good time. This bar is real (damn another 'R'). A great bar-bar, know what I mean? Nothing fancy, just nailing the basics dead-on. Good crowd, good drinks, good scene and the owners, Chris & Todd, are cool. Plus, Tim and [...]
Sunday, October 16, 2005
North Beach | |
This is a BAR people, no food in here unless you count Liquid Lunch. And it’s a damn good one, these ‘mixologists’ make some of the best sidecars and lemon drops and purple hooters you’ll ever have. The Manhattans look pretty serious too.They know their stuff. Go RETRO here folks, they sure do. It’s like [...]
Saturday, October 1, 2005
South Beach/SOMA | |
Our good friend Elliot owns this bar with Jeff. These guys rock. And what a scene it can be. Basically El, who pioneered Taco Tuesday’s at The Blue Light on Union St. came to South Beach in a sort of "down economy" and started this place up with his co-founders. So you get this weird cross [...]