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3300 Club
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 2 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
Jessica R. said: "There are no words. Just lyrics. And lots and lots of business cards on the wall. At first look, it's a hole in the wall....and then you realize---it's a nook in the wall. Fantastically comfie, friendly, fun, and a blast to hang if…" read more »
66 reviews for 3300 Club
Review Highlights
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"...of the proximity to the Front Porch so don't tell everyone..." In 12 reviews -
"This is a great neighborhood bar." In 4 reviews -
"And, you just can't beat Zoe." In 5 reviews
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Review from Rebecca P.
San Francisco, CA
2/13/2012 1 Check-in Here
Stopped by last night after a Front Porch feast to drink Lagunitas and watch the Grammys with a bunch of friends. This is possibly the friendliest bar I have ever been to and will definitely become a go-to when I'm on this side of town.
FYI, zombie fans without cable: They watch the new episode of The Walking Dead every Sunday! If you're not into that, I would ask the bartender what other shows they watch - viewing parties seem to be a thing here. -
Review from Charlotte D.
San Francisco, CA
1/5/2012
How many bars have those tiny cute mini half pint glasses and are really just as happy to serve you a halvsy as a full pint? 3300 is another local dive that I can really get down with. I sorta fealt like I was having a beer in my living room. Its quaint and unpretentious, just how i like I like it. But most importantly I like the local neighborhood feel to the joint. In fact a mate from gradeschool's grandma owns the place. I thought the bartender was real sweet and she even rooted me on trying to catch my runaway bus. Jukebox seems good. What can I say...I like this place... go halvsies...cheers
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Review from Tom R.
San Francisco, CA
9/14/2010 6 Check-ins Here
This is a pretty cool Irish bar. It's unpretentious but clean with plenty of windows and light during the day. The bartender Owen is a real character.
They have a weird homemade urinal with a strange mural over it, we started calling it the murinal; it was funny at the time. -
Review from Hans H.
San Francisco, CA
2/17/2011
This place is what the 500 Club should be. In fact, it's owned by the same person who owns the 500 Club from what I have heard. Why is it better than the 500 Club?
1. No douchey hipsters come here; they all congregate at the 500 Club and drink their nasty PBR in cans.
2. Much friendlier and local crowd and it's always easy to find a seat
3. There are plenty of food places right next to it and they will let you bring in food from there. Want to bring a bucket of chicken from the Front Porch or some burritos from the taqueria next door? No problem as long as you buy drinks.
This place doesn't look like it has been renovated since the 49ers won their first Super Bowl, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Oh, and they serve some simple food once in a while (ie, World Cup soccer games) -
Review from cecilia k.
San Francisco, CA
10/29/2010
HEY Strong drink, you me love!
WOW.
A night with Liam and Tom at The 3300 club can go OH so wrong but at the same time OH so right.
Liam, my dear friend from London were visiting me for 10 days, it was awesome except from the damage on my liver, it's still hurting and I can still not fit in my pants.
Anyhow Me and Liam had been drinking all day and we were super sexy, and super smart and super mega stupid so we decided to hop on the 24 all the way from Lower Haight to 3300 club drunk as shit and obnoxius.
THIS is however not a hot idea because Owen the bartender (which btw is awesome) loves to mix some stroooong drinks for the ladies and as we all know I am kinda THE lady so let's try to be somewhat discrete and say that we got trashed, ALL of us...
We finally put our three extraordinary brains together and figured out that it was time to leave, once we did of course Tom R. decided we should go to the Mexican dive bar around the corner .... we were denied ... DENIED... at that place!!!??? Time to go home!!!!
Even though this review is for 3300 club the only reason why I am not giving it 5 stars is because 3300 got me so drunk I jumped in a cab and got the driver the wrong address , ended up in outer Richmond, no cabs around, took us 2 hours to come home, I fell and landed on my face, broke it a little bit and looked like I had been in a dirty bar fight for the whole upcoming week, life was great!
See you soon! Just need to heal first! -
Review from Kim W.
San Francisco, CA
11/18/2010
Visit #1, friendly female bartender who bought my friend, who was having a birthday, a drink of his choice. Nice crowd/atmosphere and inexpensive, stiff drinks.
Visit #2, Irish dude bartender wearing a Hawaiian shirt, nice and good sense of humor. Stiff drinks.
Found a new favorite neighborhood bar! -
Review from Drue C.
San Francisco, CA
5/7/2008
Does anything more need to be said when a bar has a very poorly painted mural of a very unattractive naked woman above the trough where men urinate?*
*If you answered yes then please read Mike W's review, as he has a beautiful way of painting a picture with words that I can't quite get to since seeing the grandeur of "the mural";
http://www.yelp.com/us...Listed in: Drinking and Diving
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Review from Stephy S.
San Francisco, CA
12/3/2008
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd the winner of one of the bestest tackiest bathrooms ever goes to....
3300 Club!!!!
Oh my golly gosh, this bathroom was awesome. And coming from a girl who takes her bathroom decor very seriously, that is a huge compliment! Picture if you will, a lighthouse. Oh yes, you read that right. Now picture the sea rushing against the rocky cliffs. Now imagine a seal, yes, a seal, perched on one of the rocks. Now throw in some flowers around the door and a few other mismatched oddities and you have the 3300 bathroom. So awesome!
Now let's talk about the bar itself. Divey decor. All the way. My fave kind of bar really. The only thing that tossed it out of the true dive category is the fact that it was $7 for a vodka soda. Not unheard of, but dive bars should be more like $5 for a cocktail. The drink however, was strong. Almost too strong, which I know sounds unheard of for me, but yeah, whoa Nelly.
I really loved the bartender, she was a peach and the fact that she liked my vintage bag and could tell that my dress was a 60's vintage dress as well, earned her permanent cool points.
On the whole, this was a great place to grab a drink. It's a totally friendly joint, your arms may just stick to the bar and that bathroom, oh that lovely, lovely, bathroom.Listed in: San Francisco Bars!, San Francisco Dive Bars
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Review from Nish N.
11/6/2006
After a somewhat lackluster time at The Front Porch, my friends and I needed a good drink. Luckily for us, the 3300 Club beckoned to us from across the street.
It's one of those perfect dive bars, well the type of dive bar you'd find in the outer Mission - a few professional drunks and old timers, a group of lesbian hipsters, a couple of other local young professional types.
The bartender was a friendly guy and our drinks came out strong. My buddy put on some choice selections from the jukebox, good times ensued.
I could see myself coming here a lot more often, I think a lot of bars could take some lessons from the 3300 - then again, you just can't this sort of place from some handbook (6 500 Clubs + 300 extra scenster points isn't a formula that can really work).
Oh, make sure to check out the strangely lascivious wall painting in the men's bathroom, right above the urinal, it explains a lot about this place's charm.Listed in: The Outer Nission
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Review from Mike W.
San Francisco, CA
5/24/2006
The Zeitgeist-Kilowatt crowd would take to this place like ducks-to-water if it were lifted from it's foundations and transported to 16th and Valencia. But fortunately for the 40-and-over crowd that haunts the place, it's 29th & Mission location is outside of striking-range for the Mission's young-and-restless.
A mostly-male crowd that's rough-cut but talkative hangs out at the bar. Last time I stopped by I met an ex-member of a now-defunct street gang that went by the name of "The Day Street Boys". I also chatted with two ladies as they sat watching a Giants game. Though they were both polite and charming, they'd start cussing like truck drivers any time the home team screwed up. The bartenders are old-guard gentlemen with the gift-of-gab. Some of them used to tend bar closer to home in the days before a C-Cups and a 26-inch waist replaced an outgoing personality and friendliness as job requirements for being a bartender on 24th Street.
Decor is unique, original, and delightfully funky. Hand painted originals from unknown amateur artists coat the walls, while an amusing collection of assorted kitsch lines the shelves. Even the bathrooms host a heart-warming collection of paintings and illustrations, the roughness and character of which assure that their originality is beyond reproach.
The 3300 Club is cool....it's without question the real deal. Every faucet of it's being is unmistakably San Francisco. It's a great place to stop by and chat up the social lions of yesteryear, while viewing an untainted sample of what our city was like during its wilder days. -
Review from Nelson W.
San Francisco, CA
2/25/2007
Not sure why anyone would call this a "dive bar". It's very clean, the bartender is always friendly, the drinks are excellent, and the room has a lot of charm.
There are good beers on tap, and there are some very comical paintings on the wall in the men's room.
This is a great neighborhood bar.Listed in: You're only renting that…
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Review from Dottie G.
San Francisco, CA
8/28/2007
After a great dinner at The Front Porch, my friend and I decided it was cocktail time. I just moved to the area and didn't know of many bars, but the sign for the 3300 Club caught our eye. We walked over and instantly loved it. The neons, the velvet paintings, the feel...it felt like a place that had seen a lot of things.
We ordered our cocktails and talked. We went to a bar and could HEAR each other. Weird, huh?
The jukebox was playing lots of great music and everyone in there talked about what was going on in their lives when they heard some of the songs for the first time. It felt like one of my family gatherings, minus someone getting cussed out for something that happened in 1960.
One of the regulars walked up to me and asked had I seen the mens room. When I said no, he promptly took me by the hand and showed me the cheesetastic paintings. Wow. I need to go back in there with a camera.
We had another round, chatted with some more folks, and went on our merry way.
This is a great place to go to get away from the thumping, hot, OMG LOL I'M WASTED *puke* bars.Listed in: Cocktail Hour!
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Review from Kimberly B.
San Francisco, CA
12/2/2009 3 photos
My friend and I were going to stop by The Knockout for a drink after our dinner at Mi Lindo Peru. The Knockout didn't open until 9, so we stopped in here instead. I'm glad because it turned out to be a nice little bar.
The drinks were cheap, the bartender was friendly, and it wasn't too crowded or noisy, so we could hold a conversation. The bar gets bonus points for having decent homemade sangria, a super clean women's restroom, and a cool mural on the women's restroom wall (see picture...yes, I took a picture in the bathroom). They even had helpful hints posted in the bathroom on how to avoid getting the flu (see picture...yes, I took a picture of this, too) and indicated that the 3300 provides tissue and hand sanitizer to their patrons. How considerate!
I wish this bar was in my neighborhood, but I'll have to settle for dropping in when I'm in this part of SF.
(FYI - It's cash only, but again, drinks are cheap....) -
Review from brittney g.
Manhattan, NY
3/17/2009 1 Check-in Here
I think this place is about to become my new local:
Friendly bartenders who provide you dice for bar games
Lack of Mission-y hipsters
Strong drinks, fair prices
Dark and dank in the best way
But, here is why I write this review today, on St. Patrick's Day: They are serving corned Beef tacos, people. It's a Patty's Day 3300 Club tradition. How can you not 5-star that?Listed in: Bernal and Beyond
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Review from Mariko F.
8/1/2009
I came here while waiting for a table at Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, just a block away. The bartender in a hawaiian shirt was incredibly nice and poured wonderfully strong drinks. I ordered my standard dirty vodka martini with extra olives and he gave me the shaker! It was like ordering a milkshake in a 60s diner. It was great. Basically I got another half drink out of it.
For a bottle of cider, a Barcardi and Coke and my martini, I paid $15. Not bad at all. Cash only though.
There was no crowd and my threesome got a table without any hassles. It was quiet enough that you can have a conversation and loud enough that you felt that you were amongst people. -
Review from Wes M.
San Francisco, CA
3/12/2008
Of all the bars to drink at on my birthday, why the 3300 Club? The only answer I can offer is: why not? I mean, at my age you sort of have to adopt that philosophy, right? Get it while you can, who knows where the time goes, and if you can't be in the bar you love, honey...
But seriously, 3300 is a great neighborhood bar that reminds me a lot of Noe's (is it the classy horizontal blinds or the surprisingly sociable bartenders and patrons?). It's got KJ's and Maria's stamps of approval, and they gave me a free birthday refill on my tequila and coke (despite a bit of heckling--apparently it's an unusual drink). In short, the perfect haven from Grand Central Hipster (aka The Knockout and El Rio).Listed in: Bernal Heights &…
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Review from erin k.
San Francisco, CA
1/11/2011
I love this bar. LOVE.
You can't go wrong with kitchy decor (ie: self portrait of a gorilla with a pipe, blow-up flip flop with a sloppily cut out foot inside said flip flop), an Irish bartender that knows how to treat a lady, and prices you just don't find in this fair city outside of a happy hour. It's never too crowded, and you can always find someone to talk to. -
Review from Lauren G.
San Francisco, CA
5/31/2008
3300 Club is not a bad place to pass your time waiting for a seat at The Front Porch. We sat by the door and I got to witness all of the regulars entering and exiting. There was a fellow with an eye patch, a couple ladies singing spanish songs at the top of their longs, men downing shots and softball on t.v.
This is the kind of place that would be good to sit at if you needed material for your short story; it is not short on characters. -
Review from sasha c.
San Francisco, CA
9/21/2006
Dive bar? I'm too new to Yelp to know how to request a change, but that's an insulting moniker for a fine establishment like Keane's. Fer cryin' out loud, they have an amazing juke box, support good union stuff like LaborFest every summer, have poetry readings, and are friendly and unpretentious.
If you want a dive, visit Greenbergs. No! I lied! Then you'll stumble out and vomit/have sex/have long weepy cell phone conversation/deal drugs/& etc. in front of my house!
Stick with 3300 Club. They rule. -
Review from Blake E.
San Francisco, CA
1/29/2007
I've always been drawn in by this place's blinds. (Pardon the pun.) Something about wide, wood-slatted blinds left down but open makes a place look like something out of a detective movie.
Many times I would suggest to friends that we go there. Reactions varied:
- You really want to go there?
- Oh yeah, I hear it's cool. But let's go somewhere more expensive.
- It's a great neighborhood bar. You'd love it.
The last of those was the most recent reaction (from Joe H., review no. 2), so fresh off that one, I was able to convince a group of 6 friends to go there. Granted, we had come from half a block away (Front Porch), but hey, I got them there.
No regrets. The vitals:
- Unpretentious bartender
- In fact, he's super friendly
- I think he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt
- Men's bathroom has no door but is still invisible-- points from my OCD perspective (no touching door handles upon leaving)
- (Did I just say too much about my personality?)
- Nice view of the street
- Cool layout
- Tall ceilings
Not to mention, an awesomely adorable dog named Kiko was keeping everyone company. And recently the dog of one of the patrons had passed away, and there was a bit of a monument with a poem and a few doggie bones on one of the tables. Clearly, these are good people. -
Review from Gustie L.
San Francisco, CA
5/22/2007
So I guess this review is several years too late, but I had an occasion to return to the 3300 club yesterday and was reminded of one of the stranger bar experiences I've ever had. Yesterday it was just a normal bar, fairly nice inside, with a minimal selection of tap beer and an older, boozy outer Mission crowd. Drinks were a bit much I'd say, $4.75 for a pint of Sierra seems high these days at a dive bar, but overall a pleasant enough place.
On to the strangeness...
You see I went to the 3300 club on September 11, right after the World Trade Center attacks. I had awoken that morning by my housemate's boyfriend running down the stairs shouting about "them" bombing the World Trade Center (this being prior to plane 2), but my girlfriend and I figured we'd better go to work anyway.
I arrived at the office and my boss called almost immediately telling me to send everyone who tried to come in home (me being the most junior employee I guess?). Eventually she called back repeating the rumor that "more planes were on the way" and I should flee the office after putting up a sign. I did, and while trying to find a way out of downtown a frightened construction worker yelled "you gotta leave, more planes are coming, they're gonna blow up all of downtown."
I took a bus home on which a very drunk guy with an Eastern European accent shouted that this was "just like Moscow" and that "we'd kill all of them".
I needed a drink, and the 3300 club was the only place near my house that was open. It was also full, and everyone was watching NY on the TV's. While drinking my 2nd whiskey some old guys in the back started saying that this was all George Bush's fault. I don't know if they meant that he had failed to heed security warnings (mostly true) or had personally plotted the attacks as a pretense for seizing power (false). At the time not much made a lot of sense, but I was, and am, very grateful to the 3300 Club for being open and pouring stiff drinks right then. -
Review from Justina K.
12/11/2007
Excellent local bar. Not necessarily a place to go across town for, though... or maybe I'm just trying to ensure enough space for me.
Love the bartender(s), love the atmosphere. It's a place where you can bring friends and talk! I'm so glad this is just around the corner. -
Review from Andrew L.
San Leandro, CA
5/17/2006
A wonderful throwback to the way bars ought to be. Its garnered a reputation as a 'locals' bar with good reason. If you're looking for a bachelorette party or frat guys pounding Coors Light, then this is probably not gonna cut it, but if you're looking for a comfortable little dive with super friendly service and a mellow, laid back vibe, this is the spot for you.
Nothing terribly fancy on tap here, but anything more sophisticated than Anchor Steam would only serve to spoil the atmosphere here. This place is, above all else, simple. Simple drinks served to run of the mill people (and we mean that in a good way) in a relaxing, dark and dingy setting. Perhaps 10 years ago, I may have found this place boring, but as it stands today, it's just perfect.
The bartenders here are the single most friendly we've encountered anywhere. One of the taps ran out halfway through pouring our beer and I thought for a second our keep was going to drop to her knees and cry until we forgave her. That combined with genuine 'thank you's for bussing our own table made us realize that politeness isn't dead after all, you just have to go to a place that isn't crawling with so many people that taking the extra time to be nice doesn't cause a delay for the other 20 people at the bar also waiting for drinks.
So if 'pleasant and inviting' has moved above 'trendy and choked with twenty-somethings' on your list of what's important in a bar, then definitely check out the 3300. -
Review from zell c.
San Francisco, CA
9/22/2009
Dive bar? I don't know. This "dive bar" has one pretty clean women's bathroom. The "Peeping Tom" was a nice touch. Ha. I've been to "nicer" bars that have been defaced with graffiti, are missing soap and toilet paper, and smell like the streets of the Tenderloin.
Went here to watch the Giants beat LA and the crowd was mainly a mix of the locals/regulars. People here were really friendly. The bartender was quite a character. He told us stories about this place during the whole Prohibition era. Can't believe this bar has been here for THAT long. Great place to kill time if you're waiting for a table at any of the nearby restaurants or if you want to watch a game and have others cheer with you.
Just watch out if that random mariachi band comes by because if you're sitting by the door, you'll have a horn blasting in your ear for a good while. -
Review from David C.
San Francisco, CA
11/6/2007
This bar is right around the corner from my place and it is perfect. In a neighborhood that's slowly getting gentrified or filled with yet another tedious restaurant with "nitch cuisine" (see Front Porch review). This is a bar that is exactly what it is. It's a neighborhood place where most of the people at the bar, know both the bartender and many of the patrons. It's a great bar to bring tacos from taco loco next door and watch the Giants game.
Sometimes there will be live music, but most of the time the entertainment is yourself. Thank god for a Bar when there's so many "venues" -
Review from Harry M.
Oakland, CA
1/21/2008
This place should be the template for all "dive" bars. It's old, comfortable being itself, a group of regulars who quickly learn your name, and bartenders who understand customer service. Take a seat at the bar and enjoy an atmosphere that is as close to Cheers as you'll find in the area.
Are the decorations campy? Yes. But the paintings are by the owner of his wife, done with love and respect. No pretension here. What you see is what you get, complete with a smile and a thank you.
Outdoor seating is not plentiful and is targeted more for the smokers who need their fix.
This place best represents what San Francisco used to be. Warm neighborhoods where friends gather, grow, and die, as they support each other and their community. Vive la difference! -
Review from Lawrence T.
Mountain View, CA
2/16/2007
Great neighborhood bar even though i am not from the 'hood. The bartender was fun and she had a wonderful Irish accent. Soccer was on every TV and the crowd was mostly european unfiltered camel type. Apparently they also have free chili for happy hour.
Drinks are strong. This is a basic place so stick to shots and beer. Our lemondrop order had here pulling stuff out and digging for sugar. Great place to wait until The Front Porch opened for dinner. -
Review from Deborah S.
San Francisco, CA
3/8/2007 3 Check-ins Here
Update: the 3300 Club has totally become my local. Stop by and tell Bernie or Frank hello. Patrons and staff are way friendly and the beer is cold. I had to upgrade to 4 stars.
Just moved in across the street from 3300 Club and realized the International Club on the other corner wasn't going to be my new local, so I walked over to 3300 Club. Yeah it was about 3:00 in the afternoon and who said that place doesn't have chicks--it was hopping with the 50 something crowd. I ordered a grey goose greyhound--strong and tart, read the Irish Times newspaper and listened to a dude playing his bagpipes outside the bar. I love my neighborhood--stop by and have a cold one at the beginning of your evening or while you are waiting for a table at the Front Porch. -
Review from Karen W.
Oakland, CA
8/16/2006
Snapshot of the 3300 -- within five minutes of entering one weekday afternoon, I had a Slippery Nipple shot bought for me (and every other woman in the bar) by the (female) bartender and a (female) patron to commemorate there being more women than men in the bar.
This is the rare kind of old-school neighborhood bar where a woman can sit at the bar alone and talk to strangers -- who soon become much less like strangers. One time a nice man and his friend were chatting about a kid's field trip to the Holocaust museum in LA and he shared his gourmet jar of olives with me. Another time my honey and I went there with another couple -- we were well into our evening and pretty loopy -- and the bartender cracked jokes until we almost cried. You can go here drunk and as long as you're not a surly drunk, people will accept you for who you are. Not a place for anyone with attitude. Apparently the owner is a big poetry fan, too -- I keep meaning to check out one of the poetry nights. God I love San Francisco! -
Review from Sandy S.
San Francisco, CA
5/15/2011
What is so great about this bar? Everything! The locals, the location, the bartender, the drinks, the drinks, oh and yeah the drinks!
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Review from Gadiel M.
San Francisco, CA
8/22/2008
As I contemplated delicious options such as Big Daddy, Sierra Nevada, Widmer Hefeweizen, Guinness and Stella Artois, I took in my surroundings punctuated by an eclectic collection of art, signage and a James Brown bobble head. Though tempted by local brew, Big Daddy; I opted for a nice light and refreshing Belgium option instead--Stella it was. The glasses were cold, the beer was delicious and the company was a mix of Hispanics, Whites and even some women.
The pub was busy so I sat in one of the last stools available at the bar between a woman in her 20s and an older gent. The place was relatively quiet, beside the low hum of conversation, until the woman to my right, who aside from me and the old man to my left seemed to be the only ones who were alone, got up and selected some music from the juke box. My ears rejoiced as I heard the Rolling Stones playing "Paint It Black". I hadn't heard anything besides Spanish Ranchero music until Friday's Stones, Beatles and Hendrix kicked off the evening's tunes.
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Review from Tod G.
San Francisco, CA
11/25/2011
The friendliest bar in La Lengua! Good beer and cheap prices, and the good company is free!
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Review from Lee S.
San Francisco, CA
6/26/2007
My girlfriend & I ventured into this place at about 10pm on a Saturday night. I was shocked to find the place virtually empty & devoid of even one hipster. This place seems to be the sort of place that would be chock full of them on a Saturday night.
Definitely a drinkers bar, I bet most of its action nowadays actually occurs BEFORE 5pm.
Anyways, we sat down and Betsy served us. They have about 4 small-ish TVs, and we eventually changed the channel as the remotes were right in front of us.
Pretty good juke box, very eclectic. The joint never did pick up really, as there were never more than say 10 people at any one time.
Betsy was very cool, she struck up a nice conversation with my girlfriend revolving around travelling. It eventually led to free shots of whiskey, and more conversations with her as well as a couple of other patrons.
Among the more interesting tidbits is that the bar opens at 7am on weekends by a guy named Fritz who is apparently the one who does the many painting adorning the walls. What makes this even more interesting is that Fritz has Parkinsons which would lead one to believe painting wouldn't be possible, I guess it is.
Also, in the mens bathroom, above a painting of one of the more unattractively coiffed women I have ever seen, is a lone bit of graffetti. Its a quote from a Jawbreaker, so that instantly placed the bar into "cool" status for me. -
Review from Joey M.
San Francisco, CA
9/1/2008
I went to 3300 club last night and the service was okay. It has a very homey feel, like a mom and daughter are running the show. I saw a Giants 50th year flag on the wall and enjoyed playing the PGA golf arcade game. That being said, I figured this place would be a cool spot to maybe a watch a sporting event.
Tonight, I called them to see if they were open (since it is Labor Day, there might be a chance they are closed). When the woman answered the phone she briefly says, "33 club." I ask her if they were open and showing the UCLA football game (I don't own a television and one of my best friends goes to UCLA). She responds and says, "Really...really...really?" I kindly said, "Yes." She then took someone's order and comes back to the phone and said, "I need to work now." and I said, "Fine" and hung up the phone.
If she had any notion of customer service she would have said, "Yes we are open - tell me what time they close and encourage me to come in - " and then could could have said one of two things..."We could definitely switch over to a football game" or "sorry we don't show football games."
Instead of being respectful she decided to be rude...that just leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I will have a strong inclination to NOT go there in the near future. Maybe she doesn't give a hoot and doesn't want me to come in. That's fine but it's just poor business.
Here's a nice rule: If you are going to be rude on the phone or have a short temper...unplug your phone because you can do more harm than good. -
Review from Samantha M.
San Francisco, CA
1/13/2011
Crazy Irish guy in a Hawaiian shirt bartends on certain nights. This guy is hard core. He even has an Irish flag tattooed on his arm! There is also a sign in the pub that says "No mad dogs or Englishmen!" Hehehehe. Makes me glad I'm not English, I'd feel a bit intimidated! LOL. But seriously he is very sweet and I loved talking about Ireland with him since I've been there 3xs. The bar is spacious and everyone who came in were totally friendly. Drinks were stiff, and the place gets crowded. My only problem is that even though the place was crowded, the Irish bartender was the only one working. No one came into help him out. That made quite a long wait to get a drink. All and all, love the atmosphere there, and will be back.
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Review from Maria D.
San Francisco, CA
5/7/2007
Despite my young age, I sometimes feel like I have lived several thousand lifetimes. So, it's really no surprise that I love salty dog old man bars like the 3300 and am more than willing to spend an evening there drinking their incredibly stiff mixed drinks, idly watching sports, listening to the jukebox and having very pleasant conversation as opposed to my peers' OMG IM SO DRUNK shenanigans.
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Review from frisco j.
San Francisco, CA
7/5/2006
not too many women here.......but if you have a thing or want to hang out with the salt-and-pepper guys who are hard on their luck, 3300 should suffice.
this is kind of a place where the hipsters would go when they realize that they are no longer hip. actually, there's a word for that - the oldsters. however, the oldsters shouldn't feel so bad. they can do a lot worse than 3300. this is an authentic and unpretentious dive bar which is more than i can say about the hipsters. ok, no more hipster bashing...
i like 3300 cuz the place is somewhat ugly and draws ugly, older and broke guys like me. we all hang out, drink in sorrow and tell stories about what could have been (johnny cash song in the background)...
"true" stories i have heard at 3300:
- the wife cheated on me with my boss.
- the wife had an affair with someone on craiglist casual encounters.
- the wife decided that she's a lesbian.
- the wife is having a surgery to become a man.
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Review from Big S.
San Francisco, CA
11/19/2005
This may be THE dive bar for daytime drinking. Tall windows provide enough light for me to pull off wearing sunglasses inside without looking like a total jackass (shhhh, let me live the lie). The crowd is defintely salty but genuine. A couple gals catching a buzz after work at the Safeway; a smattering of old cats carping at each other about life's disappointments; and Arlene, saddling up to the bar with the help of her walker. The bartender sets up her usual without asking: double shot of Hornitos on the rocks with sprite behind it. The High Life is ice cold and nobody gives you a second look(even if you're a jackass in sunglasses). The people aren't pretty and ambition has given way to acceptance. It certainly isn't the happiest or coolest place in the city, but it is for damn sure real.
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Review from Ian M.
San Francisco, CA
3/16/2009 1 Check-in Here
I don't know if I have the words for this, but this place is just right. Great bartenders, nearby, fairly priced, not packed, no cover, and instills a certain gregariousness in you.
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Review from Rodney P.
San Francisco, CA
8/1/2010
Relocating from one part of town to another is a chore for a number of reasons. First, you've gotta find a spot (in San Francisco) accessible to public transportation (hey...I work downtown and don't own a bike or car so it's a big deal). Second, you've gotta find a place that you can afford (and Lord knows this town ain't cheap). Third, you've gotta find a local pub with genuine people and good bartenders that you can genuinely get to know. The 3300 Club is THAT pub for the Outer Mission/Bernal Heights area. Don't get me wrong, my new 'hood has its cool spots. You walk down Mission toward Ceasar Chavez and you'll cross the Knockout, Naps, even El Rio. But those are all places I go to..."party". The last thing I want to do after a long day at the office is have a beer around a phalanx of smug hipsters. I'd rather have a drink and banter about the day's issues with a perfect stranger and Zoe, my new favorite bartender.
The greatest appeal of the 3300 Club is that most of the clientele are locals, many old school San Franciscans. I've never walked into the 3300 Club and felt unwelcomed. You know a spot is cool when you can walk in for the first time, have a drink, start a conversation with a regular, come back a fortnight or two later and have that regular remember details about you. The 3300 Club is certainly my new local pub, and (if you live in the Outer Mission/Bernal Heights district) it should be yours too!Listed in: The Places I Go Out
