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500 Club
Categories: Nightlife Bars Dive Bars Nightlife Dance Clubs Dive Bars, Dance Clubs
500 Guerrero St(at 17th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 861-2500
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 3 pm - 2 am
Sat-Sun 12 pm - 2 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ages Allowed:
- 21+
- Ambience:
- Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
415 reviews for 500 Club
Review Highlights
"Finally, and maybe most importantly, the photo booth."
(in 38 reviews)
"Cheap beers, nice bartenders and awesome jukebox."
(in 65 reviews)
"Pool table, cheap drinks and cool bartenders."
(in 27 reviews)
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415 reviews in English
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Review from J j.
San Francisco, CA
1/11/2012
HAIKU REVIEW
Fantastic dive bar.
That old signage beckons me.
Average bar-tending.
After a park date,
Pull her into photo booth.
Get drunk and make out.
Hipsters galore here.
Other times, it's sporty spice.
Mostly folks are nice.
Weekends are weaker:
Karaokers' awful wails.
Avoid Sunday nights. -
Review from Hannah A.
12/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
I finally remember visiting here.
My initial introduction was a green beer induced haze.
I'm a fan of the seating arrangements and the sleazy sounding name.
However, the bathroom is virtually rusted over and it took sheer will power
not vomit from the sight of soggy toilet paper acquired beneath the sink drain. -
Review from Sam A.
Santa Fe, NM
10/27/2011
Decently poured drinks and friendly bartenders. This is the bar you want to go to if you want to lose the smell of Hipster Utopia aka Delores Park on a sunny day.
There is a sports bar thing going on here also, so be forewarned... -
Review from Jerry W.
San Bruno, CA
Updated - 1/2/2012
Went here 1-1-12 at 7pm'sh. Before I entered the bar,at a distance, I can see the tv which seems like mounted outdoors. I mentioned to Emily the bartender one time, I wished their beers can be a little colder. I went one other time, and they listened to me (I guess many patrons asked about that). Now their beers taste better, had 2 sierra nevada hefeweizens and 2 guinesses (I noticed it's taste bitter with a hint of coffee---now see why many like that beer). And of course, I sang several songs on that evening,if there's karaoke, I definitely enjoyed myself.
Listed in: Karaoke bars
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4/25/2011
Went here on 4-24-11 about 7pm for the karaoke. I ordered a pabst beer $3 (for happy hour) and… Read more »
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Review from Andrew C.
10/25/2011
If your bar has a big ass neon sign, chances are I'm already smitten. That's classy as hell. The 500 club sits on a bad ass corner location which allows your friends within to see you coming from across the street through the open door. So much for sneaking up some some muffgahs. This joint gets packed as hell and it doesn't help that it's the typical San Francisco SAB. That means "Small Ass Bar." It's deceiving U-shape doesn't really connect at the back. Instead you'll run into a wall of booths where hordes of the tragically hip wait to hop into the cash-only photo booth that stopped working right when people were putting more money into it. The photo booth became a no-armed-bandit. Imagine that.
Tall boy PBR is expensive up in this piece. $5 or $6 if I remember correctly. I'm noticing this a lot more around San Francisco. Don't tell anyone but I think it's a conspiracy to keep people who think they're ordering cheap beer actually pay more those who buy craft beers. I can't substantiate this claim but I'm sticking to it.
I didn't expect to see so many soccer scarfs hanging around the bar. Perhaps they show games. I may never know.Listed in: San Francisco
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Review from Ralph D.
Fremont, CA
12/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've only been here once. The closest thing to a sports bar you will find in the Mission. Big Giants and 9ers fans... obviously. If you are looking for PBR specials, here is the place.
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Review from Charlotte D.
San Francisco, CA
1/4/2012
Attention bartender: just because you're a mildly attractive white male with sleeve tattoos and an old shirt and most likely from an upper middle class background does not give you a free pass to be an ASS. Your job is to TEND BAR and get people their drink. Is that so hard? You don't have to be nice. You don't even have to be exceptionally polite but you should be more capable and competent at your job. Oh and the beer tasted murky. You should probably clean your taps more often.
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Review from Jim B.
San Francisco, CA
12/23/2011
You either like this place or you don't- great mix of people in this classic SF dive. SF is a good dive bar town versus some sterile cities in the midwest. Anyway, great place to pass the day away and have a few brews.
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Review from Dupa B.
San Francisco, CA
7/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
What to say - it sucked ...the whole "we are in the mission so we can ignore you and you still come here" attitude its just plain stupid - I don't go where my business is not appreciated .So ta-ta 500 Club ;-)
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Review from Stella j.
San Francisco, CA
8/31/2011 1 photo
This place has a decent selection of beer and drinks. Came here after the street food festival with some friends. We took a couple of shots and drank prohibition beer. It was pretty cheap, beers were like 4-5 each. And shots about 6-7? Not too sure.
** tip: cash only, so stop by an ATM before heading here :) -
Review from Kathleen R.
Minneapolis, MN
8/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
500 Club is your favorite gritty, neighborhood, awesome staff and patron kind of place. Even with the doors open it is the right mix of low light and low lifes that make you want to keep coming back. Awesome beer specials and $6 bloody's on the weekend. Our bartender mixed up a phenomenal bloody and he includes a special ingredient that if the first one hadn't left me buzzed I'd waste away an entire Sunday enjoying.
For $5 you can also get your photo booth fix and they give you two copies of the pics!
This dive is something special to be sure. -
Review from Jennifer H.
11/5/2011
I used to live 5 minutes from here and i think the 500 club is great. It's a small dive bar with a nice atmosphere and a photo both in the back :) Also is close to Dolores Park and Valencia Street, so a great place to start off the night. The drinks are also pretty strong, so they're not trying to cheat you out of your liquor here.
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Review from sprout s.
San Francisco, CA
11/7/2011
Best darn Bloody Marys. Friendly bartenders. Good jukebox. Kareoke every other sunday rules!
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Review from Tracy A.
Oakland, CA
6/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
Yesterday was one of those great experiences that is hard to put into words. The hubby and I only shared one beer but during that time we saw so many great sites and overheard so many great conversations, it reminded me of that time we were in a dive bar in Colorado at the Livery and it seemed like Freebird played for days.
Let's just say that there was air guitar, Neo visiting from the Matrix, and some yelling from the back part of the bar to the front part of the bar about creeps and birthdays. All in all a fabulous visit! -
Review from Kris P.
Frisco, TX
10/17/2011
Wonderful dive bars are like rare gems. The 500 Club sparkles! Dark, divey, cheap common drinks, karaoke so bad it's fun. Ask for the Pussy and Dumplings.
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Review from Meara G.
San Francisco, CA
6/27/2011
I go here a lot. A lot a lot. You just can't help it.
I love dive bars. I collect them like dirty little puppies. This place has inadvertently brought be tons of happiness.
First: It introduced me to the Sweet Tea Vodka. This is sweet tea flavored vodka with soda water... so yummy.
Second: The Mexican Stand-Off. This is a shot of tequila, a shot of hot tomato sauce, and a shot of Tecate. So gross and good at the same time.
I also love the multiple TV's for sports watching, the ever loving door man, and the fact that there is Mrs. PacMan in the back.
The prices change with which bartender you have, some drinks are in a larger glass for $3.00, then 10 minutes later are $5.00 in a small glass. Also, there can be some pretty smelly characters here, but also a few cute ones too, when there's a good crowd on the weekends.
All in all a pretty good place for a drink. -
Review from Frances W.
Eugene, OR
2/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
Probably had one too much sex on the beach.
With a White Russian.Listed in: Places to go to in the city
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Review from Kenny L.
12/19/2010
Urban Dictionary: Dive Bar (noun): Where cheap and strong drinks are served. Refer to 500 Club.
If restroom was visited, refer to Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) on p. 536.Listed in: Get your Alcohol Dehydrogenase…
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Review from Nora M.
San Francisco, CA
10/13/2011
Beer, booze and bad-ass jukebox. What's not to love about a perfect dive?
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Review from ruggy j.
Fernet that flows like a river in Egypt? Check.
Giants fever even though we've been World Series champs for nearly three weeks? Check.
Stiff cocktails and Pac Man's better half? Check.
Honestly, I could do this all day. There are at least 500 "checks" I could add to the list of reasons I worship the 500 Club (and one day, perhaps I will), but for now, let these grow on you.Listed in: San Francisco on a budget, Mission Bars
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Review from Lea B.
Livermore, CA
12/19/2010
Michelle S. rolled back into town this week after four months away from the Bay Area, and she chose 500 Club as the place for her big rendezvous with some of her favorite people (me, of course). It's pretty close to BART, as long as you don't walk in the wrong direction on the way there. Not that I would know ...
I love love loved the giant neon pink martini glass on the sign outside. I want one. In fact, if that one goes missing ... don't call me. I don't have it lighting up a party in my basement. I swear. Anyway, how can a place be bad after you start with that?
And next on the list, my favorite Elvis song ("Suspicious Minds") started playing on the jukebox after we walked in. More brownie points.
They had a decent selection of beers on tap considering it's a small dive bar. I had an Anchor Steam and then a pear cider (I make no apologies for my love of pear cider!). Prices were good and tolerable too. It was a pretty laid back vibe overall. The bartender was really easy to get his attention and was very nice about getting water (even offered a lemon), too. There was some obnoxious chick who stepped on my foot and stood there for too long AND splashed some of my beer on me AND didn't apologize. But, hey, it happens.
Worst thing = bathrooms. Definitely tried to touch as little as possible in there. I've seen worse, but this was no picnic. -
Review from Cara M.
San Francisco, CA
4/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
I don't know if you got this from the other reviews... but this is definitely a dive bar. You can't miss the huge neon sign though :)
The atmosphere is really cool... bar and booth seats, and clever menu options. I haven't tried them, but love the idea of ordering a 'TV dinner.' -
Review from Elle B.
San Francisco, CA
2/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
One of my favorite dive bars in the city.
Strong drinks, good beer selection, dog friendly, AND Kareoke on Sundays!
I'm suuuper cereal.
This funny smell people speak of I have not encountered and is nothing compared to the sour smell at Lucky 13.
Bartenders are friendly.
500 Club is the place to be on Sunday, fo' sho'. -
Review from Sin F.
San Francisco, CA
10/3/2011 1 photo
Started coming here only recently. Great bloody mary's, especially if you can get all the veggies+bacon. Cool interior and seating. Pricewise it's really hard to beat. Landed here with some friends who were visiting one day and have been back regularly ever since!!
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Review from Heather B.
Oakland, CA
1/24/2011 5 Check-ins Here
Just like everyone else, I've been coming here for years for mid-Sunday chillaxing, after work happy hour, and late night socializing. Never had a problem with bartenders (they're all super friendly - no attitude!) And I've never had a problem with the people (cool, sexy, and employed!)
This place should be a staple in your Mission diet :)Listed in: Best Happy Hour
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Review from Ashlee J.
12/12/2010
This is my favorite dive bar in the city because it was near my house (makes stumbling home so much easier). It ALWAYS smells in here but it is a dive so you can't expect The Fairmont lounge here. Drinks are cheap, the bartenders are ALWAYS busy so being personable is not an option (but they aren't rude either).
**To the women: This place can be kind of meat marketish so be forewarned. You do get your share of slimy, drunk guys trying to get down your pants. So don't come here if you want to be alone with your thoughts & want to drink a drink in peace. Come here with your friends for a good time, laugh at the guys trying to pick you up, who cares about hipsters anyways & don't get offended. -
Review from Kristy Q.
11/5/2010
Funky, dapper, totally cool and very random would be my choice adjectives for the folks in here. I love a good dive and this place is tops. That cheesy, sleazy exterior called my name and we pit-stopped for a few beers. I asked the nice lady at the bar to bring me over some random IPA on tap that slips my mind at the moment. If I've never heard of it, then that's what I'm asking for. They offered up a healthy selection that always comes as a welcome surprise to "the usuals" that you find at most dives.
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and the place was packed with locals just hanging out. They were hosting a private party in the back room and had a loaded crowd up front as well. While unglamourous, it surely offers a strong appeal. With the front of door wide open letting the sunshine glean in and all the pitch black, deep interiors- this seems like the perfect spot for a daytime drinking marathon. Stand by the front door and bask in the sun for the first two rounds and head into the crevices of darkness thereon after.
*Cash only with ATM on premises. -
Review from Kara B.
Sacramento, CA
So the old man is a Giants fan, and he heard about this place because there happened to be a commercial for it on ESPN - really? Yes.
And, yes they do have a pretty cool SF Giants Bonds shirt, because juice or not, he is in the 500 club.
This place is pretty cool, and not as annoyingly hipsterish as Zeitgeist, and the lot.
What I love most about this place is their menu. I felt like the little snot-nosed, trashy kid that I was/am, oohing and ahhing over the "You Know, Just for Kids" portion of the menu and the Broke Boy (yes, my childhood fav sand. was fried bologna on Rainbo or Wonder white bread) - always 3 bucks! -
Review from Brian G.
10/26/2010
I just had a shot of fernet at home and thought..... oh shit I never wrote my review of 500 club!
Came here on a random Monday night and discovered every Monday is Fernet night. 2 or 3 dollar shots (can't remember). Needless to say we had 4 rounds. Fuck. yes.
The few times I've been here I've been REALLY drunk. This is a friendly drunk kind of place. Don't bring your 'tude. -
Review from Gina I.
9/14/2010
Love it. I like checking out where the locals hang.. A friend took me here as this is his bar.
Unpretentious and a hungover barman to boot, what can go wrong?
You ask for a jack & coke, you get a glass of jack with a splash of coke.. now that's my kind of drink.
I love it. I'll be back. And the place next door will deliver your food to your bar still, which is even cooler. -
Review from Lauren F.
11/3/2010
STRONG DRINKS.
The 500 Club is awesome. Went here on Halloween and it wasn't packed to the brim with crazy people. It's the quintessential Mission bar. It's divey, but not dirty. There's a photo booth in the back, plenty of room to sit and it's great for big groups as well. Will definitely be back to check out other nights. -
Review from Sheila T.
San Francisco, CA
6/11/2011
It's still a good dive bar with an eclectic Mission crowd. Our bartender made a nice Manhattan and we had a good time people watching. A good place to grab a drink after dinner.
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Review from Eric G.
San Francisco, CA
1/25/2011
500 Club is a dingy, old school dive bar with an unusual combination of plaid-wearing hipsters, old alcoholics, and women who look kinda scary even in the dim lighting.
It can get loud and rowdy in here. Try to avoid the drunk people walking straight into you, and if you get knocked over, try tot to fall into any broken glass on the floor.
Now all this said, the place is the kind of cheap, no-frills bar that we could use more of in The Mission. But if you want to keep your sanity, I'd stagger down to the Kilowatt instead where things are a bit more mellow. -
Review from alexander b.
San Francisco, CA
9/2/2011
great vibe, pseudo divey, good place to meet for drinks or watch a giants game.
too much karoake and frequently out of stock on some pretty fundamental liquors/liqueurs, but that just means they're busy! -
Review from Jacqueline W.
Solano, CA
2/11/2011
Nice dive.
Random photo booth. TVs. Eclectic food menu. Huge jar of mystery juice.
Cool hang out spot. -
Review from Alyssa G.
8/14/2010 1 Check-in Here
Great selection of beers, and the prices are decent.
Gotta give mad props to the doorman too because he's very nice, and I can't say that about 99% of doormen in SF.
Crowd watching here is awesome too....you'll get a mix of a Zeus look-alike (no joke), to a butch 50's pinup-type woman with tattoos, groping unsuspecting guys by the bar.
It's a great little dive bar to watch baseball games at! -
Review from Jordan P.
San Francisco, CA
7/2/2011
The best part about this bar is the sign. If they didn't have the sign I'd never go in. It is smaller than small, and a total dive, and its usually too cool for me.
Listed in: STRONG DRINK
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Review from Laura M.
Honolulu, HI
10/16/2010
This might jinx everything, so I'm knocking on wood with one hand as I type this review with the other. I met my boyfriend--and one of my favorite people in the world--one night at 500 Club three years ago. It was a crowded Saturday night and I was with two of my best friends. We spotted each other on opposite ends of the bar. We were both wearing bowler hats and as I was exiting the bathroom, he grabbed my arm and started talking to me. I will never forget that night!
Actually, I've met a lot of people I still am close with to this day at 500 Club. 500 Club is badass, just avoid this place on weekend nights, because it's since been infiltrated by weirdos. -
Review from Peter B.
Berkeley, CA
10/25/2010
Let's say you walk in and turn to your left and follow the wall past the bar and to the corner. You might be tempted to sit at the table in said corner, but beware. It's a wobbly table, as wobbly as they get. Maybe you're into that, maybe you're not. At the very least, now you know.
Also, there are hipsters. This is the hipster South Pole and they are today's Shackletons. (Reading a bit about his life & times now out of curiosity, I see that you can take that analogy somewhat further than I expected.) -
Review from Regine W.
West Hollywood, CA
8/9/2011
Coffee in the mission after 10PM is oddly not available. On a whim we hopped into the 500 Club on the off chance they had some. They did. Although I'm supposed to warn that it's BYOS - which means bring your own splenda, sugar, or spoon. :)
