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Delirium
- Hours:
Mon, Wed-Thu 4 pm - 2 am
Tue, Fri 2 pm - 2 am
Sat-Sun 1 pm - 2 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Ambience:
- Hipster, Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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473 reviews for Delirium
Review Highlights
"Cheap drinks, nice tunes, and unpretentious atmosphere."
(in 32 reviews)
"They play great music, have a dance floor and it's cheap."
(in 54 reviews)
"2 tecate, $2.50 PBR (on tap) yes yes."
(in 31 reviews)
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473 reviews in English
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Review from Hannah A.
1/8/2012
Great place to end the evening.
I couldn't stand being in Kilowatt for a minute more while my friends argued with some OG's about who's turn it was to play pool. It was too crowded to play pool! I made a suggestion to go to Delirium , mainly because it is across the street .
It was a good decision.
I'm very pleased to have encountered the dance floor.
Shake your little hipster heart out to some Ace of Base and Michael Jackson (WIN) or do as I did and slam beers while trying to beat your own high score on Mrs. Pac Man. Such cheese. I do, I like it. I like it alot. -
Review from Christine B.
Berkeley, CA
2/6/2012
They play 80s/90s music in the back room. Lots of space to dance but it kind of makes it awkward when you have too much space on the dance floor. But seeing as how double dutch can get too crowded, this is a nice option.
I forced my friend to pee in the men's bathroom b/c the women's line was too long and she said she caught an STD on her hand. -
Review from Bruce P.
San Francisco, CA
12/11/2011
Within the first 10 minutes we ran through some Ace of Bass, Billy Jean, and some Dr. Dre from the late 90's.
Sometimes these bars with dance floors can out hipster themselves on music selection, but this DJ was spot on.
Super reasonable drinks. With the right crowd Delirium can be a really good time. -
Review from Jamie K.
San Francisco, CA
2/9/2012
Great Dive - Never disappoints.
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Review from Nicole W.
San Francisco, CA
2/6/2012
Good times at Delirium~ I swung in this joint because they had football on and once again the "sports bars" in the Mish were packed to the gills. Janelle made some rocking drinks and the crowd was really nice and low key. The bar dog, MiMi was a sweetie and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I hit a movie at the roxie then decided to go back to delirium for some more fun. The juke box has a great mix and its an inexpensive place to hang out. The womens bathroom was pretty bad but otherwise I think the place is an awesome Dive... I will be back.
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Review from Jim B.
San Francisco, CA
12/28/2011
Bathrooms- horrible, disgusting. Been in the same condition going back to when this place was called Albion. Happy Hour- very good, including Guiness...
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Review from Mike I.
San Francisco, CA
12/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
Just a little quiet on a Saturday afternoon made it the perfect place for a little SantaCon wind-down. Hotdogs and bbq chicken made for a fine snack while sipping on my generously poured bourbon.
Thumbs up all around. -
Review from Tiffany V.
San Francisco, CA
8/21/2011
Alright, I'll admit it, I was already shitfaced by the time I got here so my memory may be a little foggy.
My friends and I were bar hopping in the mission and I remember someone telling me about this place and having relatively good music so we went to check it out. It was pretty packed but there is a huge area in the back that had more seating which I guess also served as the dance floor. We wanted to play pool but the pool table was covered. They told us at the front that there was no pool that night but my friends didn't hear and were sad they couldn't play haha.
They had $3 PBR and $2 cans of Tecate. So cheap! My friend knew every song they were playing. Something along the lines of Rolling Stone and the likes.
Its really easy to get the bartenders attention despite how packed the bar was on a Friday night. They patted all my guy friends down outside the bar though so watch out for that and don't try to sneak anything in! -
Review from uriah b.
Palo Alto, CA
9/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great little dive bar in the Mission, I found myself frequenting often. They have a great happy hour, nice bartenders and stiff drinks. There's a pool table in the back and a back room where DJ's keep the music bumping with a nice lil dance floor.
More importantly, the main point of this review is to highlight an amazing find for this place on Sundays. Bloody Sundays. They have incredible bloody mary's for $5 on Sundays as well as a few other scrumptious specialty drinks. But, there's something about their Bloody's that keep me going back. Being a huge bloody mary fan I'm always seeking out the best of the best and these ones are right up there. They are a sweet and tangy bloody, lots of worcestershire and a little bit of juice poured out of the dill pickle jar. They are a must try! -
Review from Nancy R.
San Francisco, CA
6/26/2011
Delirium is alright. The people are strange and the place is kind of dingy and gross, specifically the women's bathroom. The women's bathroom makes me want to bathe head to toe in Purell. Cheap beer, but if that mean's I'll need to pee in that filthy bathroom every 5 minutes, I'm good.
I'll most likely come here only if I'm already drunk, and have pre-urinated somewhere else. -
Review from James S.
San Francisco, CA
7/17/2011
I went here with a group up friends on a Thursday night. $2 Tecates is a deal but this place screams hipster. There are flannel shirts, vans shoes, porkpie hats, trilby hats, funny looking beanies, long scruffy beards, and 18th century mustaches everywhere you look. Pretty unoriginal if you ask me...
There are some cute girls here, but they tend to hang outside with the smokers...which isn't attractive at all.
Side note: When I walked into the men's restroom there was a male hipster on his knees blowing another dude in the bathroom.
If you are into gay/ hipster bars, then this is the place for you. -
Review from Nathan D.
San Francisco, CA
11/9/2011
Me and my buddies love this haunt... the crowd are all pretty nice and the music is fantastic in the backroom... great if you just want to come and chat/play pool/ or dance... I love how drama free this bar is compared to most bars... There's almost no hip hop or the crowds that comes with it... definitely recommended for any casual occasions...
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Review from Samantha F.
Union City, CA
7/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Complete dive bar, but friendly bartenders and CHEAP drinks (for happy hour, at least). As my friends were wandering the streets of SF trying to find a place for cheap drinks, we asked a local passing by if they had any suggestions. They suggested this place so we headed over.
Their happy hour consisted of $3 well drinks and $2 PBR. They also have popcorn on the counters and had a BBQ going on as well. There's also a juke box, pool table, and a few video game machines there.
As I said earlier, it's a complete dive bar. The place isn't nice or fancy looking.The bathroom is really small and gross looking, with only one stall.
It's not something anyone should come out of their way for, but if they're around and looking to grab a quick drink or cheap drink, then this place is good. -
Review from Michael B.
Manhattan, NY
6/19/2011
Your perfect dive-bar. It's dive-enough to be worth visiting, but you don't need to be a super-hipster to fit-in.
Beer, a pool table (no one actually uses), and a few arcade video games near the back. -
Review from Jackee B.
San Jose, CA
3/21/2011
So this one time, I went to this bar on a Saturday afternoon and I went to use the restroom, and I didn't see the ladies room to the left (because it's not very well labeled, just some hard to read blue spray paint on a black door), and I walked straight into the one bathroom that was open. It was open because some of the employees were doing construction in there. They had to point me to the correct bathroom. AWKWARD, but they were super nice about it and I wasn't TOO embarrassed.
ANYWAY, pretty mellow place, they had the beers I wanted and the staff was nice. -
Review from Ton B.
Gold Canyon, AZ
11/5/2011
I was one of the original Albion regulars when Todd owned it, 15-20 years ago. Snuck back into S.F. after years away, and had to check out the old hangouts. It is exactly as I left it. Drugs, sex, rock n roll.
On the weekends, the want-to be cool people show up, start fights, act like teenagers. SOS. By the way youngsters, the "Service for the Sick" sign came from a hospital emergency room!! FYI. No mirrors in the bathroom...arseholes broke them for years. -
Review from Lisa W.
San Francisco, CA
1/29/2011
There's a huge neon sign above the bar that looks like "Delirium Cock" from certain angles (no, really: http://a5.sphotos.ak.f...). We knew we had to check it out.
Delirium is:
$2 tecates
Boys in plaid and girls in Toms
Pool table
Pinball machines
Dancing to MJ and Cindy Lauper
Unabashedly divey and incredibly fun. Admittedly not everyone's scene, but if you're looking for a chill place to knock back a few beers and/or groove to some serious 80's music, drop in. Grab a mission dog right outside and you've got yourself a perfect Friday night.Listed in: Mission Rat
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Review from Emily D.
5/13/2011
I used to play laser storm a lot. The inside of the room was spray painted entirely black with neon blue and pink and green spray paint on the walls. And then they'd throw on a fog machine and some killer techno and all you'd hear is "pew pew pew" and when you got shot "KABOOM! Energize. *beep* Energize. *beep*"
I swear this place needs techno and some fog and it'd be exactly the same, and that after 3 $2 tecates that would make it the most awesome bar on the face of the earth.
But they had adult swim on, and it happened to be Aqua Teen Hunger Force so that was pretty awesome by itself. -
Review from Shira H.
San Francisco, CA
10/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
Fun, hole-in-the-wall neighborhood bar. Pool table in back, sweet jukebox and PBR on tap. Ahhh, hipster heaven.
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Review from Dean C.
San Francisco, CA
2/25/2011
The Delirium Bar was a great venue to throw a party for my friends. The bartenders were great and very friendly.
Drink Prices were inexpensive and everyone had a great time!
Thanks Angelo! -
Review from Fraulein C.
Santa Clara, CA
3/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Delirium is your neighborhood dive bar. Eff-to-the-yes! Straight out of SJ, I felt so out of place but I liked it......the first 15 minutes! Made me feel like a rockstar with funny looks by random strangers and a bartender who was a complete douche-bag d*** (I'll just say PRICK). I came in out of curiosity after hearing about the random rants of good music, cheap drinks, and happy hour. Let me tell you, NOT worth it at all!!!
The place is clean, great jukebox selection, easy to enjoy video games, tv screens, and a free pool table. I like these perks. Especially with a cheap drink in hand. The problem...bartender. Yeah, cheap thrills for nothing! I kindly asked for a Steam Anchor hoping to get the $2-3 happy hour deal. Nope. I didn't get it at all. I was ripped off from the get-go. With the sign "service for the sick", I was literally sick of this place the minute he gave attitude, threw my coaster and pounded my beer down the table. What is your problem?!
They have their so-called daily happy hour until 7pm for their $2 Tecate, PBR Pints and their other beer for $3 excludes Chimay. If you come in for their happy hour deal on their food, be aware it's only for their already placed paper plate of 5 BBQ wings, one small plate of wilted lettuce and carrots, and hot dogs split s*** in half and give you old-crummy hot dog buns with their $2 minimum charge of a drink. Glamorous? HA!
The place was okay for the warm tasting beer but I never want to touch their BBQ chicken again! Who the hell made that crap?! The bartender? I bet it was him because he was nothing but rude!! I guess I wasn't trashy enough to be in the bar. Thanks for nothing a**hole! Oh....tip? Here's a tip....you're probably delirious but you better be nice to your customers before the bar goes into s***!! Worst service I've received in SF from a dive bar. I've been to better places but I'm never coming here again. No wonder this place has low star ratings. -
Review from Liz L.
Daly City, CA
6/17/2011
Every time I come to this bar with my friends, I have a blast!!!
As my job is hectic and stressful, I need my ME TIME!!! Friday or Saturday nights, I like to round up my friends and hit the bar!!!
I love coming here with my twin Jo!!! She knows how to bring my night from dull to maxxximizing my night!
The drinks there are cheap, but the music and the vibe combined are what I need to unwind and have a blast!
They have a wide variety of music. 80s 90s and today's hit songs.
All the employees are upbeat and are very fast in making your drink. Everytime I go there, I have to have my Tokyo tea!
Its hard to find a place to sit or even set your stuff down to dance. It gets pretty crowded by ten. My suggestion arrive by nine thirty so you have a chance to get a seat or a place to put you stuff in. Everyone, whether its the bartender or even people who frequently attend this bar, is so friendly that create a energetic vibe that fills up the room, that makes you want to shake, shake, shake,.....shake your booty, LOL!!!! Hahahaha!!!! -
Review from Richard C.
Daly City, CA
6/3/2011
I come here usually with friends to hang out or birthday celebrations. Cheap beers for $2 is worth paying like Tacate or PBR when you try to save money. The dance floor can get hot with people's perspiration. The music the DJ play is mainly rock, alternative, 70s disco or 80's pop/rock. If you're hungry, there many restaurants or bacon-wrap hot dog stands outside the bar.
There was this one night when I went to the restroom to take a leak, some random dude was having sex with a chick in the toliet stall of the men restroom. Like c'om get a god damn room because there other people who really need to use the restroom. -
Review from Esso E.
San Francisco, CA
3/13/2011
Purse lifters galore. WARNING: The security seem to me to be pretty typical lazy hire-my-buddy to be bouncer kinda deal. Shit gets stolen and the staff doesn't seem to care. A lady who was upset cause she was robbed was told "welcome to the mission" by the bouncer dude - who doesn't even look like he's been in SF very long at all. However, he did grow a scruffy beard to fit in.
Plusses: There is a lady bartendress who makes good generous cocktails. She was cool. And the music is pretty much lazy where they just spin top 40 80's music that weekend out of towners love to get drunk over. If you're into that you might love this place. I enjoyed dancing here. It's hard to resist catchy top 40's. But then you feel stupid afterwards.
Overall, I liked it better when it was Albion. Not that they would have scored higher points. But at least it felt more like a neighborhood bar. And security didn't get off on yelling at customers to get out at closing time. Rude. -
Review from Danneth C.
San Marcos, CA
4/3/2011
We randomly picked this bar and it was pretty chill. I didn't try to buy any cocktails, but I did order a Sierra Nevada and it was 5 bucks, so that wasn't too bad. I loved their neon sign, "SERVICE FOR THE SICK" and their bathroom is a graffiti wall for the girls. You can just take out a pen and write on it. Ghetto.
Def a dive bar, so I liked it a lot. A few beardies with flannels swarmed the place. The bar looks like it would be hard to cram in a lot of people. There are tables parallel from the bar and the middle gets congested sometimes.
The people seemed friendly, the bouncer photobombed all my pictures which was funny. Good place to check out. -
Review from Captain B.
San Francisco, CA
3/26/2011
{Pros:}
Cheap beer
Dance room
{Cons:}
Crowded bottlenecks
Slow bartenders
Plastic shot glasses
The same dj mix every single weekend
It gets way too hot in there
Useless pool table with no room to play
Below average arcade games
Disgusting bathroom
Summary: best to go there drunk from 11:35 thru 11:45 -
Review from Kate G.
San Francisco, CA
5/6/2011
This is one of my favorite dive bars in the mission. I mostly like that they have a dance floor in the back room and cheap drinks. However, this place gets super crowded on the weekends so it becomes difficult to to walk around or get to the bar. I recommend getting as many drinks from the bar as possible at one time to avoid being pushed around at the bar.
The decor is very dive-y, with graffiti all over the walls. The bathrooms have no mirrors and are basically covered in writing. Overall, I would say that this is a good bar for those looking specifically for a dive bar. -
Review from Corinna K.
Seattle, WA
12/29/2010 1 Check-in Here
My friends and I were on Potrero and planning on going to Thee Parkside. One problem - place was closed. So what does a group of thirsty drunks do? Walk our asses to the Mission, of course. We had some healthy (contentious) debate about where to go, but eventually ended up at Delirium.
Perfect lighting, not too crowded, very friendly bartender. Shitty pour, but I've found that to be the norm and I probably should've been having beer anyway. This was a great place to ease our raging alcoholism before scooting on for more adventures. Two jaundiced thumbs up!Listed in: Yay Area
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Review from Sin F.
San Francisco, CA
10/3/2011
This place is a jewel in the crown of SF dive bars. It's not just cuz I have a huge crush on the lady that works here with the circle tattoos but all the nights and days I've ever spent in here have been killer!! No lock on the bathroom stall - extend the foot. Great beer selection and mixed drinks too. The service for the sick light is one of a kind. I just like being here sitting at the bar on a packed night getting smashed into the railing of the bar by the dozens of people standing and crowding into this hallway of a bar. Noisy, great jukebox (Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus, Monster Magnet and Sound & Vision by Bowie). Delirium's all I need to get really lit up on alcohol.
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Review from Joshua K.
San Francisco, CA
10/10/2010
I wanted to stop in cuz they have "service for the sick". I was filling a little ill, and I parked on Albion, so I thought I'd stop in after I got some shopping done at a boutique around the corner. Sigh, I missed Happy Hour by 10 minutes. Okay, I guess I'll pay $5 for Anchor Steam?.
warm glasses = warm beer.
at least there were hot dogs from their bbq a few hours ago.
the atm was out of money.
had to go to the market next door.
at least the juke was blastin' Run to the hills. http://www.youtube.com...
Service was decent at best.
oh no! I have to use the restroom! at least it was only #1. Nasteeee.
and then, both employees were outside hangin' out while the whole bar was full and needed service. Ha! service for the sick. Definitely a dive, but not worth another visit. -
Review from Maggie F.
Millbrae, CA
9/25/2011
Went here twice yesterday - once for a pirate treasure hunt, the other to finish off the night dancing.
All in all I dug this place. I didn't spend much time in the bar section, but definitely hung out on the dancefloor. I liked the vibe of the people there and loved that there was room to dance even though the room felt full. Plus, it's hard to beat Tecate for $2-3. WIN!
My only complaint was that I requested a song and the DJ said 'maybe later' because he was stuck on an 80's kick. -
Review from Ericka A.
11/7/2010
I was a child of the 80s, literally. I don't remember so much about it other than TMNT. But that doesn't stop me from appreciating 80s music and just about everything else it had to offer.
My friend and I came here earlier in the night on a Saturday and not too much was going on. She was surprised by how empty the back room was. Within an hour or so it completely filled up. The 80s blasted and we danced and drank our PBRs (draught, not tall boys: sadness). -
Review from Stefanie L.
San Francisco, CA
3/9/2011
Confession: I don't think I've ever ordered a drink here. Or occupied the non-dance area for more than, like 15 minutes. But, then again, I don't come to Delirium for the ambiance or the drinks. I'm sure both of those things are fine, but they pale in comparison to the DANCE PARTY ACTION in the back of the establishment.
When it's on (usually between 12-2), it's totally on here. The back room is like a sauna, which sucks, but it's a sauna filled with awesome. The DJs here always seem to spin exactly the tunes I want to hear, from 90s rap to 70s rock to 80s pop to Top 40. It's an eclectic mix of music that you can actually dance to, as opposed to a barrage of the same 5 hip-hop songs. And every person in that back room--mostly hipsters, yes, but incredibly nice ones--is having just as good a time as you are. -
Review from Jay M.
San Francisco, CA
3/1/2011
It's dark, humid, noisy, weirdly cosy, funny, sticky and if you're not too drunk and if there's no DJ spinning some records, you might even be able to handle the juke.
Very laid back and even not over-crowded by hipsters at times, giving you a certain punk-rock feeling while humming along to synthpop. Yes, that's possible.Listed in: USA
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Review from Nicole K.
11/17/2010
I used to come to this place before the mission got incredibly invaded by hipsters. I hang def hang with that crowd, since it has become such a scene in the Mission, but it gets overwhelming at times. It's a small and narrow bar, and on most weekends, it can be very difficult to maneuver, find a seat, or get a tamale from the tamale lady.
I like coming here on weeknights since there are always people, and you can actually breathe a little.
I do like, however, that they have a small back room for dj's and dance parties. I think it's essential for any bar. Also, not that this makes it or breaks it, but they sell the cutest baby sized MGDs. It's probably only a few sips, but I love the novelty. And, drinks are cheap.
All in all, one of my more recommended choices for dive bars in the Mission. If you don't like crowds or hipsters, this isn't the place for you. But nonetheless, I'd check it out on weeknights. See you there. -
Review from Rona Y.
2/27/2011
My roommate and I have lived here for 10 months now and have yet to find a great dance spot until we stumbled upon Delirium one random Saturday night.
The front area is just like a regular dive bar.. nothing too special. Although they do have pear cider, which I appreciate... but they only take cash, so keep that in mind.
But go past the pool tables and you get to the dance room. The room isn't huge, but it also wasn't as crowded as most dance places are. The room also has seating around it, which is nice. I don't know if it was 80's night or they just decided to play 80's music, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves! No creepers, just down to earth people dancing unpretentiously... I will be back! -
Review from Megan D.
San Francisco, CA
3/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
What I first liked about this place is that my friends and I were greeted by the most chill bouncer I have ever encountered at a bar. He even told us how to get free drinks from the bartender in Delirium, as well as at other bars.
This is a really good bar to go to in the Mission if you are out with friends, and they all take a liking to dancing. It doesn't matter to what type of music, as long as they are drunk enough and want to dance. The room where the dancing takes place is the best, because it is A LOT less crowded than in the actual bar, and there is also seating for everyone. The bar does have some TVs, but they were playing movies off of TBS, which I thought was an interesting choice... ?
The only thing to look out for is that the bathrooms are not that well labeled, so be sure to double-check before you enter.
Overall, it was an okay bar. It didn't completely blow me away with awesomeness, but it wasn't a terrible place for a weekend night either. -
Review from seb j.
San Francisco, CA
9/19/2011
Although this place is super fun for dancing (80s nite on friday) I'll never go back because some knucklehead stole my purse and pickpocketted my friend's phone. Really ruined a super fun evening. Beware of this place. Serious thieves are at work there.
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Review from Angela H.
8/11/2010 8 photos
The lovely and amazing Yelparazzi, Lily D., took me out to hit up the Mission, and it was everything I hoped it would be (especially with the great company, and local insights).
We hit up Delirium for happy hour, and it was dive bar at its finest. Gritty, but clean. Quirk, but fun. Good deals on drafts.
The people stoppin' in here seem to be regulars who know the bartender, each other, and they are all super chill. Some guys brought in their dogs, and Lily and I thought that was fantastic (being big dog lovers and all - I'd total bring my dog here to kick it). Some random drunk threw down his "tickets" to the Giants game that night for a $2 PBR, which was comical and fantastico! We chatted people up, chatted each other up, chatted the barkeep up.
Good times, cheap, fun. What else can you ask for?Listed in: 3 days, 4 nights, San…
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Review from Missy S.
Arlington, VA
8/29/2011
Great dive bar! Cheap drinks, great music, good fun! Not so much seated space, but the table up front is great for big groups.
