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This place is hilarious!! First off they have semi-hot asian bartender girls wearing short shorts behind the bar! :) I have bartended and ... doing it in short shorts.... I can't imagine... pretty sticky I would guess. :)
The cocktails are measured down to the drop .... so it's not the best place to booze it up ... but the beers are reasonably priced.
There is also a huge booth section way in the back for you and your friends to take over... permitting that the asians have not already claimed it :)
You are right across the street from the Police station so lots of cops come in here I suspect... although I did see dudes puffin blunts on the side of the building ... but it is SF.
Once you are good and drunk .. there is a park up the street (across from the police station) where you can ride the swings.... but be quiet :)
I was heading home from a fun filled day in the City when I realized I felt like a drink (no.. not a soda). I then realized that along the way home I will pass by Dragon Lounge. I had recently read an article on http://sfgate.com about this place so I was curious. Okay... off to Dragon Lounge I go.
Wow, I never knew it was so close to Marco Polo Ice Cream. From the outside it looks exactly like what it is - a bar for the locals. I go in at 5:45pm expected to see the old Fahey's bartender working. Unfortunately its already the asian bartender. Dont' get me wrong, I much prefer staring at a pretty asian girl than an older white guy but I wanted to see this "changing of the guard" at 6pm but I guess it doesn't apply on weekends. Oh well, I do see some locals. I sit down and immediately one inebriated local starts talking to me... offering up first pumps. Hmmmm interesting. I turn to the tv and watch the Yankee/RedSox game. But he is a bit loud even while talking to others who are just in the next seat of him. Hmmm time to move. I do all the way down to the other end of the bar.
Have me a guiness. Hmmm doesn't look like they know how to pour a guiness... Okay, moving onto some scotch. Not much of a selection of single malts. Hmmmm what does this place have then? Well, it's got a pool table in the back room. Polite friendly bartenders. And also a nice female owner who I met and conversed with. The crowd is definitely a bit shady looking and there were some really drunk guys at 6 in the evening (they told me they have been drinking all day long) but its a nice place to unwind. Just not sure if it's my kinda place.
A fairly quite, neighborhood bar. Clean, open, and has a fairly nice ambiance. Bartenders are really friendly too. As mentioned below, the $20 min credit does suck since I never carry much cash on me. Not very much happening at this place but if your looking for a quite scene to enjoy a few beers and catch up with friends, this is the place to go.
Oh and street parking is on a hill which is a real pain in the middle of the night when your buzzed.
Not bad. It's a sausage fest though. Probably 95% guys (a lot of old dudes at that...), but it's a better place to just hang out and chill with a couple of friends. Drinks were made to my liking and wasn't too expensive. They have a couple of tvs at the bar area which makes a place to watch sports.
This bar is not really my ideal setting, but it was open and my friend E and I wanted a drink so...
St Patrick's day at about 3:00. One dude at the bar drinking heavily but keeping to himself. One bartender, and if it matters to you, yes attractive and nice.
We order our beers and go to the back room to play some pool. Beer was cold, bathroom was clean. I suck at pool, but had fun.
Decor is lounge like with velvet ottomans and lush curtains. I can't tell you what the scene is like as we were the only customers other than the one guy. Nice to have an option in the hood.
Used to be Faheys when going to Linkoln. Torn down and rebuilt.
The old guys still go there in the daytime. Better than Grandma's for one thing,or two "things"-hot and nice bartenders!
The stuff on the internet box is too old for the younger set-70's,etc. R&B,so you have to pay extra to download more up to date sounds.
Prices are the usual expected-not cheap or expensive.
Bathroom is ok,clean enough.They have Becks but not Anchor.They need better snacks than just pretzels,they make enough business.
Mostly asian males in the evening after 9pm,but some females also.
This is one of the worst bars I've ever been to. And sadly one of the closest bars to my house...
There's a mean old woman, the owner I'm sure, who sits back and watches the children- oops, sorry I meant bartenders- like a hawk. These poor girls are all super young and have to wear skanky clothes, and have absolutely no clue what they're doing behind a bar.
And the drinks are overpriced.
The old lady came over and checked our table for empty glasses no less than 3 times during the 15 minutes or so we were there, and was obvious about her desire to have us leave. Kept picking up people's not quite empty glasses to try to rush us out of the bar!
They have a $20 minimum for cards, so when my too-drunk friend went to pay his tab and wanted to pay with cash since he only had $9 on his tab, they took advantage of his drunkenness, wouldn't let him pay with cash, and added an $11 drink for the bartender onto his tab, to bring it up to $20. When the rest of us (we were all pretty much sober except the one poor guy who went alone to deal with his tab) came to his rescue and questioned why he got charged $20, the timid bartender said he bought her a drink, and seeing her bartender being asked a simple question, the scary looking owner came over. She claimed that the $11 Mai Tai (!!!) had already been made and drank by her bartender (not true!) so my friend had to pay for it. When I pointed out that it's illegal for bartenders to drink on the job, she just said "everyone does it." You mean everyone who bribes the cops to not pay attention to their shady-ass bar dealings? (just a guess but it seemed like the kind of place)
Anyway, I feel sorry for the girls who work there. They seemed very sweet when hawk-lady wasn't watching, and seemed relieved when I ordered at the bar, as though thankful not to have to deal with their drunk old-men customers for 30 seconds. This is definitely an exaggeration, but I felt like I was in some weird asian brothel, with the madame watching over her girls to make sure they didn't get too friendly with the customers unless they were making her money by doing so. Absolutely awful place!
I think this is the first bar I've been where the bartenders have to consult a book on how to make a drink. They usually have ESPN on the flat screen when I'm sitting on the backless chairs (ottomans?), so I'm not complaining. The bartenders are lookers, which is always a plus.
The back room has a pool table, but I've never set foot in there seeing how it's always occupied.
The bartendress was super sweet and warned us about the drunk guy, but any owner of a bar who would not 86 a customer for fear of "losing" money even though the customer has had more then one incident of coming in and being a total jerk and is outside the establishment throwing up is not worth returning to.
p.s. it's a neighborhood bar, i'm your neighbor, yay for having to look at this guy's puke when I wait for the L line tomorrow.
A lounge on Taravel? Seriously? If you said a dive, I'd be more likely to believe you. But a lounge?
Yeah, I was totally surprised to find this place in the neighborhood.
Dragon Lounge is roomy, serves decent drinks, and has a real friendly vibe to it.
There is also a pool table, darts, and a juke box with good sounds in the back.
Overall, I liked it.
I'm giving it 3.5 stars but rounding down since I need one more visit to verify.
Before I forget, I have to apologize to the bartender.
I get a little talky when drunk, and the more intoxicated the more I talk.
So Beware.
The worst thing is I inevitably ends up babbling about books.
And last night was no exception.
From what I'm told, I was either rambling about Derrida's contribution to deconstruction or why kids likeThe Story of Farts.
http://gravybread.file...
And when asked why no one stopped my incoherent lecture, they said they were either too hammered or too busy laughing or both. Thanks.
Once again, sorry.
Solid neighborhood bar! I was introduced to this place by a friend... we decided to stop here after having some drinks prior. We didn't get to stay too long, but the place was clean, had plenty of seating, and can I say one cute cute cute cute cute girl who worked behind the counter!
Pretty small place. It looks like a bar out of a chinese movie set. Greenish paint, dragon statues, lounge like seating around the bar, flat LCD TV's at both ends of the bar, and the obligatory TV game set at one end of the bar that seems to be the trend nowadays. There is also a single pool table in the back which is always taken.
The crowd at certain hours can be seedy... or seem seedy. Mostly asian of the chinese decent. Non threatening, but they sometimes feel to be staring or putting out funky vibes. They talk amongst themselves in a lound or whatever manner, but if you are the social type, good luck in trying to strike up a convo with someone you don't know. They just didn't seem to be very approachable.
Overall though the place is a regular ol bar. Drink prices are fair, and the food is so so. Mostly CostCo forzen food prepared in the back a la microwave or oven. Usually the owner, or the owner's mother, will be at one end of the bar monitoring everything taking place behind the bar... I too have heard of some shady things about them as well in treatment of their employees, but I'll abstain on what I've "heard".
This is not a bad place to hang out once in a while. It was my bday so I had my fair share of drinks. The back room seated my friends and I and we just played drinking games. I would come back
It's a great feeling when you see a yelp sticker on the door of an establishment you happen to stumble upon.
This is how I felt as I entered the Dragon Lounge.
We ended up here to celebrate the daily "last call". It's like midnight new year's eve everyday! Anyway...
After walking in, the friendly vibe and music enveloped me; classic soul and R&B playing from the jukebox.
A smiling bartender stood behind a long stretch bar top with plenty of open stools while pleasant local patrons relaxed and enjoyed conversations with their close friends over drinks.
I knew I would be here till closing time.
Who cares if I had a meeting the next morning at 9AM. It was Tuesday for gosh sake....."Happy New Wednesday Everyone!"
We sat and enjoyed a couple of celebratory flaming shots and munched on some pretzels. After, we headed to the back room to play a game of pool and darts, put some money in the jukebox and ended the night by toasting the last sips of our drinks.
Thanks Friends and Yelp - again.
Quick synopsis- Great local place. Clean. Friendly Staff. Plenty of comfortable seating. Parking - depends on timing/day. Drink prices, very reasonable.
i was literally in here for 10 minutes.. i just came in here to say hi to some friends i haven't seen in a while, and to surprise my home girl..
stole a few sips of her "euge" drink.. it was good!
so my first 10 minute impression of dragon lounge was pretty good.. i liked their seating and it wasn't too crowded, i'll be back another day!
I'm a little sad to hear how many girls have had The Euge before me. When I was offered The Euge, I thought I was special, but after reading all these other reviews, I realized that I am just another naive girl who was tempted by The Euge.
Thank goodness for the hawt and super sweet Miss Amanda, who had Don Julio with me 3 times afterward. After that, I forgot all about The Euge.
I prefer those of a Latin persuasion anyway.
Come here if you like HOT ASIAN SPINNER BARTENDERS! COME HERE IF YOU LIKE LOW PRICED ALCOHOL!
That's why i come here! LAWL!
Watch out if you're planning to cause some trouble, the police station is up the block!
2 times in 2 days. I see why the locals like it so much. It's dark with lots of seating, hot bartenders and a pool table. The jukebox is funny with old booty music, blues and jazz. I tried the Euge, which was a sweet rum drink with a cherry in it. That still makes me laugh. The drinks in general were pretty stiff though.
The best part of visit #2 was someone doing a flare and the continuing (mis)education of Seong. I learned something about neck popping, a guy with a ready supply of condoms and Plan B's and other biological and anatomical facts I need to google the accuracy of. However, I was deemed Plan B worthy. That's nice. I made a bunch of booty call texts (all of you are very special to me). Then some little Korean guy picked me up and had me screaming like a sorority girl. Wow, I guess he really is strong.
When you first walk into Dragon Lounge, it feels like you're in a Jackie Chan movie where some kind of shady business is going down with the Chinese mafia in the back room. The bar is 95% filled with Chinese guys -- all looking like they're ready for a fight. Although, the drinks weren't bad and the prices were decent, I just don't enjoy the idea of having to constantly prepare myself to dive under the table in case there was going to be a highly-probable gunfight. Even when the bartender popped open a bottle of champagne, I was about to duck and shout out: "GET DOWN!!".
Maybe I'll come back next time... but not without my bulletproof vest.
Cute neighborhood bar for those who just want a quick drink. A friend pointed out that this would be a great bar to take a date to since it's within walking distance to his house (mental note: don't get drunk with him).
Thing with this place is the front and back halfs have two different vibes. The front is where all the drinking and loud conversations are. Whereas the back is where everyone comes to sit and lounge.
Bartenders are ALL HOT GIRLS with super low tops, I have yet to see a guy make a drink in this place. Yes, I too have also ordered the infamous "Euge"... you know that sweet girly drink everyone's talking about.
There's juke box that plays everything from oldies to rap. You can even play Ms. Pac Man. Huge projection screen in the back that's almost always on ESPN. There's pool table to play a "friendly" game of cut throat.
WARNING: Police station is up the block so there's always a handful of cops having a drink. This is not the place to get hammered and jump into your car.
I would come here though if i were a guy though I would come here to see the hot Asian female bartenders.
I wouldn't come here though if I were afraid to be in a room that is 98% Asian. (Since I am Asian, I wasn't afraid, but my fiance was skeptical to come here.)
I would come here though for cheap drinks. (strong too)
I wouldn't come here for beer, as it seems like no one orders beer other than my fiance.
I would come here for strong drinks.
I wouldn't come here for a club scene because you're not going to find it.
I would come here though to gather a group at the little set ups and to hang out and have a good time!
I wouldn't come here to pick a fight though since the police station is like, oh a block away.
What other reasons do you need to come here? Now you know why to come and why to stay away.
For me personally, I like it and will be back again.
Since it's only a couple miles from my house, we usually hit up Dragon lounge for a few drinks. Lots of TVs to watch sports, plenty of seats and a pool table in the back. Although I've never actually been to the back. The drinks are nice and stiff, price is reasonable too. The owner is usually sitting at the end of the bar, friendly lady.
This is not the place for you if you're motives are checking out girls. Although the bartenders are usually pretty hot, you will be surrounded by mostly all asian guys. Unless you go early enough, you'll catch some non-asian regulars. This is just like all the other bars in SF, like Fizzies, Would you believe, Nags Head.....but in sunset, mostly asian guys, cute bartenders. Great place to hang with friends and drink. but remember, the police station is 1 block away, don't do anythign stupid.
I've gone here a few times and every time I've felt comfortable and relaxed with my friends and the staff is cool. They recently got a new juke box that's connected to the internet so now the Genre selection is crazy! I usually play pool with friends in the back.
If you sit in the back, you can ask for their wide screen front projector to be turned on.
Another stop on the Tara-Crawl. I live around the corner but it was my first time in. I was pleasantly surprised!
Nothing crazy to write home about though. However, they put up with all of us crazies quite well for the time we were there.
i better not say anything bad about this place or EJ will surely kill me... :P
Came here last night for drinks.. This is EJ's home away from home.. His 'hood... His beat... whatever you want to call it...
This is the weirdest neighborhood bar ever... the decor is a little weird, but it works... the bartenders are hot and very friendly... and there's booze... lots and lots and lots of booze... shitty pool table in the back, but it gets the job done... won $20 of EJ's bankroll on it last night... dart board that is barely hanging on, but again, serves it purpose... jukebox with a good selection...
weird crowds though... you got your triads sitting at the end... some irishmen in the middle chatting up the pocket protector wearing asian guy donning his ear tool... hot asian bartenders... and EJ and Leif and HiDek in the back...
Weird... Good weird.. But still weird...
My first experience at the Dragon Lounge was The Euge's birthday celebration...this bar actually has a drink named after him, I can't believe it. It is light and refreshing, and will knock you on your ass when you least expect it, just like its namesake.
My most recent visit was a post-picnic chillaxation sesh with Yelp's Korean Contingent, where I learned that my friend keeps a ready supply of Plan B next to the condoms at his apartment, and that apparently those sorority girls from UC San Diego really know how to...ok, maybe I've said too much? (Message to my friend: Play on, playa, dayum!)
Cool neighborhood bar with a lounge-y feel, jukebox, table-style Ms. Pac-Man, and pool tables...great vibe. I was lounging around in the back room like I was at a friend's house. I'd totally come here all the time if I lived in this neighborhood, but alas, I'm all the way across town.
Oh Yelp i can't believe this bar is actually on here....
I used to be a bartender here...i loved it...
let me clear up some things...
1. drinks are dirt cheap..and the bartenders know how to POUR..we were never shady...you want it irish..we make it irish
2. bartenders are well over 21..so no..Jason doesn't hire any youngins
3.the crowd is..well Typically ASIAN...however you do get your occassional SF STATE BASKETBALL Players...Yum =)
otherwise this bar is great...bartenders are always super nice and try and get to know you....TRUST ME =)...they know just what to give you when your day isn't going so great...
downside...
-it's down the street from the police station...yet..cops have better things to do then post..so don't fret
-sometimes nasty FOB's hit on you and try to throw money in your face..NO BUENO...we cannot be bought....my reason for 4 stars
update....
all the b*tches that keep on hating on the bartenders need to stop....it's not our fault why you can't get any attention....try a wonder bra :)
Back in the Midwest, we don't have "Asian bars" (though there are "Asian clubs"), so Dragon Lounge was a bit of a curiosity to me...would I be self-conscious about not fitting into some stereotype of an Asian woman? Naw, this is a totally chill, spacious bar where I feel right at home (man, I lurve SF). I've said it before, and I'll say it again..I LOVE places where there's a variety of things for people to do. You can...
- Hustle your friends at the pool table.
- Order up some R&B and soul tunes on the jukebox (holy crap they have Al Green, Marvin Gaye, THE ISLEY BROTHERS!..but I gotta say, they could use more of the early funktastic Isley Bros stuff).
- Get your erotic video game on w/ PhotoHunt.
- Watch the local sports team or Miss Hawaiian Tropic competition.
- Drink a Euge (deceptively potent under a guise of fruity sweetness...I'm just sayin' what the drink's like!).
Minus one star b/c I don't like getting carded and having my Illinois driver's license inspected by not just one, but two people...and I think that there should be at least one hot Asian dude behind the bar. Some of us have our own fabulous boobies thankyouverymuch.
Hot bartender? Check.
Cocktail named after one of my favorite Yelpers? Check.
People bringing their own stick to play pool? Check.
Jukebox loaded with killer songs? Check.
Stumbling distance from my house? Nope. Four stars it is.
A few AZN thugs in the back but the drinks, the bartendress' boobs and company are good
The only thing I like more than man on man action:
Euge on Omar action.
Never have I experienced a bartender with less skills. Sure, she's barely 21, but she managed to spray the ENTIRE bar with water or whatever from the dispensers every time she made a drink. By the time I left, the whole bar had puddles of water on it, and she kept putting my change down in said puddles.
Also, she didn't know how to make a margarita and had to ask the grandmother in charge, who was standing in the corner. Admittedly, Euge said this was very much a "white drink". Draw your own conclusions here.
Ok, yes, for all the guys, she had huge boobs, and was wearing a very low-cut shirt. However, she didn't seem very attractive to me...but maybe I have higher standards than you all. Sorry, but young, dumb and full of (fill in the blanks time!) does not = sexy for me.
That all being said, it wasn't a bad place to hang out, and they have porn video games, which is pretty hilarious at least.
I have to say I miss Fahey's but do enjoy dropping in the Dragon Lounge now and then usually on a Saturday afternoon. The drinks are cheap. There's always some sports blazing across the TV screens. There's a mix of young and old locals who frequent this place. Always crowded on a Friday night. Interesting mix of retro and
old style bar decor. It's great to just relax, have a drink and people watch. Interesting characters in there.
I would love to give you more but you let too many wannabes into the back. Wannabes as in people that think they are hard just because they shoot pool and smoke and "try" to drink large amounts of booze. Also, trying really hard to get the bar girls to notice you...Not a pretty sight. Not when you are also trying to impress the skanks that you bring to the back. Not sure I want to play pool in the back now that I think about it...Purell should be standard at this place if my imagination turns out to be a reality.
But I am generous to give you three stars. For being open at a late time. For having two alright looking girls but most men look at their "eyes" and not the face...I guess butterfaces...And being open and allowing me to actually bump into my friend Hideki. Whom I haven't seen since I last worked at Japan Video a long time ago. Glad to see him again! Now, if you'll excuse me. I need to take a bath in Purell now that I have talked about this place...
On the topic of memories [see my reviews re: Spanish Table & Ocean Beach], the bouncer at the door of the Dragon Lounge [deemed "DL" by those who frequent it] sure has a good one. After fewer than a handful of visits, I've been recognized and remembered. Of course, why should that surprise me? I'm not one of the many Asian males that passes through those doors, and for an Asian female, I'm actually at least eye-to-eye when he's sitting on that stool outside.
I'll never venture to this bar alone. Not mixed enough a crowd for my tastes. It's not exactly in my neighborhood either. But I don't mind it so much. Where else can I flirt with the cute bartenders, indulge in my R&B-appreciating ways, and watch UFC all at the same time?
$20 credit minimum - BOO. Others have mentioned it being crowded, but I've never had problems finding a place to sit. Good timing, perhaps?
3.5 stars.
Dragon's may not lounge here but more likely than not you can spot a Euge here. If he isn't here and you have the urge to have a Euge in your hand then you can just order one from the lovely ladies behind the bar.
I have a feeling that if I lived nearby this would be my *Cheers*. The spot where I could go, sit at the bar and enjoy a few drinks on a random weeknight. It's too clean to be considered a dive bar but it's also not the type of place that people are going to cross a bridge for which is probably what keeps this place a gem for the locals who can enjoy the place whenever they want.
This place keeps getting better and better.
Of course, I have Euge to thank for. Bars are always a hit or miss with me, but with great shots and some great friends, you'll never leave unhappy.
Note: Hot Bartenders helps too.
*See Euge showing off the goods - clicky
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AH! Remember Thirsty Thursdays?
I celebrated two consecutive birthdays there. The bartenders are real nice! Nice intimate setting.
Yeah, it's true that it's always full of Asians but consider that the owner is also the owner of a martial arts school, the name of the bar sounds Asian, and the bar is in Sunset, which majority of the residents are Asian. That pretty much explains it.
If you ever go there, order the Euge! Yeah, it's a bitch drink but it's real good. Or for those more hardcore people out there, the Flaming Dragon.
Watch, I'll have a drink named after me one day!
Pretty decent place...
I'll admit, I liked it a lot more before when there were more bartending eye-candy....
It has a pool table in the back which is pretty cool, a dart board, and it also serves food...plus some TV screens, often on some sporting show/event...
I wouldn't mind coming here to just chill with the fellas...
Okay...explain this one to me.
Hard core azn bar.....
Hoochie ass azn bartenders....
Pool table......
In the Outer Sunset.....
and
Motown and R&B jukebox??? Really?? Random.
Booze...gotta love it! So three stars.
Nice place to chill anytime of the week!
This place is a local watering hole for people in the sunset area. Its not a hip trendy jet-set bar by any chance. More of a lounge to relax at. For the critics of this place looking for more rowdy or trendy places, try the marina district.
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