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Want to go from Good Time Charlie to Blackout Betty as fast as you can say "margarita?" This is your spot.
I think someone said it best when they said the decor in this joint is like "a thrift store threw up"...well drink enough of those margaritas and that "throw up" line will foreshadow the way your night might end.
Stout drinks aside, it's a fun little spot that is just wacky, tacky and dark enough to suck you into embarassingly emotional conversations with coworkers, and get you to down kamakazi shots like they were Shirley Temples.
From what I remember, I like this place. But that being said, I'm always drunk enough to think going here (usually the third or fourth spot of the evening) is a good idea...and so drunk by the time I leave to wish I hadn't.
This bar to me is pretty much a dime a dozen. I think that it's a decent bar to hang out with a handful of friends. I really don't have much else to say about this place other than it was just average at best. The decor was a little tacky with pinatas and other things hanging around the bar.
Salude to mediocracy!
I came here on Alyssa G.'s birthday. I think I had been here before, but it was a long time ago, or it was a different place that looked liked this, or it was this place but with a different name.
I'm quite proud of myself for actually reviewing a place in the 24th Street part of the Mission. OK, this place is on 22nd, but I divide the bad old Mission into the 16th Street part and the 24th Street part. I used to like the 16th Street part better, but then I've been to way more places there, so it's kind of unfair of me, seeing as I'm so set in my ways and often unwilling to try new places.
Back to Alyssa G.'s birthday. I was surprised how empty it was when we came in. It was early on a Saturday night, but we were able to snag a big table. The place filled up quick, and I had fun helping Alyssa G.'s friend trying to find pseudo-hipsters like herself to hit on.
The space is fun but way too tweeny. By that I mean that the place feels like it can't decide whether it's a bar or a restaurant. I know it's not really a restaurant, but some bar-ish booths would be nice.
I felt all right being here because Alyssa G. is half Guatemalan and one-quarter Honduran (I think), so the birthday girl was 75 percent Latin American. Most of this place's patrons were decidedly not Latin American, which I don't really mind but which is sort of strange and odd and typical in a San Francisco way. Seriously, can we stop letting people from Boston into this city already?
Love this place! And true story about the margaritas: strong and delish! We went on a Tues night so it wasn't too busy--I've heard it can get pretty crowded on the weekends. I loved that there was a golden retriever at the bar....
Still 5 stars. This time I actually saw them pour the margaritas. It's not 3/4 alcohol, it's almost ENTIRELY alcohol. The 5 stars are for the value, which trumps the fact that there is always a line for the bathroom and nowhere to sit.
I was also stoked to see Davis' Sudwerk kegs sitting around. Good stuff!
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This is a very festive bar in the Mission with lots of Piñatas and knickknacks.
They make strong Margaritas, too strong for some people.
I had an event here and everyone seemed to have a good enough time but in my opinion the bartenders weren't very friendly,
I brought around forty people and they didn't seem like they could care less about the extra business, they didn't send me one round.
This bar's ambience is like...oh, I don't know, like a thrift store threw up. But that's not a bad thing; I love the decor. Especially the lit up letters that spell out "sin".
Nice place to chill and have a beer, Anchor for $4. Actually, a glass of beer should never be over $5. Being a couple blocks from home doesn't suck either. Must try that margarita I keep hearing about one day...
Oh, and apart from it's apparent history, there's really nothing explicitly Latin American about this place. Not that I noticed, anyway.
Dear Latin American Club: I truly like you, but your hygiene is getting between us. I saw you in the afternoon a few weeks ago, and you were dusty, grimy, and generally disheveled. Just because you're a neighborhood dive bar doesn't mean that you can't tidy yourself up now and again. I think I'd like you more if you did.
I'm just saying.....
-two
I was afraid this might happen.
I found myself at the Latin American Club incredibly lit at midnight on the evening before I had to get up at 5:30a to catch my flight home. I drunkenly consoled myself with their signature margaritas and telling myself: "Of course I must stay out! It's my last night in SF, and I must collect as many experiences as possible before I leave!" (Yeah, 3.5 days in SF and I started saying things like "collect experiences.")
I think the famous margarita tasted good, though I'm really not sure. At that point, I could have drunk pure gasoline and not blinked an eye (in fact, I think I did at The Attic earlier that day).
I did enjoy the giant dog portraits (a Chinese Crested and a Chihuahua, if I recall correctly) and the Vaquero named Jacob who wandered in to hand out serenades for cash. We asked for something upbeat and he delivered a nice little number and showed off his angelic voice.
The boys who's table we crashed seemed nice enough and just returned from a trip to Tucson, oddly enough. This bar came as a recommendation from the bartender at Bliss Bar, whom warned us about their margaritas...which, now that I think about it, I walked right out of that bar and down Valencia with in my hand. Oh, dear...
Other than that, I can't say I recall much of the place. I got a little too preoccupied collecting experiences and the details are kind of fuzzy.
Holy guacamole! These margaritas are STROOOOOOOONNNG!!!!!
So, so strong that after sitting with the same pint glass of the good stuff, having only consumed maybe a quarter of it, I had to ask for it to be watered down....it just tasted tooooooo strong!
I failed the margarita challenge.
Sigh.
Go here.
Like everyone else says their margaritas are absolutely killer. And I know you are probably thinking to yourself, "Sure sure girly, I can handle my Tequila. I'm sure these Margaritas aren't anything I can tame." Well douche bag your wrong.
I dare to try and finish 4, nay, 3 of LAC's Margaritas. You might thank me.
Actually, no, you won't thank me.
Is there Margarita Mix in this Tequila? Crazy strong Margaritas they're servin up at Latin American Club. Like, I had to make the scrunchy-cringe face after every sip. But, I guess that's a good thing...I spend less money buying less drinks. After 1.5 of these babies (and the 4 shots of rum pre going out), I was good to go.
The place is a pretty good size, VERY packed and had a few select tables. Despite how packed it was, it didn't take us long to get our drinks. Good looking crowd. Not tooooo Mission Hipsteresque, kinda mixed, had a great vibe.
They didn't have straws for some enivornmental law? I don't know....I guess it's a little weird to drink a Margarita with a straw, but the ice made my teeth cold. And I couldn't down it as fast as I would've liked to, but that's probably best given my inebriation later in the evening.
I don't normally venture THAT far down Valencia when I party in the Mission, but now I will knowing the kick ass margaritas LAC is servin up!
Caution, Caution, Caution!
3 hours of sleep Friday night + work all day Saturday + margaritas from the Latin American Club+ 4 hours of sleep + work again all day Sunday= one long and fun weekend filled with no sleep!
The margaritas here are no joke. I had heard all about them from my room mate Tiffany Y. and had to try them. Well needless to say we had a pretty good night.
The vibe here is way cool. They have pinatas hanging from the ceiling and random pictures of dogs on the wall. Good crowd of people. I am sure to be back for more of those margaritas.Yum!!
If Tommy's has the best margaritas in SF, then Latin American Club has the strongest. You get about four shots worth of tequila in a pint glass for $7. I upgraded to Herradura Silver for $11 and it was well worth it. This place gets pretty crazy on the weekends but it's definitely a go-to spot for cheap drunkenness during the week.
If you have any intention of remembering your name and/or who you left with, do NOT order anything that involves hard liquor. Go with a beer. Those margaritas were poised to knock me full out on my ass, even after I asked for more sweet and sour. You don't need roofies with those drinks, just make sure he/she finishes it. You also might want to make sure a vomit receptacle is nearby for later, because it most likely will happen.
Not a bad place, I like the overall decor. I am a big fan of the pinatas on the ceiling- especially the power ranger one. We didn't stay long so I didn't get a chance to scope this place out as much as I would have liked, but it's definitely a place I can see coming back to.
-1 star for trying to eviscerate my liver with one drink
-1 star for not having straws for said drink. Who doesn't have straws?
We thought it was a joke, Gloria and I, when we watched John pour those margaritas.
It was not. And he was not. And we were not, uh... sober anymore.
Fo real, for seven bucks you get a pint of tequila with a splash of mixer and a squeeze of lime. Oi.
Before you get sloshed on a quarter of your margarita, please take a look around and enjoy the eclectic feel of the Latin American Club. Same owner as The Make-Out Room (another fave for so many reasons), and it certainly has the same feeling as The Make-Out Room: estate sale gone university dorm room, perfect for watching your youth slowly drip out of your control and up towards the chicken wire of SIN.
Yep, you read it. Chicken wire of SIN. Wait- did no one else have that experience in college? Huh.
This place rules. Don't go here if you want to drink throughout the rest of the evening though. Or you could just order a beer, you safe player, you.
This place has always been one of my favorites! After our jazzy stay at the Revolution Cafe, we headed over here for a night cap. It is the perfect place to show a guest a great time- the atmosphere is impeccable with several pinatas hanging from the ceiling and beautifully dressed peeps, plus strong drinks. I've always loved the international crowd this place draws. Over all, fantastic.
This is the only place in my life I have been to where there was a line for the guys bathroom and not the ladies. It felt awesome.
Yes, one marg will kill you here - you want to get $hitfaced? One large $7 marg and you are set.
Meh. Packed, noisy, nothing special about it except for a few pinatas. The place is way to brightly lit for a divey Mission bar. Someone spilled an entire Guinness down my back without even noticing even when I jumped up and screamed in surprise. Bartender wouldn't give me even one napkin to mop up. Was forced to spend the rest of the night wreaking of Guinness. Yuck. I left immediately after.
I don't know why it's called Latin American Club. There were a lot of non-Latino hipster geeks, few Latin Americans.
Either way, this place is cool.
The Margaritas "rock" if you are into getting hammered after two drinks. They are strong, not tasty.
Good place to go with friends.
Though the drinks are supposed to be a good value here, I just find the place to be a bit of a downer. Thats just my take, others seem to like it a lot more, so perhaps its worth checking out yourself.
I'm still hung over from last night, and the truth is that I didn't even remember I had previously written a review for Latin American Club. Seeing as how it was the massive, highly potent margarita that did me in last night and obscured my memory, I feel it only fair to update my review and grant an extra star to LAC.
Thanks for the (almost) memories. This is a fun bar, lots of seating, friendly patrons who didn't mind when we sat down to share their table, and a generally convivial atmosphere. I said I'd hit it again, and I did. Wash, rinse, repeat.
I'd hit that again.
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Chill spot, you can drink outside at a couple tables sitting out on the sidewalk at 22nd.
Cash only bar with about 10 beers on tap.
Didn't have the margarita my first go around, which sounds like the one thing I should have tried.
Great spot for some pre dinner drinks
I've only been here once, due to my avoidance (for no other reason than my laziness) of the mission. This place definitely left a lasting impression, and I can't wait to get back.
Met some friends here, they already had a table, so that was a plus right off the bat. I'd heard about the famous margaritas at this place, so I went for it. Cheap, large, and VERY strong. Plus plus. Loved the funky decor - the pinatas hanging from the ceiling just made me smile. Plus plus plus. Finally, I think my favorite part of the whole place is the fact that it is local enough, small enough, laid back enough, and chill enough that people actually bring their pets with them. LOVED the dogs that were there to join in the drink and be merry action. Plus plus plus plus.
4 pluses for LAC = 4 stars on Yelp. Maybe next time I'll go for a second margarita, which I'm sure would turn this into a 5 star review!
They were not kidding when they said you only need 1-2 Margaritas and you'll be good for the night. I had a 1/2 a margarita and was done for the night ;)
The bar itself got super busy but it was a good international mix. They have tables so if you're smart go early and snag a spot for you and your friends.
The bar is also cash only so don't forget to hit up the ATM before you go.
i think it's pretty funny when i tell people that i'm headed to latin america club, and they give me an odd stare and i can tell they are thinking, "wait but Scott, you're ASIAN. why are you going to LATIN AMERICA club?" i then have to assure them that it's a regular dive bar in the mission, and not some latino-only place for salsa and merengue dancing.
that aside, LAC is a solid place. i come here for the whiskey mostly, where the Booker's used to be only $8, but is now $10. still a good deal, but not the absolute steal it once was. LAC is a good place to get your night started if you want some strong booze at a good price.
It's always nice when the bar the crowd is meeting up at happens to be in your neighborhood. I got lucky like that this week when Latin American Club was chosen. It was Saturday night, so the place got pretty packed, but we got there just in time to secure a table for what turned out to be about ten of us. After reading some of the other reviews I am not sure if I am happy or disappointed that I stuck to beer instead of cocktails. I sort of think I might have to tempt fate and go back for a margarita.
Please note, this is actually a 10 star review.
*How* did I not know about the most lethal cocktails in this entire city? Oh whaaaat...is that a margarita or a pint glass full of tequila with a splash of lime that somehow tastes like a margarita? I'll drink one and find out. I love this place, I love their pinata collection, I love the cuckoo clocks on the wall, I esp. love the nurse above the door and I really, really love their stiff dranks. Yea, I called 'em dranks.
Great neighborhood bar! Yaaay Latin America Club! A pint of Sierra Hefeweizen is only $3! My friend ordered an Anchor, which I think came out to only $4. The bartenders are really cool and friendly, and I love that though this place gets pretty packed as the night goes on, you can still have a conversation w/o screaming. If you're a Missionite or happen to be in the area, I think this bar is a great place for any crowd.
Ahhh...the Pint of Margarita.
It never fails to provide an evening of unpredictable excitement and intrigue. I try to cap it at one.
Never go here in a snuggie, though, it's very packed, and therefore a tad warm.
I love the Margarita Man. OMG like a liter of tequila. The place is cool: high ceilings and pinatas hanging and dog paintings on the walls. You can also bring your dog (a huge plus). Outdoor seating for nice days. No one spilled anything on me so I am a fan.
This place is great, they have the most wastedness in a single pint glass possible for $7.
Either get the bloody mary or the margarita, but you already know this.
Also, I'd like to tell a hilarious story about comin here once.
We were there with a group of friends, a few of us are locals to SF. Well, I was off getting some money from the ATM as they do not take cash here. So when we return, there was some kinda issue with some anti-gentrification white guy who was angry for the number of chairs we were using, one of which was mine, being held while I return from the ATM.
Well, this anti-gentrification-of-the-mission white guy proceeded to call us new in town (APPALINGLY FALSE) so I asked him which high school he went to, which he declined to answer.
AND THEN.. the irony of the situation comes full front... which, for some reason, he proceeded to call me, AT THE LATIN AMERICAN CLUB, which I must emphasize, A "WETBACK".
Are you KIDDING ME? So I insisted that he was totally mad and that he lacked the ability to understand the irony in which he indulged, as well as the total racism, and obvious self-loating (being an anti-gentrificatio white person) he was clearly and obviously expressing. At which time, I reminded him, with the help of my chair, inverted and fully extended in the air, if you really want the mission to not be gentrified, all whites should leave, including yourself.
This bar should aptly be renamed, POOR WHITE NON-LATIN AMERICAN CLUB.
I recommend it
A++++
If you were to poll Joe the Plumber, Joe Six-pack and any other "Joe" character that gets a chuckle while defining an entire cross-section of working America... I'd be willing to bet they'd feel comfortable throwing back a few stiff cocktails at LAC. This kind of dive bar is just my speed--dark, tacky, slightly grungy and utterly inexpensive. I got a tasty buzz for less than $8 while admiring weird art and Scooby Doo pinatas. Blizzow!
I got lost heading to the bathroom and was convinced that I'd be murdered in the back. It's like a haunted house where you need to pick the right door... or be stabbed in the neck. Luckily, after scanning the four doors and utilizing careful consideration, I picked correctly. WHEW! I released about three gallons of Bud Light into the urinal and returned to my booth in the corner.
There was a young chap smoking marijuana cigarettes outside the front door. Not sure if that's a common occurrence, but I guess you've gotta respect a business that doesn't get all bent out of shape when someone's holding.
This is the second time I've had a chance to drink here... and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite spots in the city.
Lethal Margaritas served in full beer glasses for $6.
I could easily end the review with that, but what else I remember is an impressive pinata collection suspended from the bars ceiling, including power rangers and elephants. Go go power rangers!
Super crowded and loud, with filthy bathrooms, it's just the place if you are in for a ridiculous night in the mission.
String pours on the magaritas; i was pretty buzzed after 1.
The place has a hipster vibe...but i'm not thrilled with the urine smell in the club; that's pretty damn gross
Great place to hang out, grab a drink, and talk with friends. Very casual, hip mission bar.
Three people warned me about the drinks here and said to drink slowly. I didn't listen and now I'm at work and hung over and my heads hurts.... I think I need to hang out here more often.
Bartender service was a bit chilly but at least she's got a good pour!
Do you know what a large gerbil sign has to do with Latin America?
I don't. But I do know that it's pretty much the coolest bar decoration ever. I mean, who DOESN'T want to get trashed and stare at a gerbil? Well, unless it gives you flashbacks to some 90's frat hazing incident that's still costing you mucho bucks in therapy.
The gerbil sign was probably the reason we came here. Of course, the fact that I'm laying low from the Elbo Room after a "barfed on the bar, isn't she on Yelp?!" incident awhile back, didn't hurt either.
Reasonable* prices and a trendy** crowd.
Nice place to chug a pint of anchor steam or sip your whiskey soda. Unsure if you should keep drinking or switch to water? Just look above the door: the red lighted letters spell "S I N." If you can read them, then you are too sober.
I highly suggest bringing a very cute boy to Latin American Club, not only to get wasted with while staring at the gerbil, but also to keep other vermin at bay.
*as in "5ish dollars for a drink"
**as in "surprisingly high chance of bumping into a lawyer dbag who led you on months ago and never called you back." *cough*
you will most likely drunk leave here.**
hiccup.
Tips and facts:
-Carb it up before entering
-Cash only
-$4 well/tonic
-Lesbigay and/or hipster crowd (duh.)
-Almost always at least one group of lost foreigners and/or businessmen that somehow managed to migrate from their hotel downtown and are still looking to score. (should have stayed downtown, buckos)
-You may not be able to move your elbows on a Saturday night
-You may not be able to go into work the next morning
-Good place to start and sustain a night out
**Please note I have never left drunk from The Latin American Club because I am a classy lady. :)
This is a bar with a very laid back atmosphere and a great place to grab a drink with friends. It wasn't all that crowded when my friends and I got there, but it picked up quickly. It is a pretty small place, so when it picked up we didn't have space to move. Luckily the turn over at tables happens pretty fast; therefore we were able to get the best table in the place which is up on the stage!
They have some pretty cheaply priced beers. I didn't have any mixed drinks, so I can't comment on them. The service was fast and the bartenders were friendly.
The decor is definitely interesting with an assortment of pinatas hanging from the ceiling and the man made of feathers in the upper corner of the bar. Definitely check this place out.
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