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Latin American Club
Categories: Nightlife Bars Nightlife Dance Clubs Bars, Dance Clubs
3286 22nd St(between Bartlett St & Valencia St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 647-2732
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 6 pm - 2 am
Fri 5 pm - 2 am
Sat 3 pm - 2 am
Sun 2 pm - 2 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- 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:
- Hipster, Dive-y
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
322 reviews for Latin American Club
Review Highlights
"Or the pinatas hanging from the ceiling."
(in 22 reviews)
"Super strong drinks for cheap."
(in 18 reviews)
"Bartenders are easy going, no-frills kind of people."
(in 42 reviews)
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322 reviews in English
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Review from Sarah S.
1/1/2012
We stopped into the Latin American Club on a whim while trying to find a place to get a drink before dinner on New Years Eve. It was cool - laid back, cool yet not too pretentious in its quirky design (pinatas anyone?) and the bar staff was some of the friendliest I had experienced in San Francisco. We each had a beer, then went to dinner, then returned to meet a friend before heading to a party. It got rather packed, but, if the turn over rate was fast and we were able to score seats at the bar after waiting about 10 minutes.
Aside from beer and a full bar, the also had decent wine by the glass and a tasty cava by the single serve bottle. They also have sake.
I'll take LAC over the other more pretentious Mission bars anytime!
p.s. it is CASH only and they DO have WIFI. -
Review from Nicolas H.
San Francisco, CA
12/28/2011
Great dive bar but can get a little crowded during peak hours. Best place for a first date at around 6pm, or late night shenanigans after midnight to finish off. Bartenders are chill and quick to serve.
Pro Tip: Best viewing angle is back up against the opposite wall of the bar. Usually, you can stand there with one other friend, and check people out.
Bon Chance -
Review from Annalise F.
San Francisco, CA
9/25/2011
The Latin American Club needs help FAST in 2 area:
1) Decor (WTF is going on in this place? Is that someone's bed sheet hanging against that back wall? And if you're going to hang pinatas, can I at least get a crack at one? I mean really!)
2) Nomenclature (The Latin American Club? Represented by a horseshoe? Am I missing something?)
The Latin American Club ROCKS in these 2 areas:
1) Did you just give me a fifth of tequila for $8 bucks? Because there is no way in h*ll that you can ACTUALLY call this thing in my hand a margarita. This is pure tequila...maybe with a splash of lime.
2) Bouncer friend: Thank you for making me psuedo bouncer last night and letting me invade your bubble. I greatly enjoyed pretending to run the show while you chatted with some customers at the tables outside.
Final Thoughts:
It was fun....but that can be attributed to my company rather than this establishment. Nothing stands out (other than the neon horseshoe outside) but that can be a positive or a negative. Thanks for a good night! Perhaps I'll venture back! -
Review from Madhu P.
San Francisco, CA
2/7/2012 10 Check-ins Here
These guys allow you to save face in front of your buddies by euphemistically referring to your normal evening pint glass filled with tequila as a "margarita". What's remarkable is that despite the fact that the glass is literally filled like 95% full of tequila, it's actually quite pleasant. They've also got a decent selection of beers available, which is useful for those nights where you simply insist on being able to walk home without assistance.
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Review from Shirley A B.
San Francisco, CA
1/30/2012
Everyone should add the LatAm club to their happy hour rotation. But, please, institute a two Margarita maximum on your fellow revelers. I cannot be held accountable for what happens on your third Marg. Brown outs will be the least of your problems. You can bring in food from nearby. Arrive early if you want a table.
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Review from Carlos M.
Santa Maria, CA
1/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
It's an SF dive bar...
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Review from Bianka V.
Sonoma, CA
1/10/2012 1 Check-in Here
Fun place.. good stuff on tap! We discovered this place because we had to wait like 2 hours to eat at Barreta. we loved it! awesome place to hang out, cant wait to get back to SF to have some drinks here!
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Review from Megan K.
San Francisco, CA
12/28/2011
Yes, they have the best margaritas. Thats about it.
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Review from Nikki K.
Berkeley, CA
9/25/2011
Take a Southwestern style bar and drop it into the Mission and what do you get? This joint. It is a total hipster version of a Southwestern themed Mexican bar. By "southwestern" I don't mean cowboy hats and steers but sombreros and piñatas.
Came here last night to hang with my boyfriend's "crew" as he calls them. I was the only chic and they hadn't really spoken much with me, so I got to be the center of attention. Little is better for the ego the unfaltering attention of three guys. They were super nice, getting me drinks and listening to my ridiculous stories and telling funny, embarrassing anecdotes about Jesse.
The selling point for this place is definitely their chocolate beers! Whoever had the idea of mixing beer and chocolate should get some kind of award for increasing the level of the world's happiness. This place has really authentic feeling semi-hipster, semi-divey feel. It really should be better known! -
Review from Nick B.
San Francisco, CA
9/19/2011
It was early evening and I had a 'Ricky Martin' inspired moment. Crazy Margarita Latin night!
There were a few girls we met that wanted to do something different so what the heck, right? One girl recommended the Latin Club. The name sounded perfect so we said we would see them there and off we went.
So standing outside I was trying to figure out if I was in the right place. What the hell is with a giant horseshoe and Latin American? Inside it got insanely worse. I guess if you get drunk enough you don't mind the cheap seating and really sad decorations. It was like someone went to a party store with $100 to decorate the club.
To ensure you are drunk enough, the bartenders are pouring giant margaritas. While some of our local yelpers will be happy to know another place to get a big strong drink on the cheap, I prefer a bit more quality to my booze. Maybe even something that tastes like a margarita and not iced tequila with a lime slice.
The club wasn't exactly hopping. There were a few big groups of people and smaller parties but it didn't have a normal club vibe. Maybe it was just too damn dark in there that people didn't feel safe walking around. Or they might just be scared of that weird rat decoration.
Not worth a return trip unless you love a good dive.Listed in: Clubs, Bars, and Dives
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Review from Maria M.
Yes, it's true...crazy strong margaritas served in pint glasses for $8. More Please!! I love this place. It's dark, slightly dingy, with pinatas hanging from the ceiling (my favorite..the drunk elephant head), a large white rat painted on one wall, deer head behind counter, and tables that seem to have been put in as an afterthought.
As others have said the bartenders are not particularly friendly, it's not a cheers type of place. But I'm here for the drinks not the banter with the staff, that's what my bar mates are for. -
Review from Kelly S.
8/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
Though it was almost a year ago, I still get the tequila shudders from those pint glass margaritas. Tall, strong, tasty. It's how I like my men and my drinks. It's $8 and it's danger in a glass.
I remember this spot being hilariously decorated. Dark, with pics of wild animals, people getting deliciously drunk and flirting wildly. I remember walking in and thinking... wow. This legitimately feels like latin america. Except there's no big jar labeled XXX with death liquor in it. Mmmm that's a different story.
So, bottom line: Want a killer margarita in a Desperado-esque bar? Go here. Everyone looks like Antonio Banderas after a couple of those suckers.Listed in: San Franspiring
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Review from Delilah K.
San Francisco, CA
10/20/2011
This is my favorite place in SF - super bar where u will ask a shot of whatever u like and get one size of 4. It's cheap and simple. You go there to drink - that what it's for. People who enjoy fancy drinks and decorations should go somewhere else and don't waste their time for being there and then yelping some complaints which this bar doesn't deserve at all.
This place (I repeat) is for wild drinking and if you are planning on one - welcome! -
Review from Jack K.
San Francisco, CA
11/29/2011
Margaritas...
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Review from Lauren V.
San Francisco, CA
11/6/2011
if you are 30 and over :don't go here. Your age will be felt and you will be gawked at like a dinosaur. Cramped as hell, can't hear a fucking thing, too cool for school vibe.I should have pushed my way through when I was still in my 20's, I always meant to but never did. Last night was a bummer
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Review from Jeremy C.
San Francisco, CA
8/10/2011
The margaritas here are so deceptively strong that I feel like I'm back in college in New Orleans walking down Bourbon Street with a tall hand grenade.
And you know what? Sometimes I want to get that drunk. -
Review from Jennifer W.
Berkeley, CA
7/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
The margarita is the thing to get here. It was strong for sure, but lots of ice for sure too. It was only a tiny bit of margarita mix, so it didn't taste like much. The selection of beers on tap were pretty standard variety. The stand outs were the Old 38 Stout and Allagash White. The bartenders weren't super duper friendly, just there to serve your drink. The interior is a little dingy with battered, mismatched furniture, but good thing with the high ceilings. There's a handful of tables with lots of chairs scattered about and plenty of standing room. There are 2 restrooms in the back.
Cash Only -
Review from Charlene K.
San Francisco, CA
11/4/2011
Cool little atmosphere, complete with pinatas hanging from the ceiling, and a little Mexican guy with a guitar serenading. A bar with some stools and pub tables along the walls. I was there around 8 on a Friday night. Get's crowded! Best known for great Margaritas so when here INVEST! :)
Listed in: Play
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Review from Aaron B.
Monterey, CA
7/24/2011
Best Cocktail: Old Fashioned
Order them from John!
This place is all around great, but the best part is how well they make
their cocktails and how strong they are! I only ordered one drink while I was there, an OLD FASHIONED and it was fabulous! If you want a great Old Fashioned come here and order them from John! He makes them strong and delicious! -
Review from Jane N.
San Francisco, CA
7/3/2011 1 Check-in Here
Last night I went to Latin America Club. This morning I'm recovering from Latin America Club's margarita (notice how it's singular).
Super strong drinks for cheap. What else is there to say? -
Review from Kristin P.
San Francisco, CA
5/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
I like any place with 10+ year old Power Ranger pinatas hanging from the ceiling.
I also like any place with $8 margaritas that get you REALLY drunk.
This place is a scene, but its fun, we like to bring out of town guests here. Nothing special about the drinks (aside from the strength), decent beer selection, average prices. -
Review from Adam D.
10/2/2011 4 Check-ins Here
You go to Latin American Club for the margaritas. And by margarita I mean "glass of tequila with a splash of margarita mix for color." BE CAREFUL. These things don't sneak up on you so much as they kick you in the teeth -- yet they manage to be more palatable than a glass of tequila. I don't know how they do that... but know what you're getting into. This place is a staple in every Mission bar crawl I've been on.
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Review from Georgia K.
Chicago, IL
7/15/2011
I came here with some SF friends on a Friday night on my last SF vaca. The bar was pretty crowded, but we managed to snag a table at some point. Definitely a laidback crowd. It could be my kind of place.
I left Latin American Club feeling very warm and fuzzy and like I had received a good bang for the buck. It is quite possible that this is home to the strongest drinks in the universe. You've been warned. -
Review from Daniella B.
San Francisco, CA
No name. Just a lit up horseshoe dangling above signals that this place is actually a bar.
OLE OLE $3 special drinks every night.
AI YAI YAI Margaritas are the best in town. Sombreros down.
Enjoy one or a few with pinatas hanging above you amongst the other extreme electic decor. Get offered empanadas from a chilean with an ice chest and exchange conversations with the divey bunch of 22nd cronies.
Saddle up. -
Review from Andreas R.
7/6/2011
I think we had bad luck with the night we went there: it was a sunday (before a holiday though) and the atmosphere was a little lame even though the place was pretty packed. On the plus side were the cheap drinks (4$ beer and 8$ cocktails) and the fact that you could sit outside on a table with you drink and smoke at the same time which is very rare for the US.
The music was played very low and didnt help to get the party going. The place itself is pretty fascinating however with various random objects having been attached to the ceiling. You can spend some time just wondering about who had the idea to put them up there.
I was told that this club is usually very lively with great music and people dancing and stuff. I was a little disappointed but then again as said it was a Sunday night. -
Review from Hans A.
San Francisco, CA
8/24/2011
I've gone twice and each time it was the same. "Hilariously" decorated with a bunch of crazy crap hanging from the roof. Dark and oppressive atmosphere. And not in a good way (like noc noc), I mean "reminds you of death and dying". People frantically flirting with each other around plastic tables.
Damn strong margaritas though! Bartenders are nice too. -
Review from Lidia Z.
San Francisco, CA
8/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
My friend invited me out and I thought GREAT! Latin music sounds fun...but meh...it is just another bar. Hanging pinatas does not make you Latin...sigh. I felt a bit tricked by this bar or I guess my friend.
Even the Mariachi was cut short... -
Review from Elaine C.
San Francisco, CA
5/30/2011
I don't remember much about this place except:
1. The margaritas are STRONG! I had two sips, and was DONE for the night. (Granted, I might have downed a few cocktails during dinner at Luna Park, but my memory cannot confirm this.)
2. My shock when the tamale lady showed up INSIDE the bar at 2am in the morning. My even greater shock when I discovered that a single tamale costs $5! (Not shocked enough to convince my friend to buy me a tamale, however.)
3. The "doorman" that opens the door for you might actually be a homeless man. If he is a homeless man, you're better off not asking him for advice on "where's the best pizza around here", as he may tell you to "look it up on the tiny computer in your hands" (also known as your cellphone). -
Review from Jean Y.
6/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
The margueritas tasted terrible. Although I felt like I was swigging a pint of tequila, the lack of any buzz afterwards did not justify the taste. I came here with a group of 8, and nobody liked the margueritas.
Despite only having one drink each, everyone woke up incredibly thirsty in the early morning, and a few had headaches. (I learned this after comparing notes with others the next day.) It felt like college spring break in Mexico all over again, minus the "one drink each" part.
Cash only. -
Review from Samantha P.
San Bruno, CA
5/14/2011
Another nice Mission bar to casually meander into in the wee hours of the night. On a weekend night you can expect this place to be packed and smelling like a barn, but any other night it is usually pretty chill.
Last time I went here me and my friend decided it would be a good idea to stand around talking about awkward things until a table became readily available. Somewhere between discussing Bacon Bra (Google it people!) and bot flies a group of people scurried out of the bar and we made ourselves comfortable. Lesson: Make sure you have enough horrendous stories gathered to clear the nearest table.
The drink I sipped was strong, but that doesn't really mean much when you only drink beer (IPA is the WAY).
The decor, as so many people have raved about, is amazing. Think if Michel Gondry and David Lynch had a baby together, and then that baby had a nightmare. This is what it would look like, people.
Disheveled drunkards, peeling pinatas, a wall of dusty cuckoo clocks, and lets not forget that creepy nurse mannequin that looks like it's straight out of Silent Hill.
Love this place. -
Review from David H.
San Francisco, CA
11/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Tasty margi's with a serious kick...two will do you solid enough to nearly leave your laptop there.
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Review from Alvin T.
San Francisco, CA
11/4/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Been here a couple of times and leaving without being a little tipsy has never happened. Great deals on the brews they have on tap. Cool place to chill, although it can get a bit loud. But you wouldn't be too bothered by the noise after a couple of drinks. You just end up talking louder and figuring out who really listens to what you have to say.
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Review from Jonas C.
San Francisco, CA
5/14/2011
Oh man, so sad to write this review as I've been coming here for 12 years. After last nights treatment by bartender and additional staff I will not be returning here ever again, which sucks. The place was packed I was trying to get the attention of bartender who wasn't frequenting my end of the bar ever, she (short, dark hair) didn't appreciate my measures to get her attention and subsequently cut me off (every bartenders right, but man, does it sting) I voiced my displeasure and she invited another employee over to take my complaints.
Hire a 3rd bartender if if you're going to be that busy.
Farewell Latin America, perhaps our 12th year together wasn't meant to be.. -
Review from Rebecca H.
San Francisco, CA
5/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
About as Latin American as I am, which is to say not at all. Not sure how the name came about, but overall, I really like this bar. It seems to have increased in popularity recently, which means that there are never any seats and it takes 15+ minutes to get a drink. But once you get a drink, they are strong and the bartenders are personable.
Good crowd of people which seems to skew slightly older (maybe late 20s or early 30s). Also a good place to pick up foreign men, if that's your kind of thing! -
Review from Josh K.
1/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
The place is only "Latin American" because there's Pinatas hanging from the ceiling and they serve margaritas. In all other respects it is just a bar in the Mission. Not that this is a bad thing. The margaritas are $8 but they are strong (basically two drinks' worth of tequila.) The tequila they use for this margarita is Cazadores Blanco and really you could do much worse (Sauza, Cuervo.) I literally didn't try anything else, but based on an $8 drink that could make up most of your buzz, this place is worth 4 stars to me.
P.S. Crowded as hell on a Friday night. -
Review from Stephanie p.
San Francisco, CA
4/4/2011
Strong. Pour. City.
Also, their Bloody Marys are almost as good as Zeitgeist's... just be sure to BYO straw! -
Review from Tiffany N.
Denver, CO
11/4/2010 1 Check-in Here
Um, I hate to tell you all this but strong doesn't equal good in terms of margaritas. Not until after the first one at least.
Dark bar, scary yet intriguing décor, cash only. Drink at your own risk. -
Review from Mayra L.
San Francisco, CA
4/24/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Margaritas! Margaritas! Margaritas! I feel like I'm back in Mexico every time I come here, getting drunk with my cousins in a tucked away bar before heading back to family dinner. I love this place and the
Many memories held. -
Review from Marcela R.
Belmont, CA
10/27/2010
Not only are we Latin people romantic but we are also givers! That is why the rum/tequila/vodka whatever it is you are given, it comes filled with passion and a lot of it! So don't get too passionate with the margaritas or else you might end up passed out somewhere!
Great spot! Packed on weekends but worth the experience! -
Review from Shira H.
San Francisco, CA
9/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is an A-OK spot if you just want to sit and chat while you sip a cocktail. The margaritas are strong, but for $4 you can get a mini, which is a nice alternative. The bartenders are nice and it is good for groups :) It's not like a regular bar, and it is not a very social place (most people come with groups of friends). But it is good for socializing amongst those you come with.
