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Trad'r Sam
Categories: Nightlife Bars Dive Bars Nightlife Dance Clubs Dive Bars, Dance Clubs
6150 Geary Blvd(between 25th Ave & 26th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94121
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond
(415) 221-0773
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
677 reviews for Trad'r Sam
Review Highlights
"The scorpion bowl is pretty awesome too."
(in 233 reviews)
"It's the best damn tiki dive bar I know of."
(in 140 reviews)
"The tropical drinks are strong and well made."
(in 23 reviews)
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677 reviews in English
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Review from Monica C.
1/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
Two words: SCORPION BOWLS!
I had so much fun when I came here last month while visiting SF. My friends and I must have downed at least 5 scorpion bowls that night. They are absolutely delicious, but will sneak up on you! One scorpion bowl is probably big enough for 3 - 5 people.
The bar is right in the middle and there are "huts" inside, to go with the tiki theme, for you to sit and chat with your friends. Very chill and laid back atmosphere. Some guy even came dressed in a pink bunny suit when we were here... what!?
Trad'r Sam will definitely be on my itinerary again the next time I visit SF! -
Review from Alyssa G.
Bartender, can I have another umbrella with my drink!? Now, under normal circumstances, I'd shy away from places like Tradr Sam. Last Friday was not a normal day... After having a long tough day at work, and it being in between paychecks, Alex O. recommended we get some cheap drinks at Tradr Sam.
Fortunately, we were able to get there super early (6ish), to avoid the crowd of obnoxious college kids who can't hold their liquor. About $30 dollars later (and 3 drinks each)....it was 8:30 and we were having a great time. By 8pm, the bar was crowded, so don't expect to get your drink right away, there was only 1 bartender, who, happens to be incredibly nice and laid back.
My drinks?
Strawberry Margarita and Tequila Sunrise.
BONUS: Photohunt for a quarter made for a pretty fun night. -
Review from Katy A.
Updated - 1/6/2012 2 Check-ins Here
It's time for an update since it's literally been 3 years since I wrote a review of this place.
I'm drawn to this place like a bee to a flower - and not because it smells good, because really it kinda smells like an old gym in this bar... but because the delicious umbrella drinks are PACKED WITH SUGAR - to the point that last night I stayed up 2 1/2 hours after my bedtime.
The people watching is top notch here. You'll have plenty of young college kids in one corner and the neighborhood drunk in the other to watch. This might be a negative for some people... but for me, it's great - I just love making up stories about everyone in my mind while I sip on my 2nd or third beverage.
The bartenders here are on FIRE... so much so that we watched the door man transition to a bartender on a busy night in a flash...he took on a literal 12 drink order, never wrote it down and didn't make one mistake.
My partner in crime and I ended up giving him a high five. It was pretty epic.
You'll find this place packed on a Tuesday night...or a Wednesday...hell, all days of the week... so if you want a quiet time with your beverage... during the day works well, or getting their early so that you can get yourself a nice table works as well.Listed in: The Pickled Liver, Whenever we go out - the…, Happy Hand-holding Date-Night…, How do "do it up" in the…
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Review from Cherylynn N.
San Francisco, CA
12/14/2011 1 photo
With Christmas just around the corner, what can $14 (or less) get you these days?
A) A cozy Mrs. Roper snuggie. SEXY.
B) A CHI-CHI-CHIA Homer Simpson Chia Pet. CUTE. Ok, not really.
C) A Scorpion Bowl from Trad'r Sams served in an ultra-tacky setting with wobbling sticky tables, a Golden Girl's meets run-down Cheers ambiance, and some patrons you would think just came from a used RV convention. YEEEE.
The snuggie may keep you warm and a chia pet may double as an imaginary pet but nothing beats a bowl of liquor filled with copious amount of cheap rum and artificial fruit juices that will send you both on a euphoric and sugary high. http://www.yelp.com/bi...
To be shared among four lushes or two super lushes (*raises hand*), the Scorpion Bowl will start off by making you grin, giggle, do the wave/the snorkel/the side-step/the fist pump (depending on what track is playing), think everyone is hot (even the guy at the end of the bar with a hairy pot belly and two hair follicles to his name), see transcendent lights before finally passing out cold. What's guaranteed? A "dig a hole and crawl into it" embarrassing night followed by a FML the next morning with a possible bowing to the porcelain throne. Just don't say, I didn't warn you.
I know what I want for Christmas. YEEEE!
P.S. - Don't even think about giving a big tip to the burly or your Scorpion Bowl will be topped off with extra shot or two of cheap rum.Listed in: Recession-Friendly Drink &…
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Review from Julian P.
Berkeley, CA
12/20/2011
Dude.... this place gets you $#!T FACED WASTED!!!! STRONG drinks for cheap, their bowls are ridiculous, great music and people.... all around goooood time! Only knock is that it's small. But if you can get a seat... yur good!
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Review from Wilson T.
San Francisco, CA
1/19/2012
Cool place for some lethal scorpion bowls! Beware of this things!! Please share with others, do not attempt to drink by yourself! And for the price, it's way worth it!
Just make sure u get a seat because there is not that much room! -
Review from Patrick S.
Oakland, CA
11/16/2011
The fascination with Tiki culture has really puzzled me--until I tried this place.
Great crowd, bartenders who care about crafting a quality product (one redid my pair of cocktails due to a minor error), lots of lounge space for getting cozy with a date.
I especially love that the menu, which consists of dozens of drinks, and lists no actual info about the drinks--just corny sayings. -
Review from Bill K.
Albany, NY
1/9/2012
Cozy little tiki bar with awesome drinks, jukebox, ambiance, and people. The scorpion bowl will knock you on your ass! You'll have a fun time here!
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Review from Alyssa G.
11/11/2011
From my experience so far in San Francisco, I've found Trad'r Sam to be totally unique. I say come here for the giant fruit-flavored drinks and/ or if you're with someone who looks better in the dark!
You've been warned: the drinks are strong. A friend and I split a Scorpion bowl, and from the moment it arrived I knew that we'd made a decision of questionable judgment. I think we managed to finish it after an hour or so, but who knows! Things get pretty foggy the further you get to the bottom of the bowl.
The bartender was nice, the other patrons were, well (on this particular occassion at least) a little lurker-ish. The decorations are fun/ festive/ tacky depending on what kind of mood you're in. Trad'r Sam, you're a bit of a wild card, but I'm sure we'll meet again. -
Review from Jiordan C.
San Francisco, CA
11/4/2011 3 photos
I have a really unhealthy relationship with Trad'r Sam. I've never been tipsy on one of their wicker chairs, only belligerently drunk, slurping from a bowl with at least four other people, all on a drink-induced sugar high.
It's super cheap, so tacky it physically hurts (I've actually ripped a pair of tights on those same wicker chairs), but generally a lot of fun. There's tons of groping everywhere you turn, lots of quarters getting shoved into an electronic jukebox to play "Bitches Ain't Shit" on repeat. That kind of thing.
If you come for a drink at Trad'r Sam, you will leave wasted, wearing only half of your makeup, probably with a straw or two stuck in your pockets.
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Review from Natasha R.
San Francisco, CA
9/18/2011
Oh hell no.....
Let me paint a picture- Imagine a run down Tiki bar overflowing with wasted 21 year olds drinking some kind of scary booze concoction served in what looks like a large cereal bowl.
I've never backpedaled so fast in all my life.... -
Review from Chang L.
There are many things that are bad for you, but you still do it anyway.
Eating greasy pizza at 2am even though you already drank 1000 calories of alcohol that night but at the time it was a yummy idea.
Watching Jersey Shore. It kills brain cells, son.
Ordering TWO scorpion bowls for four people at Trad'r Sam's, after drinking two bottles of wine and three cocktails.
Don't be fooled by the adornment of cute drink umbrellas and maraschino cherries surrounding the bowl. These giant vats of sugar-laden bottom-shelf liquor are a guaranteed hangover for the next morning.
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For some reason, we decided to order two bowls among four people, and in less than an hour, both bowls were empty. The perimeter of the bar is lined with comfy chairs, providing semi-private seating for you and your soon-to-be-intoxicated friends. Ignore the unpleasant smell of the entire bar, and just drink your $14 scorpion bowl of tropical fun.
You know you're gonna have a killer hangover the next morning, but you still keep drinking. That's the spirit! :D -
Review from H L.
Brisbane, CA
11/20/2011
When I'm in the mood for a cheap bucket of rum, I go here. Not on a Thur/Fri/Sat night! That's when the wave of stupid descends like warped tiki god. I go when I know it'll be chill. I like to enjoy my frothy sugar high with out the phrat element, thanks. The bar tenders are saints.
My only gripe is I wish they'd maybe clean the place more than once a year. ew.Listed in: Choose Sanity
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Review from Monica N.
12/21/2011
This bar is really cool! I love the service, the diversify crowds, the yummy drinks, ambience! The only down side..The bar is too small. I love all the drinks they have. Yes the scorpion bowls and the tropical bowl of some sort. I don't remember the names. The bartenders are rather attentive, the only downside, its hard to find good seats. Also remember to bring your ID's or they will not let you in!
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Review from Jerico P.
1 TRAD'R SAM / 2 SCORPION BOWL
i hope others don't make the same mistake i did and looked for TRADER SAM. this is TRAD'R SAM and there is nothing else like it.
that is because of the SCORPION BOWL! a very strong drink with possibly 8-12 servings of alcohol served in a giant bowl with plenty of straws for sharing with a group of friends. it is amazingly delicious. sip it slow or go hard with multiple straws! just beware some people say that with every sip you lose a part of your SOUL! (concept of every sip you lose a part of your soul is a trademark by some random guy we met that night who we nicknamed TEDDY "NO SOUL")
the place is laid back. people were nice and shared their table with us and later that evening we paid it forward and shared the same table with others. the music is loud enough to groove to, while at the same time it's soft enough to have conversations without yelling- making it an awesome place to start your night after a long day/week of work -or a place to finish out the evening after bar/club hopping. it's pretty packed though so if you are planning to marathon bowls, make sure you have a spot to land.
there are other bowls to try and i'm looking forward to it.
until next time
cheers! -
Review from Ryan L.
San Francisco, CA
10/6/2011
The only reason I would ever come back to this place is if I was somehow involved in selling Axe Body Spray and wanted to make a killing OR if I felt that my life was suddenly lacking homophobic slurs.
You may think it's a dive bar, but it's not. I would characterize it as a token dive bar. Employee fear of donning a mop does not automatically grant dive status...it is granted rather in relation to a certain state of existence.
The really sad part is that there are no mind-blowing bars in this part of the Richmond. Question...do you live in the Richmond and have a video game system? EXCELLENT! YOU CAN GO TO A BETTER PLACE TO DRINK THAN TRAD'R S'M!
ALSO! If you need to go to a pirate bar, SF has an alternative! Smuggler's Cove! It's much better. -
Review from Melanie L.
Anaheim, CA
11/13/2011
It's a pretty decent dive bar. You walk in and right in the middle of the place is the bar surrounded by stools. There are tables set up against the walls of the room. When my friends and I went, the place was pretty empty. There were a few locals and they were much older. The atmosphere of the place was eh. It was a little too quiet for my liking.
SCORPION BOWL for the win. It's DELICIOUS!! It comes in a bowl with umbrellas and few pieces of fruit. It's a good drink to have for yourself or to share with friends! I'd definitely come back just for this :) -
Review from Kristen T.
San Jose, CA
9/3/2011
I was introduced to this bar by a friend and now I'm hooked.
When someone adds ice cream to anything, I'll be there in a minute! This place has reasonably priced ice cream drinks (that creep up on you) for about $6! I got the orange freeze and only tasted a hint of alcohol...and by the time I was done, i had a good buzz going on. I also tried their infamous scorpion bowls, which were a pleasant surprise as well. After seeing the amount of alcohol they add, it's amazing how I didn't cringe after every sip.
The only con I have about this place is that it's super small and stuffy once you hit the happening hours..so if you're planning to bring a group here, be sure to come early to grab a seat!Listed in: Girls just wanna have fun!
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Review from Victor K.
San Francisco, CA
9/25/2011
You know, I used to like this place and go there a bunch - despite the terrible music and the so-so atmosphere - because I usually ended up there with a bunch of friends and it was fun. And whenever I saw people write about their bad experiences with the bartenders there, I always wondered... Now I know.
I went there with a bunch of buddies after Outsidelands. We ordered like 7 scorpion bowls, and a *whole* bunch of other random drinks too. Then, later in the night, I am pretty drunk, and so I ask the bartender for a glass of water. What does the jackass immediately say? He gets all high and mighty for no reason - like "Pffft, water!? Haha! We don't serve water here! Go find a gas station!" And walks away.
Well, fuck you too. Believe me, I can drink most people under the table - but that doesn't mean I don't drink water. As anyone with half a brain knows, drinking water with alcohol helps you feel better and not have a hangover the next day. As a so-called bartender, you should obviously know this too. And if your service is crap and you act like an asshole, you get exactly what you deserve - former customers who walk away and don't come back. -
Review from Vanessa T.
San Francisco, CA
10/19/2011
My feelings for this bar are so complicated, especially since I remember very little of my either of my experiences here.
Let's see how to break it down.
3 Stars for:
1. Scorpion bowls. Have no more than 1 if you're not splitting it with more than 5 people. Trust me. I am an experienced drinker (alcoholic) and it was still really intense. This is great if you need to get drunk quickly before dancing.
2. The cheesy space, I like the tackiness of the bar and there is a lot of seating
3. The bartenders are all super friendly and fun to interact with.
Minus 2 stars for:
1. Gross crowd usually, this is for sure creeper central.
2. The smell...why does it constantly smell like Clorox bleach? -
Review from Casey L.
San Francisco, CA
11/1/2011
Do not even bother if you want a nice quiet bar...but that's not what I'm looking for =)
Trad'r Sam is a tiki bar (not sure if it's really a dive) that is known for its bowls and serves pretty good mix drinks. Expect a crowd, mad dash for seats, and loud conversations. Otherwise, this place does what it needs to do by serving popular drinks. I had a decent time chopping it up with the bouncer and bartender, and thus never experienced bad service. This place is definitely worth a try if you were in the neighborhood, and has brought the attention of many friends who frequent the Richmond for food and drinks.
Remember to bring cash, because they do not accept credit cards. -
Review from Rachal R.
San Francisco, CA
1/23/2012
This place is amazing! I got wasted off one drink! you'll see tons of crazy characters and the bartenders are really nice. So if you like to people watch and you like a strong drink you should def go there.
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Review from Athena L.
9/20/2011 4 Check-ins Here
Eheehe I love this place!!
Everything is slightly sticky and whatnot, but you gotta keep in mind that there are crowds of buzzin' adults trying to squeeze through the bar to get to the other side. Not to mention some of these adults have bowls filled to the rim with alcohol and juice and are bound to spill some.. Be glad it's on the floor and not on your pretty little shirt.
Anywho, all the bartenders here are awesome! They make yummy bowls..which I've tried all of... and they were all sweet enough so that even the sissy of the group won't complain. Besides that, they also make some pretty bomb shots!
I guess this place is for you if you don't mind sharing "germs" (which reminds me..don't bring a sick friend!!), and if you don't mind getting a little sticky afterward.
Oh, arrive early on weekends to grab a table. Or just learn how to be extremely invasive and hover over a group to get 'em uncomfortable! -
Review from jennifer l.
San Francisco, CA
11/20/2011
reminds me of san diego :) not because of the decorations or whatever, but because it was so laid back / casual!
1. i feel like i don't always get treated well at places like this because i loloLOVE wearing heels / dressing up... even to dive bars... soooo i DEFINITELY look like an outsider all the time. it's not my fault that i'm short and that sf is just super casual.
anyway my point is, the bartender was still super nice to me! yay. he was wearing this weird spiky thing on his head, which was interesting... hahaha
2. got a lagunitas ipa, poured it into our scorpion bowl = perfection.
3. my fav thing about this place was that it had so so so much seating :) and though it was crowded, no one was pushing anyone around or anything.
might not come back here again because it's far, but i wouldn't mind. -
Review from Em J.
San Francisco, CA
10/21/2011 1 Check-in Here
I go for fred, MWF, maybe i'm a stalker!
when i have time and not working, i'll go.
it's a lil bar, pretty small, tacky with character!!
gets full easily.. avoid Fri/Sat as you will be shoulder to shoulder hugging your smelly sweaty B.O.ed neighbor... unless you like that, then ...you know where to go! plus, one bathroom for girls, one for guys... it gets scary
but take care of the bartender, and he'll take care of you :) -
Review from Maria T.
Vallejo, CA
12/14/2011
3.5 stars.... i kept hearing about the infamous "scorpion bowl" so I tried that....not impressed! But the tidal wave was YUMMY!!
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Review from Cassie C.
Alameda, CA
12/5/2011
How did this get such a high rating? Is it because of the sure-to-become-horrible-pounding-headache-hangover scorpion bowls? Oh wait, it must be the free nachos (totally key) and the cool bartenders. I really found it to be meh, with a lot of obnoxious drunks, and you need to have a seat to enjoy the bowls, and true to other reviews, it is always packed. I'm problably never going to set foot in there again because it was simply whatever and not much else going on in the area. If you're in it for the Tiki, I must say Forbidden Island on Alameda (shoutout to the home front).
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Review from Jessica A.
San Francisco, CA
9/2/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Scorpion Bowl please! :) Definite must try.
Came here with 2 of my pledge sisters last Thursday night. It was super crowded when we arrived. No more tables left, but we found seats at the bar. Works for us, haha.
The bartender was quite entertaining. He even would pour more alcohol in our bowl while we were drinking it. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing? Good = more alcohol. Bad = you could REALLY taste the alcohol & it hurt to drink it towards the end.
It's get REALLY loud in here, so you kinda have to yell or get really close to talk to whoever you're with.
Once we were done with our bowl, we were out of there. Trad'r Sam never seems to fail though :) -
Review from Jessica R.
San Francisco, CA
8/10/2011
After a crazy day at Berkeley, I came here with a group of friends. When I was there, we had the Scorpion bowl and some other bowl that tasted like pineapples, I forgot.
Honestly, I can't say much 'cause I wasn't there long enough. Each table is supposed to represent an island in Hawai'i.
There were two guys sitting at the bar with their butt cracks showing, lol and what did my friends do? Take pictures, lol. OH, and this one girl kept playing Taylor Swift songs. I love Taylor Swift but not at the bar! Lol.
I left early 'cause I was done for the night, I was drinking since 2pm, bleh. And all the evidence of it was left at Balboa Bart Station. But of course, outside, duh.
We were here on a Monday so it wasn't packed. There were still folks but not crowded, there were seating available. -
Review from Dan N.
Santa Ana, CA
10/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
If you would like a table, come early! We were going to have a large party so we arrived at 7:30ish. Pretty dead at that time. We got the scorpion bowl first because of all the yelp reviews but I did not like it. All you can taste was alcohol. I was deceived by the orange slices, cherries and little umbrellas that adorn the rim of the bowl. Not horrible but you can definitely taste the alcohol; by no means was this a fruity drink. I did like the Tidal Wave; that's actually drinkable. Milkshake I would pass, it didn't come together well the sweetness of the milkshake with the alcohol.
Other than that, it does get crowded so making your way to the bathroom can be just a little challenging but its a fun place to hang out with a bunch of friends. -
Review from Samantha M.
San Francisco, CA
12/29/2011
Very good place for tiki drinks... however I went in there yesterday and almost two fights broke out in the place within 5 minutes of my coming... a drunken guy tried to punch a girl in the face, and thankfully two bigger, burlier men took him outside and rearranged his face. The nerve of him attacking a girl! Anyway, I digress. This incident happened at about 7:30pm, waaay too early to be that drunk! Their drinks are strong and huge for their price and I think there should be a limit on how many bowls a particular group should be able to order, especially if they are loud and rowdy and look like they cannot hold their liquor. They also did not have a bouncer at the door, which I think should be a MUST for how busy that place gets. Drinks are excellent, but they don't tell you what's in them. That is kind of annoying because I like to know what I am drinking. Super small place, almost impossible to place your order on busy nights, only 2 bartenders working. I like to go from time to time but this definitely isn't a place I'll visit on a regular basis if their drunk, rowdy and girl-hitting clientele is the norm.
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Review from B G.
San Francisco, CA
1/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
Can't say I am a huge fan of this place, mainly because of the lack of cleanliness. The entire place is sticky. Bar top, floor, bar stools, bathroom, EVERYTHING. If you enjoy Welch's juice mixed with 5 different alcohols and some simple sugar, this is the place for you. I will say that one of the bartenders was extremely helpful, on his game, and overcompensating for the other bartender who was just giving out free drinks. I won't be back.
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Review from Jacquelynne S.
San Jose, CA
Updated - 7/18/2011
This place seriously never gets old. So far I've seen one of my friends get groped by a lady that said she just gave birth two weeks ago. I've seen a bunch of 40-something-year old ladies grab my one friend while he was walking out of the restroom and proceed to rub their hands allover his chest and behind. I've also seen someone dance in the corner alone.
Are you sure they just put alcohol in their drinks?
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Review from Chloe M.
7/11/2011
Gee, I really wanted to like this place. I'd first heard of it years ago when I moved here, but never went. If you read the other reviews, you'll see a trend. There are the people that love it because you can get strong drinks cheaply, and then there are the people that love it because they have fond memories of going here when there were young.
The place reeks of cotton candy, and as soon as you step inside, be prepared for your shoes to stick to the floor.
I was bummed that I didn't see a drink menu until after I had ordered my drink. A good bartender would have noticed that by the way we were looking around the place, we hadn't been there before and would have appreciated a menu being offered to us.
I also found it uncomfortable to see more than one girl clearly plastered. Way beyond the point of when she should have stopped being served. -
Review from Diana Elena B.
San Francisco, CA
9/16/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place is pretty great. I moved in around the corner and have been coming here for a while. Yes the scorpion bowls are amazing but watch out... so much sugar you'll b praying to the porcelain gods in no time... one thing I have discovered thru my curious nature is that they will upgrade ur bowl and use some top shelf ingredients... may cost u a couple extra Bucks but ur ain't feel like shit in the morn.
The three guys that work here. Raj, marv, & Freddy are all amazing really cool guys. They work hard so tip well :)
The day time crowd is really mellow not that I mind a little older but everyone is reply friendly.
I try and stay away on the weekends tho. I can only take so many douchy college guys and chicks that order too many bowls and can't handle their liquor. But hey that's prob common @ most bars...
All in all. Great neighborhood bar! Cheap drinks, nice bar tenders and good conversation! Cheers -
Review from Keilin H.
7/5/2011
If Disneyland had an "adults only" version, I feel like Trad'r Sam's could be in their version of Adventureland. A little less clean cut, but still retains some of that outdoorsy feel. I'm imagining it would be right by the adult Tiki Room haha
It can definitely use a deep cleaning, especially the chairs. There's something gross about sitting on a cushioned seat in a dark area while the smell of alcohol, mildew, and sweat permeates the air.
There's an awesome jukebox near the bathroom, but unfortunately, you have to pay :P You can't even get 1 free song? Boo!
Anyway, I came here to celebrate a friend's birthday. Some of us shared their famous scorpion bowl and I'll just say up front...NOT a big fan. It tasted like the plastic containers that those lychee jelly snacks come in. The birthday girl however...she got several of their specialty drinks and some of them looked and sounded mighty tasty! If I do come back here, I'd probably opt for that rather than the bowl. -
Review from Xav V.
6/6/2011
To the tune of Lil' Jon and the Eastside Boys "Get Low"
4, 1, 5 damn ugh design, hope to not get roofied fine
Guh-ross, guh-ross, guh-ross, guh-ross
To the grimey menus, to the grimey walls (grimey walls)
To the sweat drop down my man's balls (his balls)
To this bitch's skin beginnin' to crawl (crawl)
To all bleh meh motherfucker (motherfucker!), to all meh bleh (blaaaaarg)
To all bleh meh motherfucker (motherfucker!), to all meh bleh (blaaaaarg) -
Review from Christine F.
San Francisco, CA
7/21/2011 2 Check-ins Here
This place just made me love alcoholic drinks even more! Everyone loves that Scorpion Bowl, $14. I don't know what's in there, but I almost finished that monstrous thing with my other 3 girl friends. That thing gave me a hardcore brain freeze tho. I kept slurping and slurping away bc it was just like a tropical icee. I couldn't even really taste the alcohol.
Grasshopper. Mmmmm you delicious tasting drink! This thing must've had alot of calories bc it was soooo gooooood. This drink defeated the purpose of me running the lake earlier before coming here. I did really want something sweet therefore I asked for it. Even the looks of it is sooo goood. I love chocolate chip and this was definitely chocolate-y, mint tasting. YUM YUM YUM! A dangerous drink if you have a sweet tooth!!! Yea. Again, I couldn't taste the alcohol in this drink! I will come in here again for you if I want a nice "smoothy!" Muahahahaha!!! *evil laugh. Was only $6. A better option than a Ghiradelli sundae.
2 things that sucked, okay - what bar DOES NOT ACCEPT CARD?! I hate carrying cash and don't want to carry cash. I'm sure there's other people like me. Was waaaaaaaaay too crowded on a Wednesday night?!?! Bc this place is super small, and that bouncer needs to help with the crowd control. I say this place holds average of about 30 people, maybe 40...Okay, 1 more thing that sucked. B/c there were soooooo many people, one of my nightmares!!! - ONE bathroom stall only for the ladies restroom. WORST time of my life having to hold and cross my legs to not have to use the bathroom so badly!
Oh gosh, well that nightmares over. Positive note again, people are SUPER friendly here, esp that one bartender, name started with an F. Also, parking is super easy to find. I found parking at 11:30 right in front. Thank you again Trad'r Sam for showing me that there's nice alcoholic beverages that can satisfy my sweet tooth with a combination of a great, friendly crowd. And this is why my review is 4 stars - instead of 2. -
Review from Arnold N.
South San Francisco, CA
7/23/2011
One of the best places in the city to get bowls and big goblets of mixed alcohol for good prices. The bartenders are awesome and very generous with their pours -- the bowls are strong. The place is usually packed and lively on the weekends and I've never been on a weekday. Love the little tiki bar vibe that it has because there aren't too many of them and it's different your usual sports bar. Oh and if you are trying to watch a sporting event of some sort this isn't the place to go -- more of the social and enjoy the crowd place.
If you haven't been here before, it's really small and can get cramped and if you want to grab one of those booths you gotta go early. There's no bars around it so can't bar hop if you're not feeling the crowd.
In a nutshell: cool tiki bar, strong drinks, small & crowded, no bars around it. CHECK IT OUT -
Review from Jeromy G.
Hercules, CA
11/7/2011 1 photo
This was one of the first bars I went to for my 21st birthday. I came in and they were super nice and gave me a free shot of Grey goose which was tight. I liked the atmosphere it was just a nice place to sit, drink and chill. I was with 4 other people at the time and we ordered this thing called the scorpion bowl which was a big ass bowl of dark liquor death. They filled the blender 4/5 full of dark alcohol and topped it off with pineapple juice, blended that shit up and it was a recipe to fuck you up, which it did so its a good thing to get if your with a group of friends and want to have a good time before the club or other bars. Kinda weird tho, my friend walked into the bathroom and saw people doing coke, so they should probably get in the stall to do that shit next time.
