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Herbst Theatre
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

401 Van Ness Avenue
Suite 110
San Francisco, CA 94102

jessie k. writes: five stars, because i am old and like to wear cute uncomfortable shoes and deserve to sit down when i'm seeing a concert. also, love the fact that i can skip the opening acts and still know i'll have a great view of the headliner because I HAVE A…

Orinda Theater

4 Orinda Theater Square
Orinda, CA 94563

Kristina R. writes: We went to see Pirates of the Caribbean Part Sixty-Three here...also known as THE LONGEST MOVIE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF FILM. 2 hours 48 minutes?! A little "drunk Keith Richards" impersonation goes a loooooooong way, folks. Towards the end I…

San Francisco Ballet
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, Civic Center/Tenderloin

455 Franklin St
San Francisco, CA 94102

David D. writes: Saturday night at the ballet is a transcendental experience.

People still dress up to watch the ballet. This is one of the few places in San Francisco where everyone I see is smoking hot. My lover and I like to make up little stories about the…

Golden State Warriors
Neighborhood: Old Oakland, Oakland Chinatown

1011 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607

joe f. writes: update (5/3/2007):
i feel the burning desire to publicly profess my mancrush on baron davis. i love you. call me.
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my favorite wardawg moment: when sleepy floyd dropped 51 on magic's, worthy's, and kareem's asses. i was…

Castro Theatre
Neighborhood: Castro

429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

nobu k. writes: My son and I went to see that Margaret Cho's new movie at Castro last night. She was there too. There was a little ceremony for her success. So she got a letter from Gavin says, " Aug 17th is Margaret Cho's day."
MC replied, " An Ass Fxxxin' day!"
At…

Church Street Flowers
Neighborhood: Castro

212 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114

Ed to the M. writes: I was hanging out with a friend the other week, and she had to drop something off at her older brother's place in Orinda. We get to his house and she's talking to him, I'm poking around looking at their stuff. There was a vase of dried flowers…

Paramount Theatre
Neighborhood: Uptown

2025 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612

Omid T. writes: Let me get the standard stuff over with.

Stunningly beautiful, ornate decor. Fantastic acoustics. Briliantly located a block from the BART station. Attracts class acts. A bit (ok, a lot) on the pricey side.

Now let's get to what makes the Paramount a…

Creativity Explored
Neighborhood: Mission

3245 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Chloe S. writes: Went to the holiday sale here on Friday, and oh man, did I leave with a fistfull of awesomeness or what? Met up with some of San Francisco's finest ladies but immediatley ventured out on my own, making sure I snatched up some rad pieces before some…

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Neighborhood: Laurel Heights

3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94118

Ed to the M. writes: I ain't hebrew, but I dig the Jews. I have Jew friends (this sounds startling like a "I'm not racist! I know black people!" thing). In fact, interestingly enough, I didn't know any white Jewish people until I moved to the Bay Area. You see, all…

Grand Lake Theatre
Neighborhood: Grand Lake, Lower Hills

3200 Grand Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

megan w. writes: Historic Preservation is a difficult vocation, because it's not widely understood, mildly socialist, and has fairly subjective standards. Luckily I, also, am widely misunderstood, mildly socialist, and have an ethical sliding scale, so we are perfect…

Palace of Fine Arts

3301 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123

jay h. writes: I'm not very girly.

I watch football, chug beer, play soccer, hate shopping, don't want to give birth, don't own anything with a bow or flower on it, hate the color pink, can change my own tire, lift heavy objects, play poker, drink whiskey, I never…

Fort Mason Center
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

MacArthur Ave
San Francisco, CA 94123

Princess Buttercup C. writes: Gorgeous. Very tranquil, very zen place to go and chill with your friends and talk, soak up the sun, while dog and people watching except....

WHAT IS UP with all of you cyclist assholes who think you are training for the fucking tour de france?…

UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area

200 Centennial Drive #5045
Berkeley, CA 94701

Toni M. writes: I'm embarrassed to admit that this was my first time here today, and I barely scratched the surface. Nina and I went up this afternoon for a pre-big-plant-sale plant run. The Big Plant Sale is in a couple of weeks. I have been hearing about this…

Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Gallery

713 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda, CA 94501

Drue C. writes: I have a lot of friends who love video games. I, on the other hand, aside from a few I learned to tolerate growing up, do not like video games. I don't like cartoons or cake either. It would seem to some I snubbed my nose at the joys of childhood but…

The Parkway Speakeasy Theater
Neighborhood: East Oakland

1843 Park Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94606

laura b. writes: For being delightfully in the heart of Oakland, this place sure sees a lot of Skinny White Bitches*. In fact, I can count the number of black people I've seen here on one hand AND I ONLY HAVE TWO FINGERS. That's a lie about the two fingers but…

Cafe Van Kleef
Neighborhood: Uptown

1621 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94620

Adrienne G. writes: If anyone who went to Cleavage night last night finds my iPod, my green fingerless gloves, or my dignity, please PM me and send them back to SF.

The bar is one of those weird mind-trip bars that I gravitate towards. The bartenders ACTUALLY pay…

Greek Theatre
Neighborhood: North Berkeley Hills

U.C. Berkeley Campus
Gayley Rd
Berkeley, CA 94702

JT F. writes: I hate driving down Telegraph, Ashby and College Ave, I hate Whole (Priced) Foods, I hate street barriers, I hate bike riding hippies, I hate seeing the color blue always next to the color gold, I hate bears, I hate white guys in dread locks, I hate…

Lost Art Salon
Neighborhood: Mission

245 South Van Ness Avenue
Suite 303
San Francisco, CA 94101

Toro E. writes: Never, and I mean NEVER, would I have found this outstanding art gallery if not for Yelp. When the guy asked, 'So, how did you hear about us?' I proudly told him, I read about it on Yelp.

Before getting there, my initial fear was: would I be…

Stern Grove Free Summer Concerts

19th Ave at Sloat
San Francisco, CA 94101

Cassio P. writes: So thanks to free-floating idiocy, I arrive totally late for the Seu Jorge show. All of my green-and-yellow-clad countrymen and women are already heading out, talking about how awesome the show was, just to annoy me. JUST TO ANNOY ME.

But there's…

San Francisco Symphony
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley, Civic Center/Tenderloin

201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102

Kristina R. writes: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd never sounded so good.

I finally got a chance to attend the Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny Cartoon performance last year and it was AWESOME. The Rabbit of Seville? What's Opera, Doc? I mean, come on...who doesn't love Chuck…

Orange Photography
Neighborhood: SOMA

1261 Howard Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Veronica D. writes: Gene launched my career as a Local Celebrity. He discovered me at Qool years ago and seem to enjoy taking shots of me in motion (which is the most difficult). In 2004 he took a shot of me and friends at the Best of the Bay party that was used in…

Intersection For the Arts
Neighborhood: Mission

446 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Bruce R. writes: What an awesome place! I have lived in SF for almost 20 years and am always pleasantly surprised to stumble upon yet another great local theater and arts space. Again, just awesome.

A friend of our took us to see Jessica Hagedorn's Fe in the Desert…

Shooting Gallery
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

839 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Kia B. writes: I have mad love for my arty friends.
Throughout my life I've been surrounded by a juxtapose of wonderfully talented artists, musicians, jewelry makers, dancers and clothing designers. And more often than not I live vicariously through them.

Am I…

Great American Music Hall
Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

859 OFarrell St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Keane L. writes: This review writes from the perspective of the three types of people present at last night's show...

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(On The Ebb and Flow...)

PrepubeGirl: OMG, Tina, it's this band's LAST show EVER! He's good on that guitar all by himself. Like Hendrix... or Kurt…

The Marsh
Neighborhood: Mission

1062 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Suge K. writes: I'll do anything once.* And most things twice. Except go to The Matrix, I won't try that twice. So I am often the recipient of invitations from friends who want to go to something a little less than mainstream. Sometimes it works in my favor,…

Porchlight
Neighborhood: Castro

Cafe Du Nord
2172 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94110

dana v. writes: Stand-up comedy is great, but it can be sort of phony, exagerated, and desperate. The comedians have a profession and money to make.

On the other hand -- storytelling is often pretty damn funny and is totally genuine. By the time the stories reach…

The Dance Brigade's Dance Mission Theater
Neighborhood: Mission

3316 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Holly F. writes: An intimate theater on the 2nd floor where arial dance, hip hop, modern, ballet and other styles of dance are performed.

Note: no elevator, only staircase.

It gets warm in here.

Drink water. Sit close.

You can here breathing in the wings.

Murmuring…

Pixar

1200 Park Ave
Emeryville, CA 94608

Katelin H. writes: Non-disclosure is a horrible thing to have to sign before knowing how amazing a place is going to be. I'd tell you all about Pixar, but I can't. But take this for what it's worth: I burst at every seam to keep from spilling my love and adoration for…

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Neighborhood: Downtown

2025 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

laura b. writes: I've seen some theater in my day. I have a good friend who is in the biz and in order to hang out with her, i must see shows constantly. Since I have a hard time holding on to friends because I'm pretty obnoxious and often covered in dog vomit, I…

Takara Sake USA

708 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94710

stephy s. writes: Things I learned yesterday at the Takara Sake Plant...

Sake is made from rice
Sake is made from yeast
Sake is made from different sizes of rice.
Sake can be super clear, super strong, super cloudy and even super lycheetastic.
Sake doesn't smell all that…

Clay Theatre
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights

2261 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Josua P. writes: Single screen movie theaters are a dying breed these days. And while it's comforting to know that one can go to a theater and have the option of seeing "The Nanny Diaries", "Balls of Fury" or "Rush Hour 3" (I smell Oscar!) it's also nice to go to a…

Om Records
Neighborhood: SOMA

665 3rd Street
Suite 425
San Francisco, CA 94107

Brendan R. writes: Please give me a job.

The Fillmore
Neighborhood: Japantown, Western Addition/NOPA

1805 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94115

frisco j. writes: since there are 91 reviews on fillmore, i won't bore you with a useful review. instead i will present the following story.

so i hear that the one and only ll cool j is coming to the venerable fillmore next week. this brings back one of my fondest…

Amoeba Music
Neighborhood: Haight-Ashbury

1855 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Darin I. writes: I'm going to put my insider's tip for Amoeba right here, at the top of this review:

AMOEBA DOES NOT BUY USED PORN.

You can thank me by clicking on Useful (o). Do it! Left click, bitches!

I know you're all rich fucks who shop at Needless Markup and…

San Francisco Art Institute
Neighborhood: Russian Hill

800 Chestnut St
San Francisco, CA 94133

Adrienne G. writes: There have been moments in my life where I have been so absolutely stunned that I couldn't seem to lift my tongue and form a sentence. "Struck dumb" as a descriptor would do these moments an injustice, because it is almost as if my entire body…

Archbishop's Mansion
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

1000 Fulton St
San Francisco, CA 94117

Ed to the M. writes: What the hell is an Archibishop? Is that like, the dude with the pope-looking hat? And what does an Archbishop have to do with the Cardinal guy? Agh, organized religion makes me so confusED.

Anyways, this place is HELLA cute. HELLA. The rooms are…

Balboa Theater
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

3630 Balboa St
San Francisco, CA 94121

megan w. writes: I'm a dreamer. I spend most of my life in the gutter looking at the stars, so to speak. I also trip and fall a lot. But many of my dreams are quite beautiful: transit villages in Wilmington, Delaware; art nouveau bank buildings adaptively reused into…

Coit Liquor
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

585 Columbus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133

Audrey T. writes: The name Coit Liquor does not even begin to describe everything that this place is. And while I'm going to try to do it justice in this review, I can't promise I'll be able to - just promise me you'll go in and check it out.

So, I walked in Sunday…

Pacific Film Archive
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area

2575 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94701

Irene S. writes: things i like to do include (but are not limited to) laying in bed and watching movies that i've rented off netflix. i'm obsessed with netflix, i admit it, but i'm probably only so obsessed with it because it gives me an excuse to... lay in bed and…

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