San Francisco Design Center
Neighborhood: SOMA

2 Henry Adams Street
Suite 450
San Francisco, CA 94103

Phil M. writes: SFDC is an incredible complex of furniture and design showrooms. We went last night to the opening of eco 21 which is in suite 366. It focuses on high end award winning brazilian furniture design. Beautiful cutting edge furniture that will turn heads…

AMC Loews Metreon Theatre
Neighborhood: SOMA

101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Keane L. writes: A friend and I walk up to the concession stand.

(Browsing...)

Staff: You just tell me when you're ready, baby.

Friend: I'm ready. I'll have a small popcorn, please.

Staff: You got it, baby. You want anything to drink with that?

Friend: No, I'm fine.…

SFNTF Vogue Theatre
Neighborhood: Laurel Heights

3290 Sacramento St
San Francisco, CA 94115

Kristina R. writes: Yay for small theaters!  Even though you're owned by Regal Entertainment.  I still love you!

But boo for the patrons of this place.  Geez, you talk a lot...and about mundane things like "decorating the mansion" and "re-investing my blah blah" and…

The Poet's Gallery
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

1462 Grant Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133

Philip H. writes: The Poet's Gallery, located in North Beach, is still in full operation, now located in twenty venues (restaurants, slooons, caffes, law offices, etc.).  Poets, painters, photographers, musicians and other artisans are welcome to participate.  Contact…

Elmwood Rialto Cinemas
Neighborhood: Claremont, Elmwood

2966 College Ave at Ashby
Berkeley, CA 94705

gwynnie p. writes: nice clean bathrooms and nutritional yeast for your popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shoppe Unusual
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

345 Gough Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Nish N. writes: Truly an eclectic mix of crafts, arts and furnishings, everything in this store speaks to distinct tastes. This is not your Williams Sonoma experience, that is for sure, a recent visit found uniquely-designed expandable tables and benches, framed…

Anna's Jazz Island
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area, Downtown Berkeley

2120 Allston Wy
Berkeley, CA 94704

Sam S. writes: After reading the other disapproving reviews( though some were hilarious )about Anna's Jazz Island, my wife and I went with another couple last Saturday night  to see Faye Carol and her Trio ...
    fully expecting :
1) Anna to utterly and completely…

Miss-Matches.com
Neighborhood: Union Square

533 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94101

M The C .. writes: This is a one-woman play.  A 'solo' play about a married woman, surfing the 'net for some excitement.  Very funny.  I liked it a lot.  

Hurry!  It'll be gone in March!

Tradesmen
Neighborhood: Mission

311 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Sally K. writes: Tradesmen is a mixture of oraganic, high-end found objects (think estate sales, flea markets, etc) and hard-to-find midcentury modern pieces.  It's a very tiny showroom, and you can really feel out the showroom by just peeking in the window.  They've…

Shelton Theater
Neighborhood: Union Square

533 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Wendy K. writes: This is a cute little theater tucked in between a nail salon and a travel agency on the south side of Sutter Street between Powell and Mason.  I see a couple of the other reviewers were not impressed due to the small size and a few perceived…

Kelley's Tavern
Neighborhood: Marina/Cow Hollow

3231 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94123

Eric W. writes: So me and my buddies drove up from San Jose for a little city action and were told that this was a cool bar to drink at and meet some hotties. The bartender was a hottie and fast with the drinks, I think I was in love.
We were watching some of the…

Porziuncula Gift Shop
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

610 Vallejo St
San Francisco, CA 94133

Tony P. writes: After having brunch at Mama's and walking through Washington Square Park, I looked up and saw the spires of the National Shirine of Saint Francis of Assasi.  As the building is stunning (especially in the sunlight), I walked towards the church to see…

All Pro Wrestling

21063 Cabot Blvd. Suite # 1
Hayward, CA 94545

Michael B. writes: I haven't been in over 8 years, but really great pro wrestling last time I checked.

Art Waves Gallery
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset

3848 Judah St
San Francisco, CA 94122

Mike W. writes: I'm riding my bicycle out Judah street on the way to grab some Chinese take-out and wash it down with a few pints at Pittsburgh's Pub.  Right around 44th Ave I see an Art gallery on the North side of Judah.  I pull over...and peer in.  Three charming…

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Neighborhood: SOMA

San Francisco, CA 94105

bobby j. writes: I went into this movie with a lot of misconceptions.  Thankfully, they all proved to be true.  Warning: spoilers ahead.

At the heart of every great car movie, there's a girl.  and a car.  But mostly it's about the girl.  You've seen her.  She's the…

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Bravo TV
San Francisco, CA 94117

Gourmet G. writes: O Queer Guys, where art thou? Seemingly unaware of the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," the Fab Five have veered from their established format this season and planted themselves in Las Vegas for a series of shows that have a lot less…

I Heart Huckabees

San Francisco, CA 94118

Christopher J. writes: Tommy Corn: I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I thought we were here to talk about petroleum.

An impeccable, singular film so tightly coiled and realized it kind of burdens me knowing that i could never get such a hollywood ensemble to…

arspace
Neighborhood: SOMA

1286 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Trixie J. writes: Smallish gallery located in SOMA. Good exhibits featuring emerging artists. Check the website for upcoming shows.

Oakland Art Gallery
Neighborhood: Downtown Oakland

199 Kahn's Alley
Oakland, CA 94612

Kerri J. writes: great place to see local artists.

Jerry Garcia Amphitheater

40 John F. Shelley Drive
McLaren Park
San Francisco, CA 94134

Nicolas H. writes: Nice little Amphitheater in the middle of the park. They have some makeshift bench seating and a decent sized stage. The signage is pretty weak though. You'd think they could shell out a little cash for some kind of permanent sign, instead of a…

Linden Lab
Neighborhood: Embarcadero

1100 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Trixie J. writes: Linden Lab is the company behind Second Life. SL is a massive, multi-player (350k+ members), online virtual world that has been increasingly featured in the media. I was curious to check this out after reading a couple of articles (one in Ad Age,…

Donna Seager Gallery

851 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901

Dorothy S. writes: I would give the Donna Seager Gallery a 5 out of 5 but the trek is some effort and a $5 toll!  Yes, it's okay to call me cheap.  In any case, location is the only downside but when you see the space, it's pretty incredible.  

It's an incredible…

Miss Matches
Neighborhood: Union Square

533 Sutter St.
Shelton Theater
San Francisco, CA 94102

Jonas T. writes: A hilarious play written and performed by Leslie Beam, sharing her romance life: a sexless marriage, cybersex and online dating, real sex... This is a short play (65 minutes) in a small theater holding maybe around 100 people.

Leslie was very…

Reprint Mint

1511 Park St
Alameda, CA 94501

Matthew C. writes: Awesome print shop! With not so many antique movie posters as I was looking for, I still left with $88 of mounted prints. I got a "Where the Wild Things Are" and an Andy Warhol piece both mounted. A pretty well-rounded selection: vintage,…

SF Booking Agency

San Francisco, CA 94101

Arwen O. writes: Brian is incredibly patient and really worked hard to find us a band we'd like. We ended up booking a band through a different booking agency run by a friend of my Mom's, but I can recommend Brian without any hesitation.

Syn Lounge
Neighborhood: Mission

2730 21st St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Ivy K. writes: I'm giving them a good review because they were nice me to when I was standing all over the couch like a drunk fool trying to convince the DJ to play some Michael Jackson song. Yea I was treated as the monkey of the night but that's ok. They were…

The Pillowman
Neighborhood: Downtown Berkeley

2025 Addison Street
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley, CA 94704

Lynn Eve K. writes: Not since Berkeley Rep produced Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice a couple of seasons ago, have I had a play stick in my head for days after seeing it.  The Pillowman is one incredible show.  Not for the faint of heart (some folks were bolting for the doors at…

Oz Salon & Gallery

621 First St
Benicia, CA 94510

Cheryll D. writes: I'm really torn about this review because the results were great, but the journey to it was almost traumatizing.

My appointment consisted of such highlights as:
1. A reschedule because they forgot to order perm solution.
All right, understandable, most…

Paperships Books Gallery

630 San Anselmo Ave
San Anselmo, CA 94960

Ron R. writes: I admit it.  I walk by this small gallery everyday.  It is located on the end of the main footbridge from the Creek Park in San Anselmo.  The artist is usually hanging around or finishing a recent painting.  Michael paints the various views of the…

Monday Night Make 'Em Ups
Neighborhood: SOMA

975 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Amy K. writes: One of the things I miss about New York is the five-dollar comedy improv shows at UCB Theater. This place delivers that, plus an added thrill: not only do the best Bay Area improvisers show up to swap out into new and different groups, but anyone --…

Sausalito Art Festival

Marinship Park
Sausalito, CA 94966

Tracy D. writes: Every Labor Day weekend Sausalito holds their annual outdoor art festival, starting with a gala on Fri and running throughout the weekend. They've got a full schedule of performances lined up for 2 stages, plus food and wine.

Not only is the festival…

Journey

San Francisco, CA 94101

Jack H. writes: um, not so much.

Big in Japan, tho.  http://tinyurl.com/5uuvyy

*2 stars because Wheel in the Sky smacks of an eternal truth -- how can you truly hate the concept of an eternal burning Wheel in The Sky -- churning us through our existences.  Out of the…

Blue Angels

Technically NAS Pensacola, Florida
But that would be hard for yelpers to find
San Francisco, CA 94101

Darin I. writes: You hear that?

It's the sound of our tax money going up in smoke.

Fuck heathcare, RIGHT?!?  Let's have quasi-militaristic demonstrations of our patriotism!  Whee!!

Well, we should ALL be grateful.  At least they're not bombing the shit out of some…

Loretta Lynch

Berkeley, CA 94704

Michael R. writes: Imagine "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" updated, with a wicked sense of humor. The "urban twang", fantastic lyrics, and a top-notch stage presence make this mostly female group a favorite of mine.

They play around the Bay Area on a regular basis, and…

Blue Studios
Neighborhood: Mission

2111 Mission Street
4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110

Dorothy S. writes: I've paid a visit to the Blue Studios a couple of times and impressed with the wide array of artists that occupy the space.  Every now and again, the studios hold art openings, which gives each artist the opportunity to show off new and/or old work…

D-Structure
Neighborhood: Lower Haight

520 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117

Nish N. writes: San Francisco needs more stores like D-Structure. The owners and staff are all really friendly and it's obvious they like working there. Almost all of the labels they carry are from the Bay Area, and they're all choice designers. It's mostly t-shirts…

California Memorial Stadium
Neighborhood: UC Campus Area

210 Memorial Stadium
Berkeley, CA 94720

Libby L. writes: Best place ever to watch a college football game!

How do I know this?!

1) Despite somewhat volatile Bay Area weather, game day always seems to be inexplicably sunny, 70-72 degrees and perfect weather for a football game

2) Strawberry Canyon mixes the…

Jaqui Swan

1 Jaqui Swan Court
San Francisco, CA 94101

jessika a. writes: My friend Jaqui is effing insane. She is sitting here next to me rolling on the floor in her own fecal matter. She's up to doing paid gigs, so if you're interested, please call the number listed above and ask for Jason.