McKenzie's Bar
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

5320 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94121

jessica t. writes: Street Fighter arcade game - Check

JukeBox that plays Britney, Sinead O'Connor, and Prince - Check

Pool table - Check

Fireplace - Check

Plenty of seating room - Check

Plenty of standing room - Check

Plenty of dancing room - Check

Plenty of booty dancing…

Miraloma Club

749 Portola Drive
San Francisco, CA 94127

euge l. writes: round table employees, ocassional dentist/slash bikers, old folks from the area, young college kids that grew up in the area....

drinks in  local dive.....

not a bad thing at all.

Knuckles Sports Bar
Neighborhood: Fisherman's Wharf

555 N Point Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

Catherine H. writes: Came here a couple times to watch important games I didn't want fucked up by the bad mojo that seems to overcome my teams when I watch them at Rickey's. Right, you heard me, whether my teams win or lose is TOTALLY based on where I'm watching their…

Steamie's

3401 Pacific Blvd
San Mateo, CA 94403

Kevin B. writes: Steamie's is back and I recommend you stop by and have a cocktail there.  Steamies is a clean bar with great drinks, friendly bartenders, 2 dart boards, three 1080p high def TVs, an Internet jukebox and even Nintendo Wii.  Did I mention the place is…

Club Temptation

290 Davis St
San Leandro, CA 94577

Haaay East Bay l. writes: You know the place -- sometimes the sign, all illuminated yellow with Korean characters, is upside down.  Sometimes it's right side up, sometimes completely missing.  Club Temptation looked to be in one of its "closed" periods as we drove by -- the…

Parker House

577 Bancroft Ave
San Leandro, CA 94577

Haaay East Bay l. writes: The place to come if you went to San Leandro High School within the past 15 years and want to tell your secret crush you always liked him/her, or splash a drink in the face of an ex who did you wrong back in school.

I'm not at ALL going to go into…

Menconi's

32611 Alvarado Blvd
Union City, CA 94587

MiKA I. writes: This was probably the ONLY bar in the Tri-City area (Fremont - Union City - Newark) that was "poppin'" back in 2000 until a group of immature suckas needed to embrace and prove their "manhood" and start shootin' innocent bystanders. Gotta love the…

Bench & Bar
Neighborhood: Uptown

2111 Franklin St
Oakland, CA 94612

Jessica R. writes: I love this place.  Saturday night is the best time to come, cheap cover, funny show/contests, diverse latin music (not just reggeaton), and what most people want from a bar - liquor.

I can dance all night and I don't have to worry about the drunk…

Oakland Metro Operahouse
Neighborhood: Jack London Square

201 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607

Crystal L. writes: It's Dirty. And it smells like Pee-Pee.

Never any toilet paper when I need to twinkle, the beer is the best fuckin beer. as long as it's in a bottle we cool on this subject.

I remember it seemed bigger because they has the tables scattered and the…

Seven Seas
Neighborhood: Lower Hills

4001 MacArthur Blvd
Oakland, CA 94619

Kristen Q. writes: One star for quirky-ness, one star for the locals and one star for convenience to my house.

Minus one star for only serving Sierra Nevada in bottles and minus one star for the rather ghetto location.  My house being alarmingly close to this rather…

Shannon's Bar & Grill

55 Mitchell Blvd Ste 11
San Rafael, CA 94903

Tom S. writes: Out-of-the-way commercial office bldg location. Drinkin' establishment for professional working drunks, I'm not kidding.   Are you wondering where your house painter, car mechanic, telephone lineman or carpenter is when he's really late for your job…

Paterson's Bar

739 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965

Lisa W. writes: I don't like dust. But it's kinda cool when a bar has row upon row of really old scotch bottles all cloaked in dusty dust, dust, dust...

I don't like wall-to-wall carpet. But I like it when it's a Tartan pattern, covering the floor of a…

Tea Cakes
Neighborhood: North Oakland

4318 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Oakland, CA 94609

kim n. writes: My friend used to live across from this place. His routine everyday would be to look out the window, wait for the bus, and when it arrived, run as fast as he could to the bus, sit down, and not look at anyone until he got to work. Same thing when he…

Benihana

1496 Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010

Darin E. writes: "SHUT UP! Enough already, Ballstein! Who cares about Derek Zoolander anyway? The man has only one look, for Christ's sake! Blue Steel? Ferrari? Le Tigra? They're the same face! Doesn't anybody notice this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! I…

Asia De Cuba
Neighborhood: Union Square, Civic Center/Tenderloin

495 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

Samantha P. writes: Love this place.  I have been on a few dates here with foolish men, however.  One was a religious fanatic who was trying to "save" me from being Jewish and the other was a totally fat rich dude who was flashing his money out of his ass hole.  There…

Koko
Neighborhood: Nob Hill, Civic Center/Tenderloin

1060 Geary St
San Francisco, CA 94109

Jeremy W. writes: I hereby declare the new name of Koko's to be Careless Whisper. Possibly Nono's or Stinko's. Maybe just Kinko if very, very drunk.

Pure trash inside with a cute "chalet" facade. In between all the neon here you'll find vestigial evidence of when this…

Cafe Daebul
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA

1775 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Wendy K. writes: I've never been inside this dark, foreboding place with blacked-out windows, but I understand its a Korean whorehouse. So, just to be clear, the only reason I would know this is because somebody recently told me that they went in there with a bunch…

La Felce Italian Cuisine
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill

1570 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

kim n. writes: This place is way old school. I kid a lot about places being mafia sometimes, but I think this place IS actually mafia. When you walk into the restaurant the front foyer is rather dark, with a bar that stretches to the left and a few select tables…

Bar 12

501 E 4th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94401

James G. writes: PINBALL Alert!   "The Addams Family (TAF)" - my all time favorite Pin is here.   This is the only reason it gets 2 stars instead of 1.  TAF is in decent condition.  I give  the TAF a rating of 6 out of 10.   Volume is too loud though.   Also has…

Guido's

991 Manor Blvd
San Leandro, CA 94579

L.A. W. writes: We went for Saturday night karaoke.

It's dark and old and looks like a steakhouse gone dive bar.
The drinks were fairly cheap.
The patrons consisted of:
-middle aged bikers
-regulars that were so regular, they don't even bother with a little bit of…

Holiday Inn-Walnut Creek

2730 N Main St
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Jim H. writes: My son and I spent two nights here and found it to be very comfortable.   Breakfast was good and the movie selections were current.  Everything you need for sleeping accomodations and late night entertainment.

Kimball's Carnival
Neighborhood: Jack London Square

522 2nd St
Oakland, CA 94607

ben h. writes: Any establishment in which braid-haired gangstas, stripped-shirt yuppies, IT tech geeks, vatos, college students, gorgeous model types, hipsters, rastas, and anyone in between can get together to cheers, slap 5, give pounds, hugs, and celebrate a…

Kirb's Avenue
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond

5512 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94121

Art O. writes: This place reminds me of my old buddy/co-worker/mentor John. As an older Asian-American, I looked up to John and he was the first to introduce me to the bar lifestyle (which helped to make our mundane jobs more bearable). John had had a lot of…

Garden of Eden
Neighborhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill

529 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94133

Steven H. writes: I've never been here, but my friend told me all about it. From what he said, it sounds awesome. The dancers are pretty aggressive so you have to be careful not to get swindled. If you go on an off-day, like a Tuesday or something (which I've never…

Magoo's Grill

1250 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Rae N. writes: Magoos!

I've had many good times with you and gotten into lots of trouble because of you!  

I love going here for lunch and having the chicken tenders and washing it down with a couple long islands that are always so strong I am afraid for anyone to…

Echo KTV

34771 Ardenwood Blvd
Fremont, CA 94555

Eric W. writes: This is a HK style karaoke place that is often packed to the rafters on Friday and Saturday nights, but it is not unusual to find the parking lot almost full on weeknights as well. Most of the patrons are either HK or Taiwanese, so obviously the…

The Lariat

1428 El Camino Real
Belmont, CA 94002

Jessica V. writes: I do these alcohol promos every once in a while, and last night I was supposed to do one here.  I showed up in my green St. Patrick's Day splendor and the bartender had no idea what was going on.  But he did hook me up with a free drink, bless his…

Octopus Lounge

180 Eureka Sq
Pacifica, CA 94044

Mary B. writes: After closing for a while, the octopus lounge is now back in full swing. Wednesday nights yeild free Kaze shots for the ladies and drink special for the menfolk. Thursdays are usually packed with 20 somethings coming in for the dollar beers and pool.…

Harry Denton's Starlight Room
Neighborhood: Union Square

450 Powell St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Nadja M. writes: I finally got around to going to Harry Denton's Starlight room. I expected more class and elegance but, it was actually kinda sleazy. My gawd, all that bumping and grinding with perfect strangers, ok- I was the one doing all the bumping and grinding.…

Who's Your Daddy
Neighborhood: Union Square, Nob Hill

655 Sutter St Lbby
San Francisco, CA 94102

patrick g. writes: A sports bar, sort of. Daily beer pitcher specials, a good pool table all the main draws.  It used to have a Chinese karaoke bar in the back but unfortunately that's gone. Two big pluses in my book? They carded me because I am looking *fucking* great…

Jazz Bistro At Les Joulins
Neighborhood: Union Square, Civic Center/Tenderloin

44 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

SheRat R. writes: I have been coming here for years, actually--probably a couple times every year since about 1999. As a previous reviewer noted, it is a good place to rest after shopping, which is how we discovered it--it's main appeal being that it's rarely overbusy…

Nap's 3
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights

3152 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110

John T. writes: I lived at this fine drinking establishment the first 6 months I moved to this wonderful city. My mission: find the most blue collar, grungy, dangerous, unpretentious, scary bar within walking distance of my apartment. Mission accomplished...Iraqi…

Fizzee's
Neighborhood: Inner Richmond

3954 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94118

Bella W. writes: Percy to Bella: *Whispers* Why does it smell like puke in here?

Yup, I can confirm it does, but after a few hours and a few dozen beers later, the smell just suddenly disappears!  

A bunch of us trekked over from Alpha Bar's Hero worshiping, I mean,…

Paragon Restaurant & Bar
Neighborhood: SOMA

701 2nd St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Bernadette E. writes: YUM!
mushroom cigars... seriously these are awesome!!
calamari
paragon burger with blue cheese
potato soup

great service (and i was with a party of 10)

will be back for lunch again when i come back to san fran for work

The Glas Kat Supper Club
Neighborhood: SOMA

520 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94107

Hong K. writes: If you want to dance salsa on a Tuesday night in the San Francisco Bay Area, the spot is the Glas Kat.

On a Tuesday night, there simply is not another venue in the entire area (415, 510, 408, 925, you name it) that has the combination of top Bay Area…

26 Mix
Neighborhood: Mission

3024 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Seong P. writes: 3.5 stars.  i didn't think this place existed anymore.  i used to come here pretty regularly when my friends would spin hip hop/soul/reggae a while back.  the drinks were stiff and not expensive which was nice.

one time i came with my friends and my…

El Balazo Gallery
Neighborhood: Mission

2811 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Bucky W. writes: Ok.  It is not your up to date "cool" club or art gallery space.  Balazo has great underground shows, a community, and nice people who work there.  I have never met any of the mean security so i can not comment on that.  I do know that there are not…

Kelly's Mission Rock
Neighborhood: Potrero Hill

817 Terry Francois St
San Francisco, CA 94158

Asil T. writes: I'm sure this place is total shite now...but this is another nostalgic review. Yes, kids...I'm on a "memories" trip now....

Kelly's Mission Rock gets 5 stars from my memories of the all day all night parties that they used to have here...that was back…