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Bars Restaurant Reviews
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Maverick
3316 17th St.
b/w Mission and Valencia St.
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Last week's weather was so ridiculous. Freaking cold. I was rocking a babushka/homeless look at home with fingerless gloves and my blanket wrapped around my shoulders, and was read.. >
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Presidio Social Club
563 Ruger Street
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A recent get together of friends over dinner was in order, and I was, once again, on the lookout for a restaurant that had three elements: 1) reasonable parking, 2) reasonable pric.. >
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District-SF
216 Townsend St.
at 3rd St.
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Last week I went to my very last Giants game for the season. I know. You’re thinking the season isn’t over yet. But it might as well be. So I went with my friend David to try out .. >
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Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St.
b/w Geary St. & Ofarrell St.
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After waiting expectantly for word of the Bourbon & Branch grand opening, we made reservations a few days ago. We received an email moments later with the speakeasy’s top-secret ad.. >
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Cafe Majestic
1500 Sutter Street
b/w Gough St & Octavia St
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$$$$$
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5
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~CAFE MAJESTIC~ has been getting a ton of buzz lately—the publicist has been doing her job for sure, but it’s also because there is some talent simmering in the kitchen: Ian Begg. .. >
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Pres a Vi
1 Letterman Dr
near the corner of Chestnut & Lyon St.
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This Presidio establishment has location, location, location. Is it enough? Pretty surprising due to the army of hungry mouths that marched by their front door from ILM to other, .. >
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Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
1 Ferry Building
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Regular readers will know what a fan I am of the Ferry Plaza Marketplace, or the "San Francisco Gourmet Trap" as it might be better known, and one of the reasons is the wine bar at.. >
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Alma Restaurant
1101 Valencia St.
b/w 22nd St. & 23rd St.
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Alma translates as "soul" in its native espanol, and on our way home from dinner there the other night I found myself wondering why chef/owner and Nuevo Latino pioneer Johnny Alami.. >
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Taraval Okazu Ya
1735 Taraval St.
b/w 27th & 28th Ave.
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Taraval Okazu Ya has the curious property that the interior of the restaurant is noticeably more bustling than the city street it is located on (the streetcar running directly in f.. >
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Hotel Biron
45 Rose St.
b/w Gough & Market St.
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$$$$$
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No, it's not a hotel, it's a teeny, tiny wine cave-like place to get some good vino before you hit Zuni, Sauce or Paul K. Not a destination place but an OK stop-by. They have some.. >
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The Fly Trap
606 Folsom St.
at 2nd St.
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$$$$$
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Have you heard any buzz about Flytrap? It is hardly a new restaurant, having been around, in one location or another, since 1898. We first discovered it when we lived just a couple.. >
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The Napper Tandy
3200 24th St.
at S Van Ness Ave.
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I just loves me some lunch at a pub, I do I do. To be fair, I love eating at the bar just about anywhere. But a pub lunch is special: a good one is an oasis of calm happiness, and .. >
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Crave
2367 Market St.
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Executive Chef Matthew DuTrumble’s name is listed prominently at the bottom of the small-plates menu at The Castro’s latest dining establishment—Crave (owned by the same people beh.. >
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Rye
688 Geary St.
b/w Jones St. & Leavenworth St.
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$$$$$
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5
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Last night we went to Rye Bar for our friend Shari's 40th bday party. Talk about a two ton tantalizing treat in the Tender Nob. Alliteration! OK, add this place to a bar crawl of B.. >
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Maxfield's Pied Piper Bar
2 New Montgomery St.
inside Palace Hotel
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This is the type of place our parents would all love, and that's one of the great things about it. Classic long, dark wood bar, a famous turn of the century painting hanging up beh.. >
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John Collins
90 Natoma St.
b/w 2nd St. & James Lick Fwy
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AKA, 'the place across from Zebulon' John Collins is pretty cool. And it better be, the way it has been hyped-up. The space, more than the crowd, makes it IMO. Brick-and-timber i.. >
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R Bar
1176 Sutter St.
b/w Larkin St. & Polk St.
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Well, if 'R' stands for retarded that was me the other night after a rousing good time. This bar is real (damn another 'R'). A great bar-bar, know what I mean? Nothing fancy, just.. >
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Mad Dog in the Fog
530 Haight St
b/w Fillmore St. & Steiner St.
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At 7.19 am last Sunday morning I found myself on a bus heading in the direction of Haight Street. I am not sure quite how I got there. Let's just say that a kind Frenchman, who had.. >
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Hi Dive
2252 Clement St.
b/w 23rd Ave & 24th Ave
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San Francisco is my adopted home, and I have sworn that the day that Barry Bonds leaves the Giants is the day that I’ll buy a cap and cheer for Los Gigantes. But my sports roots ar.. >
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Hustler Club
1031 Kearny St.
b/w Nottingham Pl & Pacific Ave
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The allure of titties and pole dancing wasn't what lured me into the Hustler Club at lunchtime. It was the $5 buffet. Before you ask, yes I am that cheap. Obviously the women do no.. >
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Rosewood
732 Broadway
b/w Stockton St. & Turk Murphy Ln
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This bar is G-R-E-A-T! It really gets going in the later hours. Bartenders are awesome and the place is MOD. A great place to add to your bar crawl or end up from. It's about 2 blo.. >
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Tony Nik's Cafe
1534 Stockton St.
b/w Columbus Ave & Green St.
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This is a BAR people, no food in here unless you count Liquid Lunch. And it's a damn good one, these 'mixologists' make some of the best sidecars and lemon drops and purple hooters.. >
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Amelie
1754 Polk St.
b/w Clay & Washington St.
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The onslaught of wine bar openings continues. It’s relentless. It’s almost like the era of frozen yogurt—a shop on every corner. But, being a big fan of the grape and its many perm.. >
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Redwood Room
495 Geary Street
at Taylor St
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This place is as close to LA/NY as you're gonna get in SF since the Phillipe Stark remodel a few years ago when Ian Schrager took over the hotel. They got rid of the "old school" f.. >
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Chieftan Irish Pub
198 5th Street
b/w Howard St & Natoma St
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We were meeting some friends for some after work drinks and a game of Scopa, an Italian card game that we learned that night. We were a little hungry for a snack..... >
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Ambassador
673 Geary Street
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Go to this obnoxious place across from one of our faves Rye, after a late dinner and even if you've already hit at least two drinkeries cuz you've GOT to be on the same level as al.. >
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Gestalt Haus
3159 16th St
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I can often be found riding my bike, Peach One, around town. (And no, it’s not a fixie.) Granted, I also adore my car (Peach2), especially when I'm sporting some sassy high heels f.. >
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Blue Light
1979 Union St.
b/w Buchanan & Laguna St.
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China House
2237 Powell St.
b/w Bay & Francisco St.
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Fly
762 Divisadero St.
at Fulton St.
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Kells
530 Jackson St.
at Montgomery St.
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Parea
795 Valencia St.
at 19th St.
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Slim's
333 11th St.
b/w Folsom & Harrison St.
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The Irish Bank
10 Mark Ln, Near Bush St.
b/w Grant Ave. & Kearny St.
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Tiernan's
685 Beach St.
b/w Hyde St. & Columbus Ave.
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Toronado
547 Haight St.
b/w Steiner & Fillmore St.
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Wine
2 Embarcadero Ctr
b/w Sacramento & Clay St.
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Zeke's
600 3rd St.
at Brannan St.
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Amelie
1754 Polk St.
b/w Clay & Washington St.
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