by Cathi Molly on My Fav bar in the mission. i like medjool and some of the 16th st area spots, but honestly... you can't beat Brunos. Docs Clocks, Make Out Room, Elbo Room, Beauty Bar, Homestead, Lone Palm, Zeitgeist (wait... thats edge of SOMA/somewhere else right?), 500 Club, Kilowatt, Dalva... um, Laslo, Thieves, 12 Galx, Rite Spot, Cha Cha's, Blondies.... ??? And i really fall back into Bruno's. But prefer it around happy hour. i dont really do the mission on fri/sat with the masses.
by Megan B. on There's little not to like about Cafe du Nord. My ooonly complaint is the width of the stairs in the bathroom -- and that's really not much of a gripe, until a wobbling drunken girl less, ahem, "slender" than myself comes barreling down towards me. EEK. Nowhere to run! Anyway, what's important is that the sound here was great, the staff were friendly (last time I was there the bartender comped our second round after he felt bad about asking us to move our stools) and the decor takes you back in time, in the right way. Oh and I love the location! Right on Market AND walkable from my apartment? Yes pleeeease. I don't mind that it's underground mainly because of the stairs at the door: perfect for ladies making an entrance while simultaneously scoping the crowd. Muahaha. I've learned to either love or hate the venues in San Francisco, and this one has earned its spot in my heart.
by Matt H. on LA in SF. I wish I could take credit for this 6 letter review, but I can't. I think Me A. said it. Because I'm a lazy prat, I'm cribbing from my post-Elite party notes, editing to leave only my impressions of the location itself: First off, I liked the music, good but not great, loud enough to vibrate my spine but not too loud for me to talk to people next to me. The food was good, but not great with only two standouts: the tuna steak and the Kobi steak. Our 5 course dinner took about 3 hours to fully deliver and the plates are VERY small. So if you're hungry and they aren't delivering food fast enough, don't bother asking for anything edible like bread or a cracker because you'll get a funny look; leave your uncool need for nutrients at the door. In general, I'd eat before going to supperclub. Definitely not worth $75. The servers outfits... hit and miss. The tall drink of woman server was amazing but the rest? Too cool for school. Oh, I think I'm going to marry the coat-check girl. It was like watching a bon-bon with boobs. Yum-yum. She was certainly the most delicious thing supperclub had to offer. Again, as usual, NOT NEARLY ENOUGH BATHROOMS. WTF? Why do bars often have one toilet for Max Capacity: 300? This one had around 3-4 toilets, but as usual one could be mistaken for a colonic walk-in and the others were decorated with the garden sprinklers most men are equipped with when they hit the john. I guess piss covered floors and no paper towels is the ultimate goal. Much like LA (not that I'd know), there were beautiful men and women as far as the eye could see. It was like central casting put a call out for hot people and got the whole stock. I'm not sure what the usual crowd would be like, but the space offered plenty of opportunity to mingle and get acquainted. *cough* beds *cough* Yes, the beds are the main attraction here. Drinking in bed is fun. Drinking in bed with two women is more fun. Not being able to get to your drink because you have one arm around each woman and you don't want to fuck up a good thing? Not as much fun, but still fun. There is NO SLEEPING at the supperclub, no matter how drunk you are or how comfy the beds are. But there is making out. You're already lying down, the lights are subdued (but not dark, no 'outside the club' surprises), and they bring the drinks to you. If you want to get your lip on, this is certainly the spot. I don't think I'd go back, but more because it's too rich for my blood price-wise and the setting is a bit too Miami Vice for me.
