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Some of the hours listed are weekend only-weekday hours differ. CODE- (R) is restaurant (B) is bar. (R/B) Means both bar and restaurant are worth checking out! SAN FRANCISCO -- Area Code =415 for SF FISHERMANS WHARF various BARS and restaurants including; Downtown; EAST BAY- (R/B)FORBIDDEN ISLAND 1304 Lincoln Ave, Alameda 510-749-0332 Oakland: [ Edited by: mrsmiley 2014-05-21 00:49 ] [ Edited by: mrsmiley 2014-05-21 00:52 ] |
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10/12/2004
I can confirm the utter suckitude of this bar. Don't bother. Even the Shag rip-off paintings on the wall are worse than usual. |
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Humuhumu
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10/12/2004
Of course I have! Who do you think you're talking to? :wink: |
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Satan's Sin
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10/12/2004
Please be advised, the glorious Tonga Room is closed for the duration of the hotel strike. |
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thejab
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10/12/2004
Nice list mrsmiley, I have a few things to add when I get around to it at work :wink: |
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mrsmiley
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10/12/2004
The Tonga Room is open again!!! :) [ Edited by: MRSMILEY on 2004-12-08 10:32 ] |
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christiki295
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10/13/2004
In my opinion, premier classic, cool San Francisco (non-tiki) bars begin with the upscale Bix, where you can enjoy your martini or flute of champagne listening to a jazz combo . . . Bix “Voted one of the best bars in America by Playboy and who are we to argue? Hidden down hard-to-find Gold Street its vast ceilings and ornate decor give it a smoky sophistication that's part Great Gatsby, part Cotton Club. A sultry jazz singer in evening gown continues the Charleston-era theme, while food is supper club spectacular. You've been transported into a Scott Fitzgerald short story and martinis are naturally your drink of choice.” http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/SanFrancisco/Bix.asp Noc Noc |
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martiki
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10/14/2004
Bix has teriffic bartenders that know all the classics. Plus, they have my hard o find favorite steak tartare made tableside. Wonderful place. Dress to the nines if you go. Noc Noc is fucked up, y'all. Don't go in if you're altered in any way. Otherwise it's pretty damn cool. |
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Unga Bunga
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10/14/2004
Unga is a little slow today. Can you please rephrase your suggestion about Noc Noc?. |
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mrsmiley
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11/11/2004
bump |
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christiki295
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12/08/2004
The Redwood Room/Asia de Cuba restaurant Legendary San Francisco nightspot in the Clift Hotel established back in 1934 but recently undergone a $US50 million makeover from the Ian Schrager-Philippe Starck hotel collaboration. The Redwood Room has retained their original structure and has been extremely well received. Those fans of the art deco jewel in LA, Bullocks-Wilshire, will love it. Get there before 11 pm to avoid the doormen and lines. The drinks choice: lychee and lavender martinis are a hit; the Key Lime Tartini with vanilla vodka, butterscotch schnapps and lime is a liquid dessert; and the Honeysuckle made with orange honey and cointreau is a sweet tooth's fantasy. |
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mrsmiley
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06/25/2005
. |
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thejab
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06/25/2005
Nice dot. |
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pablus
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06/25/2005
The Fat Lady. That is all. |
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Jungle Trader
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09/02/2005
If you haven't tried E & 0 Trading Co. 314 Sutter Street, S.F. please do so. The drinks are strong and delicious, and the corn fritters are pretty good too. |
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thejab
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09/06/2005
I don't like contradicting a friend, but I thought the drinks were not so good. The mai tai has pineapple juice, and the Singapore Sling was too sweet for my taste. The food was pretty good, but for the money there are many better places in San Francisco. I'm just saying it wouldn't be the first place I'd recommend to visitors. |
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martiki
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09/06/2005
I like the feel and food of E&O. It bills itself as the "updated Trader Vic's", while we on this board, of course, need no such update. I like the food, but have to agree the drinks are so-so. The pomegranite margarita, served up, is my only favorite on that menu. They also make their own beer, which is ok. There is a second location in Larkspur Landing. Not as well decorated as the SF branch, though. While in Larkspur Landing, check out the enourmous spirits selection at Noonan's Bar and Grill. Bartenders are competent and the list of tequilas is second only to Tommy's. |
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Jungle Trader
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09/07/2005
The drink or 2 I had were great. One had the Black Strap Rum mmmm, maybe you should try a different drink or go there during lunch, different bartender possibly. I loved the place but it's cool, to each his own. Jab's jabbin'!! |
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thejab
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09/07/2005
You're so right JT! The bartender, the drink one orders, one's mood, can all impact one's opinions. I would definitely go back again to give it another try. And now that there's one in Larkspur (near my work) I have no excuse not to go. |
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Jungle Trader
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09/09/2005
And don't forget JAKARTA. Indonesian food with peanut sauce. mmmmmmmmm. Somewhere over by where Martiki used to live. I don't remember. |
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martiki
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09/09/2005
Sorry, JT- Jakarta is out of business. :( |
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christiki295
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09/14/2005
Here is a similar thread regarding SF: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=16025&forum=6 |
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mrsmiley
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09/14/2005
Thanks, Christiki. I somehow couldn't find the older one in my searching. |
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mrsmiley
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09/23/2005
not in my list and not Tiki, but a friend drove by Holiday Bowl in Hayward, CA recently and it was boarded up and surrounded by a chain link fence. a BIG RAZZ!!! :( |
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thejab
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09/23/2005
If it happened in LA people would have been taking about this for weeks before the closing (as with Kona lanes and others) but here nobody said a thing about it's demise. Strangely, their web site is still up. Here are some pics of their amazing neon sign: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/proxy-image.php?user_id=38&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadsidepeek.com%2Froadusa%2Fsouthwest%2Fcalifornia%2Fnocal%2Fnocalbowl%2Fholidaybowl2.jpg&w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=115a0c2dbd7e6480455db31b9ae0ecb8 Their restaurant was very well preserved and it actually had really good food. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/proxy-image.php?user_id=38&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.holidaybowl.tv%2Fimages%2Frest1.jpg&w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=fc31b214aecd7748b192383b54d75b18 From their web site I just learned that they used the restaurant and bar for scenes in the movie "The Darwin Awards". I called their number and someone answered and confirmed its closure. He said they may be able to find a buyer who can reopen it but it doesn't look likely. Yet another bowling alley gone. :cry: |
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aquarj
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09/24/2005
Sucky sucky. I was driving by Mel's Bowl on El Camino in Redwood City the other day and it looked like something was up there too. Fences and some kinda construction in the parking lot. Roadside Peek shows photos for both (but no Bel-Mateo? c'mon, who could resist a 40ft steel totem pole?). Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/proxy-image.php?user_id=103&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goofspot.com%2Fimages%2Ftc%2Fbelmateo_mbook.jpg&w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=7c1973d0eb973404cff23bfdd9202b2f -Randy |
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Mai Tai
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10/06/2005
Awwww, man! Damn! I guess I'll have to take this off the list for Tiki Central Bowling night. Man, I'd better start hitting some of my old East Bay haunts, now that I'm back in the East Bay, before they're all gone! Ye Olde Pizza Joint with The Mighty Wurlitzer - gone! Festival Cinemas - gone! Holiday Bowl - gone! Anyone want to go on a Hayward bar/eats crawl? Led by none other than me? There are still some great places around there - Val's Burgers, Buffalo Bill's Microbrewery (the oldest or second oldest microbrewery in the U.S.), Casper's Hot Dogs, Emil Villa's BBQ, Hayward Fishery, The Bistro, etc. Mr. Smiley, Jab, contact me about this after you recover from your Hukilau hangovers. |
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mrsmiley
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10/31/2005
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