Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Where To Watch The Warriors Game In SF


Castro

Hi Tops (2247 Market St. (between Sanchez and 16th Street)

Featuring cold pitchers and hot catchers, the Castro’s original and only gay sports bar is the perfect viewing spot to watch the Golden State Warriors inch closer to becoming champions! Watch the final match(es) on multiple hi-res screens situated throughout the entire bar. Hours: Saturday 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-12 a.m.; Monday-Wednesday 4 p.m.-12 a.m.; Thursday-Friday 4 p.m.-2 a.m.

Cole Valley

Kezar Pub
Location: 770 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 386-9292

The bar sits right next to Kezar Stadium, where both the 49ers and the Raiders played their first seasons, and that history shows. Kezar Pub has been a  go-to sports bar for Bay Area fans for years, and they’ve got the beer, onion rings, and calamari are top notch.


Financial District
ThirstyBear Brewing Company (661 Howard St.)

Certified organic brewery, full bar, craft cocktails, Spanish tapas and paella, four 55-inch, flat-panel HD TVs in the bar. Hours: Open for every game.

Bar 333 at Le Meridien Hotel (333 Battery St.)

Sleek and modern bar in the middle of the Financial District, three televisions viewable from nearly every seat in the house. Great place to relax and watch the game downtown. Hours: Open for every game.

Jillian’s
Location: 101 4th St, San Francisco

Jillian’s is the ideal sports bar and restaurant for those looking for a nice sit down dinner and lots of fun in the same venue. Jillian’s offers great food, a ton of billiards tables, many TV’s and a huge projector, making it a great place for sports fans any night of the week.


Fisherman's Wharf/North Beach

Players Sports Grill & Arcade (PIER 39 | The Embarcadero at Beach Street)

Spice up the big game with their Golden Special: Curry Punch, Hot Wings and a $10 Game card for your own personal shootout on NBA Hoopshot! With 35-plus HDTVs, 15-plus beers on tap, and two full bars, it's a slam dunk. Hours: Warriors Game Days from 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Wipeout Bar & Grill (PIER 39 | The Embarcadero at Beach Street)

Watch the Golden State Warriors in HD on the projection screen at Wipeout Bar & Grill. Full bar.  Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. every day

Hard Rock Café (PIER 39 | The Embarcadero at Beach Street)

If the game is on, Hard Rock is pouring happy hour prices. Eat 50% off and drink 30% off during the games. Bar area only. Hours: Open for every game.

Brick & Beam @ the Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf (550 North Point St.)  

Celebrate the Warriors at one of the best restaurants and bars in the iconic Fisherman’s Wharf area. Watch the games from 12 HDTV screens ranging from 55- to 60-inches, with individual speaker boxes for your table. Hours: Open for every game.

Hayes Valley

Nickies
466 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117

Inner Sunset

Blackthorn
834 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122

Lower Haight
Mad Dog in The Fog (530 Haight St.)

A seemingly endless variety of beers (150-plus) and multiple televisions will keep even the most jaded Warriors fan happy on all game days. A true classic Irish sports pub, this is a great bar to catch the Dubs.  Hours: Open for every game.


Lower Pacific Heights

San Francisco Athletic Club (1750 Divisadero St.)

A full bar plus wines on tap and a couple dozen big-screen TVs make for a fun vibe at this sports bar. Can be packed for Dubs games, so go early if you want to get in as a queue can form when it gets too full on game days. Hours: Open for every game.

Marina/Cow Hollow
Jake’s Steaks
3301 Buchanan St
San Francisco, CA 94123


Mission
Giordano Brothers (3108 16th St.)

Beer, huge TVs, shuffleboard, Pittsburgh-style sandwiches (with fries and coleslaw in the middle) and full bar. What more could a Warriors fan ask for on game day? Hours: Open for every game.

The Chapel (777 Valencia St.)

Watch all games in the main full bar with drink specials and food specials like Spicy Chicken Wings and BBQ Pulled Pork sliders. Hours: Open for every game.


SOMA

Drake (508 4th St.)

Drake is a unique space with several TVs and a full bar in SOMA.  Hours: Open for every game.


Pete’s Tavern
Location: 128 King Street  San Francisco

If you are looking for a fun place to get some food and drinks on an away game night, Pete’s Tavern is the place to go. The Western Burger is quite delicious, and goes well with their plethora of beers they have on tap. Also for female sports fans, Pete’s was also named one of the best places for female sports fans in San Francisco.

Zeke’s
Location: 600 3rd street, San Francisco

Zeke’s is one of the best places to go for sports fans if you are looking for a no drama bar. Often characterized as a midwest sports bar, Zeke’s is very low-key and a great place to hang out and watch a game. With lots of beer specials and great burgers, Zeke’s is a great place to hang out.

Nova Bar and Restaurant
Location: 555 Second Street, San Francisco
Phone: (415) 543-2282

Nova is known for their awesome hardy American food that is perfect before an afternoon or evening of drinking at the ball park.  Nova has awesome Tater Tots, Truffle Fries and Mac ‘N Cheese that is unparalleled.  So if you are looking for good food to fill your stomachs before a fun night out with a great sports atmosphere, Nova is the place to go.

Outer Sunset

The Taco Shop At Underdog's
1824 Irving St.
San Francisco


Union Square
Golden Gate Bar & Grill (525 Sutter at Powell Street)

Go Dubs-nation crazy with over 20 screens and 100-plus beers at the Golden Gate Tap Room. In between big Warriors moments, you can also play game hall classics like shuffleboard, SkeeBall, Foosball, arcade games and pool tables. Hours: Open for every game.


Burger Bar (Sixth floor of Macy’s on Union Square, 251 Geary St.)

Cheer for the Golden State Warriors as they slam-dunk their way through the playoffs. Enjoy buckets of beer or draft pitchers while watching the game on one of the bar’s multiple screens. Choose from a selection of appetizers to share including Burger Bar chicken wings ($14.95) or build your own burger. Round out your experience with an alcoholic milkshake with flavors like Irish Coffee and Red Velvet. Hours: Open for every game.


Monday, May 11, 2015

Neighborhood Snapshots: SOMA (May 11, 2015)

Coffee 

  • NAME OF PLACE: The Creamery
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Awesome coffee and food. Very clean and modern space. Perfect for working while enjoying a cup of coffee, or simply hang out and relax after a busy day. They also have an open mic every night Wednesday.

Food & Dining 

  • NAME OF PLACE: ZeroZero
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Great wood-fired oven baked pizzas, fabulous cocktails, house-made pastas, and artisan soft serve. It has a very cool atmosphere and a geniusly designed interior. Definitely a go-to spot when you wanted to have fun with friends, or having a date.

Bars and Drinks 

  • NAME OF PLACE: Local Edition
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Solid cocktails, awesome interior, live jazz and speakeasy vibe.

Local Sights 

  • NAME OF PLACE: 55 Ninth Street
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Brian Goggin's 'Caruso's Dream'.

Arts and Museums 

  • NAME OF PLACE: Streets of SOMA particularly Howard & 6th.
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Street Arts

Everything Else 

  • NAME OF PLACE: American Conservatory Theater
  • WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT IT: Orchestra

Weekly Recap on Assist 

Name of Establishment: Le Colonial (http://www.lecolonialsf.com/)
Inquiry: “near soma/union square”

What's Special About It: Located just a few minutes away from Union Square, this restaurant has a French colonial/Vietnamese fusion ambiance that comes across as romantic. Having been in business for more than ten years, diners can feast on authentic Vietnamese dishes touched with a little French influence.They have a romantic inner courtyard (it used to house the legendary Trader Vic's) that they transformed into an oasis. This area has mosaic-like flooring, tropical plants and rattan furniture. With a touch of candlelight, it sure screams “romance.”

Monday, May 4, 2015

New Opening: Tacorgasmico in the Castro

The Castro has a long line of restaurant with "unique" names (like The Sausage Factory, Castro Tarts, Curry Boyzz), and the Tacorgasmisco is no exception. This spot recently opened at the site of the former Blue Restaurant space on Market. It's the brainchild of Guanajuato native Eduardo Sandoval, who comes from the family behind Bay Area taqueria mini-chain La Corneta.




What's Special About it:

You have to check out the authentic Yucatecan dishes along with the standard super burritos. Try out the cochinita and pollo pibil, ceviche tostadas, and panuchos. There are tacos, quesadillas, and burritos, of course, but sopes, gorditas, and tlayudas are also part of the mix, as well as housemade empanadas stuffed with Oaxaca cheese.

They also have interesting drinks like housemade aguas frescas, a boozy horchata, and beers on tap (including a gluten-free watermelon option).

The funky pink-and-purple decor features a mural from Precita Eyes.

What Customers Say:
"Here's what I would get folks! The nachos and tostadas. $8 nachos is consider a meal of its own huge portions without the ballpark crap. Wash it down with real aqua frescas suddenly your lunch is fulfilled. Older guy is Eduardo he's the owner and person in charge. Might go back today..."

What Else to Order:
nachos and tostadas

Location:
2337 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94114

Neighborhood:
b/t Noe St & Castro St
Castro

Friday, May 1, 2015

Chinatown Part 4: Something Sweet


Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory is one of the more famous places in the Chinatown area. Here, some 20,000 fortune cookies a day are handmade by two women, each manning a conveyor belt of what look like miniature waffle irons. The factory opened in August 1962, and though there are other fortune cookie bakeries in the city, this is the only one where the cookies are still made by hand, the old-fashioned way. Anyone is welcome to stroll in and watch the cookies being made, sample a cookie, and pick up a bag of 40 for $3.

And if fortune cookies don't satisfy cravings for something sweet, check out the following places:


Golden Gate Bakery


What's Special About it:
The line always wraps outside the front of this Chinatown staple. Golden Gate Bakery is known for its custard-filled confections, as well as for its densely sweet lotus seed paste moon cakes. Just point at the sinful looking sweets behind the counter and you'll fill one of those classic pink bakery boxes in no time.

What Customers Say:
"Beware, cash only, and the owners have the MOST RIDICULOUS BUSINESS MODEL, as in they pretend they're on vacation all the time and act bothered when there's business."

“The egg tart is so DARN good that my friend wants to place order all the way from Atlanta, GA.” 

What Else to Order:
Egg tart, coconut tart

Location:
1029 Grant Ave
San Francisco, CA 94133

Neighborhood:
b/t Jackson St & Pacific Ave
Chinatown


Hang Ah Tea Room



What's Special About it:
Located in one of Chinatown's small alleys, this spot considers itself as San Francisco's oldest dim sum house. This place serves homemade ice cream in fruity flavors, such as fresh mango. The restaurant also serves pearl drinks, made from tapioca and various fruits.

What Customers Say:
"This is a hidden gem. And it's wonderful. And hidden. Impossible to see from the direction we came...just went by faith and HALLELUJAH what a meal!"

What Else to Order:
combo fried noodles and the wonton soup

Location:
1 Pagoda Pl
San Francisco, CA 94108

Neighborhood:
at Sacramento St
Chinatown