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Booze news: Royal Cuckoo Market wants to serve beer and wine

August 25, 2016

Like its sister bar south of Cesar Chavez, the Royal Cuckoo Market wants you to stick around for a drink or two. Known for its array of fancy liquor, the tiny market is pursuing a beer and wine license which, if approved, would allow them to start serving in the store. Although letters have been […]

Doc’s Clock trying for legacy status

August 9, 2016

Already beloved, Doc’s Clock is on track to becoming a legacy business, a move that could mean more money to help the dive bar navigate its uncertain future. Last week, the city’s Historical Preservation Committee voted to approve the bar for the city’s legacy business program, which offers financial incentives to protect the city’s older […]

Party in a box

August 4, 2016

“The ‘Hey, let’s go to The Mission and drink Tecate’ starter kit,” according to Shaun O., who spotted this box of fun on 16th Street between Dolores and Guerrero. Good times.

Changes to the menu: Bender’s now home to rotating Sunday pop-ups

June 8, 2016

UPDATE 3:30 P.M. : A reader informs me that Mad’Mzelles Poutine has been a pop-up regular at Bender’s in the past and is “really good” to boot. ORIGINAL POST: Bender’s Bar and Grill, South Van Ness’ go-to source for a boozy meal, is now home to a rotating series of Sunday pop-up restaurants. One of […]

‘Evil Eye’ opens today

June 2, 2016

Evil Eye, the new Mission Street bar and restaurant that took over the short-lived Coco Frio spot, officially opens today. I stopped by with friends for Evil Eye’s soft opening last night, had some tasty drinks and snacks and loved the cozy vibe, complete with 1970s vintage furniture. One of my friends said it reminded […]

‘Evil Eye’ to open on Mission Street

April 26, 2016

The former Coco Frio isn’t sitting cold for long. Soluna partner Matt Norris is opening a “cocktail-driven” restaurant and bar called Evil Eye in the Caribbean eatery’s old space near 25th and Mission Streets, possibly as early as the end of May. Norris, who was also Soluna’s former bar manager and a partner at the […]

Armed robbers target Mission bar (updated)

April 18, 2016

UPDATE 4/19: While the men responsible for a takeover style robbery of the Rite Spot Café on Friday night also wore ski masks, they have not been linked to similar robberies last month in Noe Valley, police said. Armed robbers wearing ski masks held up a bar on the 1600 block of Dolores Street on […]

Hangover helper: Bender’s boozy brunch debuts Sunday

March 31, 2016

To the disappointment of many, though apparently not the fire department, Bender’s Bar and Grill, at 19th and South Van Ness, recently ended a decade-long run of serving up free burgers on its back patio on Sundays. Weekend patrons won’t go hungry for long, though. This Sunday marks the debut of “Bartender’s Breakfast,” the new […]

Message in a bottle

March 22, 2016

Not sure what to drink while bashing the shit out of a Trump piñata? Ilegal Mezcal might just be your answer. According to a friend behind the stellar blog Mezcalistas, these amusing flyers at 18th and Mission streets are part of a guerrilla marketing campaign the mezcal brand launched in San Francisco this week. The […]

Burger bummer: Bender’s ending free Sunday barbecues (updated)

March 17, 2016

UPDATE 3/18/16: Johnny Davis, one of the partners at Bender’s, told me that while pressure from the fire department was a factor in the decision to scrap the bar’s Sunday barbecues after 12 years, it wasn’t the only reason. In an email, Davis wrote that the folks who run the bar’s kitchen as Counter Offer […]