Email Author Katy St. Clair

2012 Stories by Katy St. Clair

• Bouncer Takes in California Christmastime at Straits

  published December 26, 2012

  Dear California: I love you, I really do, but you have a really lame Christmas vibe. Sure, the big tree in Union Square is pretty cute, and the... More >>

• Bouncer Finds Tasty Drinks Sans Nazis at Social Kitchen

  published December 19, 2012

  Well now, here's an interesting tidbit: "Nazi doctors tied to thalidomide." More >>

• Bouncer Explores the Naked Environs of the Condor Club

  published December 5, 2012

  I have to say that I am not an expert on S.F. strip clubs. I spend enough time in North Beach to see the dancers arriving for work, though, and... More >>

• Debating Gay Muppets and Other Topics at Harvey's

  published November 28, 2012

  Sometimes before I go to bed I like to play a clip of Andrea Bocelli singing Elmo a lullaby. Elmo doesn't want to go to sleep, because he is... More >>

• Bouncer Considers Secession at Mission Bar

  published November 21, 2012

  It's been a long time since I have been to a Mission bar, so I decided to go to none other than More >>

• Awaiting the Vote with a Drink at Hillstone

  published November 14, 2012

  The bar at Hillstone is a big round... More >>

• Bouncer Finds a Fishy Paradise at Pacific Catch

  published November 7, 2012

  Pacific Catch, I'm sorry I ever doubted... More >>

• Bouncer Discovers the Ultimate Tiki Dive Bar in Bamboo Hut

  published October 31, 2012

  As Don Ho once famously quipped, I never met a Tiki bar I didn't like. Grungy holes-in-the-wall are of particular interest, because all the... More >>

• Bouncer Searches for Intrigue at the Burritt Room

  published October 24, 2012

  When I was little, we took a lot of road trips, and every time we went to a new city I would always ask my parents the same question: Where are... More >>

• Bouncer Makes a Sweet Plea for Forgiveness at Specs'

  published October 17, 2012

  Specs' leaves me with... More >>

• Bouncer Examines the Chastity of 15 Romolo

  published October 10, 2012

  Basque people have always fascinated me. They exist somewhere between Spain and France, and hold aspects of each culture, but they also have... More >>

• Bouncer Finds Intrigue on the 39th Floor at the View

  published October 3, 2012

  San Francisco has its fair share of sky lounges, those hotel bars that offer a panoramic view of the city. I'm not sure why the View is my... More >>

• Bouncer Searches for Authentic Caffeination at Philz

  published September 26, 2012

  You might not have noticed, but the anniversary of the Constitution just passed. Lately I have become absorbed by the idea of "originalists,"... More >>

• Bouncer Finds the Cable Car City Pub Only Fit for Tourists

  published September 19, 2012

  It's hard to say why some businesses do well, while others do not. I've watched enough Gordon Ramsay shows to know that the secret to success... More >>

• Bouncer Soaks Up the Deep-Fried Pleasures of Kezar Pub

  published September 12, 2012

  This might come as a surprise to you, because it did to me, but humans still have something called an "appendix," and it can become inflamed... More >>

• Bouncer Finds a Loud Homophobe at the Pilsner Inn

  published August 15, 2012

  I was going to cover the Pilsner Inn a... More >>

• Bouncer Finds Tradition Not Quite Like the Real Thing

  published August 8, 2012

  Tradition is the newest bar in the Bourbon... More >>

• Bouncer Soaks in the Celebratory Vibes at Martuni's

  published August 1, 2012

  It's hard to write about bars after your friend dies from alcoholism at age 48, but just as many folks die from heart disease, and that doesn't... More >>

• Bouncer Plays Tourist at the Irish Bank

  published July 25, 2012

  I have a lot of nice memories about my trip to Dublin, but none of them involves going to the pubs. You would think that a bar full of Irish... More >>

• Bouncer Finds a Hermitage of Sanity at Alembic

  published July 18, 2012

  During the Romantic period in the 19th century (if this opening sentence scares you, now's the time to move on to the sex ads), rich people... More >>

• Bouncer Discovers Border Town Delights at Rio Grande

  published July 11, 2012

  "Tex Mex" conjures up many images — electrified fences frying human flesh, ZZ Top members getting their beards caught in a fan belt, and... More >>

• Bouncer Takes Refuge From Baseball Hordes at Chow

  published July 4, 2012

  The bar at Chow is my own private Idaho. It also... More >>

• Bouncer Finds Old-Fashioned Gratitude at Blush

  published June 27, 2012

  Three cheers for San Francisco wine bars that don't look like San Francisco wine bars! There is nothing sleek about Blush, nothing mixed-media,... More >>

• Bouncer Hangs with Regulars and Hobos at Pittsburgh's Pub

  published June 20, 2012

  Nobody is called a "hobo" anymore. If you carry all your possessions with you and roam from place to place, you are simply "homeless." I... More >>

• Bouncer Finds a Carnival of Subtlety at Playland

  published June 13, 2012

  "Where are the clowns?" I asked the bartender. Before you curse me for putting "Send in the Clowns" in your head, let me explain. I... More >>