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March 1, 2012
Smuggler's Cove and Wo Hing Tiki Night
When Don the Beachcomber, credited for inventing standards like the Zombie and Navy Grog, opened his tiki bar in Hollywood in 1934, he unleashed a mania for Polynesian drinks, food, and culture. It didn't take long for other enterprising folks across the country to get in on the "exotic" drink actio ... More >>
Blogs
January 9, 2012
Tonight: Rice Paper Scissors Spars with Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel
Anthony Bourdain loves to come to San Francisco on a travel show budget, make fun of its citizens for being snobby, weirdo hippies, and then declare he loves it here and eat all our food. It's his pattern. He was in fine form when he visited with The Layover, his new Travel Channel show where he ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2011
Weekend Party Preview: DJ Harvey and Mike Simonetti at Public Works, the Crystal Method at Vessel, and More
Harvey knows how to party Well, it's officially cold outside, but that doesn't mean you need to stay in! Far from seeing a slowdown, this weekend's offerings are some of the strongest the city has seen lately. Highlights include another massive blowout at Public Works, and a rare chance to c ... More >>
Music
August 31, 2011
Bouncer Goes Apiary at the Fairmont
Harvey knows how to party Well, it's officially cold outside, but that doesn't mean you need to stay in! Far from seeing a slowdown, this weekend's offerings are some of the strongest the city has seen lately. Highlights include another massive blowout at Public Works, and a rare chance to c ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2011
Identify Anthony Bourdain's Mystery Sandwich
via yfrogSo as we posted yesterday, No Reservations star Anthony Bourdain is in town, tasting some local fair, barhopping, and tweeting about it for our enjoyment. Yesterday, after finishing up a photo shoot, his No Reservations director of photography, Zach Zamboni, had the huge, delicious- ... More >>
Film
June 29, 2011
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon": The Enjoyable Hum of Your Brain Cells Dying
via yfrogSo as we posted yesterday, No Reservations star Anthony Bourdain is in town, tasting some local fair, barhopping, and tweeting about it for our enjoyment. Yesterday, after finishing up a photo shoot, his No Reservations director of photography, Zach Zamboni, had the huge, delicious- ... More >>
Music
May 11, 2011
The Familiar Charms of Smuggler’s Cove
via yfrogSo as we posted yesterday, No Reservations star Anthony Bourdain is in town, tasting some local fair, barhopping, and tweeting about it for our enjoyment. Yesterday, after finishing up a photo shoot, his No Reservations director of photography, Zach Zamboni, had the huge, delicious- ... More >>
News
May 11, 2011
Should There Be Historical Preservation of Deeply Ugly Buildings?
via yfrogSo as we posted yesterday, No Reservations star Anthony Bourdain is in town, tasting some local fair, barhopping, and tweeting about it for our enjoyment. Yesterday, after finishing up a photo shoot, his No Reservations director of photography, Zach Zamboni, had the huge, delicious- ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Bouncer Explores the Familiar Charms of Smuggler's Cove, a Tiki Bar
From this week's Bouncer column: I suppose the argument could be made that the world needs another tiki bar, especially after the sad demise of the Tonga Room. Cocktail purists will decry the idea as sooo 1990s, but who needs them and their faded Gearhead tattoos, anyway? S.F.'s latest has s ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Tonga Room Execution Stayed. Does Anyone Care?
Like smoking at work, camel hair coats and a budget surplus, tiki bars are relics of a bygone era, of when Cesar Chavez Street was called Army, when nobody in San Francisco knew what a bike lane was, and organ meat was nothing more than fodder for the cows that we turned into delicious 15-cent ha ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Decision on Tonga Room Put Off Till Next Year
Zemistor/FlickrTake another hit, dude: You've got plenty of time.How long did it take to lash the ships' ropes and assemble the thatch for the Tonga Room back in 1945? We bet it was considerably less than the long years it'll take to decide its fate. At our sister blog The Snitch, Chris Rober ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
Grub Hollers Cummingitit, Louis' Restaurant Keeps Lease (and Awkward Apostrophe)
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.In the "It's about time" category of restaurant openings (cf: Bar Agricole), Urban Daddy SF announces the arrival of Grub (758 Valencia, at 18th St., 431-4782) on Friday. The pitch: Upscale din ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2010
Tonga Room Happy Hour: All-You-Can-Eat Tiki Kitsch
Zemistor/FlickrLava bowl for four ― the bar's fairly extensive happy hour spread offers its share of deep-fried, sweet-and-sour landmines.The place: Tonga Room, 950 Mason (at California, in the Fairmont Hotel), 772-5278 The hours: Wed.-Fri., 5-7 p.m. The deals: All-you-can-eat $10 buffet ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Your Tonga Room News Roundup: What Does It All Mean?
Doug Letterman/FlickrIt seems odd that the Fairmont wants to close the Tonga Room just as neo-neo-tiki is blowing up in artisan-cocktail circles. (Today, for instance, the New York Times reported on the opening of yet another rum bar.) Though it has been a while since we've been to a birthday par ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
The Tonga Room -- Historical or Hysterical?
You and I are passing through history. But the Tonga Room? It is history.The term "only in San Francisco" is overused. That's a given. But, honestly, in how many cities would one open the paper to read about a brewing preservation battle between developers and tiki bar enthusiasts -- with the cit ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Baylinks: Tonga Room, Bus Parties, & Bleeding Eyes
We like, we like to party.When your bus gets delayed you can pout or you can throw a party. [Muni Diaries]Are you between the ages of 12 and 23? Do you love civic duty? Have we got the non-paying gig for you. [Richmond District]Did somebody bomb Duboce Park? [haighteration]Site hawking San Franci ... More >>
News
April 28, 2010
The Happiest Hours
We do the legwork to find you 30 of the most satisfying places to sip and snack.
Music
January 6, 2010
Li Po Lounge: Chinatown Poem
We do the legwork to find you 30 of the most satisfying places to sip and snack.
Blogs
October 14, 2009
SF Weekly Scores Sit-Down Interview With Storm That Rocked San Francisco
The big news -- in print, on television, and here on the Internet -- is the one thing that even a deaf, illiterate caveman would realize if he bothered to poke his head out of his dwelling: It's raining. It's raining hard and people are getting wet. And if you take your dog out for a walk, it's g ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2009
Umbrella Weather: Mai Tais Conjure Up the Balmy Summer You Won't Be Having
eenwall/FlickrMai tais at the Tonga Room: Evanescent as summer itself?Summer arrives this weekend, and with it a crying need for all those tropical cocktails that deceive San Franciscans into believing that balmy evenings are on the horizon. The mai tai, a signature example of the genre, has a speci ... More >>
News
May 20, 2009
Web Extra — Bonus Best Of
eenwall/FlickrMai tais at the Tonga Room: Evanescent as summer itself?Summer arrives this weekend, and with it a crying need for all those tropical cocktails that deceive San Franciscans into believing that balmy evenings are on the horizon. The mai tai, a signature example of the genre, has a speci ... More >>
Blogs
February 6, 2008
Obama Frenzy at the Fairmont -The Super-Tuesday Fog Lifts
eenwall/FlickrMai tais at the Tonga Room: Evanescent as summer itself?Summer arrives this weekend, and with it a crying need for all those tropical cocktails that deceive San Franciscans into believing that balmy evenings are on the horizon. The mai tai, a signature example of the genre, has a speci ... More >>
News
December 12, 2007
No Linkup for You!
In the world of online community, one authoritative man can dictate your social life
News
July 19, 2006
Inside the Savage Nation
He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.
Music
June 29, 2005
Ex Ed
Our inhibitions are lowered, our ex is seated across from us. What to do ...
Music
May 25, 2005
Hill Street Blues
The doldrums are no match for geezers at Top of the Mark followed by choralists in Grace Cathedral
Music
December 22, 2004
Bouncer
You've got thirsty houseguests, we've got answers: Skip the Tonga Room.
Music
November 3, 2004
Bouncer
Drunks and bagpipes at Lefty O'Doul's are no match for "Tim," the best piano player ever
Music
October 20, 2004
Bouncer
Karaoke, bail bonds, and Irish Cowboys. Must be Annie's Cocktail Lounge.
Calendar
March 31, 2004
Bamboo Nation
Hawaiian-print shirts, flaming cocktails -- who can resist the Tiki Bar Crawl?
Best of San Francisco
May 14, 2003
Best Tropical Phantasmagoria
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May 14, 2003
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Extra Action Marching Band
Dining
November 6, 2002
Stormy Weather
Tonga Room
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May 15, 2002
Best Kitsch Cocktail Hour
The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
Dining
July 18, 2001
Venticello
Very Little Italy
Dining
March 7, 2001
Treasure Island
Kaleo Cafe
News
September 27, 2000
Guerrilla Action
The "Guerrilla Queer Bar" brings leather and lurid behavior to the previously discreet Hotel W
Dining
August 30, 2000
Umbrella Drinks
Trader Vic’s
Dining
April 5, 2000
South Pacific Trip
Trader Vic’s
Dining
December 15, 1999
The Man Who Came to Dinner
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Dining
December 16, 1998
Chain Chain Chain
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January 21, 1998
Dog Bites
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Calendar
December 31, 1997
Surfin' Turf
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Music
February 26, 1997
Night Crawler
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December 27, 1995
Night+Day
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Music
December 27, 1995
Heat Stroke
Pulpit-pounding with the Reverend Horton Heat
News
December 6, 1995
Chatterbox
Pulpit-pounding with the Reverend Horton Heat
Dining
June 28, 1995
Dish
Pulpit-pounding with the Reverend Horton Heat
News
April 19, 1995
Cops vs. Cops
They look like cops. They carry guns like cops. They can even arrest you like cops. But San Francisco's patrol special officers are a different breed of police - one marked for extinction by the SFPD and powers that be.

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