I live right up the street so whenever I'm feeling beer I walk down to Randys. Although the place is a little worn down it has become my favorite spot to drink. I love that it's not crowded! The drinks are cheap, the music is always good, and you can have a good conversation without shouting. You can even order food and bring it inside to have with your beer! I also want to give it up for Sue for working every night with a smile on her face! I feel like she is the only one who works there. read more

Cheap drinks, dusty and dingy little neighborhood spot that reeks of 20 years of soaked in old urine. Service is ok, just a bit of a wait for the owner to pour. read more

Yep, smells strongly of urine. So there is that ... if you are ok with that, then it's all good. A good bar at that location could make a killing, as it is directly across the street from Beeps Burgers. Hopefully some day it will be cleaned up and de-urined! Looking at reviews here from ten years back, it apparently has always stank of urine. It hit me like a truck when I walked in! Please ... you own a bar next to CCSF and Beeps... it could be a thriving business and it's not. Sell up to someone that will make something of the place, and get rid of the intense overwhelming urine smell! read more

Smells like urine. Definitely a hoarder owned bar. Unfortunate. Specifically smells like cat urine. Doesn't help that there is a taxidermy cat on the shelf to remind you of the litter box smell. Yes drinks are cheap. But don't go. I wish the owners got some help. read more

Smells like urine cheap drinks Sue is great but smells like dogshit. Worth the cheap liquor but beware of the urine smell read more

Randy's is the spot to go if you want to have a good night and strong drinks, made by the one and only Sue. This small spot is welcoming and fun to come play a game of pool or just sit back and shoot the shit with someone you love. I would not recommend this place if you're some young college kid taking someone out on their first date and or used to overpriced techie / bouchée run places. read more

I am not objective because i live in the neighborhood. However, this is a place for people to chillax and have an honest drink. Sue is not a mixologist but an old-school bartender....she opens now from 2pm to 11pm from monday to saturday and please, always be nice and respectful...this is a place for adults and one of the best kept secrets in the city...where happy hout lasts all day long...ssshh! read more

Randy's Place - Sue's birthday - Dive Bars Near Me - San Francisco, California

I retired in 2019 after teaching at the City College of San Francisco for 20 years. I moved to Florida and often reminisce with my wife about all the fine, super dining in the Bay Area. However, one of the places I really miss is Randy's. Yes, it's a so-called "dive bar" but the atmosphere is cool and Sue is a fabulous bartender. This would definitely be one of the places I would go back to on my return to San Francisco. read more

This place satisfies all dive needs. Oldies on the jukebox. Cheap beer and booze. Pool table. Sue behind the bar:) Cruise through if you're ballin' on a budget. read more

I needed a bar like this. See, I'm from the Midwest, and "dive bar" has a completely different meaning here than it does back home. This is a "dive bar" in the sense that I recall: home-y, friendly, not-jam-packed, and reasonably priced. I went in on a Saturday night and was met by a cultural mix of maybe 4 other people. I went last night and there were some college kids playing pool and some older people watching some NBA on the two flat-screens. It's a total sports bar, but totally friendly. The bartender isn't a snotty 20-something with an attitude, but always an older lady with manners. It reminds me of home, and sometimes we need that in these hectic cities. Oh, and it's a ten minute walk from the Balboa Park BART station, so completely accessible to the city dweebs with no cars....especially dweebs who need to get out of the hectic inner-city for a calm drink. I like. read more

Man, this place is beautiful after the renovation. I hope it stays like this and isn't ruined by drunk assholes! The drinks are very reasonably priced, and quite stiff. I heard this was a "tough" bar, but so far, all I've seen are nice local people. So glad I found a nice bar in my neighborhood. Sue's really nice and I hope she gets a lot of business from the City College crowd. Pool costs 75 cents. All the equipment and the table are new. It's glorious. The jukebox is full of oldies, soul, funk, etc. and you get 3 songs for a dollar. read more

Walked into this place by mistake just wanted to have a beer w friends! We made a u turn out the door! Dive is a nice word for this dump. Smells like urine in this bar. Sorry mam- but it's time to let it go and retire or sell! read more

This place needs to be on Hoarders... It smells, waited to be served more than 5 minutes with 4 people in the place including the owner... Giving 2 stars because the last time I went there the service was ok... read more

Another excellent business in the area! I'm a big fan of dive bars and this one is not only convenient, but cozy and budget friendly. Sue is a DOLL! She always remembers my roomies and I. As I've mentioned before we live on the same block, so we come often; especially when pregaming! To be perfectly honest, we've been neighbors for 6 years and we never had any desire to go in until we saw some construction going on. We peeked in a few times, but it seemed a little scarier back then. The more they worked on it, the more anxious we got to see what it would look like! When it finally re-opened it soon became the roomie hang out spot. A place we could go to claim that we're "going out", but without injuring our wallets too badly or straying far from home. The juke has got some good old tunes; things you can bop your head to and probably sang at karaoke once, with a few more modern albums hiding in there (I recall singing along to R. Kelly's "Ignition" one fuzzy night there). It's a very chill place and isn't too overwhelming like many San Francisco bars can be. The beer is cheap, the pool is cheap, and, not gonna lie the little naughty picture game machine is pretty addicting! Sue is always there refilling the bar snacks and turns up the Juke when you play "Runaround Sue" ( I LOVE this!)! read more

Just moved into the neighborhood and was delighted to stop in at Randy's place to catch the final Giants World Series winning game for the 2012 season. Woot. It looks a little, um, grisly? from the outside. But let me tell you, I've never had more attentive beer snack service or a cleaner dive bar bathroom experience in.my. life. The mere fact that even considered putting those community Bugles in my mouth was directly related to the cleanliness of that bathroom. Seriously, it smelled really good and was fully stocked with the required paper products and there were no questionable stains or puddles in sight. I was tempted to sneak into the men's room to see if it was an across the board attention to sanitation, or just a lack of women needing to use the facilities. Next time. Besides that, the crowd was a perfect blend of characters. A veritable social buffet if you will, and everyone seemed right at home. $4 pints and its dog friendly too! Oh and there is a pizza place a couple doors down with $1 slices you can bring in to the bar. And dice behind the bar. Nothing fancy. No expectations. Just right. read more

The only downside is that it closes so early - everything else is all a dive bar should strive to be: a sense of community, very affordable prices (less than or equal to $5 a drink), and a great bartender with some stories to tell. read more

I have frequented this place quite often since Sue had opened back up and it is so much better than the old Randy;s. I am glad to be a local at this bar cause " Everybody knows your name" read more

I'm not sure what all the hype is about; maybe I just had a bad experience, but this place is completely over rated. If the reviews are based on cheap drinks, then I can't argue with that, but there are several reasons that I'm not into this place. First, the staff isn't attentive to all of it's customers. When I have to wait 10 minutes for a drink when only 6 other people are there and the bartender chooses to help herself to the free food and then go outside to smoke a cigarette (or whatever she was doing) and mingle with the pedestrians on the sidewalk, that's just unacceptable. Second, the selection of the beer is very weak compared to other bars in the area. There is rarely any craft brews on tap, and even the current selection is very minimal. I like when bar owners put effort into locally supplied craft beers, at least a few on tap, to attract brew seekers. Third, I feel like the vibe in this place is like someone just died and it's the post-stages of a funeral. There was a patron at the bar that was super friendly, and I love that in a bar, but the place was very quiet and everyone seemed to be super depressed. Fourth, I think the workers/owners need to put more energy into creating a better atmosphere when there are holidays, and also try to keep the bar open at convenient times esp when there are events in the area, like hockey games, or if there is expected heavy bart traffic due to an event in the city. I actually love dingy, dive bars, but come on people, I think this area needs to wake up because this place could be so much better and truly appeal as a warm, inviting local neighborhood bar. read more

Another pretty good option along the Ocean Ave corridor. Beer is slightly cheaper here ($4 for Lagunitas IPA or Speakeasy Prohibition) versus The Ave, though the TVs are smaller and the place itself is not as well kept up. The elderly woman tending bar (didn't catch her name) allowed us to bring in food from Beep's while watching the game. We didn't get to use the pool table, which was used the entire time by one party. It's nice having a bar named after me. read more

DIVE ALERT! This place looks like an oversized den that someone renovated into a bar just before a New Year's Party. But it has its charms as well. Chilled mugs await you in the fridge if you prefer a handle on your brew. The crowd is diverse, I attended what seemed like a M. Jackson memorial party which I dug. Randy's Place is OFF THE WALL! P.S. Cheap drinks and cheap thrills. read more

This is an interesting hole in the wall. The prices were about average for a San Francisco bar, and the energy of the patrons was positive. It's kind of a small space, but it's SF after all. They have a pool table if that's your thing. The only thing I didn't care for was the bartender's poor attitude. She treated us like crap when my friend misplaced his cash, and I had to cover the drinks. I was tipping her a generous $5/drink, and she had the gall to chew us out for not having the cash out instantaneously for her after we'd been drinking there a couple hours already. She made some claims it was busy and was in a sour mood after that and even refused to accept payment for the drinks due to what seemed like a guilt trip. All said and done, the lack of professionalism is not what I'd expect from a bartender, and the sour attitude is not the treatment befitting to patrons paying nearly double that as the others at the bar. read more

Randy's place is great if you don't mind a local dive bar feel. The drinks are cheap, the people are local, and if you go enough it will feel like home. If your way out in this area of SF and want a place to grab a drink, I highly recommend it. I'm surprised more city college folks don't make it a hang-out. The only down-side is that it can close pretty early, which is usually because not enough people take advantage of it being a nice place to hang-out. Many times when I lived in this area, I would walk down and find that it was closed - always a bummer. Long live Elvis!!! read more

Sue, the bartender and the owner, is the sweetest lady ever... She has been running this place for the last 30-40 years...Although she had seen it all, she is super cool and keeps the prices reasonable... If you go there on a weekday, you can meet all kinds of regulars ranging from a financial district lawyer to ccsf art student... The place has a pool table and friendly patrons who are willing to play for a dollar... The jukebox's songs are from 60-70-80.(I love house and trance but I let Sue slide this time)...Anyways, there is nothing fancy about the place but the prices are right... In addition, I have never seen any fights at this place (I have been there like 10 times)...So it's a nice, cheap, cool, dive bar with the sweetest bartender... read more

So I might be a little bias, since I used to live up the street from good ol' Randy's, but I really love the place. It's not the bar to go to if you're looking for a night on the town or a party atmosphere. But it's a great place to grab CHEAP STRONG drinks from the nice old lady Sue. Tip her well, she's a great lady. She runs the bar mostly by herself, and has for years. 3 dollar well drinks all day every day. You can usually find the same collection of locals there during the week, but on the weekend you'll get a mixed crowd. Ocean Ave isn't exactly where people come to party so it's never too crowded. But if you're in the neighborhood it's a great place to hang out. Very welcoming, very clean. Did I mention three dollar drinks? read more

For $3 drinks and $.75 pool, I really can't complain. The drinks were strong, the bartender was super old and friendly and I may have lost at pool but it was still fun to play. Super divey and quiet, it was the perfect place to waste some time before heading to the airport. I'd be happy with this bar in my hood! read more

Warm beer. I got harassed by a drunk older gentlem and none of the staff did a thing. There was a total of four people in the bar, so it's not like they could miss it. read more

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to visit all the major dive bars of 94112 , 94127 and 94110. My visit to Randy's Place (in 94112) is helping me with my goal! This place has always been there! it's like the "Beep's Burgers (1 block away, also on Ocean Ave) of dive bars! It's been here forever! My parents used to drop in for a cocktail or 2 back in the day! And Sue was still the owner! Randy's Place is currently undergoing a major renovation/add on...so there is scaffolding and signs of construction all around the place...and like other Yelpers have noted, boxes all over...not like, cases of Heiniken and Corona boxes...but like, file boxes! Maybe Suze is workin' on her taxes? Anyway, the whole reason for my visit was my car was getting new tires at the Wheelworks across the street! They said it would be an hour, turned into 2.5 hours! After dropping the car there, I was at La Parilla Grill for a spell, yummy burrittos,free Wi-Fi but that only killed an hour! So roaming the neighborhood, saw the neon beer signs of Randy's and thought "What the hell?" Walked in, about 6 other people in there, very friendly, had a couple of Manhattans, up...with yummy Maker's Mark, of course, and all was right with the world! Sue has lots of stories and knows everyone and will talk your ear off about the renovation, her crazy neighbors who 'smell like cabbage" and on and on... So if you like good, strong, well priced (read: cheap) drinks, and lets not forget, you're not freaked out by Dive bars with clutter, definitely stop by and say hi!! Very soon, there will be a laundromat in the same buidling with Randy's, so you can bring your dirties to the laundry, have some drinks while you wait...and get your car worked on! (Also on the K line and the 15 and 29 also roll thru here!! No credit cards though = o ( But there is an ATM next door! read more

I finally made it to Randy's last Friday. It is the swankiest place on my side of the city. Fireplace, fountains, attractive waitstaff. What more could you want? The perfect place for any occasion. If you're on your way to the Marina why not stop off at Randy's first. May need to call ahead on the weekends. I kid. What a dump. The old lady behind the bar had a bunch of boxes full of random shit laying around everywhere. The nicest thing in there was the TV. I'll probably be back sometime because I'm an alcoholic, and for no other reason. What a dump. read more

My first visit back since the remodel - the bar looks much nicer although there were some semi-sketchy homeless people freeloading on pretzels and panhandling the customers. Sue, the bartender, was very nice and pours a stiff drink but I think she needs a bouncer to keep the riff-raff out of the bar. read more

This is my friends' local watering hole and I love it for what it is: a damn shithole. Cheap drinks, friendly locals and a welcoming atmosphere. You won't find Mission hipsters here. read more

Me and the Roommates call this place the Dumpster Bar. There's mail piled up on the bar, old newspapers, and we saw a flier for a band that was from 2012. Pretty sure that band has either failed or broken up by now. Other than that, there's an 80 year old lady who tends the bar and an old crappy pool table. Not a bad place if you don't care about the ambiance or the decor. read more

My favorite local bar on Ocean Avenue. Sue is very friendly and good at making drinks

Chill, small, local bar to hit up while taking a break before, between or after classes at CCSF, or before you relocate to another party spot. There's also a pool table in the back. read more

A 2-star watering trough with a 5-star-friendly crew of locals. The mix of black, white, and Asian drinkers here ranks among the most outgoing strangers I've encountered in town. Killed a few $2 bottles of MGD, watched the Giants knock it around for a few innings, and shared some laughs over the strains of vintage soul and funk. No big whoop. Small place, big heart. read more

Smells like shit inside, but the Rolling Rocks are cheap. A good place to bring a tinder date

it was my home away from home. spent plenty of time here while in school @ CCSF, culinary dept. I miss the place as I now live in Fla.

A small neighborhood bar... Lady owner's really nice. She gave me a free drink and a Randy's Place Swiss knife (genuine stuff, ain't made in China sh*t) read more

Fun bar which is temptingly close to City College, maybe a little too close. The only other bar in the area is Friends, but my friends say that place is better at night. Looks nicer, I think they remodelled recently. Good prices on drinks too. read more

Not a good place to be at ..I got robbed when I was sitting down .... I had no idea how... I always keep an eye on my stuff .... I didn't notice till I got home and all my money was gone from my wallet ( I only had one beer ). read more

Sue serves drinks. Tip my hat and forget to count money. Pool table and jukebox are cool, and so are the pretzels.