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    3.6 (550 reviews)

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    Nichole B.

    This has been my favorite venue in San Francisco for the last 15 years!!! The drinks are affordable and always creative, the bartenders are sweetie pies, the vibe is always right with the kinds of musical acts they book as well as their themed nights! I highly recommend seeing anyone here to truly understand the magic of this place! Bring back skee ball!!!

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    Chris C.

    A first rate, intimate music/performance venue that's a tad larger than Brick & Mortar just down the road and with a mezzanine level that's located directly up from the lower level bar area. the sound system is more than sufficient to handle several performances in an evening and the stagelighting isn't too intrusive nor distracting. I've seen sublimely good indie bands like Say Sue Me (S Korea) and most recently, shoe-gazers Lucid Express take center stage here. a decent selection of craft beers and mixed drinks await at the bar. parking around the area isn't too bad if one knows this part of town but it's less than a 20-25 min walk from either 16th St or Civic Center Bart stations. Gough, Fell & its surrounding streets would be an ideal to park if one insists on driving but there's also quieter, lesser known one way parking possibilities a block away on Oak, just off of Van Ness Avenue.

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    Constance L.

    Cute small venue with friendly staff and bartenders. I love that you actually get a good view of the artist, and there's a tiered balcony upstairs. Bathrooms were super clean. $10 card minimum. Affordable drinks for the area! About $9-12 for cocktails. Just docking a star because the sangria was pretty gross -- it tasted really vinegary and sour, as if the wine had spoiled.

    Fatima C.

    Actually such a gorgeous venue. Located right beside City Hall. It's a small and intimate venue with a bar and a second floor. The staff were really patient and kind. I went to see Olivia Dean earlier this year and atleast when I went the venue and staff had an organized process going and everyone seemed to have a great time.

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    Budd S.

    Small and fun environment. Saw Being Dead and The Husbands here. They were great. Easy to park nearby at night.

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    Mila E.

    Two-Story Venue. Affordable Drinks for SF. No Tax on Drinks if Paid Cash. Doors Open One Hour Before Show. COVID-19 Vaccination Checked. Free, Street Parking After 6PM Around Venue in Hayes Valley & Civic Center.

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    Ask the Community - Rickshaw Stop

    I came in recently and saw Emo Night on the calendar, I asked the bartender if you could be 18+ to come in ( brother birthday ) and he said go check online, but I couldn't find the age. For Emo night, can you enter at 18+?

    online tickets say 21+

    Is there a coat check?

    Sometimes! But less after covid hit. We have self-help racks most shows.

    What are box office hours?

    Sorry, there is no box office except for the show happening that night.

    I have a broken foot. Is reserved seating available for me to sit or if I bring a wheelchair, is there a location where I can park and still see the show?

    We can set up a reserved spot for you.

    Safest place to park in the area, walking distance? *at night

    Find a garage, don't leave anything visible or don't let anyone see you put stuff in your trunk.

    Can you be 16 years of age and get in?

    Depends on show/event, contact the promoter or check the calendar.

    What kind of music u guys play do u play bollywood music and bhangra?

    Check the calendar.

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    Review Highlights - Rickshaw Stop

    It is a more intimate venue, which could mean something negative, but it was extremely positive in this case.

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    City Nights

    2.2(272 reviews)
    1.3 miSoMa
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    had a great time with my buddy here, people are super friendly and everyone wants to have a good…read moretime. Only complaint is that there were too many guys in the dance floor just standing there doing nothing. Friendly enough security guards if you listen. Fast service for drinks and pizza.

    Long gone are my teenage years of clubbing at the "18 and over" City Nights, but if anything can…read morebring me back to those days, it's Mortified. I attended the show at this alternate location in SF on Friday night, and had a blast as usual. The venue worked well for the event, for the most part. No balcony seating like the DNA Lounge (the usual spot for Mortified), but they had more bar height tables and chairs for couples on the side, and open seating both on the floor and along the back wall on a raised level of the main room. A small bar in the back corner too. Excellent lighting, and great view of the stage from anywhere. Technical difficulties occurred at multiple points of the event, related to the sound and screen display. They did short music clips in between readers' performances since there was no live band for this particular show. Sometimes the music volume would be excruciatingly loud, and at times the images were projected off the screen or were accidentally changed mid-performance. Can't speak of the nightclub atmosphere here, as it's been decades since I've experienced that. But based on my recent visit, I'd say the venue overall was decent for an event space, and even if not perfect, I still had a good time.

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    City Nights - Outside

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    City Nights - Lights above and screens (Mortified event)

    Lights above and screens (Mortified event)

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    DNA Lounge - We all waited very patiently

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    3.2(871 reviews)
    0.5 miSoMa
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    I came here for the first time on World Goth Night, and boy it was a lovely experience. The entire…read moreway the bar wraps around itself into cozy rooms with a variety of DJ's will definitely fill my dreams at night. The place was packed with people traveling from places as far as Antioch, Vallejo, and Cupertino to enjoy the sets of 10 DJ's from AfterLife, DeathGuild, Club Dark Sparkle, Club Night Shift, Gothicumbia, and LosGothsCo in 4 rooms, and two packed stories of dancers. This was definitely an event you didn't want to miss out on. So thankful to find my way into this supportive community. It's been a lovely place to meet some great people.

    Came here on a Friday to check out the throwback night and came a bit earlier than I normally…read morewould, but since it was raining I didn't want to risk it. There was no long line, and I got in pretty quickly. The inside was pretty normal, you got the stage, bar in the back, and the upstairs level, but they closed out a good amount of it, which made sense since I think it was going to be a pretty smaller crowd. We got some drinks and were waiting for the music to pick up, and it indeed picked up! Great music, great old school throwbacks, and the people were rolling in. Ended up coming down to dance for a bit, and got another drink, but overall, I felt it was a great 2 hours of hanging and dancing, and the crowd was vibing too!

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    DNA Lounge - The Middle Aged Queers record release party at DNA Lounge (upstairs).

    The Middle Aged Queers record release party at DNA Lounge (upstairs).

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    DNA Lounge - Upstairs bar/seating

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    Badlands - Front entrance

    Badlands

    3.2(660 reviews)
    1.3 miCastro
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    Great music and drinks. There's a dance floor. Service is excellent. Music slaps here! Great…read morevibes! Highly recommend with my most respectful regards.

    IS THIS A PHONE STEALING FACTORY OR A CLUB???? LMAO. I haven't been here since pre-COVID, and…read morehonestly I had a great experience until my phone and wallet were stolen. On Pride weekend. Wow. Badlands is either willfully ignorant of this rampant issue or potentially complicit -_- I get that there's always been a bit of a seedy grungy vibe, but the insane amount of pickpocketing at this location is just absurd. All this security and surveillance for WHAAATTTTT PROS: - Cheap and decent drinks - Throwback music + Top 40s always - Staff are super friendly but now IDK if that's a front to lower your defenses - Security line goes pretty fast considering how packed it was CONS: - Not ventilated at all. It's HUMID and the mirrors are fogging up with steam - Need to take a photo before entry for "protection" but this is baffling considering our current administration and LGBTQ safety overall - Very grimy... I hoped they'd improve this since reopening - WELL, the glaring pickpocketing issue lol. The DJ halfheartedly mentioned to watch out for pickpockets mid-set, but by the end of the night, EVERY OTHER GROUP we passed by had someone saying something like "my phone/wallet's gone!", easily 20+ people. Meanwhile, the staff is roughly pushing everyone out with complete disregard to the panic Thankfully I'm able to replace everything with little inconvenience and wasn't too stressed in the moment, but now seeing the other reviews how this has been a regular occurrence for them for years (and targeting women/femmes also...), this is ridiculous. I went to the Sac Badlands for years and nothing like this has ever happened. If you want to risk coming here, present as male or use a phone tether I guess!

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    Badlands - Dance floor

    Dance floor

    Badlands - Bar

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    Badlands

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