Just found this place after dinner in San Bruno. Located just right off El Camino. The new owner…read moreAyed just took over this place in May and he's has came out with so many new flavors of ice cream for here. Highly recommended. Service is friendly here. Also love the small town vibes and supporting family business here.

Taking off one star because the hours seem to be wrong. Apple Maps says they close at 9 PM and the…read morehelp listing says 10 PM, but I showed up at 8 PM and they were already closed, which was pretty disappointing. The ice cream is really delicious though! I just hope they update their hours so people don't make a trip and end up missing out.

I went to a party here on October 2008 and once I saw the place, I knew that this was the place I…read morewanted to have my daughter's baptism. Sure enough I had her baptism reception here on February 2009. Even though it rained the whole day, this place made me forget about it. This place is big, restrooms are very clean, kitchen is spacious, there's room for dancing and my DJ didn't have any problem setting up. There's always staff onsite to make sure that the garbages aren't full, help you with anything that you may need and they clean up and put away the furniture after your event , just as long as you leave the kitchen the way it was when you got there. The guy I dealt with was John Wong and he was helpful and thorough. This place is a little pricey but you get a little discount if you live in South San Francisco. But let me tell you that it is all worth it, plus it was for my daughter. I would definitely rent this place again for another big event.

This recreation center has the most professional, knowledgeable, and super friendly staffs. I had…read morecontacted them 3x over the phone and a few email conversations about classes informations I needed during 2018-2019, and every time, the staffs were very friendly. Very quick responds and I just love their friendly staffs.

I recently arrived for a basketball tournament at the Terrabay Recreational Center and it was a…read morepleasant experience. This is a Pretty nice and welcoming indoor gym, when there is a sports tournament or even a basketball run with other hoopers. I have seen multiple people mentioned that there is an entrance fee to use the gym. Maybe I was there on a good day, but I did not have any entrance fees to pay. But if there was one, then I understand because how else will you maintain a facility of this size, including the tennis courts and the playground for the kids. My rating is solely based on my experience and nothing else. Although, I can't say past reviews, are wrong. I can say my day at this location was enjoyable. Parking isn't the best. There are parking spaces but not too many of them. There are two small lots that can fit a handful of cars so the sooner you get there, the better your chances are of finding a spot close to the entrance. It's located in a nice area and you will definitely feel safe here. The staff seemed pretty friendly and although, it's not a huge facility. It's a decent size for any basketball or volleyball game.

I'm only rating this based upon their open gym. Open gym is every day 12-3. Those hours are…read morestrange, but it works for a midday shoot around. The reason for the poor rating is because they charge $4 admission fee. This is a public facility, not a private gym. Every park gym in SF is free to the public during open gym (open gym is also most of the day). Plus, the gym is not even well maintained. It's a nice gym, but the floor is filthy and one of the nets on the main goal was ripped. I have gone twice, several weeks apart, and both times had these conditions. You should keep the floors clean, especially if I'm paying for entry. Within an hour my hands were black and the ball was slippery. Now I don't mind if a park offsets some of its costs with income, but not in these conditions. If the open gym was in the evening or weekend when most people would want to go or if it was always open gym, that's understandable to charge. But the reason they're not open to the public during normal hours is because they are renting it out for other income (leagues or after school activities). I'd guess the only offer the open gym because no one wants to rent it in the middle of a work day. I was the only one there for the entire 2-3 hours both times I went. Do they really need the additional couple dollars a month to operate?

Versatile, spacious hall [South San Francisco CA]…read more This event space is located in South San Francisco. I attended a birthday party here and our party occupied the whole facility. The space can easily accommodate up to 200 guests. I'm not sure if sections can be divided for smaller intimate celebrations. There was a separate room for the buffet part. Bathrooms were clean with plenty of stalls (at least for the Women's). Lots of parking. The facility is an older building and looks like it has hosted countless milestones of celebrations. This is a nice event space for community and celebration located in the heart of South San Francisco. Review #4044

Yes, Yes, Yes! I would recommend the South San Francisco Elk's Lodge to host your next event. The…read morestaff with California Catering Company was so helpful, professional and kind. Vanessa was a dream to work with and coordinated details perfectly. During the event the wait staff made helpful recommendations to help enhance the flow of the buffet and took care of us all night long. The food was delicious and displayed beautifully. The bartenders, Carol and Jody(?) were amazing and they were a fun additions to the vibe. We look forward to planning our next event at SSF Elk's Lodge.

Very welcoming people! I would not recommend the dinner that I had but others might be better. Am…read morean auxiliary member.

What a great venue for all kinds of events. Last Saturday's breakfast have returned and the crew…read morecooking and serving are excellent. Great local group to support.

"do you remember the... christmas tire?" this was wayne a few years ago. i had met him at a time,…read moredecades later, we termed our missing years... maybe you had some of those? days you can't account for, likely stuck somewhere because you chose wrong, turned down a backstreet and came to a deadend. nothing to do then but hope another bus comes along soon to get you out, and wary that your next move goes wrong, too. at such times, heed the advice given to weekend hikers: "if you get really lost in the woods, stay right where you are and wait... someone will find you". what isn't included in that conventional wisdom is the caveat: "sooner or later". all this came to me as i enjoyed the oxtail stew at the basque cultural center. I'd been curious about it for quite some time and finally decided to check it out. Basque restaurants have been one of my guilty pleasures since i made the wrong choice that lead to those missing years. since then I've sought them out when around Fresno, Bakersfield, Reno and smaller towns like Gardnerville and Los Banos: flat, grassy, agrarian places suited to sheepherding, which as far as I know was originally the main occupation for new immigrants from the Pyrenees where it's something of an artisanal career today. Since the 1800s Basque boarding houses were also in SF and LA, all gone now. Newly arrived Bascos heading to the country for work were advised to get off the train and look around for a place called, usually, the Santa Fe Hotel. The menu at the restaurant was then and is still basic: choose chicken, steak, lamb or pork chops as a main item and the rest is the same regardless (soup, salad, beans with ice cream at the end). There's also a preliminary dish, an "appetizer" that is essentially a separate entree in itself. this varies everyday, often oxtail or lamb stew. That's more or less the offering around today, and would have been all I likely ever knew except for my travels a few years ago to the Basque homeland in the Pyrenees. Basque cuisine is much more diverse there than you'll find at the Cultural Center, but you're closer to here than to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Everything from the meat department is very good, but I suggest avoiding the fish entree unless it's the daily special. My favorite was the oxtail stew, reminding me of the same dish at the Santa Fe Hotel in Fresno, during the time when I lived nearby during those lost years, longer than I care to remember. In fact, as I enjoyed the meal I recalled my thoughts after wayne mentioned the "christmas tire". at first i completely blanked, what was my old friend talking about? then slowly it came to me, like a dim memory of something said or done during a particularly white and active night before, something so off-axis that the next morning your left eye looks funny and hurts. it was our second christmas in a small farmhouse near madera. i had stupidly purchased it... leave new york to live here forever? ever wanted to grab someone, someone also rootless, and just walk out the door, run away with less than a half-baked plan about what happens next? well that's exactly what we did, my runway model friend of the moment and i. by the end of the 70s we had developed a nasty habit quite common then, not a true physical addiction mind you but a very real psychological dependence. in the end we couldn't pay our "bills" and needed to be somewhere else, like now!, hard to find for awhile. at that moment a portal of change opened, deux ex machina!: a job offer in the middle of nowhere, relo expenses et al. i accepted without ever visiting madera, ca. i suppose after all this you might wonder what that tire thing was about? i, too, wonder. christmas was memorable in my early years but then something unforgettably sad happened, such that i've disrespected religious events since. for a time i took to making odd abstractions of what alternative forms a "christmas tree" might take. that particular year i covered an old truck tire with that canned "snow" you spray on trees to approximate a "white christmas." but this result wasn't a tree at all, instead the remains of one that had been cut down to be decorated elsewhere, leaving a snow-covered hole in the ground where the tree had rooted. That was the concept, merry christmas perhaps you can see from this that my creative energy in this period ran high... wayne and i spent many and regular hours testing various brandy beverages i was hired to develop. but the lovely Dierdre fell back on pricier habits we had vowed to leave behind when we left the apple. soon after she caught the next bus out of town in the form of a wealthy melon farmer. fortunately none of this mattered much after awhile. all that aside, i highly recommend the cultural center for its displays of Basque art and artifacts, a full gymnasium for Basque games, and of course its excellent traditional cuisine.

Service was great Waiter very personal…read moreRack of lamb was delish Glad they had mint jelly Brocolinni tough

Khriszha brought to life our wedding florals. What's most impressive is that she did it with…read moreminimal direction from me. I might have sent her a couple photos for inspiration, but I trusted her design, taste and vision. She can execute any trend (I asked for a wildflower theme to fit our forest vista backdrop), while still keeping it personalized. If you aren't sure of what you want (like me) just send her a few photos, and she can fill in the rest! She's also flexible, responsive and easy to work with - she worked with our wedding venue to arrange all the pieces the day of. After the ceremony she had to move the pieces to the reception area (budget saver!). I didn't stress about the flowers at all, because I knew Khriszha had it handled. And I was right, because when I saw the final product I was FLOORED by how beautifully it all came together. I really don't think the photos can do it justice. I'm thrilled to see that she's doing bouquets for Mothers Day and other holidays now as well!

I honestly can't thank Khriszha enough for the amazing floral arrangements on our wedding day! Our…read moreguests were blown away by how beautiful our centerpieces, floral arch and my bouquet was. It was such a pleasure working with Khriszha throughout the months leading up to our big day, I fully trusted her with her expertise and vision. 10/10 I would work with Khriszha again for all of my future events. Thanks again, you are the absolute best at what you do!