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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nice bar packed with young people. Drinks are cool, and if you're feeling the urge to play some old school retro arcade game instead of trying to be nice and social, there is a coin up...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Had the best time here. Great drink specials and not too pricey. Comfy booths. Nothing swanky about Elbo. Has just the right balance of hip and divey. Your bound to meet fun and interesting people...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for a friend's birthday. I love the video games that bring back childhood memories. Drinks are good and not too expensive and plenty of seating for catching up with old friends....
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I figured out why it's called the elbo room. You get elbowed constantly by flailing hipster limbs. Ouch people! Watch it. I was so annoyed last Sat. I just walked out. Otherwise it's okay. The...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So yeah. The Elbo Room. Definitely good. Great atmosphere. It is nice to be able to transition from the dance floor upstairs to the bar downstairs.Its a good thing I can swim. I almost drowned in the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
dark, smelly, loud, crowded. yeah. good place to meet people and dance, but hard to hang out w friends, as its super crowded and impossible to hear anything your friends are saying. i believe my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a really cool bar, the only draw back is it lives up to its name when you walk in you only have about an elbow room's worth of space to yourself. The atompshere and dA�cor of this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
pretty cool place. i haven't come for a show, just drinks but the place is easily enjoyable. world cup 94 pinball and old japanese movies on a projector. there always seems to be a plentiful amount...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
FAVE. the atmosphere is great, dark, red, video games, photobooth (though a friend has told me it doesn't count cause it's digital). The drinks are FANTASTIC. not a single house special that won't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i think i know why it's called the elbo room. you have to elbow your way through, or if yr like me, you just get elbowed in the face by drunk guys because yr short and they're idiots. true story....
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason I go to Elbo Room is to steal their glassware. Seriously.Though, at one point they had a super hot guy that checks IDs. But that was 2006. I'm living in the past.
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only hang out upstairs at the Elbo Room... one time the upstairs bathroom was DESTROYED so I ventured to the lower level for plan B. There were two 19 year olds falling on each other puking in the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For nightlife...DRINKS:1.) Mule something = Dude. Don't get that one beer that says mule something. SOOOO DISGUSTING!!! Tastes what I would imagine a mule's ass would taste like!! uGHH!!!! I think...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
the 70s/80s music was working for everyone else, just not me.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was a couple years ago, but you always remember your first, don't you?The Mission, San Francisco: an unusually warm summer day heading into the mid-eighties. I needed relief from the heat, and I...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First bar I hit up since I've moved up here for Grad School. I'm not complaining too much, It was Friday, it was packed, only two bartenders, but they do give you your money's worth for waiting.So as...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dub Mission rocks! and rocking harder then ever for 13 years now, wow a weekly club night that has been going for 13 years is few and far between, much less a dub party, dj sep is a great dj and host...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place its always so much fun. The drinks are really good and they offer cocktails like mojitos and capirinha...the drinks are not weak at all and moderately priced. They have some...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room continues to be my go-to drinking spot in the Mission.$3 well drinks and $3 pints from the second the doors open until 9PM, the prices are right where I like 'em, and the crowds treat me...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lost Coast beers on tap! What? I can't hear you in this jam packed place. LOST COAST BEERS ON TAP!!Alright. Get the Tangerine Wheat from Lost Coast. I swear it goes down like water. I drank two of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
VERY DARK.too damn dark actually and usually too crowded.
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Does anyone know why there is no w in the word Elbow? That has always stumped me.Elbo Room is one of the better live music spots in the Mission. I've witnessed great performances on two different...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always end up here when I'm bar hopping in the Mission and I dont really understand why. I never cough up the dough to go upstairs which is where I'm guessing the fun is at because downstairs is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now i know why they call this place the Elbo Room! Because down below it's a packed place! Great Live music! Get place! Great Vibe. Great beer! Red Stripe for $3.50 - NICE! I love how the live shows...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always enjoy coming to the Elbo Room. They have the best of both worlds -- a bar downstairs and a dance floor upstairs. There's tables downstairs and the ambiance is real chill (they definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked this bar. Fun casual atmosphere, yummy drinks, good music...and the photo booth. I didn't even know there was an upstairs, oops.
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo room has good live music. They change according to which day it is. It's always fun to see the live music there while getting a drink, i think this is probably my favorite bar in SF...just cause...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't find this place happening. Too many people and bad ambiance. When I went, there was 50-60's music. I don't like that music either.
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to step out of the hip hop element and try things a lil diff, then this is def a good start up spot! Service is good, it can get crowdy-but a good spot to kick it! -and the only minus...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I just turned 21 about a day ago now and I went to the Elbo room for my 1st drink. The service was really good. The bartender was really nice and he seemed to be heavy on the hand, if you know what I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is called the Elbo Room for a reason . . . when it is packed (which is almost always) it seems that you literally have to elbow people to make your way through the crowd which is not an easy task...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's quite obvious, that sometimes everyone needs a little Elbo Room.Went here last night, because after a failed attempt at doing Happy Hour at Parea, we decided that drinks were in order before any...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Any place with a beer and bourbon special's close to my heart, even when I pay seven bucks. The wait staff is friendly, and the crowd is on the tolerable side of happy-drunk. I don't like that the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A fun little unpretentious dance club in the Mission. I'm not usually someone who goes out dancing, but I Iliked the non-judgmental and casual feel this place has. There are several different r ooms,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After falling glass slipper over tiara and potentially tearing my lovely princess gown (as well as scraping my knee), I continued on the Princess Pub Crawl journey to the Elbo Room. Although it was...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place!!!!! Especially Sunday nights, regge-dub mission night!!! 6 bucks only, great music, great girls....recommended!!
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bar in the mission. Really big and really chill. Lots of different type of people, not just your typical mission hipster.I've met some interesting people there! Drinks are good and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love, love this place... I go early to avoid the crowds, but its nice at night too... if you can get a place to sit.Reasons why I love this place:Happy Hour till 9 pm!!!! $3 beers rock!Photo booth,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so I was totally looking forward to going forward to going here. I had heard they do reggae/dub night on Sundays and I had my roll dawg Rebecca with me. And, we like to dance. We may be of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really enjoyed my night out here. Spent most of the time upstairs dancing to jazzy house music, nice, friendly crowd that actually danced and not too crowded. The downstairs has a really cool look,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not always a fan of the downstairs part of the Elbo Room. It can be packed. Sometimes stale. (Though their photo booth deserves some major props.)But the upstairs of Elbo Room on a Sunday - is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been downstairs. Chill place to grab drinks with a few friends. It gets a little crowded though. - Legit old school pinball, arcade games in the back and a dope photobooth. (: Good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For the A.D.D. drinkers, Elbow Room is a bar where you can look, play, touch, listen and observe things while you're buzzing. This dark, spacious dive/lounge features live music, delicious cocktails,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
elbow room.is that supposed to be a joke on the patrons?i feel like Im a sperm trying to get to the egg every time i step in this place.other than that, drinks are pretty good, constantly playing the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool spot to grab a drink in the downstairs bar. They have a DJ on weekends. They have live music & a dance floor upstairs, but they charge cover for upstairs. Love the wooden booths. Kind of dark...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Let's see what sort of information I can pull out of my brain about this cool little bar we hit up for the last couple hours on a Saturday night.Well, it was packed - about 4-5 deep at the bar and it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Anytime you can hang at a bar for a solid 3-4 hours without getting bored or pissed off on a Friday night, it's an automatic 4 star write up for me.In an effort to get our drink on in the Mission...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am reviewing the upstairs portion of this place. It was my birthday and I wanted to do something different, enough with the dinner and lounges...I wanted some good live music and dance!! I ended...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A must-stop in the Mission. The Pineapple Ciprihana is awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets super crowded and is tiny but after 10 minutes to get adjusted, this place just rocks the casbah...although I have no fricking clue what a casbah is...I just hear they rock.If you can...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've had a super fun time here before, but it involved lots of beer and a hot British sniper and had relatively nothing to do with the actual establishment.The bar itself is fine, if rather dark, and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A little too hip for my taste, though the music and oddly, the screening of that God awful Betty Paige movie did add a little to the ambiance...I would give it 2.5 stars but when I consider how long...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to this place for an after dinner drink. Well, this place is really small hence the name. Nothing really wowed me about this place. Just another dive bar in the city. Super dark inside. Not...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place reminds me of a shitty vampire cave that not not even Spike from Buffy would want to hangout in. It's way too dark in here and the crowd is your typical "SF trying too hard to look sloppy...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cheap delicious beer on tap during happy hour. 2 beers for $6 is unbelievable, especially when those beers are speakeasy prohibition and anchor steam. This bar is quickly becoming my mission go to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
*** This review is for Dub Mission only****Goddamn this is the SHIT! talk about the place to go for some sick dub reggae music. Every Sunday night this place goes off the hook upstairs. There's a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
since i'm not orion's girl, i dont sit at the bar as frequently... but when i do i feel loved with delicious cocktails and bartender banter/chatter and the awesome music from the dj. viva happyhour!
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
While I honestly love this place on a good day. I encountered a very pisspour (literally) bartender. This very unpleasant man made my stay, and my 4 friends, very uncomfortable. And even though I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Granted I did arrive upon opening time on a Friday, I feel that my feelings are valid in loving this place. (Is it too soon?)The beer is damn good and the shady "speakeasy" vibe is alive and well in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To be honest, reviewing the Elbo Room is really me reviewing a chunk of my life, hours spent at the bar drinking Tokyo Tea, taking shots of tequila, squeezing in the photo booth, beating up the Ms...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i dig the elbo room. its one of my favorite mission bars. the weekends are sort of crowded but they have a great unique selection of various beers.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I feel the urge to go out dancing and hear some good tunes Elbo Room is tops on my list. I just love this place, Pleasuremaker on Thursdays and Soul Nights on Saturdays have been my favorite...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Any place that has video games and booze is good in my book. Nice and dark, got a place to sit, and definitely will go back. The movie trivia printed on the napkins made me mad because I didn't know...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The atmosphere was exactly what I look for in a bar: dark, casual, and free (no cover downstairs). No attitude. No hoochies or dude-bros.Pabst and Oly make this a gutter-beer lovers dream. Have a few...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe it's because I came here (my first and, so far, only time) on a Thursday, relatively early, after enjoying a couple quick and cheap happy hour drinks at the Casanova, that I was so excited by...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Photo booth.Hunter's Point Porter.Sunday night= dancehall night.That's pretty much all you need to know.DO IT.
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Honestly, this place has way too much hype. I've come here so many times with my rasta girlfriends on Sunday and everytime it the same; at least upstairs:1. There's always weird creepy dudes that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not somewhere I'm too psyched to revisit. I went for a Samba concert one night last weekend. The band was excellent, but I wasn't into the crowd... a lot of older grungy men (my friend had her hair...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times, and each visit is an absolute pleasure. While it can get very crowded, the drinks are delicious and strong (I am addicted to the pomegranate lemonade, my friend adores the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you're at the Elbo Room, you're probably in your chucks and jeans and not expecting the place to be like somehing you'd find downtown or in North Beach. Well you'd be right becaus this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know if i'd classify it as a dance club, though I heard there was an upstairs, so maybe I missed it. But it's a huge bar, and there's lots of places to sit that are out of the main pathway,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place. A lot. Here's why:Old school arcade games. Pacman tables. Vintage bondage films in a 'peephole' right at the bar. Old kung fu films projected on the back wall. A digital...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for a photo booth. The narcissist in me could sit in there for hours. The digital picture quality is superb and the photo comes out super quick!Very chill- the roomy set up reminds me of the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend will tell you he loves this place for the reggae, but we all know he actually loves it for the Ms. Pac Man table.I love it for the homey feel--even though it's a big place--and the decent...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What a contradicting name. Its bar stretches the length of the place. Tables along the side. People crowd in that narrow space in between. Room? Where?! Definitely difficult to maneuver around. Dark....
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Photo Booth, Pac Man, video games and live music upstairs...this place is great! It's almost like two separate bars. Downstairs is kind of a dive bar with cheap-er drinks, the photo booth and games....
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I meet a group of ladies here on Thursdays. We like to call the Slursdays. They are dark, intiment , and have the best bartender ever on that night. She is so ready to whip up whatever nonsense shot...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for 80's night and had a pretty damn good time. The DJ was playing some deep tracks too.
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Used to like this place before it became a cheap imitation of its former self. It's now an obnoxious tourist trap for the euro-trashy types. Also, its cleanliness standards have disappeared. I ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where do I begin? I asked myself, while thinking out loud! The person next to me wondered what I was talking about, all while looking at me so oddly. So I sharply did a sharp turn and proceeded to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This venue is pretty tight. They always do a great job with the acts they bring through there. Always a good vibe with unpretentious peeps. I just saw Lazzer Swords there, and had a great night...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am a fan of going here for a weeknight post happy hour cocktail with friends. The bar is great, serve a great mixed drink, and the atmopshere is dark, and intimate... on the weekends its...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for my room mates 21st bday.And boy oh boy was it ever epic.Elbo room was cool, upstairs only though. One major drawback. They charge for you to go upstairs. Lucky for us we are crafty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great vibe full of great patrons. Galaga and pinball in the back, and Grindhouse on big screen - red lights everywhere, which just make a bar cooler, don't they? Great specials drink list, all for...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dont go here at night...seriously Ive never had a good time at night but I love it during the dayI esp. love how dark it is it does a good job of keeping out the sun (kind of a vegas vibe in the sense...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It seemed nice, but it wasn't great. I would go here to meet new people, not to hang out with friends I already had.
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They want to be cool, but there is a character aspect to the place that is missing. I had a friend order a drink and it was horrible. I undersand the taboo nature of ordering a complicated drink in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room Rocks- my band www.rawdeluxemusic.com will be hosting our CD release party on 3.6.09.
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cash onlyStrong drinksGood specials (on the board by the bar)Cool sceneLots of people
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always have a pretty good time at this place, and was going often for my boyfriends shows.However, I simply CANNOT stand the staff.
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Upstairs awesome, the downstairs not so much. If you make a beeline for a good show upstairs go for it. One of the bartenders here really sucks too. It shouldn't take 10 minutes for 2 newcastles in a...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There is no dress code and they have some pretty cool venues upstairs at times. The drinks are fair but they only take cash. I like to drop by when I'm in the neighborhood, grab a few drinks with...
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Upstairs would get 4 stars but downstairs is a pit and should be avoided. This is possibly the most unfriendly crowd I've ever experienced in SF. It's not the people's fault. It's just a really...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not just another small, dark, Mission dive bar! Perhaps it's just the company I go with to this place but it is definitely a must on my bar-crawl list when I head into the Mission. Standing room at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is def one of my favorite bars, ever. I always have a great time, the drinks are strong, the bar tenders are always nice to me and THEY HAVE A PHOTOBOOTH, freaking awesome! I've seen some...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For being cash only I cannot give the Elbo Room more than 4 starsOther than that for being spacious and pouring strong drinksFor knowing what a moscow mule was even though they are not one of "those"...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
2nd Friday of every month is "FUNK Friday"FUNK YA!!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The vibe I got here was a bit off, but it was a slow weeknight. That aside, the seating is comfy, the lighting is dark - a nice dark - and they have a bunch of specialty drinks that sound deliciously...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This review is solely for Soul Saturdays - LOVE it! Feel like you're at a prom and you want to kick yourself for not wearing something polyester. But then again, you want to cut off your own breath as...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for a friend's 21st birthday party. Place was packed beyond belief (to the point of being unsafe... probably 100 or more above the fire code) and drinks took over a half-hour of waiting at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place ended up being the last place we hit up during a recent pub crawl. It was by total accident actually. It's a pretty sweet place. Dark? checkold skool' video games? checkNo fuss entrance?...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Galaga, Ms. Pac Man, FROGGER....and cheap drinks including pear cider. Like the little booths and we were there early, so it was chill and it was fun. Aside from Mr. hipster "I look like one of the...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An old favorite of mine, the Elbo Room more than failed in hospitality last night. With an amount of /- 40 people in the entire downstairs area, my friends and I couldn't have been snubbed worse. I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times, and every time has been great. Maybe its the group of friends I go with, maybe its the DJ upstairs, or maybe its one too many vodka sours, but I always leave Elbo Room with...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"I play this game: when things get bad, I think of everything I can to make it worse. And then, just when I think I can't stand it anymore, I take one more step, and I think of you." -- Karen Blixen...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
WAIT!...THERE'S AN UPSTAIRS DANCEFLOOR HERE???? o_O?well, i was here for maybe a half an hour, on a friday night (like 10ish?). THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!! as i read some of the reviews it seems like a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
$4 beers is what I like. But.... The bartenders were just whatevs. One of the bartenders (a girl) was a bit rude after I asked what they had on tap. "What... you can read it yourself on the wall."...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
elbo room's oversized caipirinha drink takes me back to my time in rio de janeiro......... wishing i was still there......but then i realize that i am in the middle of the mission. and i get happy....
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
5 dollar PBR tall boys, a photo booth, pinball, and pool. Seriously, end of story. I have yet to go upstairs in this place, which I hear is where the dance floor is? I could be mistaken, this was the...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
awesome movies (like wild zero!), super sweet friendly rad bartenders, excellent music, inexpensive yet not shitty drinks ($5 martinis, if memory serves correctly), a photobooth, table-top ms...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this bar, I've been looking for a go-to bar in the mission for a while and LOVE this place. Good crowd, good music, cheap drinks. Some of their specialty cocktails are kinda gross (the dark and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Half star increase, because I didn't puke on the bar this time.
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When you get sick of all the dive-bars peppering the Mission like fun-filled scabies on a dirty Mission Hipster's sweets, the Elbo Room offers a refreshingly nice anathema. Not "Lone Palm White...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the bartender tonight rockedgood job, mommaI haven't been here since - well probably since you were in middle schoolthis place is appropriately named
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very large breasts. Those were the first things I saw upon entering the place. They were playing what I can only describe as the best 70's soft porn mystery murder movie EVER on their flat screen at...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't come to the Mission nearly enough. I was kinda shocked that last Wednesday was the first time visiting the Elbo Room considering how long it's been around. I came here to see a friend play and...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really great bar. Cheap drinks. Solid music. The Fifth Element playing on the screen in the back. The best thing is, when it gets super packed (which it was the night I was there) watching San...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everytime I'm here I have a pretty good decent time. Been here on all kinds of nights. Sunday is fun for rootsy music. Not much of a potty but just go there with a good vibe and people will offer...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really had a lot of fun here. Good reggae music on sunday, and not too crowded. Love the drink menu! Clean venue. Wish they had more than one restroom stall. Some funny to watch types up in...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We went on a Saturday night around 8. Since it was early, it wasn't too packed yet. We sat in the back at a booth, and there was a tv showing some weird European film. Very interesting...My friend had...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Elbo Room for a live African music night and danced to my hearts content. It was fun, the people were all into, the drinks were good. This place didn't get the 5th star because it's cash...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
laid back and no nonsense fare. that's what i love about elbo. oh, the $3 drafts don't hurt either. i wish the photo booth was functioning because i miss it. lots and lots. they took out the pool...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"full of dark corners, for doing... dark deeds"If that's what you're into.. It gets way crowded in here, but if you get here early and secure the back area booths, it's great for happy hour. This was...
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Back to the Elbo room with Wisconsin D on a weekend, the back room now has old 80's era arcade games and a long tall table/bar for chilling and chatting - improvement, as much as I like pool, but this...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can't stand the Mission and here's why: First of all, the "hipster" crowd are some of the most judgmental people I've ever met. Everyone down there seems to have a chip on their shoulder and it's...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a hipster, i am notbut the elbo room is a great spot!come here and take lots of shots...*snaps*
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
So there's a reason this place is called "Elbo Room". Basically, because there is NO room and you gotta knock your elbow just to get through a thick ass crowd. OMG. Horrible. Plus, its SUPER dark...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Typically I like to go out to bars and lounges around my area of the city, so when my girlfriend told me that we were going out in the mission i didn't know what to expect. I've heard, not thought,...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing like an old school photo booth session to spice up my saturday night!! I had a great time at the Elbo Room and I'll definatley be back for more. The crowd and decor scream HIPSTER and you are...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I usually use the Elbo Room as a meeting place for friends during the week. Good happy hour, strong enough drinks, intimate space to chat with friends before 10, and the music is eclectic enough to...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place you can meet the love of your life, but it's also the place they can lose you too.Beware of boys with tweed jackets and beautiful words.3 stars for a dimly-lit night of dramatic...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
you know what I like? strong drinks. the bartenders at the elbo room will get you drunk with their prolonged pouring skills and pint-sized margaritas. it's past 4 and I'm still hung over. when it...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. The bar downstairs has lots of places to sit. The dancefloor upstairs is big enough. There's no cover. The drinks were normal price. The ladies' restroom wasn't dirty or...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is a cool combination of bar with club/venue upstairs. The bar downstairs is usually crowded but they have a little arcade room in the back which is neat, (never really hung out there...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
PBR Tall Boys, Original Pac Man, and the ORIGINAL Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory playing in the background....pretty cool night!! Awesome funk music playing upstairs, crowds can be a little...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my kinda place.. yeh, it may get alittle over crowded upstairs on certain nights... but good music, good people, chicks, and plenty of liqs makes for a goodtime in my books... check out the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room has many aesthetic strong-points. From the large wooden booths to the candlelit tables to both nostalgic and hip photobooth and pinball machines. Came here on a Friday night and missed the...
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes a girl goes out to the bars to party with friends and dance her ass off in a superfun environment with knock you on your feet drinks.And then sometimes she goes to Elbo Room. Ick. Not fun....
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets way to crowded. It smells like a sweaty gym room. It is far more dark than it needs to be. Frankly it's a dump. Now I remember why I never come here. And what happened to the pool...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the Elbo Room Tuesday night for the first time since moving here to the city a few months ago. I don't know why I had never come before, but I don't know that I would go again soon,... it...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room gets the fourth star for showing "300". In general, how cool that you show a flick in the back on the ground-level. Some of us can appreciate the excuse of saving our voices, in the midst of...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably my favorite bar in the mission; it's got something for everyone. Two floors: the bottom is more for drinking, the top is more for music/dancing. Bottom floor -- Strange videos...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
$2 Speakeasys 'til 9pm in an unpretentious hipster-proof setting (ignore the PBR tallboys): all you need to know.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is a very down to earth kind of place. Downstairs can be very crowded and I have no problem paying $5 - $10 cover to get upstairs. It's a very diverse crowd. I absolutely love it here....
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Once after many too many drinks here, my boyfriend put me in the trash can in the front of the Elbo Room. And while yes, I am a raccoon, I do think that if they'd just move that thing out of the way,...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The main problem with Elbo Room seems to me that it's lacking any discernible personality whatsoever.I like my dive bars to be truly divey. And my artsy-fartsy places to be truly artsy-fartsy. It's...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
BARF
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's fine to go here on a week night when you can actually find somewhere to sit. Friday and Saturday are totally overrun by bridge and tunnel crowd.Nice bar, good lighting, pool table, pack man...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
always something going on, this place is so fun for dancin' and groovin', drinkin', smokin', bein' too cool for school.
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have to give this place a low review because I couldn't access my trust fund at the ATM machine. However, no one around me seemed to be having that problem.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always have fun at the elbo room. It is probably one of my favorite bars to go to for happy hour and night time partying.The Happy hour is really cheap, long, and fun. That's a great combination....
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2.0 of 5 stars.
When you go into a dive, you expect cheap alcohol, a chill environment, and a good time... but this place was packed like a popular club, where you had to wait too long to get a drink, and the alcohol...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great hit or miss bar...The darkness adds to the mystique of being able to just let loose and have some fun. This also procludes you from being able to see who you're dancing with, which can be a good...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love the ER! Have been here a handful of times and am always happy to come back. Great beers on tap and a very cool curvy bar that allows you a view wherever you're sitting. The mood is dark and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, well, hell to the yes!! You're about to feel some elbows and other body parts in there.Lots and lots of "accidental" ass grabbing in there. Guys with a "sticky hands" syndrome. Now if we disregard...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Elbo Room...your Saturday Night Soul Parties...how I long for them lugubriously!The Soul Parties were my introduction to this spot, and as a fan of 60's soul, your boy was in heaven! I loved...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What an awesome experience-- we don't have great crowds and fun people in LA, where people just kind of stand there and pose.Last month, I had planned a trip to SF to see friends last, but my wallet...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is one of my favorite bars in the city. you can lounge downstairs and have drinks. pool table, and awesome photo booth on this level. upstairs they have great bands, dj's, and different ethnic...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great crowd, affordable drinks ($4.50 gin & tonic), and good music. I was there last Friday and it was *crowded* -- it took me about 10 minutes to get drinks for my party but the bartender was super...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. Drinks are reasonably priced, and if the bartender can make a strong drink in addition to being cute, his tip is pretty generous (especially if its payday).Gets crowded on the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Y'know, I think I was a little unfair/wrong/kind of a prick in my last review, because I've been coming since and I really enjoy myself. Yeah, the Ms. Pac-Man machines are still awesome - as our the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the ER for the first time last night, and really enjoyed myself. It's dark but not so much you can't see who you're with, there are great tables if you don't want to hit the bar, and of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I'm pretty sure Elbo Room has one of the longest happy hours in the city. Need I say more? I've been there for happy hour once, and it was pretty chill. It's a big space, so it didn't get overly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stayed to the first floor, but was already intrigued by the odd hashing of decor (Chinese calligraphy on Roman columns holding up the bar shelves, topped with a mantle of a white cottontail rabbit),...
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was initially pleasantly surprised when I saw that this venue served Moscow Mule. Moscow Mule is a very popular drink in Asia that somehow no one knows of here in US....
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it's alright at the elbo room, they have a photbooth and that's always a star in my book. i don't really like that you have to pay to go upstairs to dance, granted, i understand you have to pay the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
1 star for Photo Booth. Old school1 star for carrying Chimay. That's a winner in my book...the rest is for the ambiance and whatnot. I came on a thursday when Afrolicious was on. I was hoping for some...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good stiff drinks that taste better when they're free. and I normally only go when things are free, so shoot, this place rocks. plus they have a good photobooth. pomegranate lemonades are amazing.
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ahh, this is the place I go to when I want to satisfy my Latin dance cravings. I've seen Si*SA� perform here, as well as SambaDa and really, it does not get better than that. All is well.Although, as...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Line to get inside moved quickly even though it was packed. This place is great for random conversations, and dancing. I've always had a great time! Music was good last night. Great mix of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had no idea there were old school video games and pinball machines. This is definitely one of the most fun bars in the city. The staff are always friendly and nice and there's enough entertainment...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving it two stars instead of one, because, I think there probably are people who like dark noisy severely over-crowded bars.What prompted me to write this review though is the upstairs concert...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Your photo booth...was broken...for my photo-booth birthday outing.FAIL.But I was able to commandeer most of that back area and there were only a few strangers who tried to steal my cupcakes.Beautiful...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to the elbo room for over a decade and I have to say the relationship is over. Trying to navigate the crowd is ridiculous. I was bumped and given so much attitude from drunken...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok I still wish they had better music, but I upped it a star because of the 2 dollar Prohibition ales and a long happy hour. It's a good place to go on a weeknight not weekends. Better service. My...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The place is packed and you have to be a dick to people to get through the crowd.The bar is understaffed. They had 2 bar tenders and 1 bar back for tons and tons of people.The place looks awesome...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Alright, I went back to Elbo room with some people new to the city, and if they can handle how crowded it is after coming from Suburbia, I guess I can stop complaining. The drinks weren't too...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
love the photobooth... drunken pictures are priceless. random people in your pictures... man... it's worth a laugh or two the next day when your sober.however, this bar... is very much... well not my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There's good news and bad news to this place. Being a pessimist, I will start with the good and go out on the negative.The Good: Great bar, the selections of cocktails are not only unique but also...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, it's a bar. With the stickly floors and all. The only unique piece i encountered was the table-videogame from 70s tables in the little nook which my friends and I took over. It was a great place...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
On a Saturday night, there is no elbow room at Elbo Room.This really sucks since you may not notice the variegated flooring (or be too inebriated to care) and trip. Thankfully this didn't happen to me...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a bar, Elbo Room scores. It's dark, it's, well.. elbo room only on a typical friday night. The drinks are strong, the crowd is fun. An impressive little pinball machine collection lurks in the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked this place the first time I came - great drink specials, fun/chill atmosphere, cheap/strong drinks - perfect for a night with a few good friends. However, I have to ding it for the poor...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kind of in a creepy neighborhood yet easy to find.I found parking right in front. Beginner's luck perhaps? They had plenty of video games downstairs and a photo booth. The stage was upstairs,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is perfect for people who can't agree on what to do... they have a little bit of everything (everything bar that is) - drinking, dancing, a pool table, crazy people and stinky bums...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I got a lil' too off the hook last night at Elbo Room. We went to Elbo Room to support J-Boogie's set and it was cool. Had a few beers and still buzzin' from the red sangria at Cha Cha Cha's. We...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What?? No more sidewalk smoking section?? Boo!!I still love dancing upstairs. Sometimes the DJs don't play music amenable to dancing, but the variety helps. And I'm always entertained by the people...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great bar is as fun and pleasant to be in at the beginning of a night out drinking as it is at the end of a night out drinking. I've been here twice now, on each respective place on the night's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place lived up to their name. it was soo crowded, that we walked in, observed the interesting crowd, and then left. i guess they had some live music upstairs, but they wanted a cover!! boo on...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Met a friend here late night while I was in on vacation. Dug the music, the atmosphere, and the people. It was a little crowded, but at that point of that night I did not care. I had a great time!
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Magical things happen at the Elbo Room. For the amount of people that is always here, there will always be a story to tell after leaving this bar. (Not to mention a 5-9 happy hour!!) I come here...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i'm not sure how to feel about Elbow Room. Everytime i go it's overly crowded, especially upstairs. Word of advice, go downstairs to get a drink, for some reason the service is quicker. Dancing here...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went on Sunday night which was "Reggae Night". I actually really enjoyed myself. A girl d.j. was spinning some amazing dubs towards the end of the evening. There's a pool table with some notable...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is good if you're already a little drunk so the crowded-ness doesn't get to you as quick. In fact, you can meet some very attractive people very easily in these situations. For example:"Oh!...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have had countless amazing memories here. I defiantly recommend taking a right once you walk in the bar and pay to go up stairs. (The downstairs bar is still really cool but the up stairs dance...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think they call this place the Elbo Room because you're always fighting for it. This place will get packed.I think the photo booth gives an automatic 4 stars. Thanks to this ingenious device, I have...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Happy hour until 9 and $2 Prohibitions. I like the whole dark as hell look until I pop my drunk head out and realize the sun hasn't gone down yet. Makes for a disorientingly good time.
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To update...So they got a digital photo booth here and I'm sorta anti digital photo booths (even though my company rents them out) but when I am out drinking I prefer old school film ones. Anyhow the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Enter the dingy bar and expect to get crowded by wannabe Fallout boy band members when ordering your drink. The $5 charge to go upstairs and listen to some Latin music is a nice change of pace. They...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only like the Elbo Room if my friends and I can score a booth, or if it is just me and the SO, one of those cute little two seater tables will do just fine.The drinks are cheap, the music is good,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wtf is wrong with me!!!!!!!!!!i love this place.a) phone boothb) tables so you don't have to catch up with your friends while standing in the hallwayc) shows upstairs (i saw black and blue burlesque...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty cool bar, i've only been once but i had a good time and the bartenders give great service, i never had to wait to get a drink. Not sure what the music selection is like most days but i think...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm always somewhat leery of going to bars that are more straight than mixed, but oh well... my super hot friend from Kazakhstan convinced me to go because he said he's tired of men and wanted to have...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How I would summarize the Elbo Room: Extremely dark, dirty, crowded, and loud. Typical dive atmosphere. I love it. My most recent trip to the Elbo room was a few weeks ago. I went with my pals Erika...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ruh roh. As much as I love this place and always have a blast and half, I am not sure I will ever be able to return due to self inflicted public humiliation. I may or may not have paid extra to go...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here last night for my friend Nicole's birthday. PROS:-Large shared table at the back! Great for meeting new people.-Booths! Greats for romantic snuggling or gettin' loud with your peeps....
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place SOLELY for Reggae Sundays and their Pomegranate Lemonades.Downstairs is your typical socializing area. Hang out at the bar, play a little pool, place some video games and sit in the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe that it took me this long to actually make it out to the Elbo Room. This place is super rad!$4.50 for cocktails = a legit deal. And the photo booth? Oh man, the best $3 I have ever...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place but CROWDED. Downstairs is free, upstairs there's a cover. I went on Soul Night once upstairs and it was 4 star worthy, but I can't get over how crowded it is downstairs. Could not move...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here on a Friday night...I met some friends here after dinner. Packed like sardines. "Hipster sandwiched" all night long. Had a blast! Drinks were pretty" stiff". With so many people trying to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i like the photo booth, but the bartenders not only fuck up the drinks.. they give you shit liquor even if you pay for the more expensive kinds.
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love the elbo room. im a fan of dark bars ,with their ruby walls and dim lighting, i feel right at home. i tend to gravitate more towards the upstairs even though there's a cover. i have seen many a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the many hip bars you'll find in the Mission. It gets packed with hipsters. There's a lot of comfortable booths inside as well as a pool table and old school arcade games. With a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We end up here a lot even though we only marginally like this place. The people here are chill but everytime I go this place is a fire violation waiting to happen. It takes a while to get our drinks...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
On a Sunday night, a bunch of friends went to hear some reggae in San Francisco. When they arrived, there was no cover charge since they were so early. They liked this very much.After a while, the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here awhile ago. They have different things that go on a different nights, and different types of bands playing on different nights at well. There is a downstairs bar where you can just chill...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place is always packed, so get there early. they have a good variety of drinks and lots of beer on tap. there is usually good music going on. yesterday was funk/soul night, but it just sounded...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this bar. Cozy, not too dirty, and fun! Cash only bar. The bartenders are super sweet- even made my Pearl Blueberry Limeade a bit weaker for me (I know, I know, *I'm* the weaksauce). Good...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a decent place to drink, dance and chill. There's booths to sit in, 2 floors, a dance floor upstairs, and a few bar areas. It gets pretty packed on weekends.
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Have always had a good time here. Nice booths to sit in.Pretty cheap drinks.Nice people.Nice Bartenders.Dance floor upstairs- I recommend Soul night!
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
ionno ill punch you here
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cash only. Surprise!There seems to be a trend in this area for the bars to be cash only. Is it because the bartenders don't want to pay taxes on their tips? Is it because they don't want to pay the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, what a fantastic bar. Went here for Reggae Night on Sunday, which I would HIGHLY recommend. I have yet to check this place on a Friday or Saturday, but I'm sure it won't disappoint. The down/low...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i come here now and then, its not really a priority destination unless something is going on in particular. the crowd seems ok and sometimes they have good bands/dj nights upstairs. but as far as the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How could I have missed this place? This was a great bar to go to, the drinks were strong, the people were good, happy hour had some good specials going on, lots of seats and video games. Oh and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really like the atmosphere at Elbo room. The bar is dimly lit with candles. There's a pool table and an area with old school video game tables. Too bad it cost fifty cents to play them.The drinks on...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hello, old school video games in the front of the room? A photobooth and pool table in the back? Happy hour til 9 PM (are you fucking kidding me)? I'd be married to this place if I could be in a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They have a real photo booth.. enough said?
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why don't I live in the mission. Fabulous venue, pretty downstairs, nice upstairs, nice bartenders, even the bouncer let go of a big beautiful smile. Great crowd. Lots of pretty, thick, white boys to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has above average ambiance. Dark, dive-y, and loud, with a long, well attended bar. Elbo Room is divided up into several smaller, more intimate spaces, which I liked. The music was good....
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why do I keep forgetting to come here? It's so close to home; it has super-cheap Speakeasy beer; and it's very undouchey most of the time, except for when the Marina influx comes in on the weekends....
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they play good reggae on sundays, and a pretty big dance space to get your ragga-muffin ass groovin'....a lot creepy dudes though..........and the smoking area got jacked by the fire marshal. but the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
um, great music. I've been a few times and I've always enjoyed the music thoroughly, but the management of this place needs to do something about their barstaff.The bartenders are terrible. They are...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The live music is sometime great and sometime not so great, but the lower floor bar offeres booth seating and a larger shared table in the back. There is also a pool table. Great for groups and the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you love shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, bartenders who ignore you, bourgie drunk girls from the Marina, and cover charges for the upstairs dancefloor that's a repeat of what you just read, then Elbo...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unbeatable Happy Hour prices for strong, premium drinks. Don't worry about looking super made up when you're going to the Elbo Room... it's so dark inside no one will be able to see you. I left my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place, I`ve been there many times, great bartenders!!. live music almost everyday!!.. my favorite bar in the mission!!
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was a decent place to see Wayne "The Train" Hancock with the boyfriend. The size of the upstairs was about right to house just enough people without being completely overbearing. The last time I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
this place gets a big fat "meh".. I had been here once before and sort of had the same feeling but it was early in the night so I thought it might deserved another chance, plus quiet village and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
we were supposed to go to holy cow, but there was some sort of crazy fight. and it was getting late. so we park and cruise up valencia and in to elbo room. im from la, and i guess the bar scene is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't get this place. It's not horrible, but I find it quite boring. It's obviously just a personal preference thing considering my friends love it. But I usually step in with my crew here, then...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i really like the ambiance of the elbo room. i've seen a few bands play there, but it doesn't seem like bands play there enough. i wish they would! the decor is nice and i like that the stage is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I usually come here during the week after work. A great place to have some cheap beer (or a specialty drink if you are up for it) and lounge with friends. Comfortable booths and nice bartenders.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place - at least as a bar. I've never been here for a show, but have been upstairs for Latin or Salsa night - anyway, point is I had a blast! If you are doing a Mission/Valencia Street bar...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Less one star for the NASTY-ass smoke situation - mainly, the fact that the 'smokers cage', technically located 'outside' the bar, wafts its toxic stench up the stairs and into the downstairs, too,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked this place....came here for a friends birthday and had a great time. Bartenders were all really cool and didn't ignore people which is important in a place that's so crowded...the crowd...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Until Nick R.'s pre-birthday shenanigans on Sunday night, I seriously don't think I'd walked through the doors of this joint since the late 90s. It is comforting/scary to see that nothing much has...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First bar I have been to where they actually carry PBR in the BIG ASS 24oz. can! Oh yeah, that's how I roll..........Also they have a photo booth! How cool is that?
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great live music on Thursdays and a laid back atmosphere makes this one of the best the Mission has to offer. Decent drink specials but the music upstairs is what makes the place.-Lookout for...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
On a scale of one to ten, where one is absolute black and ten is how bright it is in the Muni subway train boarding area, this place gets a two. Pretty fucking dark. So dark I couldn't take photos...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with a date. It was my first time visiting. I had my doubts as we wandered up to the door. I was pleasantly surprised by what I found inside. It was nice and dark and not crowded. (We were...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have no idea what it is that they put in that pink drink that can always be found on their chalkboard specials, but it's a strong concoction that makes me do some crazy things. A couple of these...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3 1/2 StarsCome here armed w/ the right ppl who know how to have a good time, and you'll have just the right ingredients you need to truly enjoy this dive-ish spot.I hit up this place about a week ago...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Played here a while back and really enjoyed it. Great ambiance, decent drinks. The sound guy got there a little late, but that's forgivable since all musicians are perpetually late. The sound was good...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here on a Thursday night and absolutely loved it! Eric, the bar manager is a sweetheart and he is very sensitive to customers' needs. The drinks are great, the bartenders are always very...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first thing you notice when you get in Elbo Room is the darkness and red lights. It takes a few minutes before you adjust to the light. Drinks are very cheap during their happy hour from 5p - 9p...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
well, whaddya know? i'm revising my rating after receiving a nice note from the owner/manager (?) of the elbo room about my entry below. he's working on getting public transit info better placed on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Super cheap drinks a $3 photo booth = rockin' good times. What else is there to say?
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place is fun. i've only been a few times. right in the mission. great place to stop. they have dancing upstairs which is always fun after a night of drinking...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't been here in years, but finally came with my boyfriend to watch his friends perform. It was a live hip hop performance and so the crowd was dressed in their casual "hip hop" gear. I felt a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, every time I come here, either for a show upstairs, or just to get shitcanned I have a fun....I'm pretty sure. It's certainly the tattooed, too-cool-for-school vibe, but whatever, if you live in...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i used to come here in my hippie-phase days to catch bands like tea leaf green. we used to joke that we didn't know why this place would be called the elbo room because there sure aint any, 'elbow...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place is pretty cool. it can get pretty crowded but they make a stiff cadillac margarita! the best night in my opinion is sunday when they do dub mission upstairs! there's no cover to get in...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I discover Elbo room when i was 22 years old...I'm now much older...and i still really like this place though. Weekends are pretty crowded and the smoking area outside is a little annoying especially...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Elbo Room. You are my favorite bar in the Mission. Your photo booth has captured so many amazing moments. The Soul Party is just about the most fun a person can have. You have HoeGarden and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
any bar that serves hoegarden has my heart. i heart elbo room. from the moment our eyes adjusted to the darkness of the room....this place won me over. we beat the crowd so finding 2 seats at the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is "crackin". I was there over the weekend to see the homies do their thing, and I was surprised by the crowd. Very diverse, and respectful. Nice atmosphere. Of course its in the Mission,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place in terms of bars. Never a dull moment in the Elbo room, great venue for eclectic sounds, great drinks and the company is always intriguing. Hey there's a photo booth in there...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I probably go here too much. It's a cool scene. Nice place to hang out and possibly dance upstairs. I'm not sure why i go here so much, but I do and I like it.
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan. Drinks could be a liltle cheaper, but is expected at your typical "ubber cool" bar. Just jack one of their candles to luminate your pad and you wont feel so bad about yourself after...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is cool in a good way. When crowded, it can blow. I've been in the industry a long while so of course a bunch of amateurs rub me not in a good way. Just let me be jaded and I'll let you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! i have been here on many occasions to have a drink and hang out for a friends birthday, and also i love the photobooth they also have very koo video games that are fun to entertain...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were out on the town for a friend's birthday bash and Elbo Room was our destination. The place got packed pretty quickly on this windy Saturday night and we all gathered around a large table in the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
overrated. thought it was a bar with dancing, but this place operates like a proper club.everyone was talking to me about this place. went on Friday night and the lines outside/ crowd inside was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Video Games and Booze are Ok in my Book!
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fun place, hella' busy (usually too much so)...but prices are ok, they have a 2-sided Pac Man game (SCORE!)--you know, the sit down facing each other sort.
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I were a bartender.. I'd want to work in place like this!!!Dark red walls.. black booths... drapery... dark wooden bar... area upstairs for music... little room for a pool table.... mix of hip...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
On the road to blacking out one Friday night, I walked in to the elbo room. I've been there a few times before and it was ok. People weren't too snobby and the bartenders always served me rather...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Beware of all my reviews of bars: I don't drink. Never have, never will, but I don't really care if other people do, and you can sometimes find me in bars.I want to like this place a lot, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Damn good bar! It's really crowded on the weekend so keep that in mind. Usually I go there with a party of friends and we have great fun, especially because at the upper floor there is live music....
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Eclectic, swanky, fun.I've been here when it's booming and I've been here when it's quiet. (If you don't like crowds, DO NOT COME ON THE WEEKENDS. Any other time is a-ok.) Walking in, you feel a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cash ONLY!Cash only bar, but the drinks are cheap and strong. There is an ATM which charges a $2.00 fee and the max you can take out at a time is $100.00 to ensure they get their %2 on you. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here in December of last year. I recall it being too crowded, the drinks were way TOO strong (meaning, nasty!), and it was really hot and stuffy in there. Sensory overload!!! Lucky for us, we...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Man, the crowds really do come out in SF! This was our last stop on a Saturday night and it was packed. I did not enjoy being pushed around and bumped into. Also, though I'm short, this place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sunday nights = Dub Mission! One of the true SF legacies, for the reggae culture!It's upstairs, and they let you 420. That's the BEST! I think it's still 5 bucks to get up there, but I'm not sure....
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They put *Elbow Room* in the name 'cause there wasn't room for any in the bar.
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tim Burtonesque venue, crazy hot upstairs, crazy stinking of vomit in the bathroom/pool area. Claustrophobic smoking area and trivia-napkins. Pomegranate ice tea without pomegranate and arcade...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Wow - the Grey Goose and Pineapple I ordered was almost all Goose. Soo amazing. Basically got so drunk the only thing I remember about this place is that drink. That's why it gets 4 stars. Not sure if...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There's a downstairs?? Awesome - I will have to check that out next time. 4 stars for cool tucked away little booths, photobooth fun and the bartender forgetting to charge me for one of my drinks....
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was already pretty packed when I waltzed (that's right, I DANCE motherfucker!) in here last Friday for the latest members gathering of "Do You Liquor?" (SF Chapter). Within an hour, crowd...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
By the end of the night I almost thought I'd need to throw an elbow or two in order to get out through the crowd. Of course, even when I got through the crowd, the heavy drapery hanging over the door...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Calling these drinks "strong" is like calling AIDS "inconvenient."About midway through my first Tokyo Tea, I was lit. I should have paused when they handed it to me, wondered why it was virtually...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is where skeevy Tinna will bring her blind [and/or] first dates from now on. The reasons speak for themselves when you are in skeeve mode. 1) It is so dark you need to reach around and all over...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I arrived at the Elbo Room at 7pm, with my best friend of 10 years in tow. We started off mingling, drinking, and before you knew it...Outgoing text message to my other friend at 9:26pm:"COMO ESTAN...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is dark. And I don't mean that in a Goth way. I mean when you walk in, your eyes have to adjust. I'm pretty sure that there was some DYL naughtiness going on in a couple of the booths...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Surprisingly last night was the first time I had been to The Elbo Room. Located in the heart of the Mission, it's a bar that could be your local or a destination for something like...DYL!Pluses for...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like my bars like I like my women.Ground up and in the freezer.Wait...that's not right.Dark, seedy, and debaucherous.Yeah that's more like it.So let's talk factors in my decision to give this place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
*Gets Top 10 list out and inserts big ole star next to Elbow Room*That's right, I found another list topper for my go to bars here in SF. It's the Elbow Room and clearly judging by the 361 reviewers...
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a dark cavern with a mood that changes by the hour. The neighborhood at 16th and Mission is as real a slum as you'll find anywhere, but just a few blocks away, at 18th and Valencia, the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great bar to go with friends. Cheap drinks that are poured well, what more could you ask from a dive bar. It does get crowded on the weekends but that's every bar in the mission.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Eh. I've heard it's good on some nights but when I was there it was kind of pathetic. Downstairs was packed with multiple people knocking into me and making me spill my beer. The upstairs was pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wandered into this bar on a Wednesday night (?) with a group of friends. We caught the tail end of happy hour, which made it a bit easier on our wallets, and the rockstar zombie/gore movie on in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think this is an average bar. 2 stars short of 5 because 1 star lost for tiny elbo space & another lost for having no diet coke (wooooooow...that's a first). Environment: When they named this place,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm what you would call a regular of this place...it's got a cool vibe, fabulous bartenders, and $5 happy hour drink specials (from 5-9pm nightly).Easily I would have given it 5 stars, but recently...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've played this place twice, seen a show once, and had drinks here a couple of times. As a musician, this place is cool. Big stage, nice sound (when they get a good sound guy), cooler full of beer...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this was our 4th stop of the night. we made it in time for the last band didn't catch the name or i just don't remember it (i blame the house specialty Tokyo tea) get one or two. but i do remember...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you ever forgot how white San Francisco can be, just go to the Elbo Room on so-called "Soul Night": it amounts to a bunch of Mission hipsters "dancing" to a James Brown record - not one of whom has...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a cool bar with a good mix of people. The drinks are strong and reasonably priced and the music is good. There's an upstairs area, where they charge a cover to get in, so I didn't check it...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's all about Soul Night! Every other Sat, upstairs, you can move and groove to 60s soul music all night long. Sip on your cheap, but strong, drinks and feel the music. What I like about this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is always a good time when I out with friends. Once on a Thursday night, we met a pair of guys trying out pick up lines. Turns out they had done a class a friend of a friend ran on how to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has a sweet place in my heart because it allows me to indulge my once monthly pleasure of rubbing up against hipster chicks in a crowded, dark and intoxicated environment. (I used to do...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have memories here.Not just in the photo booth, or at the tables and bar - but with friends of many kinds and that's mostly what I like about the Elbo Room. It's a hodgepodge bar - everyone comes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This would be a 5 star.... sheesh! Video game tables, a venue with the oldest weekly party in SF..... you can't beat it.I saw Nicodemus and Zeb there last week... they were incredible. I am having...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbow Room is like a high-end dive bar. It's large, but still rough around the edges. There's a good spectrum of people represented: from Marina folk to Mission hipsters. The highlight of the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just hate the fact you get the Marina people partying here. They're too cheap to pay for the real party on the top floor. It's all good in the hood, homie. The parties hosted by...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh, not massively impressed with this place. The drinks are pretty inexpensive. The bartenders and relatively efficient, too (I came here when it was packed with the Saturday night crowd). Actually,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We stopped by the Elbo Room Friday night after a house party in the mission failed to launch. No big deal, we arrived at a house as everyone was leaving for Elbo Room. This put some of our party in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room is great on a week night, just steer clear on Friday and Saturday night. I had a really bad experience here on a Friday night where it took me half an hour to get to the bathroom and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It's one thing to pour out one margarita.... it's a different story when the second one gets tossed. It's probably not a good idea to do either when about 90% of the bar is empty and all we did was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pool and 70s softcore porn movies. This place is surprisingly big....upstairs hosts live music and DJs, usually for a five dollar entrance fee and downstairs is a free for all. I like that they have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dope spot, cool hangout, great bands, two floors, no more smoking patio :(, what more do you need??
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Having lived in SF for over 24 years, I suppose it was just a matter of time for me to go to Valencia at least once in my life--luckily the first time at a dive bar here was fun. I just might haul my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"its so dark in here!" was the phrase of the night. I had heard it was super dark in here, but it didn't seem much more so than any other club I've been to. Anyways, 5 of us had a great time,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, when you think "Mission", thoughts of edgy, urban, young hipsters come to mind... there certainly are many of them at the Elbo Room, but I was also surprised to find the preppy Marina types.....
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
me and the roomies were stoked on the photo booth! the cute black and whites we took were the highlight of the night. very cool place to go in the mission and nice crowd. the tables in the back is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never had a bad time at Elbo, the music is pretty diverse and the upstairs is pretty spacious. I went recently with some friends old and new on DUB night and it was packed to the walls. People...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great, longer than normal happy hours. Fun pool table in back, always have a fun time here. Also, the upstairs space is great for private parties (and their musical performances).
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is going to sound like such a gushy review but i don't care. i love the elbo room! i moved to the neighborhood a couple months ago and was looking for a good bar to get a drink at on my way home...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wound up at the Elbo Room after the Bollyhood elite event. I was adopted by a bunch of SF yelpers including Peter H., Helen N., Debbie H., Johnny C., Brandon and Sasha(?). Nothing makes a night out...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A few years ago a friend took me to this place and i ended up bouncing out after 2 drinks. I was more into clubs back then so places like this weren't my cup of tea in those days. Fast forward to a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here when it was called Amelias in the early 90's. It was a Dyke bar with a little dance floor and big drag queens.I have been hanging out at Elbo room ever since. Great happy hour...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
one of my favorite places to kick it in the mission, good bands, good people, nice vibe, good drinks, it's all good at the elbo room
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I assume the name is making fun of what this place is lacking. Every time I'm there I am either being pushed into and/or stepped on. However, I always end up having a good time and find myself going...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
go upstairs. stay upstairs.much less arseholes than the ground floor and you can actually breathe oxygen and listen to live music! woowee, what a concept! when i used to frequent the second floor, my...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't entered this place in years.Elbo Room used to be a great venue for good live music and a nice crowd.I would often stop by for the rockabilly shows.I'd go upstairs, drink a beer and peek over...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I came here it was on a date with some guy who was 10 years my senior and who had ton of nervous energy. So all I remember really was hanging out for a while on the first floor and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
prompt bar service even when crowded (although i think having boobs helps immensely). the crowd is laid back, which is important to me, because it means i don't have to throw down. i always have a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First things first: do not step into Elbo Room on a Friday night. You will be overwhelmingly disappointed with the wholly uninteresting people who crowd the place up and make it impossible to sit,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is very cool! local music, soul nights, i've even seen Sambada there once or twice. the beer selection is great, with some locals like anchor steam, bear republic, and speak easy! the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ehhhhh. I found nothing special about this place whatsoever. Although I didn't come when there was a band playing.The drinks were alright, but I'm starting to notice a cookie cutter trend in the bars...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
this place kinda reminds of me a dungeon, almost like a second sister to Power Exchange. i went there right after my twenty first bday and this place almost ruined the bar scene for me entirely. i...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Not a fan of the bartenders here. They cut us off because we made a comment about the band (long story). If you cut people off because of some criticism you are on a ego trip or your a little to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My local joint during the week and to be avoid at all costs on the weekends. Mission gem that's been infiltrated by the bridge and tunnel crowd and heavily frequented by them on weekends. If you're...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i like reggae. i love sweet herb. i enjoy dancing. so you would think i would love sundays at the elbo room cause you can do all three activities at the same time: wrong. elbo room makes you pay a $10...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's my favorite local music venue. I have been to many shows there and it keeps getting better everytime. It can get a little packed and sweaty but that makes for a fun night.
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The venue room upstairs was cool. Small space for an intimate feeling with a live show. I like being right up with the band, like they're playing to just us, a select group of people. Sound quality...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While this is one of my favorite bars in terms of decor, location, and chill factor, unfortunately, its a pain in the ass on a Friday/Saturday night. Clearly named for the lack-thereof, the Elbo Room...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
why do they have to show movies on a huge projection screen?big-boned older gentleman: " sooooo you ladies like kill bill?"my female friend & i who were CLEARLY occupied with other men: "uhhh no"BBOG...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My friends went to this place after a local told us that it'd be up our alley. The place reminds me of Alex's in Long Beach. It was a Saturday night and it was packed and timing was good when we found...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here when it was live Brazilian music. When I walked in my initial thought was it was a chill dive bar feeling. The people there werent dressed to impress and it was a good meeting place for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the elbo room, ive heard so much about this place. it is in fact a cool place, but as a miami boy, there were a couple of things that caught my attention here. the music in the lower level. ok i was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Even though I can't describe this place as I am always buzzed here, I do know that I always have fun here.Live music, super strong drinks, fun people, pool, little intimate tables, 2 levels and a very...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now we're going to take you on a trip. A trip through some sounds you've never heard before. Lean back. Relax. Some unique spacey fusions/blends of music waft through you. When you came in it may...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love the fact that this place has a photo booth. I'm a photo booth junkie and let me tell you, they're hard to find these days. I usually have to pay an overpriced entrance ticket to get into a county...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so $6 dollars for a shot of Jim Beam and a PBR is my partner in crime's delight, but mine is the $5 pint long islands. It gets pretty crowded, but when you are actually able to find a place to sit...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I saw Ludicra here on Halloween. Ludicra rocks. The Elbo Room does not rock so much. It is rediculously dark, the crowd is wierd, and the smoking area gets so crowded you feel like you're already...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great live music venue in the inner mission.For musicians- The sound is great here, especially if you are a loud band. You get a couple of free drinks,and they pay well. there is a small back...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it's not stoli or kettle one in those bottles people...but don't listen to me, listen to your swill induced hangover.
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the Elbo Room for Soul Night and I was not entirely impressed. I mean...it was too crowded for me to form a solid opinion and I was upstairs the entire night. I visited Elbo again last...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Saturday nights they have Blues night. It was so much fun. I went out for the night with all my ladies and we had such a good time! The DJ's were awesome... and the crowd... well, it all started when...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We LOVE the Elbo Room. Heck- they even booked my band, The Downfalls, to play this coming wed. Nov 14th. So come see what the fuss is all about. www.myspace.com/thedownfalls
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad. Often too crowded. Wish they served pbr upstairs.
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is always too crowded. (Kind of ironic considering the title, no?) I never come here on my own accord, but sometimes it's what my friends want.
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stumbled down the street from a Halloween party with beer in hand at close to midnight on Saturday night to be greeted by the police station. I guess its good in a way, priority emergency response...I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have some dubious memories from my more alcoholic days but nothing genuinely disturbing. Not that I remember at least.Now it's all about the dancing. I've gone for a few Brazilian Tuesday nights...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
edit: minus star... last two soul nights here have absolutely SUCKED. So disappointing. I have recently started frequenting the eblo room more often. I like that there's basically never a cover to go...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
chill dance spot for me. Sundays for Dub-Mission? Yes, please. I like how the dancing occurs upstairs. Small stage, decent dance floor, pool table...chill. Sometimes its difficult to find parking, or...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room is one of those places I go to at the end of the night, so I'm usually guaranteed a good time, gettin all sweaty on the upstairs dance floor, but I can't really remember any of it the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A cool bar with a good style that gets really crowded.
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far one of my favorite mission bars. The drinks are cheap and strong, and though it's crowded I have almost always found a table to claim. It's a lot easier to get a table with a group of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
STOP WITH THE WORLD MUSIC , STOP!i don't like reggae. i don't like dancehall. I DON'T .JUST STOPI do know the soul night is legendary=GOOD.the drinks are good.I once made out in the photobooth and it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love ol' soul music. While living in Reno I used to dream about a dark dilapidated club somewhere packed full of people cuttin' a rug to 7 inch soul gems and I've found it and much to my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Upstairs at the Elbo Room on Sunday nights used to be the spot. Everything was irie: rootsy dub beats and clouds of good sensi filled the air. Good people rallied out on their day of rest to work up...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like this place. i like the decor. i like the menu. i like the napkins with trivia. i like that my friend's band, fpodbpod, played a really great show there. i liked the 2 dollar cocktail special...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ladies and gentleman, due to Elbo Room having the best Happy Hour in San Francisco, double fisting may occur.
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has a little bit of everything. It edges out most bars in the city in terms of bartender professionalism, and a legit music scene.Sure it gets cramped on weekends. They make no effort to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came to Elbow room one wed night under the impression we were going to watch a jam band. I can dig that. Who did we actually go see? The Cowlicks... some bluegrass band from minnesota! I don't do...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Got here around 9:45pm on a Friday Night. Some friend's coworkers were playing upstairs at 10:00pm. The place was pretty full when I arrived, yet bartenders were cleaning and not really busy. I guess...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Now, I can not give a bad review to a club that hosted my band, especially considering how nice the promoter was(he payed us and gave us free beer, thanx bro!). They have good beer on tap and the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like this place. cool people and theres an upstairs which is usually acutally kind of tame. i have a good way to get drunk here cheap so send me a message if you want to know i cant post it here...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bars in the city, because, as Nick put it, "It's darker than night inside." Nothing particularly special has ever happened to me here, although after 10 pm it can get crowded and I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I met a few friends here for a brazilian party...it was nice to go to a party with real, live music for once! It was extremely crowded with lots of happy people. I would definitely go back for another...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not really my scene but they have pool tables, which always makes me happy. Pool shark in the making, ladies and gentlemen. I also wanted to force the two drunken country boys I was with into the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had fun here last Saturday night. I liked the music and the vibe and the general cleanliness in comparison to other popular nightlife spots in the city. I did have some stupid conversations with...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
FUN, FUN, FUN!!! Until it hit me that I had too much to drink and puked in an alley on my way back to BART - that sucked - but not Elbo's fault. Anyway - the music was fun and there were lots of fun...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Welcome to our dual-floored aparthied; Europeans to kindly get with the orderly and shake up some shack talk. Three white boys decked out like a threadless cartoon, one with an elbow to the bar - the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tall cans, Foosball, rock and roll, photo booths. I'm sold. Elbo Room I love you and your boozy ways. I love the way you give me Soul Nights. I love the generous servings of photo booth pictures. You...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some nights, I drink the bitter cup of responsibility and try to "take it easy." On one of those nights, my companions & I hit up the Elbo Room on a Thursday night in an attempt to do so. Well, we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DUB night on sunday..Music - Amazing. even though i know only 3 or 4 popular songs. DJ played M.I.A's galang and it was pretty cool.Atmo - Very niceCrowd - mixed in race, ethnicity. age.(usually...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like it here. Always cute boys, nice music, decent drinks, ms. pac man, memories of friends, been going here for 5 years now.
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
went here on a thursday night and they had great live brazilian style music. heavy on the beats.
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing place to be at on Thursday nights. The music is Afro-funk-samba...basically the stuff you see people dancing to in Brazil barrio alleyways, totally shaking off the world and soaking up the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
DUB SUNDAY NIGHT! Great for chilling and dancing, if you get there before 9:30pm it's FREE, then after it's $5. Bring CASH, it's a CASH only bar!
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I came here to check out the Tuesday salsa night and wasn't really impressed. I mean it's great that they have live bands for a small place like this, but it does no good if the dance floor is small...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Longest happy hour in the City --or at least that's what their sign proclaims, and I haven't found a longer one elsewhere. Their photobooth is a source of endless entertainment. Something about it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is interesting to see the mixed reviews of this place. Given it's location and decor, it seems to me that one could hardly be surprised at hipster-cachet, and all things attendant (ie, too crowded,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
soul night is the shit. it does get way too crowded and it's sometimes hard to get a drink, but those djs are good. they don't mix at all, and thus, are much like a jukebox, but there's no way i can...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here a few times and always had a good time. I agree that this bar has it all, downstairs if just feel like hanging out and maybe playing some pool and upstairs if your feeling your drink...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
lets just say, its a lot better than delerium, but as usual, the mission has become the hipsters' hang-out spot. genetrification and all. i ask for a "stella" and bartender goes "huh?" yes, ya'heard...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
awesomeley awesome with great music and a wonderful photobooth. holler.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is an awesome day bar to hit up, the only problem with that is doors dont open till 5 daily... i would love if this bar opened up more mid day so people could enjoy some $2Prohibitions and pool....
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
drinks, music, people what more can you ask for..... oh a fan! It was so hot in there that the ceiling was perspiring! lol had to make my way outside from time to time to dry off! Oh and the strange...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is the jam. try to go here when 4onefunk comes through. they got your chicken soup for the soulful soul. if that makes any sense at all...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
there are so many things i enjoy about this bar.i enjoy the seating, if you can evil eye your way into it. i enjoy a photobooth. i enjoy a movie playing on a wall. i enjoy drink specials. i enjoy the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is crazy pack! Don't come here on the weekends, you won't be able to get drinks, find a seat, or use the restroom. You will be able to stand outside though and try to look cool.The top...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's so cliche to say a bar "has it all." But the Elbo Room really does, I think...Great happy hour specials... It's dark, dark, dark (I'm actually a vampire, if you hadn't already figured that...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I loved this place. They were showing an old 1970s biker movie (like Easy Rider, but worse) and the drinks were dirt cheap. $2 for a Tecate. I literally did a double take when the (friendly, I might...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the Elbo Room upstairs for about four different shows now, and I've never had a bad time. The crowd always gets into it and the music between acts keeps things going. It's a guaranteed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place rocks. It's my "cheers" well except no one knows my name ;-) Un-assuming multi functioning cool place to meet friends, bring dates or talk to other interesting people from around the city....
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Too crowded for my agorhophobic tastes, but still amost a five, with great ambience and TWO DIFFERENT GALAGA MACHINES. Go early or on weekdays if you favor a more intimate ex-beer-ience. One note:...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give you 4 stars, Elbo Room, because you were smart enough to install a photo booth in your bar. That way all funny drunken moments can be caught on film :P I always have a good time when I come...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Had a great time on the first saturday of the month for the Saturday night soul party. It was insanely packed, the dancefloor was thumping. Probably over 300 people there dancing the night away to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i was there on a Friday night, and i think they call it "Friday funk." the bartenders were friendly, the drinks weren't expensive, the music was okay, the crowd was laid back -- overall, this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
too loud! my throat hurts from shouting all night. or maybe it's from that terrible caipirinha that tasted like 75% syrup and 25% cachaca. ugh. but they do have a photobooth and their beers are fine.
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't go to Elbo Room if it wasn't for Isul Kim! I like her music a lot... A taste of local, you know! Anyways, compared to any other music rooms/bars/clubs, Elbo Room was kind of cute! haha.....
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad... kinda weird, but overall it works.Elbo Room may strike a few people as strange. In many ways it has that divey feel and look that we've come to expect of the mission, though it seems like...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
OK, so there are really 2 different Elbo Rooms depending on the night.Weeknight Elbo Room gets 5 stars for comforting billiards, frosty Chimay White, friendly bartenders & of course, elbow / breathing...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Four stars just for the photobooth! Check my pics!I, however, must say that I am not a fan of having to pay with cash. Who carries money nowadays? Sure, there may be an ATM around the corner or inside...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't normally yelp about bars because after a few grey goose & tonics, they usually all start looking and feeling the same. But this past Friday while in the midst of a Mission crawl, I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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This is a good bar to go to in the Mission for happy hour, especially on Thursday when the regular bartender is friendly and makes great drinks. They have a photo booth and a pool table if you're into that. I...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
good happy hour and real sweet when you get the pool room to yourselves! makes for great doubles playing, even when the bar backs walk through it to get to the special door. not a super memorable...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
three stars, one each for the three people that i always seem to end up here with (and the "regulars" that this place makes me think of). hence my willingness to come here again. overall, crowd is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Laid back atmosphere, happy hour until 9 pm ($1 off drinks and $2.50 on one of their beers). We had some pomegranate vodka concoction, very good and STRONG!!! The bartender also gave us 2 drinks he...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
People here seem a bit "trendier" than at Casanova. Crowded! If you are lucky, score seats on the left side of the bar, but personally, I think that area is a waste of space. Cool looking bar w/...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty decent happy hour. they have a pool table. there is live music upstairs. i think a person with ADD can have a great time here.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay bar! My friend lives on Castro and Market so sometimes we hoof it down here with a small group. Great atmosphere, comfy booths, pool table and such, I really love the photo booth! Every time I go...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
One star for the great photo booth and nice bar layout. I also dig the soft red lighting and booths.Negative stars for the worst barstaff in San Francisco---esp. that asshole bartender that was such...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my most favorite bars ever! Can't really say why though. Oh, wait... I remember... Table-top arcade games! And that was just the beginning. The staff is always friendly even if some do take a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this bar. It can be a strangely mixed crowd of people who look like they got lost while on their way back to the Marina & people who actually belong there. I wouldn't call this place a dive...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is always dark, thanks to painted-over windows and black velvet curtains. Once your eyes adjust take a good look at the antique gilded bar; it's gorgeous. If I took my mom here she'd...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some stuff about the Elbo Room:1. owned by my landlord Dennis, who not only came the next day to fix the fridge, but then also CLEANED it and put all the food back in when he was done. I don't even...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
ms. pacman and a photobooth in one bar. ms. pacman is my absolute FAVORITE arcade game( followed closely by burgertime) and i love any oppurtunity to make silly faces and capture it on film ( i am...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
SO my date and I followed through the night into the Elbo Room (see NOPA)- it was Brazilian night :-) I couldnt resist remembering the only other time I was here was on Halloween- looking for my...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Shake your tail featherAt Saturday soul partyThe Elbo still rocks
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a lot of fun there. It is a busy bar, but it also has a lot of things to do. The upstairs had good music. The downstairs had pool and booze. I'm cool with it.
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is pretty rad. I love the lighting and the music. Minus one star because one time when I went here, someone stole my scarf. Plus one star because I caught the Saturday Soul session...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you go here on a Saturday or Friday, don't expect to be able to move or sit down anywhere... its as if everyone outside of San Francisco has decided to come here for their one stop SF entertainment...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As Mission as one can get. It's always crowded when I go but its always a good time. The best time to go is when they have their soul night dance party upstairs.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was at (No) Elbo Room last night. And I just noticed there are a LOT of stools at the bar. Maybe if they took half of the stools away, you wouldn't have to molest everyone and their mom going from...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Things I liked: The name, the photo booth, a big ass dog in there, and the fact that they had a pool table in its own separate room just for me. Well maybe not just for me, but it felt like it was....
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this bar a lot for its location. I've gone there a couple times on like a friday or a saturday with a pretty good crowd. The bartender once forgot my drink and then gave it to me for free and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my recommended place to go if you are in the mission and just want to hang out with friends. The drinks are generally cheaper and the bartenders know how to serve a large crowd which you can...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i went in thinking "hipster" and i went out thinking "holy christ those are some strong drinks"i do believe i would return
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I admit...of all the Mission night spots I've been to I prefer this one out of them all. Granted all the Mission hotspots I have hit are just not good - Medjulle, Beauty Bar, Zeitgeist (I know I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I want to like you, Elbo Room.No, I really, really do.Maybe next time, when I come... I won't be comming on St. Patty's Day.And who knows... maybe next time you'll have a barback that's doing their...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart the Elbo Room. The vibe is laid back and fun. I always go to check out bands (usually Bat Makumba and Nobody from Ipanema) and I know going in that I am going to have a great time. The only...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have never been to a more ironically named place. And right in the heart of the Mission. More of a sarcasm zip code than an irony one; if you ask me anyway.Something to be said about finding those...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I felt like I was in a John Waters film.... One of the best dance nights of my life was at the Elbow Room! A 1950's dance party was going on upstairs when I staggered in with a few friends. After...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Something healing about loud punk bands and lots of good drinks after hell week at work. Want more....My review:--cool bar with music for low cover, with matching stamp on the hand.--good hard...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The drinks and music make this place good to go anytime.The bar tenders usually have pretty good taste in music. One early evening I was there, they had Ray Charles blasting. With a martini and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All I have to say about this place: cool atmosphere, good drinks, and good Happy Hour.
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You serve Speak Easy beer, you automatically get four stars!Elbo Room is a great bar to hang out at, sit in the many booths with friends, shoot some pool or play on the old school video games. I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went here was on a blind date....I got drunk, it was alright.The second time I went here was with some out of town friends.....I got drunk, it was alright.The third time I came here...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2007
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this used to be the best music scene in sf...but that was a long time ago. dont go to elbo room if you want a drink. it takes 20 minutes to get a drink. the worst part is the bartenders stink. they do...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I do not enjoy this place. At all. And yet, time and time again my friends and I end up here. It's become kind of a default meeting up point for us when we convene in the Mission. Is this...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sunday night... Reggae and Dub!!Loved the music and the pomogranate lemonade!!! Danced a lot and the staff was so friendly and chill.. That's all I remember!! Great night!!
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When good bands come through, ELBO room is great. Great sound, great room, cool bartender, etc... I once went on a Monday night, got blasted on 1 dollar PBRs (the special upstairs) and saw a couple...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place. We go on Tuesday nights since it's Brazilian night and we like the music. We prefer Samba Da, but they haven't been there in a long time =( Yes the pomegranate lemonades are great so...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gotta love the funk, great dancers, and super cool crowd. A relaxed venue that I want to go back to again and again.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend, a naturally gorgeous and intellectual women, was visiting. We had studied population ecology together for a semester at UCLA. She came to my apartment and we both squeezed into mod,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
No.i immediately get that:'WHOOP! WHOOP! BEEP! BEEP! WHOOP!! WHOOOOOOP!! ALERT! ALERT! Big black woman on premises! Big black woman in premises! Hide your jewelry, your money, your credit cards,...
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Elbo room is a great bar and I have consistently ranked this bar as one of my favorites for many years now. It caters to the local mission hipster crowd during the week and it is a great place to meet up with...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
having been blessed with an amazingly efficient and durable liver, an insatiable thirst for fun, loose and questionable morals, and a job that affords me a little spending money i feel obligated to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to this place a few different occasion's. This most recent time was a chill happy hour with a few friends. the place was pretty empty, totally relaxed. very fun for a Monday night. its good...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, let's get started.Dubmission. Every Sunday. It's been running for ten freaking years at the -same location- in the City of fickle tastes. Does this tell you something? Go. This weekend. I'm not...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this bar is dark and cheap, and i really only go to get drunk after work, so i don't deal with whatever crowds clog the place up on the weekends. i like it. i got kicked out not too long ago for...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad, not bad. It can get a little loud, but I guess what would you expect from a bar :)Good choice of beer and all that jazz, oh and yay music!
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Quintessential Bar.This place has it all. If you want live music - pay $7, which is virtually unheard of in this city - and see some of the coolest bands this side of the Delta.If you want pool...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
FTR, I've only ever been in the street level.The Elbo Room has a bunch of nice features- a pair of pool tables, a photo booth, a long bar, lots of booths, and bench seating under the big movie screen...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is super fun with yummy drinks and Pac-man tables. We came here on Sunday and chilled for a couple hours after dinner. I like the Pomegranate Lemonade drink. When I first tried to order the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, the band we saw was okay, the crappy rapper wannabes really sucked. This drove me down to the smoking cage where I found myself watching truly terrifying acts of hetersexual mating rituals....
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not my favourite spot to hang out in the Mission, but upstairs is pretty fun, just pay a small $7 cover. Nice space to watch live bands or DJ's... been here 3-4 times and have always had a good time,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The drinks can be a bit pricey, leaving you counting whats left and dividing what drinks you can have later. I alwasy fear bumping into an exgirlfriend in this place. Then never being let come back....
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went here on a Tuesday night. The happy hour encompasses one beer but that beer is $2. You can't beat that. I love the atmosphere and music. The bartender was pretty cool and chill.
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to really dislike The Elbo Room, fortunately I have changed my tune in the past year.The place itself is great, two levels, an upstairs and a downstairs. Downstairs has no cover, a bar, pool...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bit crowded.. what dya expect for a Saturday? Good mixxed crowd. Bartenders friendly, mix well. Up stairs has a small intimate stage and always have great music acts. Cozy place in the mission3...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the Elbo Room- my BF and sister are in a band together and they have had quite a few shows upstairs at the Elbo Room. The downstairs gets REALLY crowded but if you come for a show, it's pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room?No. None at all. Ass Grabbing Room? Yes. Quite a bit.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place once was great. I'm embarrassed to say how long ago I thought that was. If the band is going off upstairs, there are few better places to see live music in the city. You're spitting...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i had super fun here last night. i finally had my upstairs elbo cherry popped. thazz right. i had never been to a show here but since one of my favorite local sf bands, numbers, was playing i had to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love DubMission.
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My buddy from OH gets gigs here once a year and I check it out. http://www.jugoe.com/noise. Sunday's Dub Mission is sweet. If you like dub, breaks, reggae, and/or cool vibes come jam.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool music, cool people... I don't really need much more than this!!!
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo room's great! You can go have a drink and hang out without having to pay a cover and listen to some DJ you aren't that into, instead of going to find another bar. Upstairs is occasionally fun...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo room is starting to grow on me. It's usually packed but not bad enough you can't walk around. I like to go when the weather is bad because it's almost like a normal bar and you can appreciate...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Happy Hour til 9 pm on a Friday night? Libations for the group - 4 beers (on tap) and 2 non-alkies came to $15...we had to ask again! Unheard of!! This must be the best deal going in all of San...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room. My problem was that there wasnt any...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Take Hemlock Tavern, but remove all the annoying Marina kids and make the shows dirt cheap. That's the Elbo Room.
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The scene: 4 years ago, on a balmy summers eve. Two visitors from far off shores are visiting the great city of San Francisco for fun and amusement. Upon the recommendation of a passing stranger they...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So dark, so smelly, such low ceilings upstairs, always great dancing, good crowd. Photo booth for taking pictures with the interesting people. One of the more low-key salsa nights in town.
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The bartender last Tuesday evening made a mean Manhattan. We could only stay for one drink because we were due to attend a reading at The Marsh for a coworkers play. The bartender asked us to stay...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
love the elbo room... when it's not to crowded-- best knock-you-out margarita in town, decent pool tables and good selection of cuespurrrrrrrrfect
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
24 oz cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. That's all you need to know. Oh yeah, upstairs is great place to witness live music, especially metal. Downstairs is a mix of Mission hipsters and visiting...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Totally blotto by the time i shambled through the doors. Why they let in drunk violent latent-psychopaths is just one of those endearing SF things. Stumbling about (so i'm told) i put some girl in a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My standard go-to. They consistenly have cheap drinks, good live music, and a pretty mellow crowd.
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't go here much and only do cause of other friends. I've never felt the music or the atmosphere. Usually filled with hipster folk who aren't really that hip. I never really cared for the layout...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't seen a show here. That said, they have stiff drinks at a fraction of the cost that you wold expect. If you're on a budget and looking to not remember your night, this is the place. (If...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
NYE 12/31/06....celebrating the New Year at the Elbo Room. Great venue. Soooooo crowded, but then again, what do you expect for a NYE party? Ahhh, the more the merrier anyway! But, you would expect...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few venues in SF that has metal shows.I approve of the space, its big enough, yet small enough for a good show. The beer selection upstairs is pretty good.
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sick Drinks Killer Staff, AWESOME SHOWS. What more could you ask for.
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
walked in, walked out, bouncer said that was quick and we said "yea". the end.
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pluses: Pear Cider on tap, pool table, photo booth, trivia cocktail napkins, and 'til 9 Happy Hour.Minuses: Tiny bathrooms (downstairs anyway), and a vague, lingering smell of vomit and bleach.Never...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So, I dont come here often, but when I do a few things stand out to me....every time.Downstairs is always way too crowded while the upstairs is usually pretty damn empty (or maybe its just so freakin...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I always go here with such high hopes... and always leave dissapointed. It's too crowded, meat market-ish, and near impossble to get a drink. The upstair is better, but you have to pay.
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cool place! I love the live entertainment upstairs, one of the groups that performed Friday night (First group) was actually REALLY GOOD!! The girls voice seemed very unique and odd, but it...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bars in the Mission. They provide a couple of pool tables, a photobooth, trivia napkins, and $3 pints of Stella. You bring the conversation.
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
parking in the area sucks. it's stinky and sweaty and stuffy inside. but the guys at the door were funny.me: ugh. it really stinks here.guy: yea, it's pot.me: oh. gross.
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I couldn't see beyond 1 foot ahead of me due to the wall to wall bodies upon bodies and the place smelled like b.o., throw up and foot funk. I felt slimy here. There was also an overabundance of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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Went there for the first time this weekend, and it was crowded. The drinks were really cheap ($28 for something like 4 beers, one Grey Goose shot, and another mixed drink), but the bartenders could use an...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another great bar with great prices. A Sapphire-tonic for $5!? Thank you! Great bartenders. Another locals spot. I've never hit up the upstairs concerts, because I'm not a cover person. But they seem...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room is one of the best bars in the City. They mix a MEAN drink and have happy hour until 9pm! Happy hour is $1 off mixed drinks and they usually have some $2-$3 beer deal. I am a bourbon...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Place almost always has great music, and a very lively crowd. Pool table upstairs and down, and nice place to come and chill for drinks downstairs before seeing the music...never had a bad time there...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
its kind of a scene. way more pleasant on a less crowded weeknight. if this place is crowded, it tends to back up (i.e. you have to push through a crowd of people to get a drink or hit the can). i...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Try the lemonade! It's definitely my favorite drink at the bar. Though, it's sometimes hard to get noticed at the bar -- it's always so packed that the bartenders are overwhelmed sometimes.By the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I give this spot 5 stars for Sunday night Dub Mission. Usually a $6 cover but I never hesitate to pay it. If you like dub and reggae, and you have the energy on Sun night, you'll have a good time....
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
good drinks, nice bartender upstairs on wednesday night for the tanya morgan show. outdoor smoking area is a plus, even if it is a little box. downstairs is nice enough, music selection could be...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
No cover, good drinks, and a HUUUGE dance floor? Yes, please.
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
All my time living in San Francisco, and I'd never set foot in Elbo Room before. The bar was filthy-crowded on Saturday night - hipsters and prepsters, even sailors, all were present for the tasty...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Really crowded on Saturday nights, not a very great atmosphere going on either. Seemed to be a lot of guys in sweaters, hats, and cheesy scarves. (Not my thing) I'm sure it's much better on less...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is my version of the holy grail..... of happy hour. #1 it is from 5-9pm which means four whole hours of unbridled cheap drinking time....#2 two buck anchor steam...fuck man you can't beat that....
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've gone to see Mingus Amungus and 5 Degrees of Soul in the past. The bands were always good so I have fun and positive memories of the place. I'd go again for a good show.
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo room? There is none downstairs at the bar on a Friday night. However, there was plenty upstairs where the "band" was playing... ugh. I guess you pays your money and you takes your chances......
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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For the 11 years I've been in the City, this place has delivered a consistently solid bar/live music scene. It's like an old lover; I get a twinge thinking of all the good times, and find myself wandering back...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/29/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Attended our first show at the Elbo Room last night and there are some definite highs and lows with this place. Highs - Cheap (enough) Coronas for $3.50. Mixed drinks are super strong (at least 2.5...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
ah yes, yelp happy hours....well it had been a while since i attended one of these and boy have they changed in character from the mellow "sip a beer and have some deep conversation" happy hours i...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dont remember much about this place except that it had a nice layout with a chill azz upstairs and some pool tables. some nice seating too.
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah this place has a sweet photo booth. Other than that, the bartenders are nice and they have a great happy hour. Pomegranate Lemonade is a yummy girly drink!Recommended... Mostly because they have...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Photobooths are way too much fun. Photobooth liquor = even better.
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing like a mellow drink with fellow rockers. The bartenders are Nazis .. so don't even think about reaching over to pick out cherrys from the comidment tray!
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After passing by the Elbo Room numerous of times, I finally found myself in there one weekday night.We also discovered the photo booth too. The next thing I know, we have five to six grown adults...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Detroit BFF: How was it?Me: The most awesomely awesome awesome happy hour I've been to in almost a month!Detroit BFF: Wow, that good?Me: Hell yeah!Detroit BFF: So Elbo Room's that good?Me: Elbo...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
if I lived in the Mission and were a hipster and were white and didn't shower and had dreadlocks, and i liked being bumped into and having drinks spilled on me, then this bar would be the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This SF institution is celebrated for launching bands from obscurity to semi-obscurity. Upstairs concert space might have a DJ, big band, little band, solo artist. Lots of Latin music, African, acid...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room is the place I end up when I've had a few too many at Casanova and need a change of scenery. It's not my starter bar unless I'm there for a show. I usually end up challenging some random...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think I recall making burgers at the front corner table. I like the dark, gothy motif (a lot of red and black, not much lighting), the video games, the long bar, the little nooks to hide away in,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Review for upstairs only: I've been here many times for live music -Afro-funk, reaggae, Brazilian, and hip-hop. This place is always packed with a diverse crowd that comes just for the music and for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
No door or seat on the crapper so had to leave after one beer. That one beer was pretty decent though. I bet it sucks when it gets crowded. And then someone probably makes a bad joke about the name...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care what you say, I love this place! BUT I don't like to go there on the weekends. They have happy hour until 9pm everyday and they make strong drinks. At least one of the bartenders is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm really into the Elbo Room these days. The drinks are tasty and well poured. They have the big bottles of Chimay (although it seems the price of these varies depending on who your bartender is). I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite spots...great drinks and a good place to meet up with friends. Too bad they only take cash :(.
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
review no. 101, on elbo room:1) the mission is no longer hip. it's become a disneyland for people who 'think' they are hip/cool/cutting edge.2) the area around 16th and valencia is pretty much...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ah, 16th and Valencia. Where else can you walk and be sure that sketchy strangers will accost you on the street and ask if you'd like to "party"? It only happens to me here. But I go back, because...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's a bar.... In the mission. I prefer it when it's still light out and no one else is in there. I'm not a social drunk.. I'm a drunk drunk. If it's bar time I must bring a friend with me. I have...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Was here this past Friday. The last time before that was about ten years ago (maybe more), and I met Matt Dillon. I loved the Flamingo Kid, and Outsiders and was a huge fan but then seeing him in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't trust bars with no doors to the bathroom stall in the men's room. This must violate some sort of building code - Section 1, Clause A: Patrons must be able to shit or do drugs without having to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
**WARNING- DRUNK WRITING REVIEWS- SUBJECT TO CHANGE**Great happy hour spot. Pilsner beer $2 a pint. Lighting was low, made me look hot. Cute bartender. Good place to start a Friday night.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been to the ER in awhile and it is just as I remembered. It's a little too dark and too young for my taste. However, the bar tenders are attentive (always a plus on a Thurs night at 11) and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just attended a show here with a fellow Yelper. Opening act (Mad Maggies) was cute, though not particularly talented. Main act (Brave Combo) was a hell of a lot of fun.Decor was dark'ish, a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Aptly named. If you secure yourself a table, it's a pretty sweet place to have a drink. But, be sure to order your drinks 4-6 weeks in advance.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good for dancing salsa on Thursdays in a small group...just get there early. The cover for salsa is 8 bucks, but the music is good and live. You may not find many dancing professionals here. Better...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo Room is great for their long ass happy hour and is a good place to meet up after work during the weekends. But for me the best thing the Elbo Room has to offer is "Soul Night" first Saturday...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Can't say I've ever actually seen a live band here, but I have been here a number of times just to "throw a few back". In fact, now that i think about it. I have had TWO fun/funny things happen to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Still my favorite place to go catch live music. The music acts keep changing, but the vibe stays the same. Relatively cheap beer and great music. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is that it's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I can't stand coming here anymore. The last time I did I really regretted it. I don't mind the bar and the people who work there are pretty cool folks. But there's always some asshole who wants to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to the Elbo Room for a long time and finally decided to drop a review on this place...Maybe it's just because I'm getting older, but this place is not quite as exciting (to me) as it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here all the time when i first moved here. Its great to come with a group and grab a table but otherwise it can be a bit of a meat market. I finally stopped coming here after being hit...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here to go see my friend's band Finless Brown. Now anyone who has a band named after a turd with a hot japanese lead vocalist is OK in my book.But I digress. I saw some dude with a tall-boy...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the first time i came here, there was a plethora of hot girls lingering outside and the familiar smell of a particular herb. i had to investigate. as far as the bar itself, i have no idea. none of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ahh Elbo Room - we've known each other for many years, now. Back in the day, just out of college, it was Elbo Room w/co-workers (wuh? I work now?) every Friday for Happy Hour & $2 Coronas (this was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a wonderful establishment! You walk in and there's a bar. $3.50 Coronas and Red Stripes. You go to the right towards the stairs to check out the upstairs room, but you will get stopped by the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the elbo room, elbo, elbo, elbo, room. When I moved into my new place my boy and I ambled over for some barley soda's to quench our move-in thirst. Happy hour still at 8:00 pm. WHAAA!!! They...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
3 stars for the tallboys of PBR, 1 star for the music, 0 stars for the women
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
From my off-peak visiting experience, I'd say this place is great. Nice and dark. The happy hour lasts well into the early evening, 9pm I believe, and has very good deals (good $6 mixed drinks---try...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The only real negative experience I've had with the Elbo room was when I sliced my foot open on some glass at some point in the evening while dancing, but was too hammered to notice until I stepped...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have mixed feelings about this joint, sometimes I have a blast here, sometimes it's full of assholes. Hell, sometimes I'm probably the asshole havin' a blast! They do have a nifty (and working)...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
wow. i just saw Typical Cats here a few hours ago. what a show.it was my frist time going in this place...dowstairs is a bar area with plenty of places to sit and upstairs is another, yet smaller,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
as kylie would say, it was love at first sight. the ocean beach iced tea will make all your dreams come true for a mere $6 (unless it's a weekend night when they make them waaay too strong, but then...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Until Monday night I was on the fence about this place. I've seen good bands (CSR!) here but usually at the cost of heat exhaustion and whiskey stained clothing. The Elbo room kind of sucks when there...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never had a bad time at the Elbo. Whether I'm upstairs rockin' it or downstairs for a super chill happy hour during the week, I'm digging this place. It does get super crowded on the weekends,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Shame on the margarita in a pint glass for being so delicious and refreshing (and cheap at only $6 a pop!). Yesterday you seemed like such a good idea, but today my head and stomach are telling me I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for Thursday happy hour -- cheap drinks and plenty of Elbo(w) room :) A big group of us nailed the huge booth at the back.I can't believe I used to live around the corner from Elbo and never...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like it here during the week. On the weekends...not so much.Edit: Positively deadly margaritas. But I have decided that I should come here more often. I really like it. Just no more pints of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I had to eschew all others, and pick one bar in the Mission that I could go to, it would be the Elbo Room. They have fantastic bloody marys and really friendly staff. Beyond that, I don't know what...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I back this bar. They have good live music and there is a reggae night on Sunday that I like, although I have not been in a while so my info may be a little dated. It can be loud downstairs and it is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2 stars for the crowds on weekends. Ok, thats not relly fair. Its really 2 stars for having old school video games that cost 50 cents per turn but the fire button on Galaga is totally sticky.
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room, an institution in SF. When I moved out here 11 yrs ago, this place was a destination in the Mission. Today it still is. Always a place to catch live up and coming acts ranging from punk...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'll be the first to admit I'm not a Mission bar guy. I don't have any vintage clothes and I like sleek and sexy venues with overpriced drinks. Am I a yuppie? It's a real possibility.So given my...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2006
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The Elbo Room seems to be one of those rare Mission live music venues (not including all the Latin music clubs) where people still go to dance their ass off and not just stand disaffectedly nodding he...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/07/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Any place that allows me to walk in w/ my F*** Me Boots and sit on the pinball machine w/ my legs crossed deserves 5 stars.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a lot of fun. I have seen countless great bands play here. It's always a fun crowd upstairs becuase most people that go are into the music. The downstairs which is seperate from the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like it here. lots of seating, two pool tables, three arcade machines. its like golfland or scandia - only with lots of beer and hard alcohol.the upstairs is larger than most bars that have regular...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The only redeeming thing about this place is the music upstairs. I've been to a couple of great shows there (Lettuce, John Calloway's Diaspora, Kid Beyond, Brazuca Brown, etc). They've also got a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The popularity of this place escapes me. Seriously. They book some really great acts, so I have to give them that. And, they get an extra star for the coat/ purse hooks under the bar downstairs...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As far as dive bars in the mission go, you can do a lot worse than the elbo. They have some really good acts come through here, plus the local briazilian/salsa scene is in full effect. Good prices,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Any place that got my mind off of the week from hell with some good drinks, good music and eyeball sex worthy folks is alright in my book.The other reviews covered all the features...I will add that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I dont really like this place. The music I guess is ok. But its so small that you suffer from clausterphobia as soon as you walk in. The dance floor is small and literally all you have is elbow...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Be sure to have an ocean beach ice tea - 2 of these and you're good
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Da AfroFUNK...So, I finally went back here for the first time in 4 years since the stabbing...Let me back up and explain.4 years ago I ventured to the Elbo Room with my lova and some friends for their...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i like the downstairs just ok--would give 3 stars just for that (always crowded, no place to sit, hard to get bartender's attention, but still has a nice feel). but i really like the upstairs...went...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Honestly? Not worth the hype. I am kind of snobby about going out. I like to get in fast, order my drinks, and enjoy my evening. Not at Elbo! I felt HORRIBLE for the bartenders. Not only was my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool venue for live music. I like the upstairs/downstairs feature, as if you aren't interested in the music you can just hang out downstairs where they have Tecate and a shot of Tequila for $3. You...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Shatangi's not been to this place in yonks. I've seen more than my share of good bands there and the bartenders make yummy drinks. What I like most is the laid-back feel of the place. No bells or...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure what to think of ol' Elbo yet, even though I've been there a half dozen times for pretty diverse events. I've seen bluegrass, dub, and really really bad but enthusiastic wanna-be...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to the Elbo Room on and off over the past 8 years, so it has a special place in my heart. Yes, it's usually crowded and the upstairs wreaks of musty, dive-y sweat, but at least the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Elbo has hosted a ton of great shows. I never have any wild stories afterwards tho, so one less star for lack of debauchery. I book my friend's band here and Matt is a joy to work with. $1 PBRs on...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We wandered in here one Sunday around 6:00pm and ended up staying until after 11:00. The bartender was nice and he had great taste in music. Rather than having a CD changer, music was left up to the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I could say something about this place is is cool good place to go whenever good times, good staff, fun shows, but if I wrote a letter to them it would say:Dear Elbo Room,You need to turn your...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place which usually has a good band playing upstairs.
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Rolled into the club for a Sunday evening of pot smoking and dancing to reggae/dub. I never knew that so many people would be making out on the dancefloor while bouncing to the beats. it was kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went there tonight. I was all cozied up in my bed after a nice hot shower when---bam, my friends called and told me to come over and play. So, I did. And I didn't drink any bit of alcohol because...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Consider this a more "personal" piece. It's just a New Year's Eve review. I was there this past New Year's, and for someone who lives in the neighborhood and tries hard to patronize every local...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
THE SCENE:This is an authentic hipster joint in the heart of the mission..THE PLACE:They have pool for all those guys that don't like talking to girls and would rather get drunk competing with balls...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
the elbo room's upstairs is for people who are, like, really really enthusiastic about dancing really really poorly. i realize i sound like a snob, and generally i wouldn't even say i dance well....
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not only is their happy hour great, but they truly believe in diversity-just look at their roster of upcoming shows and events. A very comfortable spot with a great staff.
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A little dark, and the specials seem a bit contrived, but four stars just for being having the longest happy hour special in SF.
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One star for the chill bouncers/doorpeople. Two stars for the upper room. Third star for the "innovative" music. It doesn't go any higher than that because, innovative=loud electronica=oftentimes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They should really take out the "El" out and just call it the "B.O. Room." But if anything, it's good to see people getting totally trashed, and getting really really sweaty to 60's Soul. I would give...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Like many yelpers mentioned, the place has a lot of things to do. The down side to the place, however, is that on the weekends the place is PACKED. Well at least the downstairs area. I don't like the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinda wack-ass downstairs, with a projection screen showing oddball movies, pool tables, and old-school tabletop video games. Upstairs is one of the better music venues around, and a regular set of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
"No Elbow room is right, except on a rainy Monday. On a rainy Monday eve, the bar space is ample and you can dance on the bar with no one looking. This here is another fixture in the Mission mix. I'll...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i like sitting in the little area where they have the pacman tables... i don't like being there when it's packed with people, but weeknights tend to be a bit mellow and then it's a nice neighborhood...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
One star for no cover.One star for the arcade games. One star for the beer selection.NEGATIVE one star for the clientele. I don't like going to a bar that everyone raves about and seeing half the guys...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I just never have fun at the elbo room. It's one of those spots that has it all, downstairs for free, upstairs for a cover, decent music, pool, videos. And yet, I think the meaty crowd just shackles...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you stop by on Valencia and 16th bar stretch - you've gotta come by the Elbo. Its packed most of the time, but its worth it. The people can sometimes obnoxious (so are a couple of bartenders) but...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Here's my problem with this place. I always WANT to go there, but I never have that great of a time. I think it just like the name and the cool sign! I'm an idiot. Two pool tables, a Ms. Pac-Man...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2005
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This bar sure does pack a lot into one space a�� music venue, pool tables, video games and a plethora of twentysomethings. The Elbo Room ...
gusto.com - user review - 09/23/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not only is this bar great for drinking, pool, and watching live music, it's one of the only bars I enjoy more when it's crowded. Great atmosphere. I've gotten lucky here a few times.
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2005
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I wrote a negative review awhile back and it was removed!! Here it goes again. Avoid if you don't want things thrown at you by bartenders and hearing slurs coming from the bar in your direction.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/29/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice cute venue. I hung out a little while and played some pool with friends. I didn't notice the upstairs part that everyone else is talking about. Too drunk.
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
five stars for the photo booth alone. in the same way that i am drawn to the glitter of mardi gras beads while wasted, that photo booth had a magnetic pull on me. like the colorful spheres that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome place for watching music. The bar downstairs though gets crowded (like the other Mission places) and you need a bull horn to get the bartenders attention. Good music.
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun place to go and see a good band. Went on 7/22 and watched SANTERO. They kicked butt. Drinks were priced OK. Cover wasn't too bad, better than paying $15 just to hear a DJ. Downstairs was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2005
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When I first spotted the Elbo Room I noticed the ornate bars that covered the entrance. I later discovered that this small yet funky bar was an oasis for those who wanted to get away even on a weeknight. From...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/07/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A great place for happy hour. Gets a little packed late night but the drinks are strong and delicious and the bartenders are great. I enjoyed drinking and watching silence of the lambs on the big...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
PBR tallboys, and Ms Pacman. Great place to see a metal show on a random Tuesday or Wednesday night. And when i say metal, i dont mean this crap on Live105, i mean bands with 40 year old fans in jean...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you feel like getting a dose of live music, odds are there is something happening at the Elbo Room. The vibe is relaxed and eclectic.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elbo Room regulary has good bands and the cover is always cheap. I have never seen an electronica show there but I have seen plenty of good Funk, Latin and Latin Funk there. Also, Sunday night Dub...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the upstairs/downstairs thing. Haven't been there in years, but it used to be a good place to dance to live music.
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great Mission bar with a nice upstairs venue for funky music and some pool. I went back last night after a two year boycott due to a minor altercation with a doorman. I wish I had come back earlier....
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Although I'm sure they have some decent bands come through, the only show I've seen at Elbo was this completely crappy electronica show. The bad made a serious effort towards rupturing your eardrums...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice small venue to see some music in, upstairs, with a seperate bar downstairs. The stage isn't much above floor level so if it's crowded you might not be able to see very well, but in general the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little space with pool tables. Comfortably dark with a bit warm athmosphere. Very nicely spaced booth benches - you don't have to elbow (grin) the one sitting behind you. Its a bit loud at...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you run fast enough you can make it upstairs before they realize you never paid.
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2005
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Also a great place to go hang out with a few friends on weeknights--a much smaller and calmer crowd than on the weekends. Plus, their happy hour is from 5-9 every weeknight, with $1 off all drinks. It's also a...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2003
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This place has the best bartenders in the City. They know what they are doing. They make good drinks, fast. Most of the bars int he City have young, hip guys and big-breasted girls tending the bar who don't...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2003
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