4015 W. Osbourne
Tampa, FL 33615
Hillsborough County
Phone: (813) 215-6729
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by D. L. on Well you can't say that Ajna Bar doesn't try. It tries very hard...to be trendy with its decor, music, dim lighting, and general atmosphere. But ultimately, what you pay for is just that -the ambience. The food was mediocre at best. My friend and I ordered the Tuna Tartar, the Sea Scallops, and the Sushi plate. The most memorable aspect of the Tuna Tartar was probably how small the portion was for the price (probably two bites for ~$18). The sea scallops were actually very good -nicely seared on the outside but still a good texture on the inside. The sushi plate...not the freshest quality by any means. At one point my friend couldn't bite through part of the fish and had to spit it back out. Everyone else at the table seemed to enjoy their food though, particularly the rib eye. To be fair, the service was great. I was there for a friend's birthday dinner, and we were there nearly three hours. The staff was attentive, and never at any point did we feel as if we were being rushed out of there, despite a pretty crowded night. Overall a decent experience, but more so due to the company and setting rather than the food.
by J S. on My partner and I decided that this would be our big "fancy pants" dinner while in San Francisco and were very excited. You would think, based on their website photos, that this would be a swanky place to dine while being entertained. We were both thinking something on the order of Boom Noodle decor with transexual waitresses . Well, it's not. It's pretty much a run-of-the-mill somewhat divey and cramped gay bar with a basement dancefloor in a sketchy SOMA district neighborhood sprinkled with fancy dazzle camoflauge to disguise this fact. However it works in its favor since the "gender illusionist" servers are also decked out in dazzle camoflauge to disguise the fact that they were once men. They encourage large groups (weirdly enough the majority of which were bachelorette parties), lots of drinking, and rowdy behavior. If there are less than five of you you will be seated at the bar which has it's advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is you will literally have a front row seat to the show. The disadvantage is you will not be served by a performer. Your server will be the bartender. Our bartender was very attentive and poured a stiff drink so no complaints there. And the drinks are named after the performers so it's kind of fun sipping a lady's cocktail as she's performing (assuming that these really are their drinks of choice). Food wise, it's exactly how they describe it on their website: "3 star Pan Asian cuisine". Since there's no indication of the overall rating scale (Is it 3 out of 5? 3 out of 10? 3 out of 3?) let's just say the food was hot and good. However, if there are less than five in your party you're required to order one appetizer, one entree, and one dessert from the prix fixe a la carte menu. At this point my partner and I were exhausted and trashed, having arrived in San Fran at 10am that morning and going non-stop so the only thing I actually remember eating were the ribs which I mistakenly thought were boneless. At least they were fall off the bone tasty. Let's just say I was a sloppy mess afterward but I didn't feel too bad because the woman sitting next to me ordered some as well and was a bigger mess than me. We actually bonded over this fact and then she asked me what was the difference between a tranny and a transexual which made for an interestingly humorous conversation. I also ordered the "porcupines" and the warm chocolate cake but again, I don't remember eating them but I imagine they were delicious since I cleaned my plate. At the top of the hour you are treated to a performance by 2-3 performers. The performers are not the best in world and in fact most of them barely even attempt to lip sync along with the music. It's more of a: "Look at me dance back and forth on the red stage. Oh yeah, I forgot! I should mouth a few lines to the music." Nonetheless it's still entertaining. We watched a couple of performers mocking the performer on stage unbeknownst to her so that was a hoot and makes me wonder how much cattiness goes on around here. Also, in one of the back booths were two smarmy old white dudes who were either the owners or the backers or something. The ladies all paid them enormous amounts of attention at different points in the evening. It reeked of those old school 70s made for TV movies about runway girls getting caught up in the seedy underbelly of the streets. It was also another source of unintentional entertainment. Really the best performer of all was the hostess. She was like Divine's younger, prettier sister or something and when she sang "It's Raining Men" and ripped off her dress to reveal a Superwoman costume underneath the crowd went through the roof. You can also leave a tip on your bill for your favorite performer but we found it hard to remember all of their names. Asia SF opened up months after I left San Fran to move to the Pac Northwest so for the past 12 years I've been dying to go. I was not disappointed. It was a fun time with good service and an atmosphere that works in its favor but next time I'll make sure there's a large group of us to get the full on experience. Also, it's a bit expensive but not fancy as we initially thought. We were a bit disappointed in that regard and decided to re-try the fancy dinner thing again at Alioto's the next night (Big mistake. See my review for that place too). Overall a 4 star adventure. Just be careful walking to and from your car/bus because, like I said, the neighborhood is a bit sketchy.
by SKATER G G. on I've only been here a handful of times but they were all memorable. My top one is when I went to see Mstrkrft a while back. Unfortunately, I didn't make it to see Boys Noize =*( (oh well next time for sure). The size of this place is just right, not super big or small. There's decent sized bar and good sound system. Every time I check out their site to see who's going to play there, I'm always surprised at the lineup in a good way. A great place to dance to techno and see great dj's.
by Aleta Kuta on The best place for salsa dancing!! Live bands on Thursday and Saturday nights. They even have classes from 8pm to about 9:30 untill the band comes on. The instructors are easy to follow and even stay the whole night to dance along w/ the crowd. The recently remodled the club and put in a new dance floor! The upstairs is a little less crowded as is the back "lava" room (it's red) each with their own bar. To cool off there is a patio right out front with tables and a grill if you get drunk hungry and need a piece of grilled chicken!! Mediteranean Hip Hop on Friday and Sunday is House and Dance music. They also are part of Decompression the post BurningMan three day weekend party. Lots of fun...major block party.
