by Kyle Foesch on I have gone to Bar Chi at least 15 times since it opened a month ago! I LOVE IT! My wife and I have been weekly or bi-weekly regulars to Uchi and Uchiko for the last year and when they dropped a bunch of unique items, we started looking for a new sushi restaurant. Bar Chi opened up right in front of our building downtown! Benny, the GM, is awesome. He remembered my name from the first time that I went in and Mark, the Assistant Manager, also remembered! We have been very happy with the service at Bar Chi as well and have had Mike help us out several times who is very knowledgeable and passionate about the menu. The happy hour at Bar Chi is really, really affordable for anyone. They have some of the best gyoza (dumplings) in the city and their sushi seems to keep getting better. I noticed that the super white tuna (escolar) was the best that I have had in Austin last night. I recently hosted a party for 55 friends for the 30th birthday party of my young wife and Bar Chi allowed us to use the entire main dining room! We had dedicated servers, amazing dishes that were always updated and fresh, and the total bill was really, really reasonable considering that I had an open bar and all-you-can-eat sushi and other dishes. I would do it again in a heartbeat. They even let me bring in a friend to play guitar and sing during dinner. If you are looking for a really good value but with great food and even better staff and service, then you need to go to Bar Chi. Tell them that Mike sent you! Benny might even treat you to a drink if you are nice enough!
by Frank K. on Bimbo's is one of the first music venues I visited when I moved to SF. The place reminds me of why I love this city and how it's unique in its own. The venue has great character and feels like its a part of this towns history. The acoustics are really good and the place, while gets crowded doesnt feel like a shitshow mess. Fuck, just go!
by Daron Hirko on I had heard about MJQ, but never knew where it was. Well, now I know why. The entrance is obscure - a rolled up metal garage door facing a side street in a parking lot. Upon entering, you walk down the tunnel to reach this underground club. And what a club it is - water dripping from the ceiling on you when you are on the dance floor (it was a rainy night), there was no door to the ladies room, no soap or papertowels and later in the night, no toilet paper, cash only and sometimes challenging to get a drink. However, they spin great dance music, totally friendly and cool crowd, the break dance room and the overall vibe of this dark club lends to having an awesome time. I would have given MJQ four stars if I didn't get random drips on my head while dancing and they refilled the toilet paper. It really is a cool club.
