by M T. on The food is fine, the waiters are attentive and efficient. Price would be if, if in a better neighborhood. However, Dolores Peterson, the promoter, unfortunately holds the audience hostage by forcing us to listen to her sing. Just because she's there every night, doesn't mean she should force people to listen to her gawd awful singing voice. Her vibrato sounds like a car trying to start and her tone seems to lean toward FLAT! No thank you. Never again!
by Bailey Z. on While the renovated architecture of this museum certainly is eye-catching, I was not impressed with the exhibits because I did not even get a chance to see many of them. I was limited by the long line that snaked around for the rain forest and the planetarium tickets are near impossible to get if you are late. The $10 price tag is fair to see all that there is to see, but the crowds really limit how much you get to see. However, the concept of museum nightlife is fun and something to do and talk about with an older, working crowd. Most people are coming from work and it gives them a chance to unwind after a long day - the alcohol certainly helps. Highlights included Claude, the white albino alligator, the renovated aquarium with the huge viewing tank, and the nice living roof. The roof will make you hungry because it smelled of fried calamari (probably coming from the cafe). They also had a telescope to view the sun. Supposedly on some days, you could see solar flares, but all I saw was a red dot. The African hall exhibit reminds me of my elementary school days and nothing about that hall has changed. All in all, it was nice to reminisce a little and also take in some of the new things going on here. After watching Night at the Museum 2 recently, I couldn't help but imagine some of these exhibits coming to life in a museum like that dinosaur skeleton - maybe with a bit more alcohol.
by Britney Palamara on There wasn't anything unique or special about Icon; I was here for a friend of a friend's birthday party... The DJ was above average, the drinks were average SF prices, the seating was pretty sparse and the place was in general, somewhat... empty, save for the members of the birthday party. Even later in the evening when the dance floor became more occupied with late night revelers, the place still felt lazy, and not incredibly energetic. This was a Saturday night, too. The space itself is pleasant, with the glowing lights and the arrangement of the bar in relationship to the dance floors... but still, nothing spectacular or something that urged me to mark this as beyond 3 stars. The DJ did place Prince, which was fantastic but... yeah, otherwise...
