by Lewis Riveron on Clean and new but that's about it. English song selection is pretty weak and the computer used to build the playlist is difficult to use, especially after a few drinks. We were in a room, but the bar looked more interesting (and possibly a lot cheaper).
by Dexter Warnecke on While visiting SF for the night my friend and I went to Nicks. This place is a lot of fun with great ambiance and decent food. We got tacos and weren't disappointed. We also tried the margaritas of different flavors, I think the raspberry was the best. Happy hour was a great deal, cheap and yummy (just how happy hour should be!)
by Andrew M. on First, you're really only KIND of on a boat. The entire area is a mixture of a pier and permanently docked lightship, and the outside bar itself is on the pier. The boat has a dance floor and a quasi-museum (never been to a museum where you can drink, chill, and maybe even hook up on the exhibits). So before you pop your pink collar and yell the lyrics to Andy Sandberg's seminal piece on nautical affairs, it would probably be a good idea to look around drunkenly to get your bearings. I'm not sure I agree with the popular contention that this place is radically overpriced for being kind of ghetto. Yes, pool chairs and the type of long beige plastic tables you had outdoor lunches on when you were a kid aren't exactly the highest class type of environment. But $35 for a bucket of 6 caronas isn't half bad ($5.83/beer). It is like a giant frat party though. Have no doubts: the only way this could get more fratty is if there were some beer pong going down (note: why was there no beer pong!?), some shotgunning, and something ridiculous like a bonfire or a slip and slide lubricated with Keystone Light. I don't think you come to Frying Pan because of the amazing ambience or the economics (which aren't bad - come the hell on people you live in New York City). You come here because you're drinking outside. And there's a boat. That's pretty legit, brah.
