by Kaethe S. on Just like a miniature Fillmore, yet due to small coziness even better. We saw Elvis Costello signs Nick Lowe and vs.versa the other night. The floor was full, the people were great, the drinks were accessible and I even past Sammy Hagar on the stairs. I've seen Southern Culture (SCOTS) and Mick Taylor here and they all were wonderful shows. Hard to go wrong. Absolutely ornate, unpretentious, easy to attend, close parking under the movie theater, and most of all... you feel like your seeing Old SF new again. Just spend a thoughtful moment staring into the walls, columns and ceiling..incredible. I wish walls could talk. Tip: if you can afford the dinner show...do it. Those are the folks who end up able to have a seat on the rail for the whole show right under their nose.
by Corina Neiman on much like other reviewers, the mural at the king cole bar is what initially drew me in. the "theme" of the mural is the king farting while his servants (cabinet members? handlers?) all react. luckily, ive been able to get a table each time, and ive been "dressed appropriately," which makes you feel grown up as you shell out $20 for your black label (rocks) and your girlfriends glass of pinot noir...and no, eating copious amounts of the free wasabi peas is not a natural hedge. this place is marked by a strangely disparate ambiance. on the one hand its a taste of high-society: the service is not overbearing, but quietly attentive, the drinks are stiff and large and on the other? the last time i was there my girlfriend and i were flanked by a balding, middle-aged banker and his 23-year old asian prostitute, and nelly (andele, andele mami, EI! EI!, uh ohhhh! whats poppin' tonight?).
