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by David G. on What a night. I feel like my nightclub days are steadily fading into the rear-view mirror, but experiences like Bootie make me want to dive back in with renewed gusto. Here's the deal-- once a month or so, DNA Lounge in San Francisco is reincarnated as Bootie, where the house band the DJ starts mashing up songs in ways you probably hadn't imagined. It was Pride weekend, so Bootie decided to do Lady Gaga/Madonna night. Cliche, right? Yes-- but it gets a lot better when Lady Gaga is entered into a mash-up with Nirvana circa 1992. We get in line ~9:45pm, well before the 10pm hike in the cover charge. The guy tending the door says that we'll be charged the "discount" $6 cover for being early. Once we finally get inside, ~10:15pm, the cashier says it's $12. Apparently the door-tender was just lying to us. Jackass. Despite the rough start, the rest of the night at Bootie was absolutely spectacular. Even though it was ~10:15pm when we entered, it was already packed. The place has two levels, with the main stage and dancefloor on the first level, and a giant wrap-around balcony leading to a somewhat hidden second dancefloor on the upper level. Lots to explore here. There were at least 3 different bars scattered around, serving drinks that were surprisingly cheap and strong for a downtown SF locale. $7 gin and tonics served in highball glasses? Absolutely! And definitely worth the long lines and crowds surrounding the bars. Also, Bootie manages to attract the friendliest and least pretentious crowd I've seen at a nightclub, in San Diego or SF or otherwise. Got a man or woman (or neither, or both) on your arm? No problem. Are you a punk or a prep or a goth or a queen or scenester or whatever else? Who cares? They're all welcome, and they're all dying to get to know you. I must've made a dozen friends at this club. And that's approximately a dozen more friends than I've ever made at any club. Last (but not least) -- the music. If you're sick and tired of generic-sounding oontz oontz oontz remixed off of the Top 40, Bootie is worth a shot. The house band fused contemporary pop music and classic hard rock in a way that was completely original. Danceable and high quality. Excellent acoustics and energy. Hmmm -- what else can I say? I'll just say that Bootie is a club experience that does things right.
by Heath Sabbah on I should start by saying I am a firm supporter of Chef Kevin and the slow foods movement, but my 2 experiences at Woodfire Grill have both been sub-par. My most recent trip, 2 of the 4 of us ordered the tasting menu with wine pairings. It started off well, with a lovely scallop & califlower appetizer paired with a sparkling wine- but we missed the second course all together. The waiter put down 2 oysters on 1 plate in the middle of the table and said something to the effect of a little something from the chef. So my friend who is a big oyster fan slurped them both down. About 5 minutes later another waiter returned with wine ' to pair with the second course'. I asked what was the second course. He said we already got it. That was upsetting. Plus the second wine was about a 1 1/2 ounce pour of a off dry wine that was not good. The 3rd course was delicious, but very tiny - and the wine paired very well with it. We were just upset that for $72 plue T&T we recieved 2 1/3 glasses of inexpensive wine (we checked the prices on the wine list) and 2 small dishes (plus the oyster that we thought was a bonus, not a course). We ended up needing to snack when we got home to feel satiated. The other couple at the table was much better off ordering off the regular menu. Also- desserts are a true weakness here. Just don't even bother. Lesson learned- never order the tasting menu here.
