by Eugena Derickson on Yay, I'm a fan! Why you ask? Free. I think I should end it here, but where's the fun to this review right? Let me indulge myself and perhaps my two fans by writing more. BTW, thanks for following my reviews. You're the bestest fans a person can ever ask for. The Park is super spacious, consisting of the Atrium, The Main room, The Garden, the Red room, and the Penthouse. The penthouse opens after 12 am on the weekends, and is essentially a "dance floor", and is really the reason why most of us will come here. The only drawback for the penthouse is the space and the number of people that packs into it. When it's too crowded, it can get kinda hot, but that's everywhere. Additionally the sound system on the patio side of the penthouse is on mute, so it's hard to really dance when you can't hear the beat. For some reason all the Asians flood to this place. Must be the "free admission". I kid, I kid, so don't shoot me!. Kinda reminds me of the bit Russell Peters did about the Indian guy negotiating with the Chinese guy. That's pretty much the crowd you'll find here. Then again, I don't come here to pick anyone up, so that's not an issue. If you come in groups and it's predominately guys, (come on, you know that's how we roll), you have to come before 12. After 12, they enforce the 1 guy to 1 girl rule and they're pretty strict about it. This place isn't bad if you need a back up spot. P.S. The bouncer will stare you down if you look anything remotely close to a hood rat (whatever that means). P.P.S. If you do happen to dine here, their fries are to die for. I mean, really, to die for. Freaking amazing! P.P.P.S. If you're semi self conscious about the way you dance, this is your haven. Trust me, the folks that comes here dances like they're stiff. Knock a few down, and have a good time. I do it all the time ;)
by Gene Manka on Okay, so it has a bad rep as a place to "Crack it like it's hot". Honestly, hate to break it to you, but WHEREVER you go in SF, you will find people that are taking the party to the NEXT level. If you look past the fact that it is open late at night and that there are intoxicated people of every variety there and you listen to the MUSIC, you might find something more there than meets the eye. This is THE late night spot in SF. If you've made it to the 1:45AM last call and they throw your dancing, drunk arse out of the club on a Thurs, Fri, Sat or Sun night, but you feel the URGE to shake your BOOTAY into the wee daylight hours, well, the END UP is the place to be. Yes, it looks sketch and feels sketch and reminds me of a dive bar b/c it is dark, loud and kinda dank...but, c'mon, at 3AM, is THAT really gonna matter as long as you have great music to dance to and fun, whacked out people to dance with??? It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it's a fun time for those who are open to it. Plus, they have an outdoor patio area where you can enjoy talking, watch the sunrise and just live and love life. The cover charge is normally around $20.
by kem e. on Just left this spot. Had a great meal at a fantastic price. Guess this is their version of restaurant week. Had 3 courses for $25. Food was good, live music was entertaining. We started off wth the beer can chicken appetizer. Even though it wasn't part of restaurant week special, I truly enjoyed the app. It was well seasoned and tasty. Our salad was scrumptious. Grill peaches and pickled cherries make a nice combo. Service was stellar. My server was named Sherri. This kid was an interesting combo of professionalism and personality. My date has an biting sense of humor. She took everything he said in stride and cracked a joke or two that actually made him smile. She suggested a great bottle of wine and was always there when we needed our glasses topped off. I think she did a good job of reading our needs. She anticipated our needs without being obtrusive. As a previous server, I liked the fact that our table was well manicured at all times. All in all, I had a really good time at this restaurant and would return again with friends.
