SFist: Guide to San Francisco's Douchiest Bars

Spletty

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:38:02 -0800

Zeitgeist is filled with douchebags and I still love that place. Find me a bar with a huge back patio, $11 pitchers of damn good beer and burgers, where I can smoke cigarettes and their not so carcinogenic friend and I'm there!

Chris Weekly

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:05:16 -0800

I really don't see the difference between hipster douchebags and Marina douchebags. The lack of any originality and the need to "fit in" apply equally to both groups. Striped shirt or skinny jeans and facial hair, it's all the same. That is why Zeitgeist is just as douchey as Matrix.

Joel

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:36:21 -0800

I like Zeitgeist on a warm afternoon/evening as much as anyone, but I think you guys are narrowing the definition of "douchey" if anything: that place is absolutely crawling with d-bags. You don't need to live in the Marina (whatever the connotation) or be a frat guy or wear a striped shirt with lots of hair gel to fit the term.

dantsea

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:30:44 -0800

I enjoy reading the Zeitgeist reviews on Yelp, where I can almost picture the poor Marinaite sitting at its computer, lip trembling, relating its story about how the mean bartender told her to fuck off.

dolemite43

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:58:40 -0800

I've heard its pretty tough to play in the Thunderdome, but I hope the HEELS pull out the win. It's the first time the Gauchos have had a #1 ranked team play them at home since 90-91. If you're such a fan, shouldn't you know about this game at 7pm tonight?! :) In my 15 months in the city, I've never been to Medjool. Should I consider myself lucky?

rdm24

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:16:18 -0800

I am amazed that Skylark didn't make the list! And Zeitgeist? It may be many things, but here you're simply abusing the word "douchey"

Tweety

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:01:23 -0800

Go Gauchos!

cowsaysmeow

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:25 -0800

@dolemite43 - I have no idea who your alma mater is but THEY SUCK! ;P Anyway, I vote for Matrix Fillmore - I've never been in there, but having walked by it once or twice the douchiness just oozes from it like an infected sore.

roleur

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:38:51 -0800

I wish I lived in the Marina, then I could wear my awesome striped shirt more often. Just look at it.

billywags

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:54 -0800

If this world was just that man would have a TV channel devoted entirely to him. Endlessly entertaining.

fizzandpop

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:04:05 -0800

As someone who lives in the Marina, I have to agree. It's a new thrill every night. The obvious delights aside, you really have to be a permanent resident to fully experience the underlying paranoia and tension you experience daily from your neighbors if you are a member of the "don't shave much, don't wear khakis, don't go to the gym" underclass. There are some rednecks who live on my street who permanently party in their garage with the door open. They've been mentally lynched by everyone in a three block radius.

bottombracket

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:50:59 -0800

You cannot fake how awesome the Marina is.

dantsea

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:24 -0800

(I kid! I kid!)

dantsea

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:59:47 -0800

It's nice to see ESF feature content written by people who actually live in San Francisco for a change.

dolemite43

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:47:10 -0800

I really want to watch my alma mater destroy the Gauchos tonight with this guy. I would be entertained. Should I go to the Bust Stop? Oops. Typo. Bar None should "win" this competition.

periqueblend

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:20:58 -0800

That clip is amazing, it is the proverbial trainwreck that you cannot look away from. The vomiting chicks, the air guitar... you truly cannot fake awesome.

Greg

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:12:19 -0800

eatersf is always fun to read but this series of posts was truly hilarious.

porkbun

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:06 -0800

Here's a link to the voting page http://sf.eater.com/archives/2008/11/21/the_vote_whats_the_douchiest_bar_in_san_francisco.php