San Francisco's favorite but least read Q&A columnist, the Essefficist, pours sweet sweet Irish Coffee in your ear. Or lies....

Does anyone in San Fran not know about the Buena Vista Cafe? I know, I know -- today's hip, cultured SFist wouldn't be caught dead so close to the wharf. But there's some really cool stuff down there; places from the past that have stood the test of time -- and the Buena Vista tops that list. Okay, here's the nutshell version: The Buena Vista is a bar down near the wharf that was founded......