Day 16: The Taco Shop @ Underdogs

It’s going to be a good night when you hear “All City” before you walk in the place.  The folks are here and are ready to get down!  Day 16 brings us to The Taco Shop @ Underdogs. Why has it taken me so long to visit this hidden gem in the Sunset?  Everything I heard about this place was all correct.   Great place to visit.   Eat, drink, and watch sports, my kind of place!   Plenty of TV’s in every direction to watch the game.  Bucket of beer and some tacos!  You have to try the Carnitas Quesadilla.  Yum. Arcade games to keep the drunken girls entertained.  I’ll be back here for Taco Tuesday!  $2 tacos, $2 Tecate… hell yeah!   Not bad for a Thursday.  The Debauchery continues…

Thank you goes out to Duke, Jessica, Chelsea, Darrick, and the girl in the GNR shirt. (Sorry Hun, I missed your name.)  Thanks for letting 30 days have fun in your establishment for Day 16.  Trust me, we’ll be back.

To all of our wonderful folks that come out and support 30DOD/ACP, right on!  Melissa, Darrick and Louise, Eli, Nick, Yoel, Ari and Cecily, Pauline, Rob and Sonia, Basil and Melissa, Remi, Catharine, Jamille, Natalie, Dennis, Dave, and Mr. Nate Payne.

ACP…. You guys got any cash on you?   I think we are doing too much.  

-RallyOh

Day 12: Lucky 13

Lucky 13 is a spot near the corner of Church and Market. My buddy Noah is the bartender on Sunday nights, so I figured we'd pay him a visit. Noah's a cool dude, the type of friend you only hear from when he needs something (sarcasm). His awesome girlfriend Diana was helping out as a bar-back, keeping the dungeon-like atmosphere spiffy. It was my first time here, and the place has that "gates of hell", dim-red lighting. It was Vinyl Hayride hillbilly night, and the tunes coming from the speakers made you want pull out a fiddle and start wrecking sh*t.


It was only 6 bucks for a PBR and a shot of your choice... minus the upper-shelf, good sh*t. Noah makes a mean margarita too, my boy Uly can attest to that. There was a sick-ass, old school custom Harley out front, I think it belonged to one of the regulars. The place had a steady crowd the whole night, which Diana said was a little unusual for a Sunday... she says it usually goes in waves. One thing that came in handy was that there were hella places to eat nearby. I grabbed some tacos from El Castillito, the Mexican place across from Safeway. Sparky's on the other side of Market is open 24 hours if you're partying late-night.
Met some cool folks at Lucky 13: Wendy, Twila (who's name I f*cked up twice), gotta thank my homie Uly for striking thru, Aaron, Juan, Catherine, Ariana and Mimi.




PS- Noah, thanks for not buying me that $2 Pabst at the end of the night... what a pal! *(see below)


**Update: Apparently my damaged memory deceives me. After talking to Noah, it looks like I was out of line in my stupor. I didn't tip, and forgot to pay my tab...apologies brother! Quick tip: drinking marathons kill brain cells, dead.

Day 9: 500 Club

The ACP crew dived into the 500 club for its ninth consecutive day; I think we were still feeling the aftermath from the night before.  (Thanks Adeline@ Riptide) The 500 Club has nostalgic feel when you first walk in.  Collections of decorations on the walls from years past,  to the dark wood paneling everywhere, the old booths where you can sit with friends and shoot the shit, cheap drinks, the 500 is that old school dive.  This is also a Dog friendly bar, so don’t get to drunk… that bitch isn’t gonna give you their number. (Some of these jokers were drunk enough to, but we’ll get to that in just a sec.)  

Thanks to our Bartenders Rachael and Ron and the Doorman Bret.  For the most part, they made us feel like home and that’s always a good reason to come back to a bar.   Support your locals and your local bartenders!  Thanks serving our drinks and listening to us talk about the 30 Days of Debauchery. 

As for the crowd on a Thursday night, it was very interesting.  Lawrence was a cool cat that Stretch and I talked to in the beginning of the night. We had a nice conversation with him.  Normal.  By the end of the night, that wasn’t the case.  I was talking to two guys at the bars who were asking about the 30 Days and every word I said, made them gloss over even more.  Dude, get off that shit. “So, how many days in 30 Days are you doing this for?”    Then I go outside for a smoke and hear these cats talking shit.   Yes those are my friends over there.  Yes they are blowing trees.  Yes the cool bartender is talking to them.  You didn’t see the little dude standing next to you fuckers ear-hustling.  I didn’t want our group to be known for starting shit.  Plus everyone was having a good time and I didn’t want to spoil it.  So I told them the next day.   I just thought I’d give you a shout out…  “To the guy with the Captain Nazi hat on… I got monkey right here buddy!”  Talk shit to my friends for no reason… Fuck you dude.  My brothers would smash on you and your friends.  Consider that a pass homie.  Have a nice day.

As always, thank you to everyone who came out for Day 9: Monica, Brandon, Julie, Kelani, Azarah, Jen, Shivon, Vincent, Angelica, Sammy Boy, Catherine, Dave, Carrie, Natalie, and Patrick.

To my All City Project Crew… The Debauchery continues….

Rally Oh  30DoD/ ACP

Day 5: Zeitgeist

DayYeah, we're laggin' a bit... but we're in 30 Day party-mode, what'd you expect?

Oh yes... an overcast Sunday afternoon, low-and-behold, what's on the agenda: more 16oz curls. Day 5 started at a BBQ in the park, by 3:30pm I'm drinking Back In Black at the picnic tables behind Zeitgeist. I think it means "The Spirit" or "Essence", or some sh*t like that... anywaze, it was my first time there. The bartender Robin actually remembered what I was drinking, which was remarkable because there were a ton of mofos in the house. Good variety of drinks, I heard there were 48 beers on tap, price was right too, I think it was like 4 or 5 bucks for most of 'em. I'm digging the bar's motto too: "Where the beer is warm, and the women are cold." The backyard beer gardens are 420 friendly too.

The crowd was straight clannish, sticking to themselves... which is all good. This spot has a one-of-a-kind feel, it's more than a neighborhood hangout, it's almost like its own underworld. I was feeling the Faith No More and Deftones coming out of the speakers early on, then I started getting sloppy and the music became irrelevant. They had a pool table, kitchen with a fat menu, and a f*ckin late-80s Honda XR650L dual-sport mounted up on one of the walls... nice! I planned on leaving early, but I didn't end up staggering out until like 10, or something.



Good to see the folks that came thru: The homie Jah, Monica, Ari, Cecily, Darrick, Louise, and the bartender from Lion Pub (see Day 2), Patrick.

2010: Day 28: Pilsner Inn

2010: Coming off a weekend where SF Pride celebrated forty-years of diversity with a massive parade and festival, All City Project was not far behind. Monday night ACP celebrated day 28 in the Castro, yes, you heard right in the Castro. After all, All City would not be all city if we didn't hit San Francisco's infamous Castro.

Pilsner Inn, located at 225 Church St, is a goulash of pro-sports, patio, pinatas and penguins (how's that alliteration). The place is very spacious both inside and out. It has a very comfy back patio that goes great in the summer heat. Along with the layout, PI has 24 beers on draft that are eclectic as the Pride flag that hangs. Some notable drafts are the Boonville (amber ale), Hell or High Watermelon (wheat), Fat Tire, Chimay, Boddingtons, Ace Perry, Stock Top and of course (hey) Big Daddy. In addition to the taps there are many other bottle beers that I'm sure one can find a niche for. Pilsner Inn, does not have a Happy Hour, instead they hosts all day daily specials (that switches day to day) which is fantastic because you can show up when you show up.

Our bartender for the night was Mike (you rock!!). He was nice, knowledgeable and attentive to ACP's copious drinking abilities. Although, I did not have any cocktails, Mike makes a mean margarita for those who dare to take the taste test. Prices are fair and the service do you justice. If you're looking for a good time, want to meet interesting people and have some drinks visit Pilsner Inn.

PI has many activities and games to keep you occupied and drinking. They boast a pool table, 2 flat-screens for your sporting needs, 3 pinball machines, a few other misc. games, a digital jukebox and my favorite Cali Lotto. The best thing off all is that they provide condoms for the promiscuousness in all of us. Thanks PI for the jimmies!!!! Muahahahah!!!

A big thank you to all those who showed up and kick it with ACP! Big ups to Ian, Shakeena, Katie-doll, San Pancho Libre, Stretchvet, Rally Oh, Barack Jr, Stephanie (Backstreet Bitches, really?) and to all the ladies & fine handsome menssss that was clocking me and my crew (what would you do? if you can get with me and my crew?) ACP loves you!!!

My name is sCo-D and I have pride!!!