SF meetup?

September 29, 2007 10:01 AM

Anyone up for a San Francisco or East Bay meet-up?

Yes, it's only been a couple of months, but due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to make the last couple, so I'm calling my own! Any takers?

posted by small_ruminant to MetaFilter Gatherings at 10:01 AM (39 comments total)

I'm in, maybe a movie night at the parkway or el cerrito speak easy ? Movie+booze+food = win ?
posted by iamabot at 11:42 AM on September 29, 2007

But no talking that way. Or is that the point?
posted by small_ruminant at 12:07 PM on September 29, 2007

Just an idea, there are plenty of alternatives, Pacific Brew Co, Quinn's Lighthouse, Pyramid Brew, The Pub on Solano... or the city:

Rogue Alehouse, 21st Amendment, Hi Dive, etc etc.

I was just at the speakeasy last night so it's sort of fresh in my mind.
posted by iamabot at 12:37 PM on September 29, 2007

Sure. Triple Rock in Berkeley is another option, if we're looking at brewpubs.

Also, Endgame is right across the street from Pacific Coast Brewery, if we wanted to have some sort of drinking/game playing night.
posted by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg at 1:09 PM on September 29, 2007

I naturally gravitate to the brewpubs but am open for anything really.
posted by iamabot at 1:13 PM on September 29, 2007

I'm new in town - I'd love to get to know one of the area's better brewpubs (and the local mefites).
posted by rkent at 1:29 PM on September 29, 2007

Rkent, I am extremely fond of the 21st amendment on 2nd street and the Rogue Alehouse on Union. Really thought the options are pretty much open in terms of beer and great food in the city. If I didn't have to work tonight I'd be at one of the above :(

And since you're new in town, for some of the spiciest and best chinese food (hey an alternate meet up location?) try Brandy Ho's or the Henry's hunan locations on Natoma or Sansome.


Which brings up some other possibilities for a meetup location:

Brandy Ho's
Henry's over on Samsome
Chow over in the castro
Home over in the castro
One of the dozen places in the mission ?

If the general feeling is east bay centric we can hit up any place on Solano in Berkeley or head to one of the Zachary's locations for some of the best pizza in california.
posted by iamabot at 1:53 PM on September 29, 2007

I'm down for a meetup. I vote for anything with good beer. I prefer in the city proper, or somewhere near a BART station.
posted by pombe at 2:27 PM on September 29, 2007

I'd be interested. Definitely lean toward East Bay, but beer is good anywhere. BART is helpful, though I can bike.

Zachary's seems like a bad idea for more than six people/staggered arrivals... Beckett's might be good (been craving Magner's lately) they have a room for biggish groups IIRC; Luka's has awesome burgers, fries, and a great selection of Belgian ales; Pacific Coast is fine by me, though their service can suck (I think it's better for groups); and I am always down for freezing my ass off at Zeitgeist.
posted by oneirodynia at 3:56 PM on September 29, 2007

You fuckers, please don't make me leave The City.

It's just that... I get nervous when I leave. Like it's going to disappear when I turn my back on it, or I'm going to miss something awesome, or that I'm going to regret not spending every second that I can here before the quakes and the oceans swallow it up before I'm done with it.

Besides, we have better burritos.
posted by loquacious at 5:11 PM on September 29, 2007

Oh, now it's on.
posted by L. Fitzgerald Sjoberg at 5:42 PM on September 29, 2007

East Bay! I'd love to go wherever it's happening. Just one suggestion, if we end up meeting at a very crowded social place such as Triple Rock, can we do something to alert people that show up that we're the Metafilter group (maybe a sign, or somebody in an obnoxious shirt, whatever)? Last time that there was a meetup at Triple Rock, I showed up and there were literally 20+ groups of 5 or more people scattered about. It almost felt like some screwed up hazing ritual where I was supposed to repeatedly walk up to these gatherings and go "are you guys from...ah, nevermind." And the wait staff started to think I was crazy.
posted by iamkimiam at 7:49 PM on September 29, 2007

Besides, we have better burritos.

Taqueria La Bamba, Richmond.
posted by iamabot at 8:00 PM on September 29, 2007

Besides, we have better burritos.

That's cool.

We have pambasos. No one over here bothers with burritos when they can eat the equivalent of a spicy, deep-fried sloppy joe made with shredded beef, sold to you by a man standing in front of a small cache of weapons.

I love it here. But I'll drink in the City. Even if there are no hot custard filled churros.
posted by oneirodynia at 8:12 PM on September 29, 2007

Yeah, I think you're wrong about the burritos, though maybe not if you're limiting yourself to Berkeley.

I have a hard time suggesting SF-ans leave SF. I know how much stress it causes them.
posted by small_ruminant at 10:16 PM on September 29, 2007

I can't do it at all (leave the City, that is). The thought of it makes me cry.

But if you decide to do a meetup in town, I'm there! (Unless I'm not there, which means depending on when and where it is/would be if it weren't in the East Bay.)

Hope that's clear.
posted by trip and a half at 10:27 PM on September 29, 2007

If you pick somewhere too close, I will show up. However, I will not tell you where that might be.
posted by fleacircus at 10:34 PM on September 29, 2007

If you pick a good time, I will show up. However, I will not tell you when that might be.
posted by aubilenon at 1:12 AM on September 30, 2007

I would definitely be up for Triple Rock but anywhere is OK. I have been so insanely busy with work (God, the thought of what will go down on Monday kills me already) that it would be nice to have a moment to hang out with people who don't have any interest in what I am doing. Think about meeting at Picante in Berkeley, it's close to the Gilman Street exit from 880 and has good burritos and every flavor of Jarritos.
posted by parmanparman at 1:27 AM on September 30, 2007

Also, can we try to get DaShiv to come?
posted by parmanparman at 1:30 AM on September 30, 2007

I'm in. Wherever this ends up.
posted by pantsrobot at 1:33 AM on September 30, 2007

So I'm still in but we're headed out of town on the 15th, and won't be back for a month. Earlier the better and really anywhere works for me.
posted by iamabot at 1:37 AM on September 30, 2007

Okay, how about next Friday the 8th?

Someplace in SF that's easily BART-able that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. If such a place exists.
posted by small_ruminant at 8:33 AM on September 30, 2007

gah. I'm out of town on the 8th. Third time in a row I haven't been able to make it. Next time....
posted by ambrosia at 10:10 AM on September 30, 2007

I think Friday the 8th will work for me. I will need all my arms and legs to ride my bike, so cheaper is definitely better.
posted by oneirodynia at 11:34 AM on September 30, 2007

Also, can we try to get DaShiv to come?

I'm down in LA through the middle of October to shoot a wedding (if we're talking weekends, I won't be available until the weekend of the 19-21st or so). That's an awful long time to wait -- I'll catch the next meetup.

Have fun, everyone!
posted by DaShiv at 11:54 AM on September 30, 2007

Me and this other Yay area MeFite wouldn't be able to make it on the 8th. And y'all SFers can suck it; we come in to your gorram city all the frakkin' time, put up with early BART nights, get our bike wheels stuck in your little train tracks or take cabs because you live up the biggest hill in existence. The least you can do is get on the effin' train.
posted by wemayfreeze at 12:21 PM on September 30, 2007

Friday the 8th of err, what month ? Friday is the 5th, the 8th is a monday if we're talking about October.

I'm leaning towards east bay, Pacific Coast is a large enough place to accommodate a varied number of people and it's walkable/stumbleable to BART, but I'll show up wherever we have it.
posted by iamabot at 3:40 PM on September 30, 2007

right. I was thinking 8th of September, since that's the calendar page that's still up.

Okay, how about Beckett's in Berkeley, then? The food sucks and it's expensive considering the suckage, but it does have good whiskey.

How do people feel about weeknights?

Too bad, dashiv. But I kind of figured that we'd be too small potatos for you these days anyway- internationally famous and all...
posted by small_ruminant at 4:29 PM on September 30, 2007

Pacific Coast's house brews are pretty good, and the rest of their selection is damn fine as well. Plus, it's all kinds of big.

How many people show up to these things out here? Is Ben & Nick's too small?
posted by hototogisu at 4:41 PM on September 30, 2007

Okay, how about Beckett's in Berkeley, then? The food sucks and it's expensive considering the suckage, but it does have good whiskey.

On Tuesdays, Beckett's has a quiz night. If we could arrange a Tuesday night meet-up, then we could a rad MeFi team!
posted by parmanparman at 10:39 PM on September 30, 2007

What do they quiz on? If its sports or anything pop culture that's not internet based, I'm useless.

Usually between 2 and 15 people show up. (Isn't that about right?)
posted by small_ruminant at 9:27 AM on October 1, 2007

I've never been to the Pacific Coast Brewery but it looks very BART-able.
posted by small_ruminant at 9:29 AM on October 1, 2007

I am down for trivia night, but be forewarned that I may bring my team with me and kick your asses.

Trash talk is half the fun of trivia night. :-)
posted by cali at 10:17 PM on October 1, 2007

I am down for trivia night, but be forewarned that I may bring my team with me and kick your asses.

Can we think about Oct 9 or 16? Both Tuesdays.
posted by parmanparman at 10:56 PM on October 1, 2007

I'm backing out of trivia night. That sounds too depressing.
posted by small_ruminant at 9:58 PM on October 2, 2007

I'm out Oct. 7-11. If the meetup happens outside of that range, I'll (try to) come...
posted by rkent at 10:17 PM on October 2, 2007

Hmmm. Anyone got any ideas on other stuff we can all do?
posted by parmanparman at 9:33 AM on October 3, 2007

Okay, I'm letting Koko's newer SF Meetup post take over.

(If anyone else feels like organizing an EAST Bay meet up, though, I'll probably show up, even if it's at Becketts on Quiz Night.)
posted by small_ruminant at 3:59 PM on October 3, 2007