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3158 Mission (at Precita) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-282-3325

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Best Daytime Dance Party
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Barbecue, Seafood

Hours: Sun 1pm-10pm, Mon-Tue 5pm-1am, Wed,Thu,Sat 5pm-2am, Fri 4pm-2am

Price: $

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Snack Food

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

With moderately priced (and heavily poured) drinks, a sprawling patio, and an intimate stage in a side room, this Mission District destination is a keystone of indie-hipster nightlife. DJs spin everything from country to funk, bands play everything from samba to punk, and the $1 Monday nights are the stuff of legend.

"Mango"

3:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month
"Sexpistolwhip"

8:00 p.m. every Sat.

With DJ James Gigantor (in the front room).
"Salsa Sundays"

3:00 p.m. second Sun. of every month

Enjoy live salsa, cumbia, and merengue music on the patio courtesy of a revolving cast of guest musicians.
"Radical Vinyl: Gay/Not Gay"

9:00 p.m. every Mon.

No other sexually ambiguous club night wears its Kierkegaardian handle quite as well as Gay/Not Gay. Guests walking into El Rio on a Monday evening...
"The Pink Secret's School of Shimmy Syndicate"

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Wed.

With Red Hots Burlesque performers and more.

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2011 | Best Daytime Dance Party

Unique for its sunlight, but also for the crowd it draws in said sunlight, this takes-all-kinds daytime dance party has developed a reputation for hotness and more hotness. Ever-changing costume themes have included slasher-and-surf-film attire, drag, and more, but the music -- provided by DJs Brown Amy and Carnita -- is always soul and the refreshments are always beer and BBQ (for $15, you can guzzle and munch all day). There is nothing particularly French about this party, but... More »
2011 | Best Al Fresco Drinking Options

By Matthew StaffordThe only thing more wonderful than a sunny day in San Francisco is a sunny day in San Francisco with a drink in your hand, and for a town as chronically windswept and foggy as this one, there are an awful lot of patio-, garden-, and sundeck-equipped saloons to choose from. Over the past few years we've trumpeted the breezy, boozy pleasures of Pier 23, Enrico's, the Bambuddha Lounge, the Bocce Café, Zeitgeist, and the Rosewood; here are a few more sun-drenched... More »
2005 | Best Salsa Dancing

Pulling a mambo on El Rio's luxuriant back patio on a balmy Mission evening is probably the closest thing in San Francisco to a night in old Havana. The festivities begin every Sunday with free salsa lessons at 3:15 p.m., then at 4 la orquestra de noche (Tito Garcia y Son de Cuba and Benny Velarde y Su Super Combo are perpetual favorites) sets up its congas and timbales and everyone hits the dance floor. The mood is fun and festive, the floor moves are often impressive, and the crowd is a... More »

Another Puppet Regime in the White House? Blinky Winky's Presidential Fundraiser

By Keith Bowers | Mon, April 30, 2012

Any overeducated, Prius-driving, lefty cultural elitist worth her|his|its daily $10 coffee drink knows that America spent eight catastrophic years in the grip of a wicked puppet named W. The privilege... More »
The Sweet Face of Evil

By : Keith Bowers | Wed, April 25, 2012

Any overeducated, Prius-driving, lefty cultural elitist worth his daily $10 coffee drink knows that America spent eight catastrophic years in the grip of a wicked puppet named W. The privileged faux-Texan flaunted his village idiocy, not caring wh... More »
Circus Finelli and the Black Hats: Clowns Meet Klezmer

By Keith Bowers | Tue, January 24, 2012

Our city is a political circus. Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States during the Gold Rush. Punk rocker Jello Biafra and comedian Will Durst ran for mayor. District Attorney Tere... More »
Clowns Meet Klezmer

By | Wed, January 18, 2012

Our city is a political circus. Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States during the Gold Rush. Punk rocker Jello Biafra and comedian Will Durst ran for mayor. District Attorney Terence Hallinan was nicknamed “K.O.” because he li... More »
SF's Melted Toys on Its South Bay Background, Befriending Girls (the Band), and Accidentally Sounding Like Felt

By Brandon Bussolini | Fri, November 18, 2011

Brian Wakefield, Daniel Rosado, and Steven Harkins make up the San Francisco trio Melted Toys. With only an EP to their name -- Washed & Dried, on Underwater Peoples -- they've already scored a fair... More »
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El Rio

3158 Mission (at Precita) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-282-3325

Description

"Mango"

3:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month

"Sexpistolwhip"

8:00 p.m. every Sat.

"Salsa Sundays"

3:00 p.m. second Sun. of every month

"Radical Vinyl: Gay/Not Gay"

9:00 p.m. every Mon.

"The Pink Secret's School of Shimmy Syndicate"

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Wed.

2011 | Best Daytime Dance Party

2011 | Best Al Fresco Drinking Options

2005 | Best Salsa Dancing

Another Puppet Regime in the White House? Blinky Winky's Presidential Fundraiser

By Keith Bowers | Mon, April 30, 2012

The Sweet Face of Evil

By : Keith Bowers | Wed, April 25, 2012

Circus Finelli and the Black Hats: Clowns Meet Klezmer

By Keith Bowers | Tue, January 24, 2012

Clowns Meet Klezmer

By | Wed, January 18, 2012

SF's Melted Toys on Its South Bay Background, Befriending Girls (the Band), and Accidentally Sounding Like Felt

By Brandon Bussolini | Fri, November 18, 2011