02/09/08

A Jewel in the Tenderloin

by cityguide72

I feel so sorry for the owner of the Lush Lounge. I know exactly who the dirt bag who identifies himself as "Tribaldelic" is in his review. This dude is something out of "Silence of the Lambs". His Straffforshire Terrier is actually a pitbull, that he allows to travel the neighborhood without a leash. Imagine sitting in a cool martini bar and having both of these animals walk in, both unleashed. It's a near death experience! The classy bartenders and the owner have been battling this element of trash on this corner for 8 years. Kudos to the staff of Lush Lounge for providing an oasis, serving incredible drinks, being featured on the Food Channel Network, being Zagat rated and keeping dirt bags likeTribaldelic out.

12/10/07

Avoid Owner

by tribaldelic

I live on same block as this bar. Owner has on several occasions, usually in early AM, accosted me about my corrosive teeth and gums (as a result of terminal condition), teases me in the presence of others about my way of dress (near poverty - fixed income on State Disability) and has physically confronted me with the threat of force (intimidation), claiming that I do not have the right to look into his bar through the window while it was closed. This all happened over the course of appx 2 months after I was asked to leave while in the bar having a drink, because I brought my dog into the bar. My dog, "BABE" is registered Staffordshire Terrier; Companion and Service Animal. Business owners can disallow service animals for the disabled for any reason. He claimed that it was a health hazard, however, as I have to take my service animal with me to keep my balance (motor functions are an agility issue also related to disabling condition), in the early AM hours, the owners Scottish Terrier can be seen throughout the bar. However, if you can afford $13 dollar Cactus Berry Martini's, there is a female bartender who generally works on slow nights sporting a fantastic smile and a professional air about serving the public that is attracted to the bar, whom I see every night and are very freindly - it makes me happy to see so many with smiles instead of frowns when drinking. The clientele must come from afar because its nearly always packed. People that live in this area are generally in the same boat as I: on fixed income's and or disabled.

• Pros: Professional Bartender
• Cons: Unprofessional Owner

11/07/07

Its Great Now that Previous Reviewer is Gone!!

by jojo_the_monkey

Man!...Gonwk is probably just bitter because her "boyfriend" left her azz for a tranny across the street...seriously, her drink was too bitter?...what kind of drink was she ordering that it could be bitter...an Old Fashioned?....what the hell....I'm sure she's much happier in some pretentious, sterile place in the Marina... and an SF chick complaining that her bartender had a gay smile?...geez, what a hater!...must be from Fresno or something....well I hope those trannies showed you how to walk when you stormed your whiny azz outa there Miss. Gonwk!

Lush is like an old friend -- truly one of the last great real neighborhood dive bars, and if they still have "LIVE at the Lush Lounge" (which used to be its best kept secret years ago) that is an AMAZING time!!!...the only thing similar, I've ever experienced was at a great lil' dive bar in the Theatre District in NY. Truly great!