Il Pirata
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 626-2626
- Cross Street:
- Utah Street
- Hours:
- Bar: Mon-Sat 9am-2am, restaurant: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, Wed-Sat 4pm-9pm
Message from Il Pirata
Happy hour, Italian cuisine, big screen tvs, after work bar.
- Perfect for watching sports
- Italian menu
- Weekly parties
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Editorial Review for Il Pirata – by Stephanie Laemoa
In Short
This hangout consists of two large indoor spaces, plus an open-air side patio. One room houses a wooden bar where regulars sit and watch sports on two large-screen TVs, surrounded by framed Budweiser posters and a revolving Bass sign. The other room features an ornate wall mural of the deep ocean and large booth-style vinyl couches. After 9pm, cafeteria tables in the second room are removed to create a dance space.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoMenu items include chicken Marsala, made-to-order pizza and roast beef sandwiches.
What to DrinkThis is a full-service bar with 15 well-known American and European beers on tap.
ParkingThe bar offers parking, and street parking is easy to find after 6pm.
User Reviews for Il Pirata
06/28/2008 Posted by sflocallady
Il Pirata is mostly a joint for regular friendly sports dive bar flies who love the Giants and 49ers, though one can't really enjoy the few screen TVs because of the bar chitter chatter. A couple of the bartenders are cool. The owner who also bartends hardly ever throws down drinks for regulars. Also, Happy Hours don't exist here. The music is mediocre here, ranging from terrible top 40, 80s (not the memorable ones, the songs you want to forget), terrible DJ techno on Wednesday nights, and once in awhile they have a DJ on Saturdays and Sundays who spins hip hop/reggae that is blasted from the speakers, so loud it sounds horrible. The food (pizza, chicken, salad) is tasty, but the dining area is dark and dingy. Reggae Sundays has an outside BBQ with tender jamaican chicken. The write-up mentions filet mignon, but I have never seen, heard, or been able to order it. The outside patio is full of local regulars who hog the dart board. Don't expect a romantic night time. The outside patio is right next to a dumpster, so foul smells come over sometimes and rumor has it thar small creatures sneak around the back. The restaurant summary and photos give you a false sense of uplifting, bright dining experience. Il PIrata is unpredictable and can be crowded or near empty, but most of it depends on if there are events, such as private party, salsa, or local sports night.
Pros: Parking, Food, Sports Screen TVs
Cons: Atmosphere
06/18/2007 Posted by smeaks
I always get great service here and the food is great, especially for how affordable it is! The main dining room has really cool, comfy, old-style boothes to sit in -- great for large groups to sit in a semi-circle booth, have cocktails and eat good but affordable italian food. Its also the kind of place you can just have cocktails but still sit in the dining room boothes. Good appetizers/snakc food too. I've never had a bad experience there. The karoke on thursday nights is fun too!
Pros: Great service, affordable good food, cocktails/beer and comfy old-style boothes.
Cons: If you're looking for a super-fancy Italian joint, you won't find that here -- its more casual.
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