@ML8000 I think your point is telling to each hofbrau I know. In seedy neighborhoods, serving low price drink and food to the locals. I mean I can’t say Tommy’s Joynt is on Nob Hill. The spot on Olympic in LA where Sam’s is even more desolation row material. There’s something about that I like. There’s something about that that isn’t for everyone, or everytime. Dive bars and such (a larger genre than hofbraus) are becoming fewer and more far between in California, at least the ones I used to enjoy in SF, Oakland, LA, etc. In fact I’m having a hard time as I write this thinking of a cheaper bar in SF than Tommy’s. The old 500 Club is nothing like it’s old self. The Albion gone. The spots in the lower Haight, gone. I’m glad that Zeitgeist - sorta hofbrau adjacent - is still in operation. It’s not too different. Maybe I just need a refresher. I’m in a different time and place in life right now.
Even Gold Diggers which was Spinal Tap’s hellhole has been remodeled and the drinks are pricy…
https://www.yelp.com/biz/gold-diggers-los-angeles-4
The old Power House on Hollywood and Highland where they had every liquor in the cheapest “green label” iteration, holes in the walls, even a patron known for holding down his stack of dollar bills with his glass eye - is also no longer pretty sure.
where can I find this kind of awesomeness in our fair cities today? I mean, SF in particular has changed so much and I appreciate Tommy’s Joynt more than ever. I’m really thrilled Tommy’s survived the pandemic and the change in the City.
