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Tempest

Dive Bar$$$$

SoMa, San Francisco

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Ranked #10 for dive bars in San Francisco
"nice divey bar in the evening"(4 Tips)
"Original Street Fighter II Hyper"(4 Tips)
"cheap as balls drinks..."(13 Tips)
"shot of whiskey and a pbr."(8 Tips)

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cheap drinks
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Street Fighter
good for groups
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box kitchen
sandwiches
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pool tables
mac & cheese
potato skins
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Radhika PatelDecember 20, 2014
Great vibe, can get busy quickly. Dogs allowed!
Grant ShellenAugust 26, 2022
The corn dogs and fries are surprisingly high-quality.
D OOctober 21, 2015
Great dive bar. Nice people. Nice staff.
Mike PJuly 11, 2013
Used to be rad. Now you trip over and bump into what I can only assume are back-mounted battery packs powering the robotic tech dorks recently installed here.
Geoffroy BablonJuly 21, 2015
Surprisingly solid burger and BLTs here at lunch time.
Sabin RomanSeptember 8, 2016
Really nice authentic sf atmosphere
Violetts MdzaApril 21, 2016
Nice to chill, but is not easy to order a drink or food
David BurkeOctober 27, 2011
The chicken wings are some of the best in the world. Trust me...I've tried a lot of wings!!!
Ryan StemmlerJuly 2, 2012
Been here 100+ times
Favorite little hidden bar in the city. Food from "the box" is top notch.
G ScottMarch 16, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Awesome dive-y bar. Would feel right in place in Williamsburg BK.
Edmund BoeyJanuary 4, 2016
Chicken and waffles! Cream ale! Yay!
Dario FernandezJune 23, 2014
Been here 25+ times
They're new and improved box burger is the new 'chicken sando'
Peter NMarch 9, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Get the Coors Original. It's better than you remember and better than you deserve.
Peter ScobieJune 21, 2018
Friendly service. Retro tunes. Good times.
DjjAck IzbackNovember 1, 2015
get the special whiskey & pabst for $5
ElsaApril 18, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Chicken sandwich and burger r heaven!!!
ClareJuly 23, 2015
mmm Box burger next door!
Andrew WilsonSeptember 11, 2014
Cheap drinks, amazing food outside.
Siddharth VanchinathanSeptember 20, 2015
Get food from Box kitchen next door.
Tony ColicchioFebruary 15, 2015
Been here 10+ times
I live for the special
J KDecember 3, 2016
Dive. Funky. Good burgers. $5 shot and pbr
Valerio SoldaniAugust 14, 2014
Good beers, nice place, awesome venue
Carter StokumFebruary 17, 2012
Been here 25+ times
Ask Billy for a "Sailer Jerry on Acid" while you wait for your fried pickles
John DennettSeptember 19, 2014
Cheap beer, free people watching
Petko MinkovAugust 14, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Can't say anything bad about this place. Beer is cheap and you look around and nobody is writing code on a laptop. Approved.
Joshua HaftelMay 5, 2015
Exactly what you'd expect a dive bar in soma to be like.
Engly ChangJanuary 23, 2013
go to Eat Box next door!! don't miss out all the delicious fried food
Michael DeLongMay 13, 2012
'90s like St. John's Wort, with awesome bartenders.
christina leigh morganApril 27, 2013
Hidden little divey gem.
Mark HobbsSeptember 14, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Best burger in the city hands down.
Ellen McGrodyOctober 17, 2015
Kinda crowded, but cheap and next to Box Kitchen
Sherry LiJuly 12, 2015
Just your normal dive bar
Matthew LNovember 13, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Eat Box next door has soulfull food to sop up extraneous booze rolling around in your innards.
Kyle FowlerApril 12, 2014
Been here 10+ times
They got rid of the street fighter game and replaced it with some driving game. Bad move.
Keith BarrowsSeptember 25, 2014
Good place to have a beer.
jonathan dausJune 16, 2012
Been here 5+ times
They have hella good garlic fries and chicken & waffles
Jeff Reine 🌧January 26, 2016
Solid sandwiches
Scott AvidJuly 8, 2011
Been here 10+ times
$5 Jameson. Two Mame machines. Pool table. Need I say more?
Joseph LeSeptember 2, 2017
$2 Pabst Blue Ribbons
Marshall St. ClairApril 26, 2015
Lunchtime breakfast sandwich
Amanda SebastianiJune 14, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Share a table n meet some new friends (;
Kellen FreemanFebruary 2, 2012
They're playing Big Pimpin'. One of the many reasons how you know it's good.
Joshua MagnaniMay 25, 2013
I don't understand why people always go to the bathroom in groups here. . .
Aaron DraczynskiNovember 7, 2012
Make sure you have all your belongings before you leave.
Barb BelanyiMarch 1, 2010
Best place to get a quick lunch if you work at the Chron-free dessert!
Rochelle IDecember 22, 2010
Been here 5+ times
Divey. Cheap beer. Pool tables. Indoor smoking. Not for everyone but I can dig it.
kimba valenzuelaJuly 3, 2011
Been here 5+ times
$3 well drinks here. drink up.
Magdalena SekSeptember 1, 2013
Cool bar i might revisit
Daniel PotgieterJuly 28, 2016
Potato Skins
c bDecember 31, 2011
Been here 50+ times
it puts the fried pickles on the burger

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