Broken Record

I’d love to tell you how their food is, but I can’t. The three of us ordered, paid and waited for our food. The first order came out about 20 minutes after we ordered. We figured that she had gone back to get the rest of the order but apparently not. So we waited. And waited. We finally went to the counter after about 30 minutes only to be told that the rest of the order hadn’t even been started. We got our money back and left.
I won’t bother going back.

Dive bar feel, cute outdoor seating, good food, but overall not my type of place (more so due to the vibe of the crowd).
Food was good, but not great – wouldn’t come here to satisfy a particular craving. Their sweet tater tots were addicting, but the burger was too salty. Maybe should have ordered something else?
Didn’t care for the vibe of the crowd. I don’t usually care if other people smoke, but having weed and cigarette smoke blown everywhere at the table while trying to eat was unpleasant. I guess I get it, it’s a bar. But still, inconsiderate of other patrons.
3 stars for chill workers, decent food, cute outdoor seating.

Typical Dive Bar that had delicious food in the back. Kind of confused why they have two seperate websites for this place but can’t complain I love the food!

This is for the owner. Their aren’t that many neighborhood bars as it is in your area so if you consider and act on the complaints here you would have a nice bar with high revenue. First of all cleanup, nobody wants to chill in a nasty place. Some Mr. clean will do the job followed by a cheap paint job. Go to Ikea and redesign the joint, it want cost that much and the different style choice their will help u bring your place to life. Then hire a Real professional bartender with some class and knows how to satisfy customers to keep the cash flow going. Then here your wammy, hire a real chef! One with bar food experience who knows how to clean, organize and run a kitchen like the guys who use to run it. I’m a food blogger so this is my free advise to you based on my visit at your place.

Great atmosphere and ambiance along with friendly staff. I love the hood burger and totines. Hood burger consists of a ¼ pork and ¾ beef patty topped off with bacon and eggs.

Atmosphere is the only reason I’m giving them 2 stars. Everything else is terrible– especially the staff. I’m on business from out of town. I came here because it was close and had «good reviews».
I’m assuming their friends wrote any review above 3 stars.
They are cash only with an atm on site. This would be fine if the atm worked but it was «out of order when I visited. The cook wouldn’t take my order for a $ 7 hamburger without me paying first.
If you’re looking for a cool dive bar, look elsewhere.

Roomie and I came here right after landing in SF at night. I am so glad we didn’t sleep in. I got tater tots with garlic aioli. Yum! She got some dessert item that I can’t remember but she liked it. We also got a beer each. Also the chef gave us a free fried oreo cookie as a welcome to SF gift. Anyways we came back again before we left SF and had a late night shrimp po” boi! So delicious.

This is definitely not your hipster bar that you go to order your hoity toity cocktail and talk about your hobby photography project. This is a bar that has whiskey, beer, and if you want a rum and coke you will get your damn rum and coke.
Whiskey selection is phenomenal for a bar this size. The prices on a shot are very fair. There is a decent draft beer selection (although I wish they would rotate it more often but I can’t complain too much) and their bottled beer selection is solid and rotates often. Beer prices are on par with the average ($ 4 to $ 7 a beer).
They have a kitchen called «Hood Grub» in the back and it is solid good bar food. The mains change every now and then, but the «Hood Burger» is a year around option. It is a solid burger. Their tater tots are delicious. For the people who didn’t like the food, I don’t know what to tell you. Either they thought they were going to get some generic stuff that they usually get at a Whole Foods or they just thought the food wasn’t pretentious enough to instagram it. Don’t believe them, the food is great.

This place has some of the best bar food! I am a burger lover and theirs is on the top 5 of my list so far. It’s s nice casual place to hang out with friends for drinks and lunch or dinner.

They’ve got alot of space compared to your typical dive bar. Good selection of beers and liquor. A full size pool table. Food in the back with a back patio. Usually a pretty good crowd in here on the weekends. Not completely packed so you can’t get a drink, but enough people around for a fun atmosphere.

Horrible… nothing like it was shown in the pictures. Server told me pictures are a lie. They have limited menu. And they only take cash. same guy it rings u up. Makes your food

Not even worthy of 1 star, my experience was all bad. The menu is not what it is online. Example, who serves a pulled pork sandwich with no bbq sauce or coleslaw… dry ass shredded pork on a bun… no bueno!

Their crab sandwich with a fried egg. That was amazing, same thing with the affordable pricing. It’s a dive bar, you walk past the bar section to the back, where the food is located and granted, it’s cash only, but so worth it. We had their poutine tots, veggie and pork sandwiches. I should have been warned that their sandwiches were more than enough for a meal. Loved that they have foods for everyone, including a warm kale salad (in a bar!) so this will keep me coming back. Parking can be tricky for a Friday night, but then again it is on Geneva.

Can I give this place a NEGATIVE FIVE STAR REVIEW? After watching Diners, Drive-​ins, and Dives I couldn’t wait to give this place a go! Upon arrival you have to walk through the bar to the kitchen in the back. The bartender looked us up and down but did not greet or welcome us. I then noticed that the menu on the wall was not the same as the online menu. After waiting a few minutes the cook informs us that he is the only one there and won’t even be able to TAKE our order for 30 minutes minimum. yes. that’s right. we couldn’t even place an order for 30 minutes. Then I ask him about the lobster Mac n cheese I saw online and he says, «Oh that online menu isn’t right. You shouldn’t go by that. What you see on the board is what we have»
WHAT IN THE EFF??? What does that even mean? I drove all of the way from Vacaville, Ca just to eat there based on the ONLINE MENU!!! That was not a short drive. It took over an hour. Never mind my time being wasted. My gas and bridge toll was a waste as well.
Disappointing to say the least.

Interesting little bar/​eatery. I wouldn’t necessarily come back for the food or for the drinks but it’s a nice local establishment. Got the tater tots which were the frozen kind but their curry ketchup was quite good. Their ranch was also above par. I also ordered the pulled pork burger. It was actually pretty tasty but again… I’ve had better especially for the price. I’d come back to maybe hang out with friends but other than that… I’d skip this place.

One of those hidden gems the locals know about. And by ‘locals’, I mean anyone who watched diners, drive-​ins and dives.
It’s a small restaurant in the back of the bar.
Great value, great food. Would digest again.

They claim «escort quality, hooker prices.» They aren’t lying. If you are looking to explore good whiskey without the typical «San Francisco» tax, then this is your place. They have Michters, the babies, Willet, and tons of others. They have some rare bottles too, and an extensive whiskey bible. Best place to go and not try things before blindly buying bottles for your home bar.
It’s got a nice dive feel, it’s local enough and not in the heart of the hustle and bustle of the Mission district. Booze in the front, Hood Grub in the back. Their menu for food is great bar food, and sakes alive, they have TOTS! Tots are a perfect bar food and they give you an awful lot of them for a very cheap price.
They have a pool table and an actual working pay phone. TV’s are unobtrusive and avoidable. They have booth seating in the back with the Hood Grub.

1.5 stars.
High hopes shattered.
This place has changed quite a bit from when I first came. Yea sure it still looks the same and every body is very friendly and attentive but don’t make it a destination location, it’s just another dive bar with bar snacks.

Definitely coming back with friends. The atmosphere is super chill and everyone who works there is very friendly. The food you order in the back is the perfect drunchies food… Which is why I said I need to come back with friends! ;) There’s a pool table and a dart board in the bar area and it’s very loud, you’ve been warned!

Bar & games in the front; food in the back. On a Saturday night we had the whole back to ourselves.
Love that they have pitchers of good quality beers. Love that I can get a Moscow mule here. The place is mad chill.
The food was good though I was really disappointed that the menu has changed since being featured on DDD and even on Unilocal.No lobster mac & cheese. No soft shell crab and many other things.
The tator tots were slightly too crispy. The shrimp in the po boy was sweet and the bread it came on was awesome! The tortino was ok; the pork was a little dry. Again, primarily disappointed that they didn’t have a lot of menu items that I was hoping they still had.

I use to love this place. The food was awesome, the atmosphere was chill, and it was close enough for me to walk to. Up until the other day, I use to talk this place up like it was the place to be on any given night.
My wife was about to order food when she saw a «ROACH» in the kitchen area! When she addressed it, they said they are aware of the problem. In addition, they also said it use to be once a month the exterminators would come, but now it’s once a week and that they don’t know how to get rid of the problem!
To each his own. Everyone has a choice to do what they want. As for me and mine, I choose not to go anymore until I know for sure it’s taken care of. Even then, I gotta give it some serious consideration and thought.
Oh, let me also mention… The same cook that killed the roach was outside smoking weed in the back patio with a customer, finished his smoking session, then returned to the kitchen to cook.
I expect much more from a place of business, especially one that serves «FOOD»!

Hood Grub, as the Broken Record regulars call it, is the inspiring combination of fresh organic ingredients with an ever changing menu. Meals are cheap, unique, and delicious. I’ve witnessed large families with children, twenty-​somethings, and older couples collaboratively enjoying whatever Broken Record throws down.
Try it, you shall regret nothing.

Pro: I loved the tator tots here with the curry sauce. Soo good and delicious for only $ 5. I contemplated getting a second order!
Con: I was a little disappointed because most of the items I wanted to try (Mac and cheese and waffle fries) pictured here on Unilocal were not available because of different cooks, change of management, or whatnot (according to the cashier)
The layout of the place includes a bar with TVs up front, and a back room where you can order food and eat. Service is good, and everyone here seemed to be happy and having a good time.