We all know the bar is a great place to make bad decisions. However you always stand out when you keep it classy with good bar etiquette. Our bartenders give you their best advice to keep in mind for your night out on the town:
- We love prepared, polite, enthusiastic drinkers. Behave with gusto – your night will thank you for it.
- Before getting the bartender’s attention, know your group’s order and order all at once.
- Be patient. Whistling, snapping and yelling are a good way to get a dog’s attention, not a bartender’s attention.
- If your bartender is busy, stand in their drink well for speedier service, then move away after getting your drink.
- Have your money ready when you order.
- Don’t underestimate the power of “please” and “thank you”
- Never ask for a strong drink, just spring for a double.
- Live in the present – by tipping with every order. Never say “Get ya next time” Like you, bartenders can’t pay rent with compliments.
- A crowded bar is a no parking zone, move away after getting your drink.
- Keep your grubby paws someone else’s drink (and anyone or anything that doesn’t belong to you for that matter.
- No one likes a jerk. Be nice or leave.
- Become a regular. (We LOVE our regulars).
- No freebies on your Birthday, that’s what your friends are there for, to buy you drinks!
- The fruit try is not an all-you-can-eat buffet.
- Bar napkins, stir-stix, beer labels, etc are there for a purpose. That purpose is not for you to tear them up and litter the bar.
- The bartender only wants your iPod or iPhone if it is a gift.
- Think of others when using the restroom. Be quick (and clean).
- Leave when you’re drunk. And leave safely with a cab or designated driver.
- Do not smuggle in booze. The bar’s business is selling alcohol. Please don’t undermine this beautiful mission. You wouldn’t bring dinner to a restaurant.
- PUT DOWN YOUR CELL PHONE and engage. Maybe even buy a new friend a round?
- Be 21 or over.
Now that you know how to get around like a pro, check out this week’s entertainment line up at Pops Bar:
2/1/16 MONDAY
Metal Mondays
Hosted by BFF.fm & Cult of Riffs
9pm-2AM
Keepin’ it real and playing all things heavy! If you’re false, do not enter! Classic 60′s, 70′s, 80′s deep cuts, black metal, death metal, thrash metal, NWOBHM, proto-metal, psychedelic, heavy blues rock, hardcore punk, d-beat, noise. ANYTHING WITH RIFFS!
No Cover
2/2/16 TUESDAY
Trivia Tuesdays
Pops Quiz
$2 to play
8:30-10:30PM
Join us every Tuesday of the month and test your wits at Pops trivia night “POP’s Quiz” where your brain may get stump on categories such as Pop’s culture, Sports, Movies, Music and more, with little snippets of audio and visual effects too! So come on in for some good ole fashion competition and a night of drinking with the crew! It is a 2 dollar cover and winner gets the pot!! so tell friends and family because the more peeps the steeper the cash prize is!!
MUSIC THERAPY
Electro-Cumbia Breaks, Hip Hop, Nu Latin Beats
9PM-1:30am
No Cover
21 UP
2/3/16 WEDNESDAY
Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9PM
85 Song Happy Hour
Nick Pal spins short songs because life is short. Hard rock, power pop, punk and pop vinyl.
No Cover
21 UP
2/4/16 THURSDAY
Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with Alabasters Record Collection. All Vinyl All The Time. Eclectic, Rock & Roll, Punk, Indie, 80s & Whatever.
BFF.FM Night
9PM-1:30AM
Rotating DJs from local BFF.fm radio! This week: hello, cheetle. garage rippers & psych jammers
Come support local community radio.
No Cover
2/5/16 FRIDAY
Uncle Rifkin
Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with Uncle Rifkin:
Uncle Rifkin is a 4 piece, mostly-acoustic, homegrown San Francisco band mixing up styles into a beaker that just might make you dance. Country to Blues. Rock & Folk all with a funky edge and storytelling vibe for your listening pleasure.
Tropicana
Tropicana with DJ Mr. Lucky & DJ Santero, playing a mixture of islander & latin grooves all night, from Celia Cruz to Vybz Kartel. Experience this special Latin themed party in the mission.
9PM-1:30AM
No Cover
2/6/16 SATURDAY
Bub & The Playas
Happy Hour Entertainment 6-9pm with
Bdubs & The Playas is a S.F. -born band with an eclectic mix of funk, blues, & soul covers + originals! with Noel Rokswel
https://m.facebook.com/bdubsandtheplayas
https://www.reverbnation.com/noelrokswel
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with DJs Sake One
A true veteran of the Bay Area hip hop and music scene, DJ Sake One is a born and raised renaissance man, known to doing anything from community projects to opening up for big acts such as Mos Def or Kanye West. Whether it’s soulful lounge tracks or bass-filled remixes, his talent and musical palate does not discriminate.
9:00pm-1:30am
No Cover
21 UP
2/7/16 SUNDAY
SuperBowl Sunday
Join us for the big game at Pops Bar!
3:30pm
POPS BAR
2800 24th Street @ York
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.popssf.com
