Jack's Bar & Lounge

This is a typical neighborhood, hole in the wall type of bar. The environment is friendly which makes me feel comfortable pretty quickly. On any given day, it's a simple bar where you can dress super casual and chill with the mixed crowd.

Jack's is my neighborhood watering hole in Japantown. I first experienced Jack's when I attended their annual Battle of the Bay SF v. Oakland baseball party bus and tailgate. I won't go too much into detail about the shenanigans that occurred on the trip, but I will let you know that it was so epic that I will be returning every single year from now on. If you have to sign a waiver for a party then I'm down with it. As for the bar itself, I've only been there on weekday nights so I'm not sure what this spot is like on the weekends. On Monday nights they do have a reggae night and play pretty dope music. Overall, if you want to come to a chill bar and meet the locals then Jack's is the place to be.

This bar is your classic, standard watering hole with a good beer selection including rotational craft brews.  One other rarely known fact is the bar's record of serving the most Jack Daniels in the area.  They pour JD from the barrel and serve a rare Gentleman Jack.  

The crowd has always been a mix of all types of folk from different classes, lifestyles, races and ages.  Experiences with the crowd have been hit or miss.  I've met friendly people and aggressive people, but for the most part the bar's fun vibe rules over.

The bar can get pretty tight, and besides the bar seating, there's not much table area for the rest of the crowd.  Music has always been different when I've been here.  I've heard everything from punk, 90s r&b, 90s hiphop, classic rock, radio hits, etc.  

Worth checking out and definitely a casual  late-night place to have drinks with your friends or by yourself (if you find yourself all by your lonesome.)