Badlands (Closed Permanently)
Address
4121 18th St.
San Francisco,
CA
94114
Near: Castro
Hours
Daily
2:00 pm - 2:00 am
Opens at 2:00pm
Address
4121 18th St.
San Francisco,
CA
94114
Near: Castro
Hours
Daily
2:00 pm - 2:00 am
Opens at 2:00pm
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From a local point of view
Badlands is without doubt the best bar in the Castro. Sometimes the music is not the best, but the other get to be worse. Good environment and atmosphere! Check it out!
What ???
I have been to SF many times to visit. It is a beautiful city to visit but our experience with the gay nightlife was horrible. Maybe, it has something to do with building availablity or city codes but the bars we went to were small! Badlands is the perfect name for this place! It is simply BAD! It is very small, it took forever to get a drink, the lighting barely worked, the DJ was playing New Kids on the Block at 11:30 P.M. and it was terribly hot inside. This is known as the "Motherland" for gays and my experience with the bars in SF were not so good! The other small little bars were ok. I am not a leather or levi kind of guy but we had a better time at Daddy's and Bar on Castro. Suggestion...If you want to have fun in a club atmosphere in Castro, go to Bar on Castro, much better. However, if you get to Texas, Yes unfornutely Republican Texas...You will see dance palaces! Houston and Dallas have clubs that make SF look elementary! Step up club owners, you are supposed to be the heart beat of gays everywhere! Do not get me wrong....Houston, Dallas, or SF...San Fran for sure, but when it comes to nightlife choices, those Texas cities are way ahead of you! Should be the other way around.
Great Place
The Badlands is a great bar. I recently moved to San Francisco from New York and have been going to the Badlands every weekend. The first time I went to Badlands was for Happy Hour and I had a good time. I usually go on Friday and Saturday nights. It is a great place to end the night. The scene is still strong until last call. They consistenly play great music and their staff are super nice. The Badlands is a great place to have fun and not have to deal with attitude. The crowd for the most past is pretty friendly. My only complaint, minor may it be, is that it can get a little loud and very crowded, but what do you expect from the best bar in the Castro?
First to Review
Might as well watch MTV with friends
