San Francisco/San Jose

Yeah, Brutul's right. Sorry Soriak, nothing is in San Jose except a ton of asians and mexicanos (well, I guess the same could be said for SF ;p).

Boo... will have some time that should make a trip to the Monteray aquarium feasible. But mostly there for work.

Any good Mexican restaurants, then?

Mexican restaurants are everywhere. The shittier they look, the better they are.

As a tourist i was always told to try the seafood in Monterey, has that recommendation changed recently?

Margaritaville in Capitola, right next to Santa Cruz, is some great Mexican food with an awesome view. My favorite burrito place is Planet Fresh in downtown Santa Cruz. I go there probably once a week for lunch and it's by far my favorite, plus it has an awesome salsa bar. Tacos Moreno is a little hole in the wall to-go Mexican food place that would probably be my favorite if Planet Fresh didn't exist.

A couple other really good non-Mexican food places in SC are Seabright Brewery and 99 Bottles. Both are burger/beer type places.

One of the best dive bars I've ever been to is in Santa Cruz. One Double Oh Seven Club. Friend and I saw a show at the Rio and we stopped by that joint. Pool, darts, shuffleboard, foosball. Tons of TVs for sports.

Alex, we need to chillax some time!!

You're not one of the dancers at Lookout, are you?

You could visit the shit statue in San Jose.

I don't live in California anymore, but I spend 3-5 weeks in Carmel (next to Monterey) when I go back. It's quaint. Wine tastings, shops, nice scenic stuff. 17-mile drive is about 20 minutes away.

Quoting myself from last year in the otherthread:

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There are some cool bunkers in San Francisco with probably the best view of the bridge, and towers overlooking the bluffs on the other side. Used to fuck around there as a kid, I think it's the Spencer battery. Looking at some pictures online, it might be all pretty sanitized these days with guard rails and such... maybe the interesting (and dangerous) stuff is all blocked off. Even if you're not into the history of the area, you really can't go wrong with the view.

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Brutul has a nice picture from the area.

Bah Carmel was way better when Clint ran the show.

Alex_sl said:

You're not one of the dancers at Lookout, are you?

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Lol. I think I've been to the Lookout once or twice. ;p

You can never go wrong with the Castro district in SF. I go to the Mint karaoke bar every time I visit.

Is that a tranny bar?

No, Mint is a pretty great karaoke bar. It isn't Japanese-style like most. It's one of the better public humiliation karaoke bars in the city.

Viet bars in San Jose or the TL or some chinese KTV.