The reason why you go the second time is because it is a really great local joint, very well-appointed with pleasant, ornamented North Beach interiors, two floors, lots of tables with waitress service and nice views of the streets outside. Plus you can get a mean mixed drink. The walls are dense with Beatnik-era memorabilia, photos, posters, newspaper clippings, the whole nine yards. The joint is done up a bit like a 1940s or '50s lounge, somewhat ornamented and once well-appointed, now a tad battered and worn at the fringes. Dutch doors let the breeze in, a nice feature, and the jukebox has some real gems hidden in the ranks of oldies and FM-friendly rock discs.
Weekends find motorcycles lined up outside, piloted by both non and real road warriors alike.