Lan's #13: Olive

Olive
743 Larkin St
(between Ellis St & Ofarrell St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 776-9814

This is where the Marina folks head when they want to get "dirty" in the TL. I came here for a drink while waiting for hh for dinner @ Pagolac (Vietnamese food for the Marina folk when they want "authentic" TL...but another story for another time).

I sat down at the bar and it took a while for the bartender to get to me. During these 5-10 minutes, I looked at the limited food menu (the only interesting thing was pizza and only because I like pizza) and tried not to make a face every time a girl would scream. What is it with drunk white girls and high pitched screeching? This place is LOUD--not just because of the people but because of the concrete interior. I hate having to yell.

Well, the bartender finally came over...but first, he took two fernet orders from some old guy that had JUST wandered in. Bartender probably noticed my dismay at the wrongful order of orders so he asked me what I wanted: Kaffir Lime & Basil martini. Fernet is just OBNOXIOUS (and disgusting). My drink tasted watered down but it did the trick at almost 9pm on an empty stomach. HH wandered in and ordered a beer...a very flat beer.

Would I go back? Probably not. I'd go up the street to Rye where I don't have to yell and the bartenders don't complain about making the drink specials.

There's a pic on my cell phone that I'll upload later.