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  1. Solid Tiki Bar scene in the city: 
    Smuggler's Cove near Hayes Valley (you'll wife will like the shopping there) is a great option (and the SF tiki standard) in terms of drink types and selections of rum. It gets pretty busy on the weekends, but if you get in between 5pm - 8pm you should be fine. 
    Trad'r Sam is a local spot in the Richmond. Drinks are much cheaper than your trendy tiki fare. It's a great watering hole after you've hiked the Presidio or Lands End. Bartenders can be rude and I like that. 
    Pagan Idol is a newer spot in the Financial District, mostly drawing the afterwork tech crowds but it has pretty fun decor. Drinks are also solid. 
    But my favorite tiki bar in the Bay is in Oakland; Kona Club. 
    If you want a very cool experience, not necessarily tiki but island themed with great food and drinks: LihoLiho Yacht Club. You're wife will love it.
     


    Also Zombie Village (new, in Tenderloin) and Bon Voyage (new-ish, in Mission).


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  2. 11 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

    One of the major things with rush,. alluded to with "connections," is having gone to a high school that is well-represented in the sorority already.  Without that, it can be tough.

    Pretty much impossible, the vast majority of the pledge class is already somewhat allocated to legacies/siblings/HS friends by the time rush begins. My wife was a Chi O and I had to deal with her complaining all the time around this time of the year. 

    I forget how this was always the dead time of the year, with all the girls tied up for rush. Nothing to do but hang out at abel’s and try and get the rushees from Hardin to talk to you as they walked down Rio Grande. 

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  3. 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    It's been a few years since I've been....but the timelessness of it is kinda what makes it great.  Just some stuff that is executed on a perfect level.  Their turtle soup is one of the single best things I've had anywhere in the world.  And the bread pudding souffle is my favorite dessert of all time.

    And, yeah.  An old house.  Jacket required.  The Judge Minor Wisdom room.  It's unapologetically old-school.

    I know you don’t mean it that way, but that’s not fair to the place. Tory McPhail is one of best chefs in the southeast, and Ella Brennan worked to keep it innovative for decades (they began doing “farm to table” in the ‘80’s). It’s a high-level restaurant ensconced in what your notion of what New Orleans should be, which is a challenging task. 

    Also $0.25 martinis. 

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  4. 4 hours ago, FigurelliPwC said:

    I hit Acme last night - great chargrilled oysters.  Hitting Ruby Slipper for breakfast followed by 18 at English Turn.  Lunch at Turkey and the Wolf  - meeting a friend who lives here and he says it is outstanding.  Anyone been there?  I have my 8yr old son with me, any dinner rec’s?  Ricks is sadly not an option.

    Turkey and Wolf is great - it’s almost replaced Stein’s as our new go-to sandwich place. 

  5. 58 minutes ago, bularry1 said:

    I only had brunch, so not really fair of me to comment on full menu.   I absolutely loved one of the items we ordered and my wife's drink was really unusual and well done.   It was just kinda weird and a unique NO service experience. I had a reservation, place wasn't busy at the time and they acted like they were doing me some favor by seating me.  I didn't say anything at the time but when we left my wife said "they were kinda snobby".   

    I’ve actually had pretty austere service there too, and multiple times both at the bar and while tabled. 

  6. I’m a midlevel M&A/securities associate at a biglaw firm. Lifestyle is comparable to my IDB friends at associate/VP level, though not as bad as the analyst days. As others have mentioned, a great deal of it is downtime - especially in banking, where’s there’s generally more of a face time requirement - and there is a great deal of unpredictability in actual work flow. I don’t really know how to say how many hours I work per week. Emails began around 7 am and stop around midnight, so I am generally up past 12 doing stuff most weeknight. But I wouldn’t say I work 16 hours a day at all. 

    I think it’s more accurate to say professional services require extreme availability. It’s the existential dread I feel when my phone vibrates on a weekend, not sleeping for four days, and inability to make any sort of firm commitment to my family and friends are the true stressors in this line of work, not sitting at a desk 12 hours a day. 

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  7. On 3/26/2018 at 8:34 PM, TwiceHorn said:

    Funny thing is though, all the accurate observations of their limited business model applied with equal force six months or a year ago, which begs the question, what the hell were they thinking?

    Interestingly, they made their first public filing almost two years ago and never updated (or resolved any renaming SEC comments they may have had). Looks like this has been dead for some time and they finally got around to withdrawing the S-1. 

  8. Actually had a 24 hour layover last week - Taipei is awesome. We just referred to the Eater 38 for the city and bounced around. Din Tai Fung for dumplings, Wistaria for tea, and Gongguan night market for street food. That one was OK, but looks like there were much better night markets to hit up (like Raohe). As for sights, lots of great temples, particularly in Zhongzheng. Really wish we had time to head out to the National Palace Museum, and looks like there’s some good hiking in the surrounding parks. 

    Taipe was an unexpected hit and I wish we had several days there, incredible food city. Looking forward to your report back. 

  9. 2 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Went to Bayona again last year. Meh, there are better places in the city now. Its good for the old school places, but I wouldnt even put it in the top 10 places in the quarter

    Disagree - think Bayona is one of the best old-ish line choices in the quarter. We go often and last did a special event dinner a few months ago, thought Spicer was still going strong. 

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