Reader Jeff points us to this just-published SFGate piece about the fine line between edginess and bigotry at what may or may not be a popular Mission bar:
“ID and open your bag,” one of the two guys at the door muttered testily to Ryan. Ryan says he produced his ID, as usual, but was surprised by the bag check — he’d never been asked before. He swung his bag off his shoulder around for an inspection, and inquired whether this was a new policy.
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“Just open your f—— bag, okay?”
“I am. I was just wondering.”
“Just open your f—— bag and don’t give us a hard time.”
“I am opening my bag. I was just asking a question.”
It’s at this point, Ryan says, that the two young men looked at each other, then looked Ryan up and down and proceeded to laugh derisively.
“Dude, look at your pants. Look at your bag,” one of them said. “Obviously this is not your kind of place.”
Link. Jeff says, “A couple of people in the comments section seem to be pointing the finger at Zeitgeist, but it’s hard to tell if that’s right.” Are they right?
More Mission Mission “Bars of the Mission” Coverage:
Zeitgeist Makes Esquire’s Best Bars in America
Dope New Furnishings at Beauty Bar
The Phonebooth Actually Very Pleasant Before Dark
The Attic: Refuge For Displaced Toronado Regulars
