El Rio

04 Oct 2010

FREE Outdoor Screening of Locally Made Shorts at El Rio!

The experience of a drive-in movie is second to none. There is the chance to relax in your car, find the best position to see through the dirty windshield and if you’re lucky, maybe even trying to get a little cozy over the stick shift. Sadly, drive in theaters have

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03 Sep 2010

Hard French Back at El Rio to Fulfill Your Cheap Booze & BBQ Needs

Hard French, the fabulous Saturday afternoon soul music dance party extravaganza at El Rio, is back, and this edition is probably gonna be the best one because, one, HELLO, it’s Labor Day weekend and everyone is looking to get shitfaced, so you know it’s ON, and two, courtesy of Room

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
15 Jul 2010

FREE Shows and Ticket Giveaways to the Mission Creek Festival

The Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival officially kicked off with yesterday’s free happy hour at the Make Out Room, but there are still plenty of events coming up all over town this weekend between the musical acts at Amnesia, Eagle Tavern and the Knockout and the film screenings at

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12 Mar 2010

Best Place in SF to Get Cheap BBQ and Beer

I’m gonna be really real right now: the only thing that gets me wetter than fantasizing about making it with one of Marva Whitney’s back-up dancers is basking in the sun and eating some down home, backyard barbeque. You can imagine my reaction, then, when I heard about Hard French,

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
25 Jan 2010

Bar Workers Ball Tomorrow Night!!

Calling All Service Industry Workers (ONLY!): Working behind the bar or out on the floor tended to be a little on the lean side this year. Things have gotten so bad that the city has become a veritable graveyard of boarded up taverns and dusty dining rooms with papered windows.

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
11 Dec 2009

FREE Oysters, BBQ and Bands at EL Rio Tonight

Just thought I’d let you all know that tonight is pure awesomeness at El Rio.  Like every Friday, there will be FREE Oysters starting at 5:30pm done by the infamous shucker Jackie and back up by Sissy Boy.  This literally happens every Friday and if you didn’t know this by

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
20 Oct 2009

El Rio Anniversary Party Today

As you know, we here at BAS.com love the fuck out of El Rio.  Hell, our own Threadbare-Fact Finder, Stephen Torres, even works there.  He even wrote a whole piece detailing all of El Rio’s amazing deals, and there are MANY of them. Today this fantastic watering hole is celebrating

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
10 Sep 2009

Sliding Scale Bodies in Motion: CounterPULSE Benefit and “Total Facts Known” Opens

Growing up, I was a complete theatre nerd, which was a terrible cross of pain for everyone around me, especially when I actually took to the stage. Luckily, the bug’s bite has lessened in its potency but I still love going to shows, which is irritating because they can be

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0