Bender's Latest Bar Opening "Any Day Now"

Waiting for final inspections to go through, the folks from the Mission's lowlife clubhouse are just days away from opening Emperor Norton's Boozeland, their Tenderloin “rock ‘n’ roll lounge” within the old Deco Lounge.

Regulars who stopped into their soft opening during Pride Weekend tell Uptown Almanac that “the place is pretty fucking rad” and “they have a sick patio”—high praise, even if it is short on specifics.  Fortunately, Bender's owner Johnny Davis gave some details to Tablehopper to get us excited:

The gutting, cleanup, and buildout of the space over the past seven months has been significant—he tells me they removed seven layers of flooring, gaining practically a foot in height! (It now has a poured concrete floor.) They kept the awesome vintage bar, and removed the wall behind it so you can see into the other room. Look for a bust of the namesake Emperor Norton himself in the ticket window, and there will be a portrait of him inside as well. As for the creepy downstairs (which felt like a dungeon), it won’t be open to the public, but you can hang out on the back patio until 10pm, and you no longer will have to duck your head on the stairs either.

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Comments (17)

2 things: (1) Can’t wait!; and (2) Did somebody come up with that name and win the free drinks for life contest?

Nope - They ended up picking it on their own (bummer, too, because I would have loved to make friends with the free drink winner).

I’m glad there’s finally a cool place to get a beer over my saigon sandwich during my lunch break from city hall.

“…they will no longer have a cabaret license or DJs and entertainment.”

That’s not a bug, that’s a feature.

cuz i dunno about you, I like to drink in SILENCE. SILENCE! No laughter either.

I sorta concede about “events”.

But most of the time I’m SHOUTING INCHES FROM MY DATE’S FACE WHILE DJ DOUCHECANOE RATCHETS UP THE SOUND PAST DEFCON 2  BECAUSE IT’S NOT NIGHTLIFE IF YOU CAN HEAR THE HUMAN VOICE INDOORS.

Like Dalva.

Yeah. I love me some jukeboxes, but I don’t want a fucking DJ ruining the vibe where I drink.

They’ll accept Norton Dollars as payment, right?

Are you joking? Please tell me you’re joking.

Took the Norton motorcycle font!

Yep, they just stole it. Embarassing name anyway. I’d drink at Norton’s and I’d drink at Boozeland, but Emperor Norton’s Boozeland? A little too Evelyn Lee for me.

You bastard! You’ve gone and ruined it for me.

Yeah, it’s a bit too twee. I concur.

Just call it Benderloin

Ha, the patio closes at 10pm? I can’t imagine going to this bar then