Blur

I don’t think you can pass up the buy one get one free happy hour. The best! 1 martini for $ 9 the next is free!

For a dive bar, this place is pricey. $ 20 minimum for cards, but two gin and tonics and a shot of Jameson for $ 21? That’s not exactly close to dive bar status. The space is decent and has couches, cushions, and the bar stools to lounge on, and the people are friendly, but for these prices, I might as well just head next door to Bitters, Bock, and Rye. Same prices, more open space, and food.

fun and lively dive in the sea of douchebaggary that we call polk street. simple, no frills bar with a few tvs and an amazing happy hour (2 for 1).
five glowing red stars to my buddy dallas who never fails to put a smile on my face and keeps the drinks flowing.
and he gives the best hugs on polk street, hands down.

Super dive-​y, and the interior was grimy and the cushions were torn. The classes were dirty, and the service was sloooooow.
The trivia was fun, but nothing worth writing home about, other than the lewd and annoying crowd.

Car had just gotten broken into and needed a drink. Go by for Blur’s late night happy hour.
Step into blur and order away. First round I order, drinks are on the lower end of alcohol content, and tip.
Chatting with bartender and decide to order a second round. To which I ask. «seeing as how I’m having a shitty night, can you make this one a bit of a stiffer drink?»
Her: «yea ill make you a double»
Me: «Same happy hour price?»
Her: «yea»
Drinks arrive. Stronger. Nice.
Bill arrives. Charges me double. Not nice. But whatever. Don’t leave a tip for this round since told me she was only charging regular price.
She actually comes back and yells at me. Goes outside and tells bouncer to «make these guys leave because they didnt tip»
Fuck you you entitled bitch.
Your drinks sucked. A dressed up monkey with 20 minutes of training could have done your job. You didn’t deserve a tip.
Lesson learned. Go to the liquor store across the street before you deal with this place.

Dallas was a great bartender who treated me right with the 2−4−1− happy hour. Love the atmosphere. Lots of places to sit. Great place to meet friends or new folk. Dark but not too dark. Lively without being too loud. Only thing is they use cheap maraschino cherries, so my old fashioned didn’t have that deep lustrous taste I like.

Messed up on my order, the bar tender was too drunk to even know what he was doing. The lady that was bar tending had a horrible attitude when I asked for her help to fix my bill. I like dive bars due to service and the atmosphere. But excuse my French, but this place sucked.

This was our final stop for the night. Probably one of my favorite places we got to visit.
The music was good, the bartender was fun and the prices weren’t bad. The venue is on the smaller side compared to other places we visited.

Decent drinks, full bar, moderately priced. Blur is a bit far down south on Polk, so it doesn’t get as much foot traffic. This can be an awesome advantage because they won’t charge cover and you actually get some elbow room. Other than that, its a decent bar. Maybe attracts the older folks because its not as rambunctious as the bars further North.

Okay, excuse my ignorance in my last review. What I had was actually a Wisconsin Old Fashioned but did not know until I did a little bit more research. I’m still not really a fan of this particular Old Fashioned, because I like my drinks heavy and strong… and NOT carbonated, but I bumped Blur up a star. Bartender made it like it was intended to be made. It’s just not for me is all.

There is something about blur I like. Well there are a few things. One, it reminds me of Polk street of Yesteryear, before the Marina-​like gentrification occurred. Two, the drinks are relatively cheap considering you are in SF, can’t hate on that. Finally, they play gangsta rap!!! Sure its off someone’s iPod, but really, where can you hear the good 2Pac stuff nowadays, or some good old Dogg Pound!
Staff is pretty friendly, and hey, I should probably give it another star for not being Mayes!

Not impressed

I came here to meet up with some friends and pretty wasted after 2 or 3 drinks!
Pretty small intimate bar, dim lighting.
You’d definitely be a blur coming out
Bar hop or hit up some clubs in the area, worth it!

Hands down this place is the perfect place to go for happy hour. The bartender Jason was awesome. He took time to make us feel welcome. I loved the drinks and food. I might add that he made the best cucumber drink I ever had. .no joke. Thank you Jason for such great hospitality.

Jason kills it son! Go here and learn what a cocktail is.
Kept us entertained and marinated.

Usually a stop if bar crawling out in the lower Polk. I’ve never been when it was really busy, so I can’t comment on that, but on slowish early evenings, it is quite conducive.
The place looks as if it has swag, romantically dark with candles, dark furniture, padded loungey area, but it is first and foremost, a dive. The sticker laden bathrooms is the first indicator. Half eaten tater tots on the bar top is the 2^nd. PBR swiggin’ fools are unfortunately the next. So don’t expect much out of the place, I say. Just basically get your drink on.
Last visit, popped in to catch some NBA playoff action (scores) and planned to have 1 drink, possibly 2. It was slow on a Sunday evening and the tender had mellow 90’s hip hop on the playlist. Me likey big time! Suffice to say, 1 – 2, turned to 3 – 4 and a whole 2^nd half of a game went by. A little old school Tribe mixed with Ice Cube’s «Today was a Good Day» and then some Pharcyde, ahhhh snap! Along with well poured greyhounds, a couple of hours turned into a euphoric, lazy «blur» of a good time. What’s not to like there?!

This bar has a great atmosphere to it. But a bar is only as good as the drinks it pours and the bartenders who pour them. and this is why I gave Blur, a great bar, with a phenomenal bartender 5 stars. Their bartender Dallas is such a great bartender in so many ways.
From the cocktails he crafts to the speed he makes them he is very dedicated to his job. He looks up and lets people know and acknowledges people so they now they will be served soon. He also has a great attitude and makes people feel welcome. Well played sir yes I’ll have another. Cheers!

CHIVALRY IS DED
Years in SF, I’ve frequented Polk Street many of times.
It’s one of those places you love & hate. The short distance you have to walk from bar to bar PLUS, the crowded spaces CON
Nonetheless this review is about BLUR, so here I go.
If you don’t mind EXTREMELY RUDE bartenders who only cater to their friends then this is the bar for you. At the end of the night my lovely friend and I decided to stop by Blur for a quiet drink where we could actually hear each other talk before heading home.
We ordered 1 cocktail to share, it was 1:30AM after all. obviously not listening to us the bartender handed us 2. Whatever no big deal, moving on.
When we saw one seat open up I grabbed it (my friend stood up next to me) After a few minutes a couple girls got up next to us so she sat down. This incredibly drunk, old, sketchy looking guy preceded to tell us she couldn’t sit there his friends were sitting there (friends as in nasty girls he probably just met) and went on to yell at us to get up in a ridiculous and unnecessarily derogative tone.
We obliged and she got up. About 10 – 15 minutes later NO ONE was sitting in these seats still… we finally decided he was an asshole so she sat back down.
He then decided to loudly talk about us because of her sitting there… With all the bartenders present I would have thought they would have said something… considering he was obnoxious and rude when we had done nothing. —-It’s these moments I wish murder was legal
The girls eventually stumbled back in the bar and THE MALE BARTENDER told us to get the hell up or get out. I REPEAT THE MALE BARTENDER YELLED AT US TO GET OUT if we didn’t move. It obviously escalated into pretty much an embarrassment of a situation.
Idk about you, but as a girl at a semi-​busy bar I don’t expect my bar stool to be there if I leave for 20 minutes. Just common sense and also because i don’t think I’M THE FIRST LADY OF THE F*KING UNITED STATES O_​o
I asked for the manager, and he insisted he was it. *all while laughing and taunting us*
we stayed for a few more minutes just to assess the situation. It was obvious that the bartender/​manager were catering to his drunk friends by serving them shots and laughing with them while we sat their in pure shock .
GOOD JOB BLUR! I will make sure to tell all my fellow *22 year old hot girlfriends* that this the last place you would want to be.
Chivalry is definitely DED,
Cheers!

If you can make it through the ID checker at the door, you are golden. He takes his job very seriously and saw him turn many a girl away with fakes.
Once inside, I was hooked. I really like the ambiance and low-​key vibes of this place. A really eclectic crowd as well. Young, old, people on dates, or just getting together with friends. I think this bar has a little something for everyone.
The drinks were reasonably priced at $ 8 for crafted cocktails. I had a lemon drop martini which was really good. The music they were playing was great! Hip hop, funk… basically songs I haven’t heard in days but so happy they were playing such a well rounded mix.
Will be coming back for their happy hour and trivia night. Cheers!

Blur, indeed…
Dropped by this place for Santacon and vaguely remember everything, if anything, at this bar.
Grabbed a couple of AMFs for me and my friend. 2 for $ 18 on AMFs. Cheered and gradually downed it.
Blurry…
It was crowded and full of musty air — a wide color of vivid Santas in red.
Background music and barely can hear myself.
Blurred, indeed.