October 2009 - Baduppies Pictures!

October 30, 2009 - 111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco

October's Baduppies will be held at 111 Minna Gallery in the hearty alley of San Francisco's SOMA!

PLACE: 111 Minna Gallery
DATE: Friday, October 30, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing
LOCATION: 111 Minna St.
(Off 2nd Street)
San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE: 111 Minna Gallery

*** HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS ***
$2 off well drinks
$1 off wine and beer

** NOTE: Even though there will be a cover at the door after 10 pm, just mention that you're with Baduppies, and you'll get in like a VIP...



Closest BART station: Embarcadero or Montgomery Station
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

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List of nearby restaurants:

Plenty of restaurants around this spot that we'd encourage you to get little lost around here for dinner before sipping a nice cocktail at the 111 Minna Gallery which you'd have wonderful art to appreciate or even detest!

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and rock the 111 Minna down! See you soon!

SEPTEMBER in OAKLAND!

September's Baduppies will be held at Conga Lounge in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood on College Ave!



PLACE: Conga Lounge (upstairs of Pizza Rustica)
DATE: Friday, September 25, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing
HAPPY HOUR: 5p-7p
$4 well drinks, $3 beer, $2 off apps
LOCATION: 5422 College Ave
(between Kales and Manila)
Oakland, CA
WEBSITE:

Closest BART station: Rockridge Station

See you there!

August 28, 2009 - Azul Lounge - San Francisco

August's Baduppies will be held at Azul Lounge in a hidden alley of San Francisco's Union Square!

PLACE: Azul Lounge
DATE: Friday, August 28, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing
LOCATION: 1 Tillman Pl.
(Off Grant Ave.)
San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE: Azul Lounge

Closest BART station: Montgomery Station
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

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List of nearby restaurants:

Plenty of restaurants around this spot that we'd encourage you to get little lost around here for dinner before sipping a nice cocktail at the Azul Lounge!

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and rock the Azul Lounge down! See you soon!

July 31st - Mua - Oakland

July's Baduppies is at a new and upcoming Oakland spot. MUA's
updstairs bar awaits you.

DATE: July 31st, 2009
PLACE: MUA
LOCATION: 2442 Webster St. Oakland, CA (Where Webster meets Broadway)
WHEN: 4:30PM til Close
HH: 4:30 to 6PM
WEB: Mua
BART: 19th St Station



Nearby Restaurants:

Mua (reservations recommended)
Lukas Taproom & Lounge
many more can be found on Yelp.com

June 26, 2009 - Taverna Aventine in San Francisco!

August's Baduppies will be held at Taverna Aventine in SF.

PLACE: Taverna Aventine
DATE: Friday, June 26, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing
LOCATION: Washington St.
San Francisco, CA

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and rock the Azul Lounge down! See you soon!

May in Walnut Creek

WHEN: FRIDAY, MAY 29TH

WHERE: CLASS BAR & LOUNGE
1321 LOCUST ST.
WALNUT CREEK, CA

TIME: 4P TIL CLOSE

HAPPY HOUR DEALS: 4P- 6:30P

CLOSEST BART STATION: WALNUT CREEK STATION

RECOMMENDED EATS:

Va de Vi

Lark Creek

Stanford's

Havana

Pyramid's Alehouse

Walnut Creek Yacht Club

LeCheval


Spread the word! See you there!

April 2009 - El Rio in San Francisco!

April's Baduppies will be held at El Rio's in San Francisco where you can actually play shuffleboard, pool, and just simply hang out in its cozy back patio. Also, who's ready for its infamous Red Hots Burlesque Show on that night??? If you can't handle it, then don't come to San Francisco! ;-)

PLACE: El Rio Club
DATE: Friday, April 24, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing
LOCATION: 3158 Mission Street
(between Cesar Chavez and Valencia)
San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE: El Rio

Happy Hour Specials: 5pm to 9pm - $3 for Well and Pints, $5 for Bloody Mary Pints! Also, at 5:30pm FREE on the HALF OYSTERS until they run out!

Closest BART station: Mission and 24th Street (4 blocks south to the bar!)
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

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A few of recommended restaurants near this bar:

- Blue Plate, 3218 Mission Street, SF, CA (reservations recommended)
- Front Porch, 65 29th St, SF, CA (reservations recommended)
- numerous of Latino cuisines through Mission St. (be adventurous if you can!)

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and rock the El Rio down!

March 27th @ Beckett's in Berkeley

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at
Beckett's in
Berkeley, CA:



Date: Friday, March 27th, 2009
Time: 5pm - 2 am
Location: 2271 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA
(between Kittridge St. and Bancroft Way)
Closest BART station: Berkeley (or sometimes Berkeley Downtown)
http://www.beckettsirishpub.com/

See Google Map for
its exact pinpoint location.
See Mapquest mapfor
its exact pinpoint location.

Beckett's Pub has its own kitchen for dinner, there's however there
are
plenty of prominent restaurants nearby along Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley
Downtown and the Gourmet Ghetto north of University.

Hope to see you there and of course, feel free to bring your buddies
along!

We look forward to seeing you at Beckett's.
BADUPPIES committee
http://baduppies.blogspot.com

February 2009 - Photo Album!!!

Thanks to everyone who came... Obviously, there were more deaf patrons than hearing patrons last Friday which was a first for us. So, it was wonderful to see everyone and hope we can continue to rock the spots in the upcoming events. Enjoy the slideshow here... (Just click on the photo to view bigger photos and download photos into your computer)

It's in San Francisco, baby!

February's Baduppies will be happening at John Colins in San Francisco

PLACE: John Colins Lounge
DATE: Friday, February 27, 2009
TIME: 5pm - closing (Happy Hour 5p-7p)
LOCATION: 90 natoma st
(located off 2nd st between mission st. and howard st.)
San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE:
HAPPY HOUR DEALS: $4 well drinks, $4 Guinness and Boddingtons $3 Draft Beers, $3 Imports and Micro Brews, $2 Domestic Bottled Beer and everything else is $1 off

Closest BART station: Montgomery Station (3-4 blocks walk to the bar!)
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and groove @ john colins this friday!

Snapshots from January 2009's Baduppies

(thanks to pepe and orkid for the camera!)

January 30, 2008 - Irish Bank Bar, San Francisco, CA

January's Baduppies will be held at The Irish Bank's in San Francisco

PLACE: The Irish Bank
DATE: Friday, January 30, 2009
TIME: 6pm - closing
LOCATION: 10 Mark Lane (Alley)
(Off Bush St. between Grant St. and Kearny St.)
San Francisco, CA
WEBSITE: The Irish Bank Bar and Restaurant

Closest BART station: Montgomery Station (3-4 blocks walk to the bar!)
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

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List of nearby restaurants:

Plenty of restaurants around this spot that we'd encourage you to get little lost around here for dinner before going to the Irish Bank!

Spread the word to your signing/deaf/hh/etc. friends about this spot and rock the Irish Bank down!

Pictures from December 2008's Baduppies

December 2008 - Thalassa in Berkeley!

December's BADuppies will be held at Thalassa's in Berkeley

PLACE: Thalassa Bar
DATE: Friday, December 26, 2008
TIME: 6pm - closing
LOCATION: 2367 Shattuck Ave
(between Channing Way & Durant Ave.)
Berkeley, CA
WEBSITE: Thalassa Bar

Closest BART station: Berkeley Station
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

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Whether you're a pool shark or a rookie, there are plenty of pool tables to play as well as a huge space and plenty of lighting to use your flying hands and moving lips, too! ;-)

Spread the word to your long lost friends/families who are actually in town for the holidays!

Badduppies Comes Full Circle and Returns to Brunos!

Date: Friday, November 28, 2008
Time: 6pm - 2 am
Location: 2389 Mission Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94110
(between 19th and 20th Street)
Closest BART station: either 16th/Mission or 24th St/Mission
http://www.brunossf.com/

Directions: Via Google Maps for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

Herbivore (Great vegetarian/vegan resturant)
983 Valencia Street
(between 21st St & Liberty St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 826-5657
www.herbivore-restaurant.com

Ti Couz (Crepes!)
3108 16th Street
(at Valencia St)
San Francisco, CA 94103

We-Be-Sushi (cheapo sushi - cash only)
1071 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Thanh Tam II (excellent Vietnamese food)
577 Valencia St
(between 16th St & 17th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 252-1190

This is a holiday weekend so I hope to see some visitors from out of town fall in love with San Francisco! Look forward to seeing you all there!

Cheers!

October 2008: Joey's Basil in Fremont

October's BADuppies will be held at Joey's Basil's in Fremont

PLACE: Joey's Basil
DATE: Friday, October 31, 2008
TIME: 6pm - closing
LOCATION: 3720 Mowry Ave
(between Fremont Blvd & State St.)
Fremont, CA 94538
WEBSITE: Joey's Basil

Closest BART station: Fremont Station
See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.


**Committee's note: There is a Homecoming game at CSD Fremont and it's a Halloween night! Be creative and come dressed up. Whether it's a simple mask/headband or a full-on costume... be festive!**


For coupons to dine @ Joey's Basil's, go here

September 2008 - 15 Romolo in San Francisco!

September's BADuppies will be held at:




HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS : 5:30 to 7:30 PM $3 off on the bar's special drinks and $1 for EVERYTHING YOU ORDER!

Place: 15 Romolo
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 2 am
Location: 15 Romolo Place
(off Broadway St)
San Francisco, CA

(Please keep in mind that this bar is somewhat in a seclusive location, so don't give up looking for this bar. Just look for the sign in the picture! It will be worth finding it!)

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Directions for those coming from East Bay:
1. Off Board, BART Montgomery station, San Francisco
2. Board Muni Bus 9X, NE Corner of Kearny St & Geary Blvd
3. Off Board, N Corner of Columbus Ave & Broadway (9 min ride)
4. Walk less 100 feet to Romolo Place off Broadway.

or

1. Off Board, BART Montgomery Station, San Francisco
2. Walk on Kearny St. toward North Beach (about 20 minutes walk)
3. Make left turn on Broadway and then right on Romolo Place. (5 minute walk)

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Directions for those coming from Peninsula/South Bay:
1. Off Board, King St. and 4th Caltrain station (last stop of SF)
2. Board Muni Bus 30 or 45 on Townstend
3. Off Board at Stockton and Broadway
4. Walk toward east on Broadway St (you're facing the Bay) (5 minute)
5. Left on Romolo Alley after Columbus Ave.

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See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:


There are many, many, many, many restaurants to be found in this bristling area - NORTH BEACH. So feel free to get lost around here and dine its famed Italian food in North Beach or Chinese food in Chinatown which are very close to each other.

Spread this word along to your friends (including hearing ones!)

See you soon!

August 2008 - Pictures

Our sincerely apologies for posting the pictures from August 2008 very late.

Here are the links that were sent from patrons who attended the Baduppies last August:

Kodak Album here! (Thank you, Nancy!)



(Thanks, Steven!)

August 29, 2008 - George and Walts

August's BADuppies will be held at:



Place: George and Walts
Date: Friday, August 29, 2008
Time: 6pm - 2 am
Location: 5445 College Avenue
(between Hudson St & Kales Ave)
Oakland, CA 94618
Website: George and Walts

Closest BART station: Rockridge Station
Last train call to San Francisco from Rockridge station: 12:32 AM
(If you have missed the last train, do not panic, there's even all-nighter service around Bay Area, please go to this site: http://transit.511.org/providers/night.asp for more information.

See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

Zachary's Pizza
5801 College Ave
(between Birch Ct & Chabot Rd)

Uzen Japanese
5415 College Ave
(between Hudson St & Kales Ave)

Wood Tavern
6317 College Ave
(at 63rd St)

Acote (French)
5478 College Ave
(between Forest St & Kales Ave)

July Baduppies pictures

Thanks to Ken for the pictures.

View Album

Get your own

July 2008 - District San Francisco

July's BADuppies will be held at:




Place: District
Date: Friday, July 25, 2008
Time: 6pm - 2 am
Location: 216 Townsend Street @ 3rd
(between 3rd St and 4th Street)
San Francisco, CA 94107

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Directions for those coming from East Bay:
1. Off Board, BART Embarcadero station, San Francisco
2. Walk to Metro Embarcadero Station and wait for MUNI train.
3. On Board Rail MUNI - N or T (toward King St & 4th St or Bayview)
4. Off Board, S Corner of King St & 2nd St.
5. Walk one block to 216 Townsend St.

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Directions for those coming from Peninsula/South Bay:
1. Off Board, King St. and 4th Caltrain station (last stop of SF)
2. Walk 2 blocks to 216 Townsend St.

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See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

District
216 Townsend St.
San Francisco, CA

Java House
Pier 40
San Francisco, CA

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
216 King Street
(between 3rd St & 4th St)
San Francisco, CA 94107

Come early to explore SF's new SOMA area (including a nice stroll around AT&T Park (SF Giants' home ballpark) and the new developments before hanging out at the District for cocktails, beer, and of course wines! . Spread this word along to your friends (including hearing ones!)

See you soon!

JUNE @ JUPITER'S

June's BADuppies is @ Berkeley's Jupiter's

Jupiter is the East Bay's most popular beerhouse, locally owned & operated, serving its own handcrafted beers & ales along with "award-winning" wood-fired pizzas. Housed in an old livery stable from the 1890's, Jupiter exudes a European atmosphere found in the heart of Berkeley, California.

No Happy Hour prices but the environment in Berkeley is worth every penny! Come early and enjoy its gardens and great food with friends.

WHEN: FRIDAY, June 27
TIME: 4:00
WHERE: 2181 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
BART STATION: Downtown Berkeley (right across from jupiter's)


DJ begins spinning @ 8p for those music lovers.



See you there!

May BADuppies photos!

See you guys next month somewhere in the East Bay!

April 2008 - Picture Album!

If you're not able to view this slideshow, you can try to see the album at: http://picasaweb.google.com/baduppies/BaduppiesApril2008.

The next Baduppies event will be held in San Francisco! See you next month!

April 2008 - The Graduate

April's BADuppies will be held at:



"Who needs a Happy Hour when everything at this bar is so cheap??? ;-) "

Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: 6pm - 2 am
Location: 6202 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

(between 62nd St & Auburn Ave)
Closest BART station: Rockridge


See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

Zachary's Pizza, period!!!
5801 College Ave
Oakland, CA


See you guys!

Photo Album from March 2008

The album may be very small... but it is better than having no pictures!

Enjoy...

Baduppies - March 2008

The next Baduppies will be held somewhere in the East Bay. We will definitely keep you posted soon.

March 28 in SAN FRANCISCO!

First, we apologize for such a last minute annoucement, we had trouble with our access to this blogsite. All has worked out as you can see!



TONIGHT'S DPHH is @ Johnny Foley's Irish House for its Irish Charm. The bar contains many small walls which gives illusion of having many rooms in a large space. They have plenty of TV's, rock band, and great selection of drinks! Come and unwind tonight!

WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 28

WHERE: Johnny Foley's Irish House
243 O'Farrell St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 954-0777

DIRECTIONS:
BART: Exit @ Powell Station and walk up on Powell until you see Macy's on O'Farrell. Make a left and Johnny Foley's is on your left side of O'Farrell and Cyril Magnin St (before Mason St. near Hilton San Francisco)

For driving directions, check maps.google.com

March 7 @ Bay Area Crown Billiards

This month's Special Edition BADuppies will be on Friday, March 7 @ Bay Area Crown Billiards



2416 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Suite 100
San Ramon, CA 94583


HAPPY HOUR: 3:00-7:00pm
LIVE BAND: 9p

Come and join us for some fun. The bar contains 13 billiard tables and full bar. They also have foosball table and darts. They'll have a live band starting at 9p. They close at 2 a.m.

NO COVER CHARGE

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

From San Ramon Marriott:
Head west on Bishop Dr toward Executive Pkwy. Turn left at Norris Canyon Rd. Turn right at San Ramon Valley Blvd. (It's right before Crow Canyon Rd.)

From Fremont/South Bay:
Take 680N. Take the Bollinger Canyon Rd exit and turn left at Bollinger Canyon Rd.
Turn right at San Ramon Valley Blvd.

From San Francisco/Berkeley/Oakland:
Take the exit onto I-580 E to CA-24 E toward Walnut Creek. Take the exit onto I-680 S toward San Jose. Take exit 36 for Crow Canyon Rd and turn right at Crow Canyon Rd. Turn left at San Ramon Valley Blvd and make a U-turn to find us.

From Walnut Creek/Concord:
Take 680S towards San Jose. Take exit 36 for Crow Canyon Rd and turn right at Crow Canyon Rd. Turn left at San Ramon Valley Blvd and make a U-turn to find us.

Feel free to visit Google maps for specific directions if preferred.


Suggested Restaurants nearby:

Zachary's Pizza (voted best pizza in east bay for 20+ years)
3110 Crow Canyon Place, Suite D
San Ramon, California 94583


Mudds' Restaurant
10 Boardwalk Pl.
San Ramon, CA 94583

Max's Restaurant
2015 Crow Canyon Pl
San Ramon, CA

Or just simply go here to download a guide of their restaurants and pick your favorite.

Hope to see you there!

Coming up:
March 28 in San Francisco (yes, a Irish bar due to many requests!)
April 25 in Oakland/Berkeley

DPHH isn't tonight but next FRIDAY!

It's officially one year since we launched! Many thanks to Gabe!

We agreed to push our DPHH to a special date and location due to Cal-Ed conference in San Ramon over the March 7-9 weekend.

Please join us for a special edition DPHH in San Ramon for some good times.

Friday, March 7

Where: TBA
San Ramon, CA


We'll post updated info regarding Happy Hour info for this Friday and one year celebration of BADuppies in San Francisco on March 28th!

See you there!

SPECIAL EDITION: DPHH @ Burlingame!

We are hosting a special edition of BADuppies due to DeafRead conference next weekend, thus the reason for us to get together and meet/greet new and old faces!

WHEN: Friday, February 1javascript:void(0)

TIME: 6p til close (last call is at 12:30am)



WHERE: Steelhead Brewing Company
333 California St.
Burlingame, CA


We will be mainly using the back room which has a pool table! Spread the word and come!

See you there!

JANUARY @ the IVY room!

This month's DPHH will be on Friday January 25 @ Kingman's Ivy Room

860 San Pablo Ave (at Solano Ave.)
Albany, CA 94706

Come Check out the East BayKingman's Ivy Room -- Its a swanky lounge
that's loaded with personality and plenty of plush couches. Instead of live music,
the club now features rotating DJs spinning nightly.

HAPPY HOUR: 5:00-8:00pm

NO COVER CHARGE

Driving directions: Exit on 80 at Buchanan Street,
head north and turn left on San Pablo Avenue.
Visit Google maps for specific directions.

Bart: El Cerrito Plaza station - Walk on San Pablo Ave towards
Solano ave for about an mile to the Ivy Room. There are also
AC Transit buses to take and taxi's available at the station.
Refer to Google maps for specific directions.

Suggested Restaruants nearby:

Montero's - (Mexican)

1106 Solano Ave, Albany, CA

(510) 524-1270 - 0.1 mi SE

Sugata Japanese Restaurant

1105 Solano Ave, Albany, CA

(510) 526-3516 - 0.1 mi SE

Nizza La Bella - (French $$)
827 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA

(510) 526-2552 - 0.1 mi SE

See you there! Be sure to expect an e-mail from us soon along with 2 special edition of DPHH for February and March due to two conferences.

Stay tuned!

DECEMBER

Hello everyone!

There will be no DPHH this month due to the holidays! May each one of you enjoy the season and kick in 2008 safely!

We'll be sending an questionnaire regarding DPHH within a month and hope you will take your time and assist us in sharing feedback you may have for BADuppies! The committee would love to read over your feedback to ensure we improve BADuppies. :)

January's DPHH will be announced soon and we'll celebrate BADuppies' one year anniversary this February!

Stay tuned....

Happy New Year!

-the BADuppies committee

November BADuppies in Oakland!

This month's happy hour is happening @ Lukas' Taproom & Lounge in Oakland.

Date: Friday, November 30, 2007

Time: 6pm - 2 am (they have an event at 10p and will charge $10 cover. we encourage you to head there before)

Location: 2221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612

Directions from BART: Take BART to 19th station. Exit onto Broadway and walk north towards West Grand. Luka's is located 3 short blocks past the Paramount Theatre.

Look @ the website for the bar menu, food menu, FAQ about driving/parking and safety.

Go here for Luka's Taproom & Lounge's website

Be sure to come and bring a friend or two!

See you on Friday!

Photos from October BADuppies

For those who cannot see the slideshow, go to

October BADuppies

OCTOBER DPHH moves to Pleasanton

October DPHH has been moved to Pleasanton due to many requests to consider change. We decided to honor the inquiries for the people in town for the DEAFNATION EXPO in Pleasanton this weekend.

Thus, the BADuppies Happy Hour has been moved from San Francisco to Sunshine Saloon in Pleasanton.

WHEN: October 26, 2007 (FRIDAY)
TIME: 7p to close (The bar have happy hour from 4-9p)
WHERE: 1807 Santa Rita Rd # K, Pleasanton, CA
CLOSEST BART STATION: Dublin/Pleasanton

THE DIRT:
The Sunshine Saloon has plenty of TV's, shuffleboard tables, pool tables, foosball, ping pong and DJ from 9:30p to 1:30p. They'll allow us to have the back room at 7p.

TO COSTUME OR NOT: Yes, it's "Halloween" weekend. COME in creative costumes! Please refrain from bringing weapons and they would still need to ID you for entry.

Please spread the word of the change and know we apologize if we have caused any inconvenience in sudden change of location.

There's September BADuppies after all!

We apologize for the delay. Our original spot didn't work out.
But, fret not! We have a spot!

It's @ Joey Basil's Cafe in Fremont, CA

Date: Friday, September 28

Time:

From 4-???
Their kitchen closes at 10p.

Address:
Joey's Basil Cafe
3720 Mowry Avenue
Fremont, CA

Closest BART station: Fremont
Directions:
From BART, go here

Use maps.google.com to navigate if necessary :)

See you all tomorrow night!

August BADuppies

Due to Labor Day Weekend, we have decided to cancel August BADuppies Happy Hour. We apologize for any inconvenience if any. Please enjoy your Labor Day weekend and be safe.

We'll update you soon with plans for September, October and November!

Stay tuned and see you in September!

July BADuppies Happy Hour @ Club Mallard!

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held in the upstairs area at Club Mallard in Albany.



Date: Friday, July 27th
Time: 5:30pm - 2am
Location: 752 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706-1131
Phone: (510) 524-8450
Closest BART Station: El Cerrito Bart (Approx. 7 Blocks away)
Attire: Casual

In Short:
This comfortable hang features dark booths, pool tables and pinball games. Outside is a patio with Polynesian flair (think tiki torches and bamboo trees). The bar has a faithful blue-collar following, as well as its share of fans from the UC campus. The bartenders are super-friendly and keep dice, cards, cribbage and dominoes behind the counter. There are some free snacks, but patrons are allowed to bring in as much grub as they like--no outside drinks, though. Pool tables downstairs are 25-cents each; upstairs, you can rent tables by the hour.

June 29 - Bambuddha Lounge, San Francisco

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at Bambuddha Lounge:



Happy Hour: 5:30-7:30pm,
Date: Friday, June 29th
Time: 5:30pm - 2am
Location: 601 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 between Polk Street and Larkin Street.
Closest BART station: Powell Station or Civic Center Station
Closest MUNI stop: Bus #31 at Larkin/Eddy (NADC 2007 conference attendees - just take Muni #31 on Market St. which isn't far from Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Center)

We suggest to avoid wearing baseball caps, jerseys, flip-flops.
There are exceptions, but only for hot soccer players. So, dress to impress!

Please do not park in the Phoenix Hotel parking lot.
There are several public lots in the area including one
across the street that usually offers a flat rate of $7.00.

http://www.bambuddhalounge.com

See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

Bambuddha Lounge serves dinner until 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Their food is innovative pan-Asian cuisine - fresh seasonal produce with Southeast Asian inspired flavors to create unique dishes with exquisite presentations. At Bambuddha, shared plates blur the line between appetizers and entrees and are perfect for sampling the signature flavors of many dishes. Sweet Offerings are the perfect closure to a culinary tour of the Far East. Visit Bambuddha's website to view the menu.

There is a cover charge to enter the lounge on Friday and Saturday nights of $10 per person beginning at 10 p.m . However, if you choose to dine at the restaurant, you can join in the lounge afterwards at no additional cost or arrive before 10pm to avoid cover costs - reservations recommended. Also, on a side note: the bar will only accept cash but there is an ATM machine by the front entrance on the right in the Restroom area if you need to withdraw money.


Additional recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

Saigon Sandwich Shop
560 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA

Pagolac
655 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA

Osha Thai Noodle Cafe
696 Geary St, San Francisco, CA


Hope to see you there and of course, feel free to bring your buddies
along! (We will probably be at the lounge after 7pm, but if you want to
grab those 'happy hour' drinks, feel free to go there earlier and
enjoy the atmosphere or enjoy the dinner there!)

Also, there will be some out of towners on that weekend due to a deaf conference, so show what we the locals are all about Bay Area ;-)

Photos from May's Baduppies

If you can't see the slideshow here, you can go to May 2007 Baduppies Photos.

Enjoy and see you next month in San Francisco! There will be a deaf conference that falls on that same weekend so show those out of towners what San Francisco is all about!

Crogan's Bar and Grill - May 25, 2007

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at Crogan's Bar and Grill in of Walnut Creek, CA:



"Happy Hour: 4:30pm - 6:30pm

special prices on well drinks and draft beer


Date: Friday, May 25, 2007
Time: 5:30pm - 1 am
Location: 1387 Locust St.
Closest BART station: Walnut Creek Station
http://www.crogansbarandgrill.com


See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.

The bar is in in heart of Downtown Walnut Creek where it has shopping, plenty of eats surrounding the bar.

See you there soon then!

post-april baduppies

After the April's Baduppies ended, Jennifer, the manager at Rye, gave me a glowing remark about Baduppies. She said that it was one of the best animated moments she ever bartended when we the deaf professionals rocked Rye's. Just prior to this Baduppies event, she even had Aaron, another bartender, run to a local store nearby to get two dryboard and dry markers for this occasion. So, she wants me to inform y'all that Rye was very grateful for having you peepos at the bar. She hopes that you'll stop by Rye's whenever you're nearby so she and Aaron can get inspired to do some magical bartending for you!

Now, here are the pictures that you've been waiting for:



If you can't see the slideshow, go toBaduppies - April 2007

Thanks to Karina and Nini for taking the pictures!

See you next month then!

April 27 - Rye Bar in San Francisco

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at Rye in the true heart of San Francisco, CA:


Look for this wooden door!
 



"Happy Hour: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Speciality Cocktail - $2
EVERYTHING ELSE: $1 off"

Date: Friday, April 27, 2007
Time: 5:30pm - 2 am
Location: 688 Geary St.
(between Jones St. and Leavenworth St.)
Closest BART station: Powell Station
Last train call to East Bay from Powell St. station: 12:20 AM
(If you have missed the last train, do not panic, there's even all-nighter service around Bay Area, please go to this site: http://transit.511.org/providers/night.asp for more information.

See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.
See Mapquest map for its exact pinpoint location.

There are many 'ethnic' restaurants scattered throughout this Tenderloin/Nob Hill/Union Square area. So feel free to be an adventurer for once and explore around there for dinner. There are plenty of Pakistian, Indian, Irish, Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Mexican, Thai, Cuban, and of course, cheap eats to relive your old glory from college times. Here is a few suggestions of eats nearby:


Lahore Karahi (Indian/Pakistani)
612 O'Farrell Street
(between Ada Ct & Harlem Aly)
San Francisco, CA 94109
www.lahorekarahirestaurant.com

Adana Kebab (Middle Eastern)
637 Larkin St
(between Eddy St & Ellis St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
www.adanakebabsf.com

Mekong Restaurant (Thai)
791 O'Farrell Street
(between Hyde St & Larkin St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
www.mekong.us


We suggest you to arrive at Rye's at 5:30 pm sharply to take advantage of its open comfortable seats (they even have a nice U-shaped booth for a party of 8 people...which is a deaf-friendly table for sure as well as a nice vintage pool table) Time to dust off your blazer and your shiny pointy high heels!

Hope to see you there and of course, feel free to bring your buddies along as well as spread the word around, too!



Totally unrelated to this event (or is it?)

From the wire of Reuters:

WASHINGTON -- A fruity cocktail may not only be fun to drink but may count as health food, U.S. and Thai researchers say.

Adding ethanol -- the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits -- boosted the antioxidant nutrients in strawberries and blackberries, the researchers found.

Any colored fruit might be made even more healthful with the addition of a splash of alcohol, they report in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Dr. Korakot Chanjirakul and colleagues at Kasetsart University in Thailand and scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture stumbled upon their finding unexpectedly.

They were exploring ways to help keep strawberries fresh during storage. Treating the berries with alcohol increased in antioxidant capacity and free radical scavenging activity, they found.

Any colored fruit or vegetable is rich in antioxidants, which are chemicals that can cancel out the cell-damaging effects of compounds called free radicals.

Berries, for instance, contain compounds known as polyphenols and anthocyanins. People who eat more of these fruits and vegetables have a documented lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases.

The study did not address whether adding a little cocktail umbrella enhanced the effects.


Now, guess right now is a good time to order fruity cocktails at Rye as they do have many fresh fruity ingredients to start with!

photo album is here - baduppies @ beckett's

Pictures are here! It seems everyone had a blast at Beckett's. The bar staff was friendly and they did provide a small board with drywipe marker BOTH downstairs and upstairs, which is definitely a plus for any deaf customer. Now, the next BADUPPIES gathering will be held in the heart of San Francisco. More details to come... so in the meantime, please do enjoy the pictures (thanks to Melinda!)



If you can't see the slideshow here, please go to Baduppies at Beckett's

Until then, see you next time!

Beckett's - Berkeley

The next deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at Beckett's in Berkeley, CA:



"Happy Hour: None :-( "

Date: Friday, March 30, 2007
Time: 5pm - 2 am
Location: 2271 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA
(between Kittridge St. and Bancroft Way)
Closest BART station: Berkeley (or sometimes Berkeley Downtown)
http://www.beckettsirishpub.com/

See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.
See Mapquest map for its exact pinpoint location.

Even though Beckett's Pub has its own kitchen for dinner, there's still plenty of prominent restaurants nearby along Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley Downtown.

Hope to see you there and of course, feel free to bring your buddies along!

Lah lah lah... pictures!

The first BADUPPIES gathering came out with a big bang. We did not expect the gathering to be a big turnout! So thank you for making this gathering a successful one! The MOST important thing is that everyone enjoyed it. There was some wonderful new and old connections between friends! (We notice that there were many pagers' email addresses exchanged there!)

Here are the slide show taken from the gathering:

BADUPPIES' inaugural gathering

Now, the next BADUPPIES gathering will be held in Berkeley. We had a few suggestions thrown to us by the Berkelians who came to the gathering. We'll take a glance at those bars first and let you know shortly. If you want to be informed about the next BADUPPIES event, please go to:

http://groups.google.com/group/baduppies

to add your e-address to the list (usually your pager email address). We will send announcement once a month about its location, time, and date, usually one week before the last Friday of the month!

See ya next time then!

Bruno's

It's OFFICIAL! The first deaf professional happy hour gathering will be held at Bruno's:



"Happy Hour: 6-9pm Tues - Sat $3 Draft and $4 Well Cocktails "

Date: Friday, February 23, 2007
Time: 6pm - 2 am
Location: 2389 Mission Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94110
(between 19th and 20th Street)
Closest BART station: either 16th/Mission or 24th St/Mission
http://www.brunossf.com/

See Google Map for its exact pinpoint location.
See Mapquest map for its exact pinpoint location.

Our recommended restaurants nearby to check out:

Esperpento (Spanish Tapas)
3295 22nd Street
(at Bartlett St & Valencia St)
San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 282-8867

Cha-Ya (Vegetarian Japanese Restaurant)
762 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
(between 18th and 19th Streets)

Luna Park (American cuisine - limited menu which is good for anyone who usually can't make up their own mind in choosing a dish)
694 Valencia Street
(at 18th St & Sycamore St)
San Francisco, CA 94110

Ti Couz (Crepes!)
3108 16th Street
(at Valencia St)
San Francisco, CA 94103

Hope to see you there and of course, feel free to bring your buddies along! (We will probably be at the bar after 8pm, but if you want to grab those 'happy hour' drinks, feel free to go there earlier and enjoy the atmosphere!)

our first BADUPPIES posting!

Hi there ~~~

Just want to welcome you to BADUPPIES ' blogsite. Hopefully, this will give you a general idea of what to expect in Bay Area's Deaf Professional Happy Hour event (aka BADUPPIES) .

The organizer(s) will find a bar (usually in San Francisco or Berkeley/Oakland) for all of us the deaf/HoH professionals to mingle around on the last FRIDAY of the month starting FEBRUARY 23rd, 2007. This will be an experimental project to see how this event turns out as the time goes by in a few months.


Next BADuppies gathering date: February 23, 2007
Name: TBA
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm to ???

This is the rules of what a hipster bar has to meet 'deaf' requirements:

1) Big space
2) Great lighting
3) Friendly Bar staff
4) No cover/minimal cover (less than $10)
5) and of course, most IMPORTANTLY, close to public transportation stops (especially BART)

This is a great way to kick back, socialize, and mingle after work for deaf/HoH professionals.

If you have any questions about the baduppies event, feel free to email us!

update: oops.. we forgot to add the e-mail address here: baduppies [at] gmail.com