25984 Fri Oct 03 18:50:06 -0700 2003 8 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 104922 does anyone have any recommendations for BYOBs in san francisco? preferrably something cheap-ish. ;) i'm originally from Philly, home of ridiculously outdated blue laws, so i'm accustomed to having tons of BYOBs around. i moved here fairly recently to find that every convenience store and tiny taqueria sells alcohol... and no BYOBs! we've cooked lovely meals at home all week, and i'm up for something a bit less labor-intensive tonight. something casual and not too expensive, where we can bring our own wine and not get charged a ridiculous corkage fee. am i asking too much? :) (i'm in nob hill, so if there's anything in my area that's great, but any neighborhood is fine!) Fri Oct 03 18:50:06 -0700 2003 0 szkradz 1 104924 Pakwan at 16th/Guerrero is a Pakistani/Indian place that is good, cheap, casual and BYOB (lots of mini marts around for the B). Fri Oct 03 18:57:19 -0700 2003 104922 0 cheyenne 1 104926 Any place in Chinatown, and any Chinese place other than an upscale Chinese/Fusion place, will let you bring your own wine. They are accustomed to the Chinese practice of bringing hard liquor (brandy, usually) to a banquet. The corkage is either zero, or $5 per bottle, or $5 total, or sometimes $1 per glass. There are a very few Chinese places run by "orthodox" Buddhists or evangelical Christians that will not allow alcohol. Some places do not have a liquor license and may ask you to keep the bottle in a bag under the table and drink out of a teacup. The thrill of being on the edge of the law is well worth it, even when we had to drink fine Cabernet from chipped teacups. Most other Asian places are similarly casual. Fri Oct 03 19:22:03 -0700 2003 104922 0 Joel Teller 1 104936 Here's a recent post on Tallula in SF mentioning the no corkage policy. As of this week, I know this to still be true. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/25668#102998 Fri Oct 03 20:35:18 -0700 2003 104922 0 Melanie Wong 2 105031 On Saturday I heard from a friend that the corkage policy at Tallula is in flux...best to check ahead. Mon Oct 06 02:27:27 -0700 2003 104936 0 Melanie Wong 3 105053 Ate there on Saturday and the free corkage was no more. $15 a bottle. Had a bit of a spat with a waitress over being charged $45, not $30 for a magnum of champagne. Mon Oct 06 13:38:33 -0700 2003 105031 0 norjah 1 104953 Any Pakistani/Indian places (like Naan and Curry on Jackson and Columbus), Chinese places (Sam Lok, NWLG) will not charge corkage. Most Japanese restaurants seem to. A German Riesling, Alsatian/Oregon Pinot Gris, Alsatian Gewurtz in the white category or a Lambrusco, Salice Salentino (Negro Amaro) in the red category will work with spicy ethnic food. By the way, I would BYOS (Bring Your Own Stems)and BYOC (Bring Your Own Corkscrew too!) :) Sat Oct 04 01:00:25 -0700 2003 104922 0 Neena Taskar 1 104955 houstons Sat Oct 04 01:40:54 -0700 2003 104922 0 rich 1 105076 I am not from SF or the Bay area but I had a nice dinner at a neighborhood place Sunday night, Frascati's on Russian Hill, and distinctly remember reading $15 corkage on the menu. It seems reasonable to me considering one gets to drink one's own wine using glasses that one doesn't have to wash afterwards. Where I come from BYOB doesn't even exist. Link: http://myfreedomjournal.blogspot.com Mon Oct 06 16:02:12 -0700 2003 104922 0 Sally "Freedom Hound" Chow