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The Great Northern
119 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
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Mi
Review №1

Not only was the food INCREDIBLE but the adaptations for covid were so well executed. Felt safe dining and still had a wonderful experience.

Ar
Review №2

Definitely my favorite venue in SF. There is something about the way the dance floor and bar set up that maximizes the music potential. The vibrations can really be felt here, likely due to the composition of the dance floor itself. I have seen numerous shows here, all were incredible experiences. Excited to continue to attend this wonderful place!

Is
Review №3

Great venue, but BEWARE of the free ticket scam. You sign up for a free ticket to get in before 11pm, arrive at 10:30pm thinking youll be walking in, since you have a ticket. Nope! They make you wait in line for an hour only so that by the time they let you in itll be past 11pm and charge you $40/person...

Ad
Review №4

This venue has some great artists and the atmosphere is truly unique. The drinks are also reasonably priced and they have good cocktails.

Pe
Review №5

Sweet place.

Ad
Review №6

Went there to see Fehrplay. The door staff were friendly and polite. The atmosphere and design is inviting and reminiscent of a fairytale. The aerial silks performer was a nice touch and her performance was quite good. The bathrooms are clean and reasonably well lit, the bar is accessible and also friendly. I would have liked a tiny bit more seating but there is space to chill out.The sound system was solid overall. My only complaint is that the volume got turned up way too much for fehrplay and it was getting badly distorted. I had my earplugs which helps a little but you can still hear the distortion. Super plus for me: the coat check has free ear plugs you can ask for, so my friend was able to get some when the volume got cranked up.

Tr
Review №7

This bar is fun, but at 1:45 they will take drinks out of your hand that your paid for and pour them into a bucket. You are not even valued as a loyal customer here.. very disappointing to see given there are a number of other good bars elsewhere but we were trying to be loyal patrons and they teach their bouncers to forcibly take drinks out of peoples hands at 1:45 essentially stealing their money.

Az
Review №8

This club is one of my favorites in the city. There were some great and fabulousdjs that I have seen here. The crowd is always cool. Although the club owner(s) needs to add some ventilators to avoid that much smell and sweat after couple hours dancing.In addition, 2 times my car is robbed here. The last time it was the 5th car in the row and so close to the club. The neighborhood isnt safe then parking your car in a safe place then taking an Uber is a smart idea specially if you have a Camry

Qu
Review №9

Nice venue. I enjoyed my time there.

JP
Review №10

Great venue with great stereo audio wherever you are on the dance floor. Its one of the few night clubs that has this. The venue is pretty spacious and has only one stage.Parking isnt too much of an issue and is free as most people come in via carpool or ride-sharing.

Gu
Review №11

Fantastic place to have a night out in the city. Brilliant sound, opens late.

Lu
Review №12

Best spot to dance in town.

Er
Review №13

Dj Jazzy Jeff with Dane Jordan killing it with style and finesse !

Sa
Review №14

Employee came up to me at 1:50 and told me I had to chug my drink or hand it over right then. Not cool to rush your customers like that.

Jo
Review №15

Cool spot for shows, good vibes

Xi
Review №16

Was back for the 1st time since it was Mighty. Good job in re-layout. The club looks more open and bigger. Also with Art Deco theme looks great. Big floor subs are gone, now arranged in front of DJ booth. More sitting benches. An area to the side behind DJ is for table service which used to be the small room. Overall is a great remodeling...top it off w Sasha that night, was a good night out ;-)

Re
Review №17

Love this venue. The sounds are awesome, plenty of room to dance but the cost of drinks is just ridiculous!

Ki
Review №18

Very disappointed to have my drinks taken away at 1:45.. the woman actually smelled my drink and took it out of my hand —given we already paid for them and the bar actually closes at 2am— sad to see this bar doesn’t value local customers..

Co
Review №19

Currently best spot for old skool House Lovers, in my opinion. Friendly environment. Parking always close, and free. Best New Years Day block party ever!

Gr
Review №20

Really nice new venue to the SF scene. Superb sound system. Would be 5 for 5 if they had a slightly smaller capacity, quite crammed at my last visit.

Az
Review №21

Hahaha. The worst club in bay area. Bad smell all over and its not worth your 25 bucks.

Ju
Review №22

Remodeled downstairs is a major upgrade, with a better sound system + layout than the previous venue had. Drinks are well made.The upstairs red room is disappointingly hot, the ventilation is poorly executed and ruins what could be a great little second area with its own unique vibe. I cant honestly rate this higher until they fix the second room, or stop advertising it, because even with moderate foot traffic its a sauna every night.

El
Review №23

I love dancing in that beautiful designed nightclub. The best venue with the best artist if you love house music.

Sh
Review №24

From a purely sound quality and aesthetic perspective, this is an excellent venue. It has very cool interior design elements, including an awesome Art Deco-ish stained glass thing behind the bar. There are, however, a few things that irked me about this place. First was that they charged $1 for a pair of earplugs. Most venues give these away for free, or sell them for 50 cents max. It just felt very nickle-and-dimey to me. Also, some of the staff were kind of brusque and unfriendly. Overall though, I enjoyed the venue and will almost certainly be returning for another show.

Il
Review №25

Music sucks, it gets old after a while. DJ should mix music with other because it is just the same thing all night. Also, when I asked if they could mix the music with other they refused. Honestly too expensive for what it is, do not recommend.

An
Review №26

They have aerial dancers and the whole place is decorated with art deco. The ball pit party was lots of fun.

j
Review №27

Could have gotten five stars, bc loved the music and sound system. Was not so packed that you couldnt dance, which was great. But there seemed to be a group of mean girls who run the floor intimidating other good dancers away, though, and that was sad.

Sa
Review №28

I love GN for sound and events quality, but they really need to address air conditioning problem. Sometimes its gets so hot in there you just want to leave.

Xi
Review №29

Fantastic show

Ke
Review №30

It was amazing.From people,music,space....everything :0)

Ra
Review №31

The place is nice, the set was awfull. You can t charge money for that, one hour warming up at 1 pm after a 2 hours performance. Really dissapointed

Br
Review №32

Security, bar staff, sound quality, all awesome. Perfect

Mi
Review №33

Its ok. Have good DJs sometimes.

Ma
Review №34

This venue pulls in great DJs and the sound system really makes you feel the bass in your chest!

Br
Review №35

I liked how they redesigned the space. Cool vibes and people

Am
Review №36

The venue was nice, the drinks werent too expensive, and the show was pretty cool. The crowd was a mix of people which was cool.

Ju
Review №37

I love the music they play here. House music all night long!

Al
Review №38

Great setup, and you can go behind the DJ booth! Unfortunately, they come around before 2 AM and try to take your drinks, so keep that in mind.

Em
Review №39

I really wanted to like this place. Aside from the sound system being slightly off, and the drinks way overpriced for being pre mixed, ($12 for a shity pre-made cocktail!!) the atmosphere and dancers they had were beautiful. The real reason I am giving this venue one star is their terrible, incompetent security staff. I enter and they do the initial bag check, no pat down . They dont check the man Im with at all. The security guard pulls out my keys and tells me that I cant bring them in because I have a beer/wine bottle corkscrew attached to them. I was shocked. I have had this on my keys for the past 10 years, traveled through Tsa security check points with it as well as gone in to hundreds of concerts, night clubs, and music festivals with it. Was he scared I was going to stab someone with it? Fearful I would open a bottle of wine on the dance floor? Lets be real, every one knows I could have hurt someone more with my own hands, or the pen in my bag. And the lack of even attempting to pat anyone down, if someone is going to bring a real weapon in Im sure it would be hidden on their body. Not in their purse. The corkscrew is about as sharp and harmful as everyone elses keys that they were all allowed to bring in. Also as a women, clubs like this are a high traffic area for sexual assault. So he also prevent me from leaving if I needed to in an emergency. As I prepaid for my $20 tickets, I clearly had no choice but to let him hold on to them. I said that they better be right here at the entrance when I want to leave or I would raise hell.time comes to leave and sure enough he is not around. The other security guards were polite enough as I waited. 20 damn minutes I waited for him to come from where ever the hell he was. At this point I was livid. If you are going to take someones keys away from them at least leave them at the entrance so they can leave when they want to! When he finally arrived he walked right past me, and back into another crowd to deal with something else. When he gave them he said a few incredibly rude, and condescending things that I do not want to repeat out loud. Sexist p. o. s. I have never felt more disrespected, or like a hostage at an event that should be fun. As much as I would like to go back to this venue, I cant see myself giving money to this group of inconsiderate people ever again.

B
Review №40

Amazeballs!! Unbelievable Soundsystem, sumptuously gorgeous decor!!

Ma
Review №41

Very cool redesign, easy parking and solid lineups, all the good!

Ra
Review №42

Big Club atmosphere. Great sound system.

An
Review №43

Very cool venue. We came for the ball pit!

Hu
Review №44

A must do in Sucka Free!

HL
Review №45

Incognito

Ka
Review №46

Awesome staff. Great dancefloor and lighting.

Me
Review №47

New layout is fantastic. Better flow.

ud
Review №48

One of best venues in SF for good music

Ry
Review №49

Awesome sound, psychedelic lights, great staff

Ko
Review №50

Best electro crowd in the city and great line ups!!!

AV
Review №51

Awesome venue, awesome staff, awesome crowd!!! ☆☆☆♡☆☆☆

Kr
Review №52

Interesting scenery and lots of interesting people around

Ha
Review №53

Great Venue! Thanks for hosting Art Battle!

Ka
Review №54

Great Party place! Cheap drinks!

Su
Review №55

Very cool art deco venue!

Sa
Review №56

Lively music and dancing and cocktails

Ro
Review №57

From a security stand point I havent had another venue treat my team as well as the management here

Au
Review №58

Awesome venue made even cooler

Na
Review №59

Love it

ne
Review №60

Great place for the King of the North

Ni
Review №61

Not paying a cover twice

Ha
Review №62

Nice vibe

Ni
Review №63

So fun!!

Da
Review №64

One of my favorite places and my favorite staff

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  • Address:119 Utah St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
  • Site:http://thegreatnorthernsf.com/
  • Phone:+1 415-626-7001
Categories
  • Night club
Highlights
  • Fast service:Yes
  • Great cocktails:Yes
  • Live music:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Alcohol:Yes
  • Beer:Yes
  • Cocktails:Yes
  • Dancing:Yes
  • Spirits:Yes
  • Wine:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
Crowd
  • Groups:Yes
  • Tourists:Yes
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