Bar April Jean — Restaurant in San Francisco

Unhygienic Service and Unprofessional Behavior at April Jean

I don’t usually leave reviews, but this time I feel a responsibility to speak up—for public health reasons more than anything else.

About 30 minutes ago, I visited April Jean, a bar I’ve genuinely enjoyed and supported for a long time—typically twice a week for a quiet Japanese whisky after work.

Tonight, I asked for my usual. The bartender took an empty glass from the fridge and placed three fingers inside it before pouring the whisky. This is simply unhygienic—especially considering she had just been handling cash and credit cards, with no handwashing in between.

I calmly and politely asked if she could change the glass. Her response: “Thanks for telling me how to do my job.” Then she added: “I’m not serving you.”

Asking for a clean glass is not rude—it’s a basic, reasonable expectation in any food or drink establishment. Her defensive and dismissive attitude, combined with poor hygiene practices, was deeply disappointing.

This is not about a personal grudge—it’s about public safety and professionalism. No one should be served a drink in a glass that’s been touched on the inside by bare hands.

Unless proper training and hygiene standards are addressed at April Jean, I won’t be returning—and I hope others seriously consider this experience...

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