Club Waziema — Restaurant in San Francisco

It was horrible.......the woman at the bar is racist against African Americans. I simply asked to use the restroom....she allowed me to but then proceeded to follow me throughout the bar after i had finished. She then accused me of trying to graffiti the restroom....I offered to buy a shot or a drink but she still treated me and my sister like criminals. She then went to get her manager staring, " those black women are using the bathroom, should i watch them".......there were a handful of white patrons there but she barely glanced at them. Her job was to watch me. It's sad...but it's the reality that I live in....I can't enter a space without being accused of some crime. Sidenote: I was going to see Agnes Obel....if you ever get the chance to see her live you...

Don't be fooled by the seedy facade. This place has got character. Currently a bar/Ethiopian restaurant, Waziema used to be some kind of Motown/Soul nightclub decades ago, and it has the pictures hanging on the wall to prove it. Dining tables are scattered somewhat haphazardly throughout the bar area and into the back, which has a pool table on a stage. For a restaurant inside of a bar the food is surprisingly good, and it's served in the traditional no-utensils Ethiopian way. Make sure to try the Chicken special, and wash it down with an Anchor Steam.

Also--it's one of the few restaurants in the neighborhood that has TV's, which makes it a great secret spot to watch a game when the bars are packed and you want some real food...

First of all, this place needs to have a better sign out front and a way of letting patrons know they serve food. I walked in here while bar hopping a while ago, and I had zero idea this place served food at night, I thought it must have been a day time thing because it is technically a bar, and nothing noticeable inside that showed they serve one of the best Ethiopian food in San Francisco.

Food, as I mentioned is great, service is good enough for a bar. It was quite empty when I walked in, maybe that's why the atmosphere didn't do it for me, but that's not going to stop me from going back there to...