The Chieftain Irish Restaurant & Pub

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198 5th St
San Francisco, CA 94103

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(415) 615-0916
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What a charming place! I have lived about 4 blocks away for 10 years, and while I have always thought about...

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first thing that greets you is a liverpool flag, and not a tri-colour, very unhelpful waitress nothing irish about this bar only the name A WARNING TO ALL IRISH PEOPLE STAY AWAY ...

Chieftain Irish Pub is decent bar in soma 10/20/2009

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This might be the best pub in SOMA. But of course thats not saying much. It's really just a basic bar with a few good beers. Nothing speci... more
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awful place for irish people 7/3/2009

first thing that greets you is a liverpool flag, and not a tri-colour, very unhelpful waitress nothing irish about this bar only the name A WARNING TO ALL IRISH PEOPLE STAY AWAY FROM THIS BAR Cons: igronant people more
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Warm and Cozy 4/14/2008

What a charming place! I have lived about 4 blocks away for 10 years, and while I have always thought about... more
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Warm and Cozy 4/14/2008

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What a charming place! I have lived about 4 blocks away for 10 years, and while I have always thought about going in when I passed it, I never had.... more
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Best SOMA Pub! 6/10/2006

This neighborhood has needed a pub for aeons and the chieftain is it! Good auld pub fare, excellent beer choices, great staff. Pros: Beer, food, ambience Cons: 5th and Harrison is rough if yer not a local more
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Best Happy Hour 6/10/2004

The Chieftain is one of the best happy hour places I have seen in a long time.Their happy hours Drink and food ( you must try their crab cakes)specials changes daily and goes till 8pm every day.But what really makes this place is the atmosphere created by the fun staff.Oh! I almost forgot they have 4 TVs plus a Giant screen to watch sports from all over the world. Pros: Inexpensive, good parking, great food more
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Great Irish Pub 9/25/2003

I was back in town on business and once again ended up at the Chieftain. I just love the staff there and not alone those Chieftain Burgers-Hugh and I mean Hugh. Everytime I'm in town I always stop by there and the staff always take good care of me (too good, the shots are a killer) The only draw back was that my favorite waitress (theresa I think) doesn't work there any more. Great personality and a true Irish Rose. Pros: staff, food/drink Cons: parking more
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Topsy-Turvy 7/21/2002

This is a really nice pub inside, great decor, not too big not too small, myself and my friends have been going here for nearly a year.It is a genuine Irish Bar, went for the World Cup and the atmosphere was electric. One big drawback is that they change staff waaaaay too often, five or six months is the average, some of the former staff call it the cheaptain, management dont know what they are doing Im told. But it is certainly worth a trip, just dont get too attached to the staff. Pros: Genuine Irish Bar, nice atmosphere, great decor more
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10 6/18/2002

Great Irish pub. People are great. Trivia night with Frank is not to be missed (Tuesdays). Decent food as well. more
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  • Downtown Irish pub serves burgers, shepherd's pie alongside 20 international draft beers. Locals congregate for sports games.

  • 4/29/2005 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Sat: 11am-2am, Sun: 10am-2am, Mon-Fri: 11:30am-2am
  • Payments: American Express, Visa, Master Card
  • Neighborhoods: SoMa (South of Market), Central East, SoMa
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