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    Steamies

    3.9 (91 reviews)
    InexpensiveSports Bars
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    STEAMIES ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Juke Box
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials

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    Vanessa D.

    Showing up here was just so random. We were walking the streets of San Mateo looking for a bar that serves tequila. Our destination was much further than Steamies but when we saw Steamies, we stopped in. The time we had here was unexpected but absolutely welcomed. The bartender (who goes by Carebear) was so kind, attentive, and amazing! All of the above. The patrons were just as nice and lovely. There was a pool table where we could play. Absolutely loved my time here, can't wait to go back!

    The champagne of beers
    Natalie R.

    Hidden gem for sure. Darts! Pool table. Fire place. Lots of windows, outdoor seating too ;)

    Fresh Carne Asada Tacos. They do not skimp on the meat either. Generous portions from El Amigo
    Anna N.

    Fun and friendly bartenders, cool outdoor pool table, and they now have a taco truck called El Amigo. Their tacos and pupusas are fire. Be careful if you do not like spicy. I like it but I know there are some of us who do not so just let them know if you do not want your tacos spicy and they will accommodate you. They make everything from scratch. Pupusas and a cocktail on the patio during the summer Yesssss!

    Bathroom art!
    Andy C.

    I recently moved to the Bay Meadows community with my wife, and though our job descriptions, Michelin-starred restaurant Yelp reviews, and cupboard baking ingredients (Doppio Zero, anyone?) may suggest that we're a perfect fit for the immaculate manicured lawns, hoity-toity luxe cafes, and microcreamery ice cream (seriously, what even is a microcreamery?!) shops of the neighborhood, I'm at heart a meat-n-potatoes, Texas Hold'em, classic rock kinda guy. As such, imagine my delight when I discovered this little gem of a dive nestled along Pacific Boulevard, right past the sparkling roofs of SurveyMonkey, Guidewire, and whatever pipe dream incubators are monopolizing the prime real estate immediately west of the train tracks. Steamies is a cozy, one-room bar that has somehow escaped the creeping Googlization of the Bay. It hosts everything you need in a neighborhood drinking establishment--there's a jukebox, a pool table, a dart board, and even a faux fireplace to enhance the ambience--while harboring none of the entitlement Silicon Valley brings. The bathroom hosts amateur artwork earnest enough to warrant a second look. They're open until 1:30-2am most nights, except for Sundays (when they close at midnight). Come for the four TVs that prioritize Bay Area sports teams, but stay for the bartenders friendly enough to switch one to another game if you ask nicely. Thank you, Steamies, for standing as an effortless oasis of realness in this fantasy make-believe suburbia! You know I'll be back soon!

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    I love Wednesday night karaoke with ki kendo. He's gotta great list of songs. Oh yeah they have popcorn here too.

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    Been waiting for a drink for 20 min. New people come in, they get service. I'm still waiting. . . bartender sucks don't go here

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