Distillations: Return To Monk's Kettle

San Francisco CA

24 September, 2021

7:11 PM

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By Benjamin Wachs, Mission Local September 23, 2021 After a pandemic closure and renovations, The Monk's Kettle is open again. I went to perhaps the best beer bar in San Francisco for the first time in 18-odd months hoping it wouldn't feel new and improved. The signs on the exterior walls here at 16th and Albion instructed me to walk up to an open window facing the street, and tell the staff member stationed there what I wanted. I asked for a table outside and they acted like they had to think about it, even though it was before 6 p.m., and there was literally no one sitting at one of their many new outside tables — and only one person sitting inside, from what I could see. But after a few moments thought they said yes, told me to wait a minute, and came outside through the backdoor to lead me to my spot. Keeping me outside through the entire process meant they didn't have to ask for my vaccine card, which I suppose is courteous and is probably more convenient for them but … I dunno, feels like a workaround of something that shouldn't be worked around. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.