Slutty Supperclub

aerial show in dining room

Yay for experiential dining! I finally got to SOMA's famous supperclub last night with Leo :). We got a groupon for it almost a year ago, and as with most groupons, never found the time. supperclub is basically a set price dinner + show experience that changes every night. You begin by sketchily lining up outside on the street until the doors open around 7:15. You are then led in to a disco ball filled, dark red waiting room where the hostess (a highly sassy drag queen) checks your reservation and escorts you in to the dining area. 

The dining area is a square-shaped, two story white room. All of the normal lights are off, and colored lights fill the space. Instead of chairs/tables, the walls are lined with bed-like sofas. You are seated in a row, take your shoes off and lay down against a pillow. There is a convenient bed tray for all your food and drinks. 

In the middle, a DJ spins loud music, and off to the side you can see an open kitchen where the food is prepared. You almost knock in to a trapese artist who is hanging in front of the entrance way. It is definitely one of those "we are def in SF/edgy global city" type establishments. The hostess was in giant hooker platforms, fishnets, and a see through shirt with pasties, and insisted that we all answer "SLUTTY!!!" whenever asked how we were or how our dinner was going. As she yelled out things like "raise your hand if you have a vagina!" and called the patron next to us "mr. german big dick," I had a great time imagining the result of a supperclub opening up in Salt Lake City ;D. 

opera singer

The first course was very delicious. It was a little pot of curry with sour cream. It was kind of weird because I've never had straight up curry sauce with no rice or meat, but somehow it really worked and was a unique and awesome appetizer. The show to accompany appetizers was a dude dressed like a satyr that went to the top of the room, leaned out of a sheet with a hole in it, and did an interpretive dance to images and the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." So bizarre.

In between courses/shows, there was a lot of down time to relax and mingle. The performers came around and talked to you, and there was a lot of random stuff going on. The next course was a salmon dish. I'm not entirely sure what else was on it... but there was def some cream sauce. It was alright, but nothing too special. The act to accompany it was a random opera singer. I'm not entirely sure what she was singing, but she was quite good, and it was a cool experience because she walked around the room and would stand right next to you while she belted it out.

The biggest surprise came next, I thought that it was going to be dessert, but randomly, there was a second main course! This time it was some sort of "free range chicken" thing. I'm not a big chicken fan, but the sauce was good and I liked the shallots. The act for this course was the best, the trapese girl did a set of aerial gymnastics on fabric. Since Ken & I actually took some classes in that, I appreciate how hard it is, and really enjoy watching the cirque-de-solei esque action!!

Finally, my favorite course :O dessert! This was a platter of random foods- strawberries, choco lava cake, passion fruit whipped cream, and apple gelato. Mmm, super good! Wish we had 2 courses of dessert :). The show for this was the hostess doing a strip tease number that ended in pouring champagne all over herself.

With the groupon, we still ended up paying $50. All drinks are extra, and they obviously include tip and tax from the original total. Totally worth it for that price!! I don't know if I'd go spend the full price for it, but it seems like you can frequently find coupon deals. It's a very very good date place. Almost all the patrons were young and hip, and there was also an older Indian couple on their 17th year anniversary. They looked SO uncomfy at first (bet the dude wished he had planned sooner and just gotten those French Laundry reservations), but by the end, they were having fun. 

So yes, supperclub was a very fun time and I recommend you all go find coupons for it and take a date :) The whole dinner took about 3 hours, but it wasn't very busy... so that might be skewed down. Makes for a good night event. I love all these weird SF places. Just need to find some more!! (suggestions appreciated)