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Trick Dog
San Francisco, USA · Themed-menu cocktail bar with food · North America
Provisional Kinda Decent 2026 1-star — Kinda Decent
provisional 2026 rating
★ Currently qualifies as Kinda Decent in the Kinda Decent Index 2026.
A standout in San Francisco, judged against the size of its scene, not just the size of the city. See the full class →
This live rating may change until the incorporated world’s 50 best bars 2026 results and remaining accepted 2026 inputs are locked in a reviewed, committed snapshot and the edition is frozen.
Trick Dog is a cocktail bar in San Francisco’s Mission District, with themed drink menus and food alongside the cocktails.
Description source 1 · Description source 2 · Checked 2026-10-08
The owner page was captured on 7 October 2026. Ricky Rodriguez’s Infatuation review shows 19 September 2023, while its publication metadata retains an earlier 2022 date. These saved sources support the bar’s style and general offering; they do not confirm current dishes, menu availability or service. Reviewed on 8 October 2026.
Plan Your Visit
3010 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, United StatesMission District
- Style
- Themed-menu cocktail bar with foodChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
- Hours
- Sunday–Thursday 16:00–00:00; Friday–Saturday 16:00–02:00. Food ends at 22:00 Sunday–Thursday and midnight Friday–Saturday.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Booking
- The owner says reservations are not required and also links a SevenRooms reservation form. Walk-ins remain an option.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Prices
- The owner-linked Wacky Wrestlers menu prices the themed cocktail roster at US$18 each; a 6.5% San Francisco mandate fee is listed separately.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
- Menu
- The owner homepage links Wacky Wrestlers of Trick Dog as its new current cocktail-and-food PDF. Older Circus and Dogs menu PDFs are historical, not current.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
52.0 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 72.6
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 67.4
- Spirited Awards
- 77.3
- Regional Recognition
- 42.6
- Serious press
- 29.0
- Social Vibes
- 58.1
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
83/ 100
The existing 83/100 and high confidence remain the historical read. This source check clarifies attribution without recalculating the score.
Score context
Professional reviews praise Trick Dog’s creative themed cocktails and informal atmosphere. Jenna Scatena’s older review also notes crowding and difficulty getting a bartender’s attention; these are dated critic observations.
Guest sources checked:
Guest score details
What the cited sources say
- Critics praise creative cocktails and informal atmosphere
Critic reservations
- An older critic review notes crowding and difficulty getting attention
This read cites editorial or award context. Those links are distinct from guest accounts; only the reviewed links in Reviews & press count toward Press.
Editorial citations in this read
- theinfatuation.comCritic review — Ricky Rodriguez · Visible version: 19 September 2023; first published 21 January 2022
Ricky Rodriguez’s visible 19 September 2023 review concerns 3010 20th Street. The edited, ellipsized stored sample differs from its evidence quotation and remains undisplayed.
- cntraveler.comCritic review — Jenna Scatena · 16 September 2019 (page metadata)
Jenna Scatena’s critic review is dated 16 September 2019 in public metadata, rather than the imported 2025 label. Its crowding, service and menu observations are historical.
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 1,350 reviews.
View on Google · Checked . Ratings and review counts can change.
Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Spirited Awards
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.