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LUKA’S TAPROOM & LOUNGE

2221 Broadway, Oakland • 451-4677

FEATURES:

• Limited bar food until 12AM, including dollar oysters (see dinner menu)
• Unique beer assortment. “Five of our sixteen taps are reserved for Belgian Brews and we offer over eight Belgian varieties in bottles.” (see list)
• DJs from “funk to punk, and from bhangra to be-bop and hip-hop and all shades in between.” (see events)
• Art exhibits
• Billiards table

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM (Wed-Sat) • 12AM (Mon-Tues/Sun)

PARKING: street

WEBSITE:  Luka’s Taproom & Lounge

REVIEWS: yelp

ALBANY FORD

718 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 528-1244

OPEN UNTIL: 12AM (Mon-Fri)

I don’t know much about this repair shop. There’s one 1-star review on yelp. There’s an old consumer report-style critique here. I drive by Albany Ford pretty often, and it’s hard to miss the giant “Open ’til Midnight” signage. I’m putting it the “CRISIS” category, since ostensibly they’ll repair your car ’til midnight. When I first started this site in 2003, it seemed unlikely that people would have access to the Internet during an automotive emergency. But of course, all that has changed. Maybe this will help somebody.

BERKELEY HOT TUBS

1915 University Ave, Berkeley • 843-4343

FEATURES:

• Hot tub and sauna: $19.50/per person/per hour
• Couples discounts (click here)
• “rest area”

OPEN UNTIL: 12:30AM (Fri-Sat) • 12AM (Sun-Thurs)

PARKING: lot nearby or street

WEBSITE: The Hot Tubs

REVIEWS: yelp

NOTE: My desire to avoid stagnant water and its related health issues precludes me from giving you a first person account of this joint. However, I’d like to point out a glaring discrepancy between yelp reviews and pictures on The Hot Tubs website.  Either you believe in the pretty photos (which could be stock images and/or outdated) or the online allegations of sanitation and temperature control problems. Roll the dice.

BLONDIE’S PIZZA

2340 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley • 548-1129

SERVING: Pizza

OPEN UNTIL:  2AM (Fri-Sat) • 1:30PM (Sun-Thurs)

PARKING: street

REVIEWS: yelp

OAKS CARD CLUB

4097 San Pablo Abe, Emeryville • 653-4456

You may deduce that at the Oaks Card Club, you can play poker, Pai Gow, and blackjack, but did you know you can also eat hamburgers, Chinese, breakfast, and Hofbrau style sandwiches (but hopefully not at the same time)? Wash it all down with something from the bar. Then go back and blow some more money you don’t even have.

OPEN UNTIL: 24-hours!

PARKING: lot

WEBSITE: Oaks Card Club 

REVIEWS: yelp