DNA Lounge

Fun little place. Bartender staff was awesome. Good sounding venue. Pizza was OK, but basically, bar pizza for when hungry. The staff was nice. Area is a little tough. Just be careful of your surroundings, and you’ll be alright.

My first experience at DNA was the So Stoked pride. And it did not disappoint. My second was normal so stoked and the vibe was much more chill but never missed a beat for music or drinks or food. The coat check person was super accommodating, and the drinks are delicious. And that’s before you get your hands on some of the pizza! All around excellent venue.

Excellent venue
Pros big lay out lots of rooms and places to watch the show many options.
Huge variety of music and events Bands, DJs, huge acts, burlesque they have offerings for every taste.
Food there’s a pizza joint connected with a good variety of food and snacks.
CONS
STAIRS there’s some very steep stairs on both sides of the main stage. As well as the main entrance of the second venue.
Makes it difficult to navigate in big crowds or if you’re differently able.
Harm reduction they used to have a large harm reduction presence. Not any more. Many events are all ages so it was a huge comfort to have harm reduction available. Especially at EDM events.

One of the main clubs in SF for dubstep/bass music. I feel at home here all the time. Friendly staff, reasonable priced drinks.

Some shows can get really packed but usually not too hard to find a spot to dance

The venue was decent but somewhat small… alright for crowds of 100 or less. Didn’t get to try the pizza but I heard it was good. All of the staff was really nice except for the manager or owner. I was put on the guest list and I have been going to a lot of the shows and working at them with a lot of these guys since about 2006. I was told I could put my backpack in the room the headliners were keeping their stuff as well as hanging out. I was in the process of switching hotels and wound up going to the show last minute after I was told I was confirmed. Went out to get sandwiches for myself and a friend, after I got back I was told the owner started freaking out about a backpack being in a corner when it realistically wasn’t in anybody’s way. It was also sad that someone wound up losing their backpack that night… So I put it next to a garbage can by the merch table since I’ve been to dozens of these shows with these people and I know I can trust them.

Later on in the night the guy who was in charge was just trying to rush everybody out of the door when nobody was even close to being completely packed up. He actually watch the artists out of the venue when we were still out there and was extremely rude. He killed the whole entire vibe and Manny other people would have handled that situation a lot differently… All of us remained polite and in character though.

As a booking agent I would not recommend using this venue as a rental if you could find another spot unless their management improves. Other than that, it was a pretty cool spot… The bartender was cool and so was all of the security. Management… Who was only one guy, was extremely unpleasant to deal with and a complete buzz killer.