Blue Light

Blue Light
1979 Union St (Laguna/Buchanan), 415 922-5510
Sat-Sun 12 noon-2am, Mon-Fri 4pm-2am.

This is a large sports-bar/restaurant with ample screens for viewing all sorts of events, and a pool table for pool lovers. It also has 15 beers on tap, including Stella, Anchor, and Guinness. There are almost 50 seats in front of the long bar on one side of the room, and an equal number of seats in other parts of the restaurant. The food is good-quality “pub food”, with typical ample portions, and reasonably priced. One can make a good meal of any of their special dishes, sandwiches or burgers with accompanying fries or salad. At Happy Hour, 4-7pm, seven days, there are many specials, like $2.00 pints or $3 margaritas. Also, there are Daily Specials that are worth looking at, e.g., free pool and 50-cent wings on Monday, $6 meatloaf dinner on Wednesday, $3 special food menu on Thursday, and $15 12-oz N.Y. steak on Friday. Also, all sandwiches are $1 on weekend lunch until 8pm.

Here are excerpts from the menu:

Starters include French fries, skin-on, plain or with garlic $3.50, d chips n’ salsa $4.00, with guacamole $5.00, red garlic smashed potatoes with garlic and sour cream $5.00, steamed artichoke served chilled with special dipping sauce $5.75, fried crispy jalapeno pepper filled with cheddar cheese, with ranch dressing $5.00, spicy buffalo wings with blue-cheese dressing $6.50.

Salads include a small version of Blue Light or Classic Caesar $4.00, Classic Caesar, anchovies on request, $6.00, crisp wedge of iceberg lettuce with gorgonzola cheese and tomatoes, with champagne vinaigrette $6.00, Blue light salad of mixed baby greens with hearts of palm, cherry tomatoes, corn, purple cabbage, red onion, carrots and feta cheese, $6.75, with grilled chicken breast $7.75.

Bluelight extra-thin Flat bread pizzas include Four Cheeses $7.00, with roasted garlic oil, caramelized onions, mozzarella and gorgonzola cheeses $7.50, Sgt Pepper with tomato sauce, pepperoni, pepper Jack cheese, bell pepper, and onions $7.50.

Entrees include half-pound Bluelight burger on Acme bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle sod red onion on the side, chipotle pepper aioli on request, with choice of garlic or regular fries, or side salad $7.00, meatloaf sandwich on Acme bun with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise, served with choice of garlic or regular fries, or a side salad $7.75, three chicken tacos in a corn tortilla with cheese, lettuce, fresh salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and a side of chips $6.00, beer-battered fried cod and chips and French fries $9.00, Blue Light Special Meatloaf with garlic French fries or garlic mashed potatoes, and a side salad $9.00, 10-oz NY steak with choice of French fries or garlic mashed potatoes, and a side salad $16.00 (Special on Fridays $15.00).

Daily Specials include Mon free pool (normally, $1.00) and 50-cent wings, Wed $6.00 meatloaf dinner and bartender choice of beer and shot special, Thurs Three-dollar Special menu, Fri 12-oz NY steak $15.00, Sat-Sun all sandwiches $1.00 off until 8pm.

Happy Hour, every day 4-7pm, daily specials each day, e.g., $2.00 beer pints, $3.00 margaritas.