Cafe Van Kleef, Oakland, California Restaurant Details

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One step inside this place, and it feels like you've stepped into another world. Various knick-knacks can be found all over the bar. More importantly, their drinks are solid, especially their greyhounds, which they make with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice and serve with a generous grapefruit slice to boot.

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Connie and Aaron kick a$$ :) this is the best spot around great service and the best greyhounds in town

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I used to love this place but the transgender bartenders have been treating men more and more disrespectful and discriminating lately. If a woman walks in, she is instantly helped but some of these bartenders have such a hatred for men you can almost see them foaming at the mouth.

It all began when a few of us came in one night. We're all decent looking guys who work out often and the instant we came in, we hear the bartender say, "look at these d-bags" under their breath. We literally had done nothing but walk in so we turned around and left; completely offended.

This last time was the last straw where they had me and my friend waiting for 25 minutes simply because we were men. We could hear them talking about "men being so entitled" and laughing at us waiting. When they finally came around they condescendingly asked me what I wanted; I got my drink and then 30 minutes later, I was patiently waiting and politely smiling at the bartender. A young girl walks right past me to the bar and the "zee" bartender instantly asks her what she wants.

Absolutely ridiculous. In Oakland, one of the most open and accepting cities; it's a shame that reverse sexual discrimination is now happening. The most ironic part is yes I'm a man; but I do not cat call, I do not condone the belittlement of women in our already overly patriarchal society, and I am one of the most understanding people when it comes to being trans-gender or "zee".

Me and tons of my friends from the area have been coming here for years without problem; but never again. Male or Female alike, we're over it.

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Super weird but awesome bar. Has tons of shit on the walls that is just wrong and miss-matched. However there is a good crowd that comes and people are friendly. The servers seemed nice and the frond patio allows you to smoke without having to sit in the cold. The back room is spacious and decorated cool.

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This place's claim to fame is their Greyhounds with fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. Yes they are just as yummy and delicious as everyone claims. We came here on a random night when they had a live zydeco band- it was super packed and since the bar is long and narrow it was a little hard to move. But we loved it! I love that there is so much random crap all over. You can have a scavenger hunt in this bar alone.

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You'll never run out of things to look at at this quirky Oakland hipster hangout, where gregarious owner Peter Van Kleef has arranged his crazy knickknacks all over the cramped space; grapefruit squeezed fresh in front of you makes for delicious greyhounds and other drinks whose decent price compensates for cover charges when an interesting mix of bands (jazz and blues, alt and funk) takes to the tiny stage.