San Jose

We made a rare trip south to go for drinks on Saturday, all the way down to downtown San Jose. The Sofa Lounge to be exact. The place itself was kinda nice, lots of seating, hardwood floors, some art on the walls and a couple plasmas showing Austin Powers, and later JackAss. Drinks are cheaper than in the city too. But the DJ was trainwrecking left and right and when more people filled the lounge, he made the switch from downtempo to hip hop. blech. We left early to meet up with some late comers but apparently last call happens at quarter past one and you can't get in anyplace. I ended up ducking into a biker bar to use the bathroom. We ended up at La Victoria for some late night Mexican food. The place sells their hot sauce for $6 a bottle so they have a guard at the door making sure no one makes off with the hot sauce provided at the tables. When you walk out to your car, the streets are lined with cops, 5 or more of them standing with hands on their hips, side-by-side. I dunno. It's just weird. I think I'd rather be out for drinks close to home at Stinger. I just wish the place were a bit bigger and in a more happening neighbourhood like downtown Palo Alto or something.