Biscuits and Blues

What you need to know

Biscuits and Blues is a basement blues and Southern food club on Mason Street near Union Square. It opened in 1995. The room seats about 100 and is configured around a stage, with table seating throughout. Entry is down a staircase from street level.

What to Expect

Live music runs most nights, with shows starting around 7:30 or 8pm. The booking covers blues, soul, funk, and the occasional R&B or roots act, with both Bay Area professionals and touring national acts on weekends.

Food is served during performances. The menu leans Southern: fried chicken and biscuits, gumbo, jambalaya. The bar is full service.

There’s usually a cover charge plus a food or drink minimum. The combined total typically runs about $40 to $60 per person.

Visiting

401 Mason Street, Union Square. Open most evenings. Cover typically runs $15 to $25 depending on the act. Food and drink minimums vary; check the website for the night’s details. Reservations are recommended on weekends.

Getting There

Powell BART and Muni Metro is one block south. The 38 Geary bus runs along Geary one block north. Union Square Garage is two blocks away. Street parking downtown at night is metered.