Its interior "resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors".
[1] Its owners include David Ho, described as a "political power player in Chinatown".
[3][2] The lounge features quartz glass appliances for dabbing cannabis concentrates and a "combustibles" smoking area for other products.
[4] High Times listed Barbary Coast as one of San Francisco's top 10 dispensaries and said its "old-school" ambiance was "what happens when cigar bars are actually cool".
[6] Los Angeles Times called it "probably the best known" lounge in San Francisco, the city which "set the standard" in the United States.