Ricky's in the news
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Ricky's in the News
- Sports Illustrated #2 Sports Bar in America
(February 7, 2005)
During the Oakland Raiders' 13 years of exile in Los Angeles, from 1982 to '95, Ricky's was the Penelope of sports bars. "We kept the torches burning," says owner Ricky Ricardo Jr. "All those years we never missed one Raiders game. One time there was a game on Ku Band, and we couldn't get the frequency, so we rented a dish for $1,000 to pick it up." When Oakland beat Minnesota in Super Bowl XI in 1977, the bar recorded the game on three-quarter-inch tape and replayed it three times a day for several weeks; one afternoon a bunch of Raiders players even came in to watch.
"Finding the Perfect Sports Bar," Sports Illustrated
- The Daily Review, Bay Area Best 2003
Bay Area's Best Sports Bar 2003
- Best of City Search, San Francisco 2002
Ranked #8 Best Sports Bar: Audience Winners
"Take a seat at this family-run sports-viewing complex and watch the game with local sports heroes."
- Best of City Search, San Francisco 2001
Ranked #5 Best Sports Bar: Audience Winners
"A mammoth sports-viewing complex in the East Bay."
- AOL Local, San Francisco
"If you're not afraid of Raider love, this is arguably the Bay's best sports bar."
- San Francisco City Search Profile
"Best place to be at on or before gameday. Friendly service. Lots of fun Live music Good food. Home of the Raider Nation for sure. A must for every Raider Fan."
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