We met with friends at Clock Bar for after-dinner ...

We met with friends at Clock Bar for after-dinner drinks. To enter the hotel, we had to cross a picket line for the hotel workers on strike; crossing their picket made me uneasy, as I would choose to support their cause, but our friends were at the hotel waiting for us. Clock Bar is rather small in size, and still busy inside, despite the strike going on outside. The cocktails here are usually good, but on this visit it occurred to us that the current bar staff might be filling in for strikers, as the drinks didn't balance well, tasting overly sweet. The hotel itself is a terrific example of old-time San Fransisco, and definitely worth a lobby walkthrough.