Java Beach owners buy C&M Bar at 48th and Judah
Photo: Tom Prete / Ocean Beach Bulletin
The owners of Java Beach Cafe at the west end of Judah Street have purchased the C&M Bar at the corner of Judah and 48th Avenue.
Pat Maguire confirmed to the Ocean Beach Bulletin that Java Beachside, Inc. — the business entity under which he and his wife, Buffy, operate Java Beach Cafe and its Sloat Boulevard sister Java Beach at the Zoo — has purchased the C&M Bar. He declined to go into details about the plans for the space at 4300 Judah St., but he said it would be a neighborhood-serving business.
A job card from the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is posted at the site, as is a notice that the new owners have applied to take over C&M’s existing state liquor license. That license is a “Type 41,” which allows the sale of beer and wine, but not hard alcohol, at a business that also sells food.
This is great news. C&M is a blight that needs to be replaced. One of many questionable business in the Outer Sunset with strange hours, incongruous use of neon, and few (or no) customers.
My regret is that our neighborhood is rapidly becoming a new hipster mecca. Every time I see a knit skullcap, skinny jeans, canvas lace-ups and a fixie, I cringe.
And then I figure my property values will go up and the food will improve.
oh look who is here. hmmmmm.
Also… the inside scoop is that the new space will be used as a coffee overflow option on days when the line at Java stretches out the door, and they will concentrate on more extensive breakfast, lunch, dinner offerings. We’ll see.
In my opinion… This is great news for the neighborhood. C&M was basically a private club with questionable hours of operation catering to a few that wanted to wander into the dark confines of karaoke bar with questionable adult entertainment opportunities. Having lived around the corner for years, I see the benefits that Java Beach bring to the neighborhood including La Playa Park North and South. There’s no doubt that Judah is a changing neighborhood – every neighborhood is always changing – but for the NIMBYs out there I’d say it’s not always for the worse. In this case I’d say the quality of life at the end of Judah today is much improved over say 10 years ago. Ditto all the outer commercial corridors of the Sunset District: Noriega, Taraval, and Sloat. Sure… new surfers move in, people complain about gentrification. WHATEVER. You need density to have amenities… quality amenities are popping up all over the western edge of the city. The weather will always be the barrier to entry…. It will ensure that the outer hoods never turn into hot spots… People live there because it’s cheap, or they really love being near the ocean and the park. despite what people speculate. Thanks for the article Tom.
Odd, cause C&M was a full liquor establishment with restrictions.
We are so thrilled the C and M bar is gone! There was some marginal characters that hung out at that place…happy that Java Beach is taking it over.Feel hopeful for the neighborhood.
The old Seagull bar.