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A walrus penis, a stuffed armadillo, mummy cases, and the legend of five bartenders rescued at sea in 1969 are just some of the things that make Specs the North Beach institution it is: "Specs is an absolute feast for the eyes. It's reminiscent of one of the old waterfront dives that used to line the Embarcadero when San Francisco was a hard-living, hard-drinking seaport, back before the town got so precious." [SFE]