by Janet N. on This is actually a nice venue, if you wanna have real fun you have to get your own table upstairs that includes your own private bar! (21+ only) I was here for Dada Life's show and honestly they're great live, the opening acts were okay and the venue was spacious enough without me being scared for my own well being. All in all, the stage set up was perfect with multiple flat screen TV's. The security kept people in check from smoking indoors- thank God. The upstairs VIP is also very spacious with multiple sofas and tables along with a nice dance floor in front of the bar. They're pretty strict about being 21, they have a guard at the bottom of the stairs. The only downside is, that yes they play Electronic music (which I love) but with the whole wannabe raver scene coming up, kandi kids and wannabe ravers think a club playing Electro is where it's at. Helloo, this is a club NOT A RAVE. So take your kandi bracelets, terrifying bandanas covering your face and incorrect shuffling elsewhere. Now, now, I'm not particularly hating on the scene- it just isn't the right place to do it. If you're the kid headbanging it out and grabbing a me and get all "WTF, so not PLUR" at me for not wanting some personal space you're in the wrong place to be saying that my friend. Ruby Skye should have a dress code where, Rave peraphenilia isn't allowed. I can't tell you how many neon wayfarers and pacifiers I saw that night. P.S. The line can get pretty lengthy- wraps around the corner of Max's. So wait it out!
by Becky C. on The more I come to Hiro, the less I like it. Usually, I get dragged here either for somebody's birthday or when my friends and I don't know where else to go on Friday nights post-dinner. Since we know the promoters, it's not a problem getting in, but the bouncers can get anal, even when the promoters themselves come outside and point you out as comped patrons. The space is quite nice, there's a Japaenese theme going on, with girls flipping and twirling from the ceiling drapes/ribbons but seeing it more than once loses its "wow" factor pretty quickly. I only remember being here on Fridays (yes, "Asian Nights") and the DJ is usually mediocre. The drinks are strong here, but that may be because I have a super low tolerance. Bottles are typical prices, $350+ per bottle, the best tables are the ones toward the back bar, you get a good view of the dance floor and there's enough tables gathered back there where you have a little scene of your own. The crowd doesn't seem to change much, earlier in the night, it just seems like post-work happy hour, only set in a dark club instead of a bar, and obviously the drinks are not HH-priced. It used to be mainly Korean but it has slowly turned Chinese. It's not really a hotspot, just seems like a large gathering place. p.s. They actually use their Lost&Found! I didn't even realize I lost one of my credit cards and license until a day later, but they kept it for me, and were very kind about the whole thing. I don't HATE Hiro, but I always end up puking my brains out while the patient bouncer politely escorts me out. I don't care to relive my unpleasantly drunk memories here, maybe that's why I get so drunk, it's quite boring (so-so DJ, so-so crowd, unflattering lights) when you're sober. Hiro deserves a 2.5 from me, but the staff is really great here so I'm rounding up to a 3.
by Royce Alper on My gay Asian friend is very very sneaky. He said, "C'mon, let's go downtown to some cool bars tonight." I said, "I don't feel like going to any gay bars tonight. I feel like getting laid." He said "OH NO no no! I'm sick of gay bars. I am SOOO over it." I just gave him this you-are-such-a-fucking-liar stare. But those damn gay Asians- VERY persuasive. I suddenly found myself sitting in Swig, wondering when the gay bomb was going to explode in the bar. We had a few beers, and my friend said, "Where to now?" I suggested Gold Dust Lounge, and he said "Sure. But can we just pass by Ruby Skye first? EEEERrrrrrr- Scratching Vinyl. Everything stops. "Ruby fucking Skye? You have GOT to be joking. HELL no. Why??"I pleaded and shook my head no no no. He said, "My friend claims there is a really cool party going on there, and he would pay for me to get in, and blah blah blah" Did I happen to mention that gay Asians are persuasive...and sneaky? So, I suddenly find myself engulfed in sweaty, shirtless men. Which, under maybe special circumstances, wouldn't be a BAD thing. Unless, they are all homo's on ecstasy, which was, in fact, the case. Darn. Yet, I still managed to get my ass grabbed and propositioned for sex, so there's hope for these boys yet! *******FOR SENSITIVE rateclubERS: I love gay boys. I love Asian people. I do not love Ruby Skye. This review is not an attempt to be racist or homophobic. Or pro- Yuppie. Please don't start a talk thread about me.*********************
