by Maggie L. on There's nothing really wrong with this place, but it isn't anything special, either. It has an elegant look to it, and the bar is illuminated, which is cool. The bartenders are very attentive if you get there before it's slammed, and they're not assholes when it does reach that point. What I don't get about Sutra... is it a "lounge" or a dance club? The only option to lounge I see are a few roped off couches that I hear come along with a OMFG ARE YOU CRAZY?! VIP price tag. So, maybe it's a dance club... a very, very cramped dance club with a shitty DJ. Meh... I'll go in here to get drinks before I hit other spots, but I can't stand the place once it starts filling up. NEXT!
by Wesley Beadell on I could go either way on this review so I suppose I am playing it safe by giving it three stars right about in the middle. Here is one side of the coin: a spectacular "extreme makeover" to the interior space of the former 1150 Nightclub including rich woods, carpeting, chandeliers, and supreme sound system. This makes for one heck of a sexy club, dripping with style. A sophisticated feel to the club makes me think of LA or New York, and with that comes the other side of the coin: I paid $20 to get in. I paid $5 for a domestic beer, I was not allowed anywhere near the second level because I was not a "VIP". I would have had to have waited on a long line to get in (when the club was not anywhere near capacity) but luckily my wing man knew the door guy and we skirted the line, but even so we still had to fork over $20 bucks to get in. Some friend huh? I was told and was somehow encouraged to feel better about the twenty bucks because the cover was actually going to $40 for the "regular folk" on line. Hmmmm. They can probably get away with this for a few months, but when the buzz wears off I think the cover will come down a bit. Inside the crowd seemed to be having fun and was very similar if not identical to the old Saturday crowd at Vision. Take that for what it is either a positive or a negative depending on your taste and definition for a fun night out. Personally, I finished my pricey beer and headed out the nearest exit to check out the cover band at Front Page News across the street. Everyone was having fun in there too, but somehow I felt the fun in there was more genuine in a way, and gosh I was allowed in for zero dollars at the door, and couldn't even find a "VIP" anywhere.
