6487 West Western Avenue
Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Leelanau County
Phone: (231) 334-3754
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by allison g. on Came here with a group of friends on a standard Sat Nite. Drinks were cheap, the staff was friendly, and they have beer pong tables in the back (where I spent most of the night dominating). Definitely a good place to go if you're looking to re-live the glory days of college and chill out with good friends and a couple of brews.
by Everette Kotler on Let the record show that I hate dance clubs with a level of passion that equates to the passionate intensity behind Rosie O'donell's love for Twinkies. That is a lot of hate ladies and gentleman. A whole lot. Despite my disdain for almost every dance club ever opened for business in Atlanta, somehow I managed to enjoy myself the last time I was at the Compound. I really did not enjoy the downstairs part of the Compound that you walk through upon entering the dance club. It is basically just one giant dance floor and bar area; however, the entire floor is filled with hot and sweaty dancing machines all aching for the opportunity to drop it like it is hot and tear the club up with some free style backside shaking. I found myself turning down dance invitations from several girls in my group multiple times. Why would you persist to ask a goofy white guy like myself to jump out on a floor and dance with a bunch of people who look like they spent their entire childhood mimicking moves they learned on the MTV's "the Grind." Okay now it is time for me to explain why I gave The Compound a four. The Friday night that I hung out here I was with one of my buddies who proclaims himself to be "connected" with all of the right people in Atlanta. Because of his egotistical "connections" throughout the city, he was able to get us past the cliche velvet rope to the upstairs portion of the building that the Compound refers to as "The bamboo room." Despite my friend proclaiming this portion of the Compound being dedicated as VIP space only, I am willing to bet that it takes nothing more than a green piece of paper with Mr. George Washington on the front to get into this part of the club. I must admit, I kinda felt like a balla' and shot calla' when I was hanging out in the upstairs portion of the club. Leaning over the railing and looking down on crowded dance floor below, and then looking at the Bamboo room area that I was chillin at with my peeps and 20 or 30 other VIP's gave me a newly acquired "P-Diddy" mentality. This mentality grew worse and became more and more powerful with every fresh glass of redbull and vodka that I consumed throughout the course of the night. Okay, I may be giving a little bit of exaggeration and sarcasm to that last part paragraph of the review, but I am sure you get the idea about how nice I thought the Bamboo room was that night. It had a small lounge area that included long plush couches with fancy coffee tables in front of them which were adorned with nice little candles. The entire floor just had a vibe that would make any guest feel at home, but I am not sure if the upstairs part of the Compound is technically even considered a VIP section.
