by Mark S. on I went to the Cat Club for Trannyshack's Madonna tribute night. It was so crowded that coat check was full by the time we got inside. We could barely move. We went into the main room where the show was and we were pushed and squished to the point where it felt scary and dangerous. It took us 10 minutes to squirm out of the crowd that just kept growing. The Cat Club security personnel were non-existent. They could have managed the crowd in the back room so that it did not fill way past capacity to a dangerous situation. I can't imagine returning to the Cat Club ever again, and I hope Heklina realizes it's too small of a venue for future Trannyshack events. We paid 12 dollars to get in, did not see a show, did not have a coat check, and well it just flat out sucked.
by Carola Desimas on I'd give this place zero stars if it wasn't for the fact that my friends and I got in for free and if there wasn't good hip hop playing upstairs. Their snooty, high and mighty attitude was enough to make me puke on their leather couches. July 20, 2007 was the date of my friend's bachelorette party. There were 7 of us that walked over from the restaurant next door, O Asian Grill. My friend, the bachelorette, had on a pink feather boa and a tiara with a veil. All of the rest of us had on a few mardi gras beads. This is pretty tame I think for a bachelorette party as there were no penis paraphernalia anywhere. Besides, it's traditional for the bfide-to-be to wear a veil, etc. This place is apparently the new hot spot in Miami and like a lot of hot spots like to do, they have no concept of a line. You budge your way through people who are wearing sunglasses at night and are trying to knock you over to get to the front of the ropes so some uneducated, moron of a beefcake bouncer who thinks he's above you can decide whether he wants you in the club or not. We went along with this since we all flew in from different places in the U.S. to celebrate our friend's impending nuptials. Within about 15 minutes, we were let right in. Did you think we wouldn't be?! However, they made us take off all our beads and they made the bride-to-be take off the boa, the beads and the tiara and veil and then handed us all a stick to put up our asses so we can fit in with the staff and clientele. They didn't charge us cover, but I would have paid if it meant that the staff could learn some class and pleasantries. To top it off, there were a few girls, including the bride-to-be that lagged a bit getting in. So one of the girls in our group went to try and check on them. The bouncer manning the door from the inside just about had a hissy fit because one teeny 5'3" girl was trying to go out the entrance to check on our friends. He got into a shouting match with her and would not let her check. WTF is up with that?! It completely pissed her off and ruined her mood for the rest of the night. I suggest that bouncer reach between his legs and check on his balls because he was acting like a Bitch! The downstairs is spacious and nice, but was not even packed at almost midnight. They played horrible techno music downstairs. If it wasn't for one of the girls going to the restroom, we wouldn't have known there was an upstairs playing WAY better hip hop music. Of course, the upstairs was small and not really conducive to dancing, but we managed to have some fun. The drinks of course, were overpriced, but we knew that going in. It's standard for a place like this. Once in a blue moon, I could do a place like this, but I really have to be on cloud 9 because the attitude here was unbelievable. They try and create "class" by making us remove our beads, when all they do is show how classless they really are. I have been on vacation for two weeks in Italy, but I couldn't wait to come back and rip this place to shreds. Go at your own discretion and make sure you have a slew of women or don't even bother trying.
