by Jesse F. on Great as long as you do not pay a cover! Do not go to early as it will be empty! Fun with very large groups... It has potential if you plan it right.
by Torie Pantuso on I've only been to Pure for Making Time, and as long as it manages to bring in great bands like The Faint and Dark Horse & The Carousels Making Time is the only time you'll ever see me there. As Carrie said Pure is pretty much anything but pure. it definitely has one of the strangest dual sex bathrooms I've ever been in, big time disgusting! the price it charges for alcohol is high way robbery. $6 for a Rolling Rock? that pure evil if I ever heard of it! I don't really have too much problem with the super sized dance floor, at least not until it gets super crowded. when The Faint played Making Time last year I could just feel the sweat and pheromones of 100's of people coming in from close distances. needless to say it wasn't pretty! But every once in awhile it's worth going through that experience. Making Time bought in cool acts like Klaxons and Arctic Monkeys before a lot of people knew who they were. It continues to bring in a lot of good acts, and a lot of hot local acts on back up support. there's always at least 3-4 of Philly's finest DJ's spinning, and the dance floor is always hot as a result. and you can't go wrong with the free Sparks and PBR that flow throughout the beginning (On second thought you can if you have enough of them). So at least Pure has enough to make it good in extremely small doses.
by Jennifer H. on Went for a friend's birthday not too long ago, and had a blast. Maybe it was because we had reserved a table or something, but we were all having so much fun that we opted not to go to our second destination. It is in an alleyway but I kind of liked that. It's hidden and questionable from the outside but we were pleasantly surprised when we entered. The gentlemen at the door were very nice, offering to take our coats and show us to our tables etc. Dancing ensued later that night, and so did the crowds! If there are any downsides to this place it was the throngs of people working their way up to the bar, fighting to get the bartenders attention, and then havng to carefully make their way back to the table after ordering their drink - oh yeah, one hour later! But the only reason we had to go to the bar when we had a table was that our cocktail waitress has her hands full and wasn't frequenting our space as often as she had been a the beginning of the night. But all in all, it was a fun night. P.S. If you like hip-hop, you'll like the music here. P.P.S. Strange restroom set up. Come one come all...and the sounds of birds chirping in the background. Good thing it's really, REALLY dark in there.
