by Lisa Brugger on I love Opera. If I want to go to a dance club on Saturday night, this is where I go. I don't believe in paying to get into clubs because I drink and spend enough money to cover admission for two people. So I sign up for the guest list, and I've had to pay once because I didn't make it in by 11pm. I don't think that the 11pm deadline is that big of a deal nor do I think using the guest list is difficult either. The truth is that a skinny girl dressed like a hooker is going to get in before anyone else. This club is about drinking and hooking up and if you look like you're about that, they are going to let you in easy . If you don't look like that, well get on the guest list because the door guys are not going to pull you out of the line to take you in via VIP. VIP is a ripoff. Don't do it. I got in free with a guy I knew and it was a waste of time. I like going in the VIP entrance because it's short and you don't have to wait, but you have to know a party promoter or have a door guy pull you for that. I've NEVER had a problem with a bartender at Opera. But female bartenders have historically not been pleasant to me, so I stick to the fellas and they haven't been slow or rude. But I also tip, and they remember the folks who tip. If you're not tipping them, you will not be their priority. They are there to make money, right? The music is primarily hip-hop and Top 40 on Saturday night, but that's good dance music. And when they have a guest DJ, the music is different depending on that DJ, and I've been there on a Saturday with a guest DJ and wondering what the hell he's doing. Every DJ has his own vibe; sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Opera isn't perfect, but what club is? It gets my vote though, and I will go again and again, and take others with me. :-) Happy clubbing!
by Novella Schertz on You kno what possibly might be the worst job in the world? YES! its the bongo-banging drummer boy at the Tao restaurant! I wonder what the job description entailed? WANTED: Exciting oppurtunity for a musician to perform club tempo rhythmic beats for an upscale restaurant whose clientele includes everyone from A-list celebrities to wall street professionals! Sucker! Anyways bongo beat boy just stood there behind me beating his bongos as i dined. Hey say that 3 times fast. Â Annoying me in an already decibel-filled atmosphere. Besides that i thought the food was pretty good...the price is not as high as i heard it to be. I love the decor and the trendiness. However get rid of bongo boy and please lower the volume on the music....seriously do we need to be clubbing at the same time we be eating? i say not. And also i thought the men's pisser was unique. Its almost troft-like. Basically u piss on a glass wall with a stream of water coming down it...washing away the urine into whereever urine n crap go to. Oh and the behind this glass wall there is light...so u clearly get to see the wee wee of the guy pissing next to u and admire his stream of urine. Nice!
