932 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Salt Lake County
Phone: (801) 355-6401
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by Fidela Giraldo on My first trip to Opera was for an "80's night", and I assumed that since this seems to be a very popular, trendy club that amasses huge crowds, it would be absolutely amazing. The fliers said, "Best 80's Night in Town!" so I went in with high expectations. Maybe they were TOO high, but just because a singer was born in the 80's does NOT make it "80's music". Hey, Mr. DJ-- Rihanna, 50 Cent, and Eminem are not 80's. Due to some sheer lapse in sanity, I patronized Opera several more times after that. It took me a couple of trips to figure out what exactly bugged me so much about this place, but I think I've finally figured it out: 1. The DJ's suck. They couldn't beat match songs to save their lives. The transitions between tunes are awkward and really kill my dance buzz. Also, they interrupt the good songs about every 45 seconds to scream out, "YOU'RE AT OPERA!" (Uh, I know.) and "Y'ALL GONNA HAVE FUN TONIGHT!" (If you have to command me to have fun, chances are I won't.) 2. Bottled water is $6. Yes, six dollars. This is just my opinion, but water should be free. I've never been anywhere else where I was forced to pay for a liquid that freely falls from the sky. Apparently if you make friends with a bartender, he or she might grace you with a cup of (gasp!) tap water instead of the overpriced bottled variety. Good luck doing that, though, because on a crowded night you might stand at the bar for 10 minutes and not get a drink order in. 3. The people who patronize Opera are completely cookie-cutter. They usually fall into one of three categories: - Frat Bro clones, collars popped and ready, who mainly just take up space and look confused. (Maybe they wandered into Opera when they meant to visit Flip Flops across the street.) - Generic early twenty-something female clones, all with the same haircut, the same make-up, and wearing the same jersey cotton bubble dress and stilettos. - People from the suburbs who have clearly never been to a club in their lives (or so it seems) because they're dressed like they're going to prom. 4. The "guest list" system is so damn convoluted, I think they're trying to make it as hard as possible for people to get in without paying the $20 cover. If you arrive before 11, it's supposed to be free, and if you put yourself on the "guest list" it's supposed to be free all night. However, there is no guarantee that you can get in line at 10:30 but the line won't be held up so you conveniently get to the front of the queue at 11:01. Even if you are on the "guest list", after 11 they will still try to charge you a cover. 5. The bouncers always act like you're doing something wrong. Chill out big guy, I'm not trying to get into your speshul wittle "VIP" area, I'm just trying to find the bathroom. Summation: this place reeks of douchebaggery.
by Jim H. on Possibly, the worst location in the entire city to put a bowling alley. Miles from any other business or a subway. The upside is that you might meet an interesting criminal while getting mugged while waiting for a cab in this no man's land. Even the hookers stay away from this area. If you do go, count on overpriced, weak drinks, indifferent service and broken down lanes like in all of their other pretentiously described "bowling lounges". Prediction - this place very quickly draws a very bad element from uptown.
by Jenee Skreen on Apart from the mean bouncers and ridiculously uptight security, I had a good time at 330 Ritch. The space is nice--exposed brick walls and all that. I have yet to check out Popscene so I'm not reviewing that, basically just the space itself. Well, 330 Ritch is a fine venue. And I like that it's so close to District.
