226 Andrew Johnson Highway
Knoxville, TN 37924
Knox County
Phone: (865) 932-0808
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by Percy Tosti on This is an extremely disappointing pizzeria. I have given them multiple tries, because I really wanted to like this place, but I have to accept that it is just not very good. Let me describe my last experience. I called in an order for my wife to pick up after work. I ordered a large sausage pizza and a Greek salad, costing $24.00, and I was told that it would be 15-20 minutes. My wife got there 20 minutes later and was told that it wasn't ready. She waited an additional 40 minutes before receiving the order, with no explanation and no apology. The salad was extremely small. When she pointed it out to the staff she was told that "they really pack it in there." In reality the container was about half filled with lettuce and came with a dressing that looked like chocolate pudding. Really it was just a terrible excuse for a salad. The pizza was even more disappointing. It appeared to have been made in a hurry, which seems odd considering the amount of time they took to make it. The cheese was not melted all the way, remaining crumbly in some places. The crust was still doughy, it had that gummy consistency that it has when it hasn't been cooked all the way through. It was basically inedible and we gave up on it after one slice each. The sausage was actually good, although there wasn't much on the pizza. So in the end we had a long wait for a bad pizza and salad, combined with less than stellar service. There are simply too many good pizza places in town to patronize an establishment like this.
by Hung Ablin on It's a little strange writing a review for Bordello as I do co-produce the monthly burlesque show PEEPSHOW MENAGERIE which (after August) takes place on the 3rd Thursday of the month at this club. Still, I have to say as we now enter our 16th month of doing our show there, there is a reason why we keep coming back - and our fans keep coming back with us. The place is GREAT! Imagine if YOU had the ability to put on a show in a place decorated as if it's a not-so-distant cousin of The Madonna Inn...or even SEE a show in a place that looks like it was designed by the creator of that same roadside attraction! When you walk into the place, it almost feels like you had just slipped on some red tinted sunglasses. The place is RED and is very serious about being red (with gold sprinkled about here and there that reflect...RED). The bar is decorative with a staff that are always nice and simple to get your drinks from (hey, we drink too!). There's also a nice little room to get away from both the bar and stage area with very nice seats... But the stage... Now THAT'S what caught our eye in the first place. It's very hard to properly describe. I feels like a set piece out of the film Moulin Rouge. And if my count is correct, there are 13 black chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Thirteen Black Chandeliers!!! It's hard to imagine this kind of place just nestled next to little Tokyo. It just feels...hidden. More on that below. Ok, do I have my own personal complaints, sure. It is highly recommended that you go to Bordello's website for MUCH BETTER directions than Mapquest and Yahoo Maps will give you as there is constant construction on a nearby bridge that makes directions from that direction impossible (in fact my personal GPS would not give up trying to send me over that bridge no matter what direction I tried to turn). It's also in a part of Downtown L.A. that nobody really thinks of going to. It took a while for people to adjust to this new club opening up here, but it did help that it was a popular restaurant and concert venue before it became Bordello. Sure it's just 10 minutes from Silverlake, but the neighborhood is QUIET. I've only ever seen one homeless man there at that. But the upside that comes with that is that I've never felt unsafe walking to and from my car at night there. I read a review below that states it perfectly. Once you get to the place, you'll never forget how to get there. It's actually pretty simple. Mapquest's directions just make it hard. Ok, my last complaint, and they've heard it from me a million times... I really wish they would replace the "Little Pedro's" sign out there with a sign that said "Bordello" (or at least a big red B). That would help people finding the venue a bit easier, and we wouldn't have to say "formerly Little Pedro's" in our flyers and posters. That being said, as long as people KNOW that the place used to be called "Little Pedro's", it's pretty easy to see the sign off of 1st street. Not really a lot to complain about and I've certainly had my real complaints about other clubs I've produced shows in. As for the food, I have only taken a few bites of my friend's food that they ordered there and it was pretty good, but I would see if any of the reviews below cover the food better as I have never had enough to judge. Mind you, I don't think most people would come to this place to eat, but it's nice to know it's there AND that it seems actually edible. Other shows I recommend at Bordello that you may not have heard of (but should have) are VICTORY VARIETY HOUR (another burlesque show that is SO much more than just another burlesque show), HAUNTED HOUSE AU-GO-GO (for the best in garage rock with a spooky theme every month) and the criminally under-advertised CAMP BURLESQUE which features a rotation of lounge, exotica, and garage bands like The Martini Kings and The Del Reys. All in all, I am very proud to have our show at Bordello every month. They really take care of us and our extravagantly themed shows, but more importantly they take care of our audience and I don't think the smiles we see every night would be as wide if it weren't for this great venue. I highly recommend stopping in for a show and a drink...and hey, if that show happens to be ours...well, even better. But whatever show you go to, DEFINITELY check out this club!
by Rico M. on Tigerheat moving from the Arena to the Avalon is definitely an upgrade. I love the little stage thing you can dance on. The only thing I would suggest is a photobooth? Great thing is parking isn't that far.
