by Dee Featheringham on I find clubbing to be a peculiar sport. Usually I indulge in the dressing up and getting ready part, but these days it's just too darn cold in the bay to be frilly. So when the my pals and I decided to go to the Thanksgiving bash hosted by Elementsf on Wednesday, I was ready to be a bum (jeans/boots/jacket) and dance in the corner by myself. The arena is surprisingly well decorated with two floors of dance space. We first cruised the basement where we got drinks ($15 AMFs) and rolled to some old remixes of Usher. Then we did the right thing and moved upstairs to the small stage/DJ where the bouncers took care of unwanted attention. There are also two bars on both sides to get yo drink on. I will spare you the details of the creepy ones, but the people with tables were nice enough to let me crash and chill for a bit. Good venue with nice people! If you're on the VIP list with friends who did not sign up, try talking to Chris and smiling (worked for my entourage!).
by brewgirl b. on Kind of a nauseating atmosphere for dinner. I guess that's what the website means by "Elevate your dining experience"--you feel the food elevating up your throat. The decor screams cheap club, which, of course, it is after hours. But that's why clubs are dark. The chicken satay and crab noodle dishes were ho-hum. Although the chicken curry pizza was quite good. We also ordered ginger scallion fries. There were a few individual fries that had some ginger powder sprinkled on top, but otherwise, they tasted like plain fries. Our waitress was ditsy inattentive. Thank god my friend had a coupon. I really liked the curry pizza, but wont be going back.
by Sonny Sperrey on Went Friday May 8th and it was pretty good. The first time I went it was still transitioning from Lotus and needed a lot of work. Now its up and running. Pros: -Free parking in parking structure. - had a crowd but wasn't crowded. just right at around midnight when I showed up. -above average music. not straight top 40...or DJ Ipod. Wasn't anything that blew me away but I remember thinking it was pretty good. -have seperate techno room(I don't care for it but know some do). -overall set up is real nice. definitely going for the trendy look and does so pretty well. Has an upstairs. -multiple bars provide pretty fast access to dranks. -diverse mix. white/black/asian...unfortuantely few latinas... :( haha. -girl guy ratio was solid as well. You will find a handful of girls you fnd smokin fellas. guaranteed. Ladies, good looking guys like me are there so you are in luck too! ;) -drinks were typical club price but were strong. and came in a glass no plastic cups here. -lots of tables/couches/seating areas for people who want table service. Cons: -$20 cover is crazy and is the reason I've only been twice. $10 I can handle but $20 is steep. You might be able to do a guestlist before 11pm route. not sure, check website. -They are one of those spots that "creates" the line...mos def. Although if you are a hot girl you can walk right in (which is fine by me). fellas expect to wait 10-15mins. -they enforce their dress code pretty hardcore. guy in front of me got shot down with sneakers. -the entire upstairs was 100% asian. seriously, they walked straight in and went upstairs and never came down. Similar to Primal...not sure what the deal is with the self segregation, but I'm not a fan. Get around and mingle people. -dance floor is kind of small. They have a table like up on the dancefloor for some reason and it just takes up lot of space. they need to axe that IMO. But its open enough in other areas that you can pretty much dance wherever. Overall its a good spot. If cover wasn't as much I'd go more often. That being said I'll probably starting going more often this summer regardless. I have a friend that lives within walking distance(its at lindbergh) so a heavy pre-game and small tap is doable. and there is a marta stop so I can pick up my car the next day easy.
