Onnyx W.
Yelp
Yup I love this funky dive. We normally head down on Tuesday nights after Virgil's and sometimes Saturday.
Okay, I have to be honest, when I first went to the club with friends, I was thinkin,"No way "! I would never be comfortable in this dive. A lot of single males hanging out front, if I may an alterative crowd to Valencia street. More of a homie skateboardie(it's a word now)vibe, which is not a bad thing. I just tend to like a mixture of folks, so I wasn't sure of the mindset. However once inside that's exactly what I got. Oh and by the way, I now know a lot of the guys and we're kindred spirits now. We hook up at different venues such as the Tenderloin Artist Crawl.
The club depending on the night has different music and therefore the clientele varies slightly, however the main focus musically is of Latin origin. I'll stick to Tuesday nights, because that's what I know!
The one down side for me is the music. Some DJ's play what they wanna play no matter how the crowd reacts, or doesn't. Get what I mean! Excuse me , you're playing for people to dance and not one person is doing so? So I have to minus one star, being that it can be hit or miss. For instance, one night was all slow 50's and 60's love songs, ALL NIGHT LONG. Boy, was that a difficult night to get through.. I found people were more in to strong Latin beats,70's up dance beats, funk; a bit of EDM. However, when the music is good, boy is it a party. Like a total love in. Not just dancing, but a celebration of life. Everyone dancing together, the type where you can just go on the floor alone and join others dancing.
People ages ranged between early 20's-50's, in other words 99, ageless and definite Transcenders(raise above hate). It was definitely ALW,(all lifestyles welcome), which gives it, it's vibrant energy. People are there to have a good time, not hate and judge. It wasn't a meat market either. People dancing together no matter the sex or identify. It's actually great to see men dancing together with their homie and not trip(no biggy), just celebrating! Some people dress up for the night(on a date), most just come as they are. Many come with a 60's - 70's mod looks like Twiggy, the Monkeys, Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis;etc.
Gonna have to say I've never paid much attention to the décor,(there is none),it's just what it is. Besides the people are what it's about. So full of energy and life, who's looking at walls. I always look around and say, "This is why I love San Francisco."