When I first moved here I thought it was odd that there was a club named after a train depot in New York City. Then I learned it was Graham and not Grand and that it's a chain with clubs in other states. I attended this Tempe club often before I decided to go to Scottsdale.
I've never consistently went back.
It's kind of neat to have 4 clubs in one with such a diverse group of people under one roof. As the night goes on those diverse people begin intermingling when say, the cowboys move to the hip-hop floor at 1 am.
The music is pretty poor and the cover is too high for what this place is.
The hip-hop side is a grindfest with wholesome females earnestly waiting to be the next one in the cage to strut her stuff. It's also the warmest room in the club. Uncomfortably warm.
The cowboy room might be the best in the club. I know nothing about country music or country dancing but there is a large dance floor in there and a mechanical bull and the people who hang out in that room genuinely seem to be enjoying it.
The karaoke room is basically a hallway with a bar so a number of passerbys moving from room to room will hear you if you dare to take the stage.
The 80's room basically features a plastic round Rubik's Cube with people dancing on it. I don't really consider 'Footloose' to be 80's music even if it did come out in the 80s, but that's the kind of music that's played in there.
I've learned that if the parking lot to the right of LA Fitness isn't filled, neither is the club. It's a pretty good gauge.
I know this club will be a Tempe legend one day since Bachelor Bob made an appearance here and Girls Gone Wild did a promo here, but I'd rather go elsewhere and I live fairly close by.
One thing Graham's does in the day time is it lends its space out (Country room) for parties, sometimes to schools or organizations that focus on the physically and developmentally disabled.
I don't know other night clubs that do that and that in itself is worthy of an extra star.