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| - Went here last night with a couple of girl friends. We spent some time trying to come up with a place to go for food, drinks, dancing, and people watching. The restaurants/bars/nightclubs in Scottsdale came to mind for people watching, but as we were on our way, I remembered my sister's recommendation to check out Cadillac Ranch ("CR").
I took a chance that CR might provide some entertainment. Parking was plentiful (and free) since CR is located at the huge Tempe Marketplace. We arrived around 10pm and after walking up the flight of stairs (in 4" heels, mind you) to the guy checking ID, we were granted quick entrance into CR.
The inside is pretty spacious, with dark lighting. There are two bars, one on the inside and a larger one in the patio area. There are plenty of booths scattered throughout the area, along with some tables. We were told we can sit anywhere as long as there isn't a "reserved" sign. We snagged a booth near the small dance floor and had to wait about 15 minutes before our waitress came by to take our food and drink orders.
Mango Tango Margaritas at $6.50 each - The bartender did not skimp on the alcohol in this frozen drink; it packed a wallop! The first drink was so good, I had to buy a second round.
A friend ordered a Cherry Limeade ($6.50) and said she didn't taste the alcohol, so she ordered a Mango Tango Margarita too (sure got her buzzed). I just can't believe the price...$6.50. That will buy me half a mixed drink in L.A. Another friend ordered straight vodka on the rocks...$6 each.
We ordered the Southwest Chicken Egg Rolls ($8.79) and the Cowboy Sliders ($8.79) to share. The Southwest Chicken Egg Rolls were pretty spicy...and tasted ok. The Cowboy Sliders looked more like four small burgers instead of the tiny sliders that I'm used to. The sliders came with a side of fries. The meat was overcooked, so the sliders tasted mediocre to me (prefer my burgers to be done medium-rare to medium-well). For the price, the portions are decent.
We later hit the bar at the patio and for two vodka on the rocks and one kami-kaze. The total? $18! WHAT? That price, for three drinks, is unheard of in L.A.! I tipped the bartender very generously.
BTW, this is supposed to be a nightclub, as the DJ has club music blasting in your ears (almost overly loud). Don't bring any dates here expecting to have a conversation.
Music consisted of straight 80s, 90s, and current hip hop and top 40s...including mashups of the aforementioned genres. I was kind of tripped out to see GoGo dancers on their tiny dance floor podiums. Seeing cute GoGo dancers doing their thing just didn't seem cohesive with the casual atmosphere of CR.
As far as the type of crowd...there was a mix of men and women in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It was fun to watch people dancing...and did I mention the mechanical bull? Always fun to watch buzzed/drunk people try to handle the mechanical bull.
The place started to fill up around midnight...to the point where the small dance floor was completely packed.
We left CR around 1:30am and the place was still pumping.
All in all, we enjoyed our experience at CR and will be back here for more good times...when my friends and I don't feel like dealing with the pretentiousness of Scottsdale. The more I venture into Scottsdale (think W Hotel), the more I feel like I never left L.A. (ugh).
On another note, the new Airia Nightclub just opened inside the Gila River Bend Casino. Although I don't gamble, we'll be checking out the new nightclub and lounges there soon enough (to see if the renovated casino lives up to the hype).
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