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| - I want to put up a review to balance this out a little bit, because Firehouse is certainly not for everyone like these reviews seem to make it out to be.
I'll start with the positives. The lounge (and it is a lounge, not a club), is gorgeous inside. The attention to detail is great and the style is very funky (yet sophisticated). The staff means business....they pour strong drinks, and they tackle the huge crowds quickly (that is, if the bar isn't blocked by a wall of girls looking at each other with their martinis).
Here's where the good stuff ends. When Firehouse first opened, it was a very eclectic/artsy crowd with great house music by 7up, Elysium and Strobe on Saturday nights. People DANCED, and danced hard. It was slow to get busy, but the crowd was respectful, polite and friendly...and that eventually translated into great things on Saturdays. The place started to pack in for the past couple years.
I don't know what happened exactly, (it got too popular for it's own good?) but 7up and Elysium are now gone on Saturdays as of about a month ago I think, leaving only Strobe, and the house is much more mainstream than it used to be. 7up and Elysium made this bar. It used to be such a cool spot with a good crowd. Somewhere along the line the crowd also turned into the stripey-shirt squad...lining up down the block by 11pm to cram inside and elbow each other all night long.
By no means is this place terrible, but if you're looking for a place to really let loose, drink, and dance, I really think you should look elsewhere. If all you're concerned with is an attractive crowd (that doesn't necessarily need to have any personality), then Firehouse could be your spot.
Also check out the other nights of the week when it's not such a mob scene. The music is really diverse, and there's room to breathe.
BTW - please don't compare this place to anything in NYC or LA. Their sound system is a rental system for christ sake.
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