Hello Yelp Family,
I would like to share the experience I had at Majerle's Downtown Phoenix.
My girlfriend and I attended their MLK event held on Saturday, January 14, 2012. My first issue with this establishment was the parking or lack thereof. Now I am new here to Phoenix from California and I am familiar with dining downtown. However, most establishments will validate your parking if they do not provide parking and your only option is to use the parking garage. I paid $12 to park in the parking garbage situated adjacent to Merle's and was advised upon arrival that they do not validate parking. I was also advised that the entrance for the MLK celebration was a block down on Washington??? That was a little weird for me especially during a MLK celebration....what are we in the 50's where blacks enter from the back???? That did not sit well with me. Another issues I had with this place was the DJ. He came over and introduced himself as the DJ from Chicago. He was by far the worst DJ I have ever heard. The music was from one extreme to the other. There was skipping and long pauses between songs. I think Connor Cruise (Tom Cruise's son) would have done a better job. Lastly, the drinks were watered down. It was the first time I had a long island ice tea, that actually taste like ice tea with no alcohol. I will give Majerle's 2 stars. One because the food looked appetizing, although I didn't eat anything and one star because it was the first time since I've lived in Phoenix, that I encounter other black professionals over 30. I am still looking for a place where upscale professional black people over 30 mingle.