I don't know how the gays do it. When I say "it" I mean wait through lines up to 100 deep amidst the stench of foul sewage emanating from the Scottsdale canal.
Luckily when I came here last week I found my friends waiting for me near the front of the line. Other than that, it was kind of a meh sort of time here. Long line out front led to long lines for drinks inside. No big deal. It seems the huge crowd here at the former Anderson's Fifth Estate, were mostly the circuitey types you would see at Burn and Amsterdam.
I actually liked the half club /half lounge space itself, save for the leopard print pattern I saw here and there. It was a cross of the decor you would see Amsterdam or Burn, but more tacky.
The music left a bit to be desired. The main room spun top 40, Britney-ish whatever crap, and the side room played some electronic dance stuff. I didn't care for either room nor the cookie-cutter crowd, and apparently neither did my friends so we scattered and headed back to Central Phoenix and inhaled the wonderfully smelling smoggy Phoenix air once we left the sewage cloud hanging over Forbidden and the canal.
I liked Forbidden, but just wish
A: It wasn't so damn stank,
B: The music had more variety, but catering to the run-of-the-mill gays I realize that's not possible and
C: It were closer to Central Phoenix.