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| - Pathetic attempt to make an exclusive "speakeasy". Went on a Saturday night around 10pm after dinner downstairs. Walked upstairs onto a cement platform with VERY bright, bad lighting that was a major buzzkill. There were several other little groups and couples up there scattered around. After a couple of minutes the door opens and one of the groups goes in. Door shuts and that's it. The rest of us still standing under the bright lights. A few minutes later another couple gets let in. Meanwhile the remaining people on the platform are loud and obnoxious. One female patron was yelling obscenities and clearly drunk. One other group was men wearing flip-flops and dirty tshirts, or ripped up shorts. Looked like they had been doing yard work all day. Yet the door continued to open, almost as if it were on a 5 minute timer, and the door guy let these people in, but only a group of two or three at a time. It was clear he was going in order of arrival. Which was frustrating because my boyfriend and I were dressed up and had to wait while the vulgar drunk girl got in. Then the "landscapers" in flip-flops, etc. Which is fine, I have no problem waiting in line if that's the process. BUT they might as well put up stanchions!!! And stop pretending to be an exclusive, high-end place considering they let anyone/everyone in anyway! They should just make people form a line and treat it like a ride at an amusement park - the crowd was definitely comparable.
Either way the "door man" (Thomas) was very rude. I won't return based on his attitude when greeted. The entire experience was a hokey waste of time. Far too many quaint, cool, craft cocktail places in Phoenix that don't make you wait "X-amount of time" to get in, just to elude you into believing you're somewhere super exclusive, LOL!
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