The music was horribly mixed...zero airflow and waayyyyy too packed. They charge $20 at the door, save your money and go elsewhere
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Camille Mejia
Terrible. I work for the state of CA, I’m almost 100% sure I lost my DL here. It is impossible to get a hold of anyone. There is just a continuous answering machine and nobody picks up the phone. I do not recommend coming here. It seems like a shady place. They have poor reviews on yelp also.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jamilah Delacruz
What Prohibition is running is less a restaurant experience and more a bait and switch, dressed up as an event. Leaving this review here as the ownership and management appears to be the same and it’s important for patrons to know exactly where they’re spending their money.
My girlfriend and I attended their themed party two weekends ago — in full costume — because the flyer explicitly promised a “$500 prize” for the best costume. We spent time, money, and effort showing up for what we thought was a well-organized event. Instead, we walked into confusion and misdirection.
No one on staff even seemed to know a contest existed until a server escalated the question to someone named Melissa, who eventually confirmed I’d won. She took my information and promised to follow up the next day about the prize. That was the start of two full weeks of evasive behavior, unanswered messages, changing pickup details, and one absurd excuse after another. Each time I tried to finalize details, I was met with a new story — including one employee saying the contact person “no longer works here.” When I finally called out the inconsistency, Melissa became defensive and unprofessional.
I then reached out to the supposed owner, Danny, expecting a level of accountability. Instead, he distanced himself entirely — claiming he’s not really involved in the operations of the business he publicly lists as his own on LinkedIn, and that he was “traveling abroad” and couldn’t be bothered to deal with the issue. His solution? He directed me back to the very person whose disrespectful behavior had prompted me to reach out in the first place.
Let’s call this what it is: false advertising to get people in the door, followed by an utter lack of accountability when confronted. The “contest” was clearly nothing more than a marketing ploy to lure paying guests with no real intent to deliver on the promise.
Any business that promotes events, collects contact information, and then dodges their own commitments operates in bad faith. And any owner who refuses to take ownership of that behavior shows you exactly what kind of culture he’s running.
In short, if the ownership doesn’t seem to care about their business, why should we?
ETA: (1) Regardless of who runs the local contests, one would think the alleged owner would at least express any semblance of remorse for such a difficult process experience a customer may have had with their business. My review was less that I expected Danny to rectify the issues and moreso that I was disappointed in his attempt to completely separate himself from the experience instead of offer any words of reassurance or assistance. As a business owner and an operations leader, acknowledgement goes a long way (2) Again, at this point, the gift card is a moot point. My review was aimed to highlight the unprofessionalism experience with the staff. Receiving the gift card (nearly two weeks later) does not undo that experience. (3) If you provide a contact email or phone number, I’m happy to reach out to discuss further.
Service: 1
Eric Reyes
Good vibes.
Diego Valdivia
Cool nightclub.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mr. Kirby powerlifting
Good drinks and music is on point
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ron
I attended a brunch/day party here. It was the Worst Day Party Ever! My friends who arrived before me walked in and left immediately! I should have followed their lead but decided to give it a try. I wish I hadn't! No seating! Waited on line over an hour to get No food! No mimosa! No refunds! Lesson learned! Message to Downtown Experiment Owners: Please be more selective when choosing certain promoters.They can make or break your establishment's success.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gaspar Delgado
Be careful when visiting this place. My wife’s phone was stolen here on August 16. We spoke to staff but no resolution. Visitors should be cautious with their belongings.
Jerry Martir
Asked the bartender if he could check for my phone behind the bar because I left it when I payed for my drinks on tap. He must’ve been drunk himself or on something because he looks at me irritated and disrespects me and says what do you want me to do about your lost phone inconsiderate and arrogant. Mind you I came at him super chill. Had to leave and get it back the next day bc homeboy took a good shower w my wife’s drink after hearing him be an idiot. Highlight of my night lol. Young guy bartending needs to get fired. Do not use your phone to pay !! They won’t wanna give it back!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
lex
place is ok. extremely crowded sometimes & no room to dance. also idk what it is with all these clubs playing rap and sexy red all night but hello???😩 i’m trying to dance to like reggaeton like wisin y yandel and throwbacks like black eyed peas. it’s impossible to dance to rap. i’m so fr I heard sexy red more than once on one night i’m like bruh😩😩
I don't really think I'm compatible with that kind of atmosphere. The songs just weird dead to me. So I had to dance to my own.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Scarlett Riviere
I bought two drinks—bud light and an old fashion sour. The old fashioned was extremely watered down and cost my $40! I didn't stay because I wasn't going to purchase another outrageously priced watered down drink. I suspect this place won't last long the more people catch on to this scheme.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Olivia Taylor
Went on Saturday 1/18. Music was good, no cover charge cuz we got there before the crowd. We had put our stuff down in a booth but they moved it to the back as it started to get crowded. My phone wasn’t stolen like a lot of people are complaining about but my black sweater somehow got lost yet my coat and purse didn’t? Oh well, still a fun time.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
SandraaJay
My wallet was snatched from my purse last weekend on 11/26 here and Ive been calling to see if they by any chance had found my wallet but they were not able to help me because the number is for “corporate”. From what I see on these reviews I am not the only one. Never coming here ever again. BEWARE!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Jose Hernandez
Went Saturday night and club is small. Dancefloor is bright and there is way more guys then girls music was okay the worst part was ordering 2 cocktail drinks and the total coming out to $50 not worth it no wonder there’s promoters outside
The music was horribly mixed...zero airflow and waayyyyy too packed. They charge $20 at the door, save your money and go elsewhere
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 2
Terrible. I work for the state of CA, I’m almost 100% sure I lost my DL here. It is impossible to get a hold of anyone. There is just a continuous answering machine and nobody picks up the phone. I do not recommend coming here. It seems like a shady place. They have poor reviews on yelp also.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
What Prohibition is running is less a restaurant experience and more a bait and switch, dressed up as an event. Leaving this review here as the ownership and management appears to be the same and it’s important for patrons to know exactly where they’re spending their money.
My girlfriend and I attended their themed party two weekends ago — in full costume — because the flyer explicitly promised a “$500 prize” for the best costume. We spent time, money, and effort showing up for what we thought was a well-organized event. Instead, we walked into confusion and misdirection.
No one on staff even seemed to know a contest existed until a server escalated the question to someone named Melissa, who eventually confirmed I’d won. She took my information and promised to follow up the next day about the prize. That was the start of two full weeks of evasive behavior, unanswered messages, changing pickup details, and one absurd excuse after another. Each time I tried to finalize details, I was met with a new story — including one employee saying the contact person “no longer works here.” When I finally called out the inconsistency, Melissa became defensive and unprofessional.
I then reached out to the supposed owner, Danny, expecting a level of accountability. Instead, he distanced himself entirely — claiming he’s not really involved in the operations of the business he publicly lists as his own on LinkedIn, and that he was “traveling abroad” and couldn’t be bothered to deal with the issue. His solution? He directed me back to the very person whose disrespectful behavior had prompted me to reach out in the first place.
Let’s call this what it is: false advertising to get people in the door, followed by an utter lack of accountability when confronted. The “contest” was clearly nothing more than a marketing ploy to lure paying guests with no real intent to deliver on the promise.
Any business that promotes events, collects contact information, and then dodges their own commitments operates in bad faith. And any owner who refuses to take ownership of that behavior shows you exactly what kind of culture he’s running.
In short, if the ownership doesn’t seem to care about their business, why should we?
ETA: (1) Regardless of who runs the local contests, one would think the alleged owner would at least express any semblance of remorse for such a difficult process experience a customer may have had with their business. My review was less that I expected Danny to rectify the issues and moreso that I was disappointed in his attempt to completely separate himself from the experience instead of offer any words of reassurance or assistance. As a business owner and an operations leader, acknowledgement goes a long way (2) Again, at this point, the gift card is a moot point. My review was aimed to highlight the unprofessionalism experience with the staff. Receiving the gift card (nearly two weeks later) does not undo that experience. (3) If you provide a contact email or phone number, I’m happy to reach out to discuss further.
Service: 1
Good vibes.
Cool nightclub.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Good drinks and music is on point
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
I attended a brunch/day party here. It was the Worst Day Party Ever! My friends who arrived before me walked in and left immediately! I should have followed their lead but decided to give it a try. I wish I hadn't! No seating! Waited on line over an hour to get No food! No mimosa! No refunds! Lesson learned!
Message to Downtown Experiment
Owners: Please be more selective when choosing certain promoters.They can make or break your establishment's success.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Be careful when visiting this place. My wife’s phone was stolen here on August 16. We spoke to staff but no resolution. Visitors should be cautious with their belongings.
Asked the bartender if he could check for my phone behind the bar because I left it when I payed for my drinks on tap. He must’ve been drunk himself or on something because he looks at me irritated and disrespects me and says what do you want me to do about your lost phone inconsiderate and arrogant. Mind you I came at him super chill. Had to leave and get it back the next day bc homeboy took a good shower w my wife’s drink after hearing him be an idiot. Highlight of my night lol. Young guy bartending needs to get fired. Do not use your phone to pay !! They won’t wanna give it back!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
place is ok. extremely crowded sometimes & no room to dance. also idk what it is with all these clubs playing rap and sexy red all night but hello???😩 i’m trying to dance to like reggaeton like wisin y yandel and throwbacks like black eyed peas. it’s impossible to dance to rap. i’m so fr I heard sexy red more than once on one night i’m like bruh😩😩
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I don't really think I'm compatible with that kind of atmosphere. The songs just weird dead to me. So I had to dance to my own.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
I bought two drinks—bud light and an old fashion sour. The old fashioned was extremely watered down and cost my $40! I didn't stay because I wasn't going to purchase another outrageously priced watered down drink. I suspect this place won't last long the more people catch on to this scheme.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Went on Saturday 1/18. Music was good, no cover charge cuz we got there before the crowd. We had put our stuff down in a booth but they moved it to the back as it started to get crowded. My phone wasn’t stolen like a lot of people are complaining about but my black sweater somehow got lost yet my coat and purse didn’t? Oh well, still a fun time.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 4
My wallet was snatched from my purse last weekend on 11/26 here and Ive been calling to see if they by any chance had found my wallet but they were not able to help me because the number is for “corporate”. From what I see on these reviews I am not the only one. Never coming here ever again. BEWARE!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Went Saturday night and club is small. Dancefloor is bright and there is way more guys then girls music was okay the worst part was ordering 2 cocktail drinks and the total coming out to $50 not worth it no wonder there’s promoters outside
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