Friday night was my friend Skylar’s 24th birthday. And since I’m always in favor of my friends getting older (because it makes me feel better), I decided to emerge from my black hole of waitressing and research and venture into the inner circle.
Kazba:
We started the night with a reservation at Kazba which was nice, but itty bitty. It reminded me a lot of some of the better clubs in Vegas, which I would say is a plus. The bartenders were on point with drinks and were mixing up a lot of tasty martinis for us to try (they were on special for $5, which I found very reasonable).
Skylar bought a bottle of champagne for our group and then her friend followed by buying a bottle solely for the birthday girl. Our waitress hesitated in bringing the second bottle (because why would people paying for a VIP table want two bottles?), which was one of the few negatives of our experience.
My only other major complaint was the bathroom situation. We spent about half of our night at Kazba and each time I had to pee I had to walk out of the bar, down the sidewalk, into Mez and then down the hall into the Mez bathroom. The distance between the club and bathroom is probably not all that great, but with the sidewalks outside of Kazba packed with people, it was a hassle (also Mez’s bathroom has an attendant which I think is incredibly tacky).
Suite:
After we were done with Kazba, we went to Suite because our group wanted to dance. We got there at about 11:30pm and the place was pretty much dead. We were the only people dancing for a long time, I saw a guy by the bar who had all gray hair and was balding on top, and all of the VIP tables were empty. All of them. I think it’s safe to say that Suite has fallen to the disgraced status of ‘only cool on college night’.
I just need to ask this: why oh why do Charlotte clubs let their VIP tables sit empty? Take a cue from places like Vegas and recruit hot girls to sit in your VIP areas for free. If the tables are full of beautiful women, the people will come. If the tables are all empty, the people will think your club is lame and leave.
Eggheads After Dark:
Saturday night at around 11, my friends and I were hungry and unhappy with our limited choices. Then I remembered that Brittney Cason recently blogged about a late night diner in Uptown, Eggheads. Located in the Brevard Court area behind Latta Arcade, we called Eggheads before we left to make sure they were still serving their lunch menu in addition to bar food. But when we arrived we found that this was not the case, and we were stuck with the limited late-night menu. Besides the fact that our waitress seemed more interested in texting and talking to her friends at the bar than helping us, I was extremely disappointed in the food selection and quality. Those looking for something more substantial late night Uptown would have better luck at Cedar Street Tavern. I’m happy that inner circle residents finally have a place to get breakfast on the weekends, but as a late night option Eggheads falls short.
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