The 900 Club

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  I have friends that are members. Ive been there half a dozen times and have regretted going every time. The bar tenders ignore you and are pretty rude if you're not a member. There are a lot of very snobby people. But, on occasion, there are some interesting , nice folk. Normally the band members. Two stars for cool band folk that are down to earth.

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  Posted on 08.18.12 lost j.

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  haha, i was able to get into the private club (invited by a friend).  and i came to make fun, but....the 900 club isn't that bad.  the second floor is actually less pretentious than the first.  
  
  enter thought the side door below by turning left after the bue velvet door.  there's also a rear/side entrance towards the back of the building that is level with the street.  
  
  being on the second floor makes the 900 seem more remote/exclusive.  a ski lodge look and feel, great views out the west windows, multiple hdtvs (though music on during nhl playoffs and a dodger game.  hoping for something like a lakers game, they turn on game sound), and no dbags (plenty of rich folk though).  the food was very good.  no cash, all on accounts since it's member based.
  
  all medium wood interior (wood, floor, walls, ceiling) with plenty of eating tables and comfy chairs/couches.  a pool tables and video game cubby the kids love.  beautiful stained glass windows on both sides of a classic wood bar with wooden overhang/upside down glasses.  bartenders were very attentive and accommodating.
  
  very relaxed atmosphere, but as you can guess, there's some money in the bar.  given the location (MB), no reason to think there wouldn't be.  definitely an 35-50 year old crowd, not many 20 somethings looking to hook up.  overall, way better than i expected.

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  Posted on 04.13.12 D h.

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  Great local business.  Good eats and friendly staff and crowd.  We don't get here enough!

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  Posted on 04.11.12 Kristin V.

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  We just walked right up the stairs and sat right down at the bar, as we did not even know that it was a private club.  After a moment a girl bartender came up and suddenly told us that this was a private club.  Oh, we are sorry, but can we order a drink anyway, and consider membership?  Nope.  Sorry, but we had to go.  At least we had a moment to look around and check out the place.  It is woodsy and spacious, to the point of being a little cold.  It looks like an old winery or something, but nothing of real interest.  Just a bunch of old, fat, balding guys, moms with kids, (probably their wives) and cigar smokers everywhere.  The smoke and the kids running around like indians would have gotten on our nerves anyway, so we did not mind leaving.  They treated us like they have enough members already and were not interested in new ones, and given this motley crue, who cares anyway?

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  Posted on 04.14.11 Buba G.

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  If you can get in with a member, get the garlic fries.  They were great.  The calamari was also light and crisp.
  
  Because of its exclusivity, everyone seems to know each other.  A crowd of 30 and 40-somethings looking to relax and have a good time.

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  Posted on 12.24.10 tae k.

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  Come here sometimes with a friend who is a member. For some reason it's always super crowded when we come (Friday or Saturdays). The place is tiny so super crowded is really crowded. While for the most part everyone is really friendly, to me it seems like a place for the 40+ crowd to go and get really drunk in a place where it's only them.
  
  The food is good. The bartenders are really friendly. They do let 'outsiders' open a credit card tab as I've done in the past when I feel guilty that my friend is paying for everything.  And for a private club the prices are not inexpensive or pricey, just typical South Bay prices.
  
  On those super crowded evenings the bathroom line sucks since it's 1 for the gals and 2 for the guys. There is a pool table, lounge chairs, video games, big screen TVs. The ambiance reminds me of a ski lodge with the really high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, and wood everywhere. Overall more roomy than Side Door downstairs.
  
  Can be fun.

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  Posted on 07.11.10 Debbie E.

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  Gal pal is a member, so Friday night, after happy hour at Sashi in the Metlox plaza, we walk over here.  So I am basing my review on just one visit, but I think that was enough to get the gist of the place.
  
  +1 Star / - 1 Star - Private club. That's usually a bad thing, but in the S Bay some places can get super overcrowded, full of doosh-y dudes with fake-n-bake tans and Ed Hardy too tight T's, so some privacy is nice. In theory.  But in practice, another thing, as the crowd was not very attractive and there were kids - like, little kids, like.... 8 of them... running amok (as in, crawling ON TOP OF the pool table.... for an hour).  Ugh.
  + 1 Star - Servers.  The bartenders were lovely, very courteous, and quick.  
  
  I just don't feel like I fit in here - it was a bit like being at a big snow lodge (it even looks like one, with the wood paneling and such), with the fat dudes with baseball caps and logo-d interlocken shirts, the 40-something moms chasing their brats around, etc.  It wasn't horrible, but I would rather just pay my bill somewhere day by day and have a little more hip vibe.

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  Posted on 04.24.10 Julia K.

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