Friday night is the "free" night where there is no cover charge. I have visited this club on three occasions during my trips to the ATL (from the SF Bay ~ RAIDER Nation). My most recent visit was on 8/24/2012 and the club is "under new management" - whatever that means. I arrived very early with a group of 8. The tables are very small and the decor is very tacky, even for GA standards. The disco ball and strobe lighting effects are just past season (by 2 decades) and not very attractive.
There is a 2 drink minimum, no problem. We had a great waitress named Anna and she visited our table quite often. My main gripe is that the music totally sucks. It too is 2 decades past season and line dancing is just, well, country - to say the least.
The ratio of females to males is approx 24 to 1 ~ BORING!!! Trust and believe that if you want to dance, you will have the option of dancing alone or with another chica ~ I'm cool. The dance floor is ridiculously tiny and you will find yourself freak dancing by accident and circumstance.
The club closes at 2 a.m. but my mind shuts down 10 minutes after walking in and my ADDHD sets in. On future visits to the ATL, I will pass on this country bumkin establishment and locate something more upscale.
I really enjoyed this place. It was smoke free, clean, dimly lit, and perfect for dancing your butt off.
The DJ for Thursday nite is hilarious. She asked all the single men to line up, then requested the single women to pick which guy they wanted to dance with. My friend was quick to be the first in line. The DJ asked, "are you married? do you have kids?" Then she threw a bombshell: Do You Swallow?" In shock, my friend asked, "can you repeat the question?," The DJ asked again, "Do you Swallow?" My friend stood with her mouth wide open, while we all were laughing as hard we could. Without any answer, the DJ said, yeah, she swallow, look at her mouth. OMG, was not expecting to laugh so hard.
Ages and music vary- gotta love the 90s, and they don't mind playing, finally someone understands me! Â Also, the majority seem to be 25 and up.
I had a good time. I'm really shy, but it was comfortable enough for me to break it down and do the "hammer, and some ticking" lol, yes, I went waaay back
I will be returning, probably no time soon though; I danced the majority of the time I was there and it took two freakin days for me to recover.
The Backstage Restaurant and Lounge has become one of my favorites hang out spots on the Southside of town. Â I've only been there a couple of times on a Thursday night and each time, it has been very nice. Â Friday nights are the ultimate nights to go. Â It's free to get in all night long, have $5 drink specials, live entertainment and a dj playing a variety of music. Â I had some relatives visiting from Florida a couple of weeks ago, took them to Backstage and because I have a birthday party every year, they told me if I would have it there, they would definitely come back to visit. Â I would recommend it to anyone interested in experiencing the night life on the Southside of Atlanta. Â Service is nice, food is tasty, especially the catfish nuggets and drinks are great too!
Review Source:Even if you try as hard as you can NOT to be judgmental, lets face it folks -we are all judgmental in some way, form or fashion at least a few times (or more for some folks) in our lifetimes. Â To be honest, I avoided this place for the longest because of its location (Sits right at the intersection of Godby Rd and Old National), and I am mad that I haven't been coming to this place all along. Â This has become one of my favorite spots to hang out as of lately. Â Hell I even choose it as location for a first date a few weeks ago.
I do most of my partying at lounges and clubs during the weekdays (its cheaper and more relaxed that way), and usually its free to get in this place with free parking. Â The DJs always play an interesting mix of music, and there are a variety of things that go on in this place. Â You can catch a free comedy show on Wednesdays (between 10pm and 1pm) and its free! (Some folks bomb...but hey it's free entertainment)
  But that's not the only thing on a Wed.  From 7pm -9pm the Class Act Steppers are there teaching beginners ballroom Chicago stepping (no partner required), then from 9pm till about 10:30pm there is mixed freestyle dancing along with a small beginners Line dancing instruction. Â
On Thursdays it's Karaoke with the sassy D.J. known as Cha-Cha, and you can catch a little line dancing in there on this day too (along with regular dancing). Â She is a jack of all trades!
The waitresses are nice, the drinks are strong, and they have really good food (not just bar food), and it's really nicely presented! Â Try the salads and the quesadillas...awesome. Â And if you don't want any of that you can always get a classic dinner here such as baked chicken with a baked potato and a side of steamed vegetables....
I am not sure how it is on the weekends because I have only came on one Sat, but even then it was free to get in and they didn't charge for parking....see? If you don't nickel and dime your customers before they even get in the actual establishment, they might actual spend MORE money than before! Â What a concept!
I think this place used to be called 20 grand, and didn't have the nice grown and sexy crowd that they have now...maybe that's why I avoided it all these years...
Oh and NO SMOKING allowed in this establishment -which I LOVE!
Upon first glance, we were impressed. It took less than a hour for the club/restaurant to become negatively transparent.
Shiny new appearance...inadequate customer service. Â Once seated, 20 minutes passed before our drink order was taken, another 20 minutes passed before our food order was taken, an hour passed before our cocktails and food were delivered.
The manager informed us of a problem concerning the register printer, however, no compensation was offered for the unusually long delay except to "treat us better next time", giving us a "too bad, so sad" attitude and then swiftly presenting us with the check. Â
The two cocktails were $5.00 each. We would have felt compensated had they removed the two drinks from the grand total of the bill. It would slightly affect their bottom line, however they would have gained of two new customers who would return as well as recommend the establishment to others.
The overall experience was fair and the customer service left much to be desired. We generally support businesses in our community. Â Backstage Restaurant & Lounge has lost our patronage. Â There will be no "next time".
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