Should be minus 1 star
I always enjoyed coming to the CC for good music and drinks but my last time there sucked! The DJ comically named "Italian Stallion" which by the way looked like a little mexican midget!-was playing random music that didn't even go together- from old school Humpty dance then cut it off in the middle of the song to put on  Spanish Banda type music to then cut that off and played Lil John -it was just weird and  not danceable.
I requested a song with the DJs man groupie that was standing next to him all night and it was never played so I went to the "Italian Stallion" lol myself and he put his hand in my face before I even said anything and then after he pretended to push a few buttons on his keyboard he then looked my way as if he was extremely important and I asked him if he could please play my song, he said he had a full play list that he already had set up so I asked him didn't he make his own play list? which he said he did -so it shouldn't be a problem to put in one extra song? He said he would "try" to play it as if it would just ruin his whole random list. He never played it- oh well... then one of the bars security guys was super drunk and was yelling that he was the BOSS and how drunk he was, he was a latin guy with glasses- its in bad taste when the security is more intoxicated then the customers. Its not about the song so much as it is the people who work and represent the Club-word of advice go somewhere else
Ive been here a few times before, on girls nights and what not, and I always had a great time. The drinks are of course expensive, but its a night club, I expected it. The music was awesome, all my favs and the staff was nice enough. there was no drama, no fights, no rude security and no issues with my tab, things were over all fun! My only 2 complaints would be the bathroom and waiting for a drink. there is only 1 bathroom, with one toilet and girls go in groups of 5 and fix hair and makeup, while some of us really have to pee! they should have anticipated this problem. and the bar was so crowded..... id def. go back there!
Review Source:If you're white, middle aged, maybe going through a mid-life crisis and like to dance to Sir-Mix-A-Lot this is the place for you.
I was surprised of how nice it looked inside considering the outside sign looks kind of sketch. Somewhat on the small side with full bar and lounge seating along opposite side. DJ was going bonkers with his old school music, that must have been the most amusing part.
The drink I ordered (I don't even remember what it was - a cocktail maybe?) but it was STRONG. For whatever I paid, I really wasn't expecting such a potent concoction.
FYI: Entrance is in the back, and exit is in the front (facing El Camino).
I threw a private party here for my sister's birthday. The bar manager Sharon was very agreeable and helpful. She is organized and easy going at the same time. The party was a huge success and everyone had fun on the dance floor. She was also helpful setting up and taking things down. I would recommend working with The Carlos Club for your private party.
Review Source:Went here 5-11-12 10pm. Â As I entered this bar, it's already hot, I asked the bartender if he can turn off the heat, I believed he said that the controls are broken. Â I sang one song and drew some applause so that was good. Â Initially I came here to watch my friend compete, but realized she couldn't make it. One worker turned off the lights, so the area is somewhat dark (I thought it wasn't necessary). Â I noticed there were at least 10 contestants, didn't want to wait for my next song and left. Patty and her boyfriend that throws a karaoke gig are cool, but I don't like this establishment(the bartender charges me 50 cents for the beers)--this type of dishonesty will never gain my business again.
Review Source:Stopped in here a few weeks ago with several people. It wasn't packed, Â so there was plenty of room to stand around, or sit in different spots.
Drinks were made well, and quickly. The bartender was friendly, (but not in a skeezy way.)
This place looks like a dive from the outside, (which i would have been fine with) but the interior is clean, and seems nicely updated.
A great casual spot for drinks in the area.
This club is definitely not a club to you should waste your time in. The bouncer (manager) a short guy has little man syndrome. I went in there with my friends and sat down with my beer. 3 minutes later I was asked to leave because I was sleeping , which I was not even doing. Sorry for closing my eyes for a second, I tried to reason with them but they asked me never to come back. They are actually doing me that favor.
Review Source:The place is nice inside and the drinks are good for the value, however, I don't support bars that practice entrapment. The club bouncers are in cahoots with the local law enforcement so be careful when leaving especially when parked in the back parking lot.
 I got my first DUI last year, and I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy.  I don't support drinking and driving, but it's a real cheap and unethical move to target people leaving your bar!
Local San Carlos Girl and have been going here sense they opened.. However last Friday Night has changed my feelings on this club.. Â They had a drawing at the front door for tickets for the Giants Game.. You had to put your phone number and name down... Me being stupid and trusting a local club I put my information. Today I received a text message that stats "You are joining CARLOSCLUB alerts." Â Which means that I will be receiving text messages when they have a so called "party.."
Have some respect for people who are coming to your place of business.. Yes it was my fault for putting my information down.. But I would of never have thought they would use my information for there business deals.. If you want to run this type of business maybe you should go some place else.. I have little to no respect for the owners of this establishment and you know who you are.. This is something a used car dealer would do,,, oh wait YOU ARE!!!!
ehh, the "dj" sits on his ass with his iTunes playlist. He doesn't vary far from his playlist and after a week you can pretty much guess what song will be coming up. They typically charge a cover, and the drinks are hit-or-miss. After they remodeled it seems like they are trying to give the persona of a legit "club". My only guess is that the owner(s) have never actually been to one.
My friends enjoy this place but I'll pass unless it's mandatory.
I heart the Carlos Club! Â I had my Birthday party here last year and everyone laughed at the thought but ended up having a BLAST! Â
The venue itself has been renovated and looks much more modern than before. Â There is ONE womens restroom so expect a wait. Â Drinks are priced more on the reasonable side but they definitely don't skimp on the alcohol.
I've been here a handful of times on a Friday/Saturday night and there has always been a DJ from around 9 or 10pm 'til close. Â When it comes to the crowd, you'll see it all. Â The cougars are usually always in full force lol! Â I've also been here twice on a Saturday during the day (during a Pub Crawl) and have had a good time as well. Â
If you go to the Carlos Club with good company and remember not to take yourself too seriously you'll have a good time! Â Just have fun!
Let me preface my review by saying that I am a native San Carlos-ian. Growing up here my entire life, no place in San Carlos, ESPECIALLY the Carlos Club should charge a cover. Especially for ladies. On top of that, how do they get off thinking they can require a dress code when the entire vibe is completely seedy and half the people there could be my parents age...which is fine, but sooooo not OKAY when they are hitting on you left and right. So, to deal with the nastiness you kind of have to get drunk off of the ridiculously overpriced drinks.
OH, and the bouncer. What crawled up his ass and died? I don't know his name, but if you come across a bouncer there with a huge chip on his shoulder waiting to drop-kick any customer that doesn't act or talk the way he approves, then you have officially met the POS bouncer. He thinks he is the gate keeper to heaven, but I have two problems with this. Number one, he's a flipping PRICK, no God here, and number two, the Carlos Club ain't no heaven. Welcome to the dark side, kids.
Driven by that glitzy sign so many times I decided to stop off for a TGIF drink after work. Now, I know things don't rev up until later here but it felt tacky enough that I don't have the urge to go back and try it out. The tiny roped off VIP area just made me hoot. Surely nobody can go in there without feeling ridiculous?
However, kudos to Chris behind the bar, super-nice guy to chat with, made me feel very welcome.
Am giving it 3stars...but it does merit a revisit. Â Friends and I went to visit afterwork...and of course we were the only ones there...so of course the talent and scenery was not there, yet.
The drinks and the place itself was pretty nice...parking kind of sucked, but it was ok.
Like I said, it does merit a revisit to see how it is when it's got some more people.
Er..er....er.er-body up in da club! Â Club Carlos, man you are one crazy club. Â Oh this is my 500th review! Â Anyways, this small cute club is mad crazy. Â People here like to get DRUNK! Â I personally love to dance and had a great time doing so. Â Mad props to the DJ for playing good songs.
Parking is tricky. Â But try to park as close to the club, especially if you are a lady. Â There is a nice ONE bathroom at the club for women, but if you've got to go, then better hit the alleys, cause you know us women take our time and not care about others waiting in the hallway.
Okay so my Club Carlos story.  There was this horny white guy, let's say late 40's, trying to kiss any drunk girl he could.  He was all up on this girl, who's boyfriend had just stepped away from her to get some  more drinks or a smoke?  White dude was immediately in for the move, then I saw her tighten her fist and *WHAM. WHAM* right in his face.  White dude had what was coming to him.  I gave her a high five after wards.  Oh and there was this Parisian guy or something guy with a huge smile on his face trying to dance with any girl he could, but he was too creepy for me, always smiling and shit.  No thanks. Â
This place is a lot of fun for it's size. Â I can't wait to go back. Â There is a $5 cover charge to get in. Â But you get in and out privileges. Â Party on White Dude.
even though it's remodeled and totally different, no kareoke on the weekends, it's still a blast to come here! It's who you're with not where you are...
I had my bacholorette party here last night and have over 200 crazy pictures of all of us, they even let me get on the bar and dance..whoop whoop! Bar tabs are low, and drinks are strong! Thank You Carlos Club for many nights out as a crazy single girl, oh the memories! As the saying goes, what happens at Carlos Club stays at the Carlos Club!
It pains me to say it but they ruined Carlos Club.
Before the renovations it was a tiny dive bar but it had a lot of charm. Â The seating was cozy, especially the couch in front of the fireplace. Â An actual, working fireplace, not just something for decoration. Â It stunk a little but you put up with it for the same reason you put up with the stink of an old dog: because the charm and familiarity more than make up for the foul scent.
Tommy Boy ran karaoke and did an awesome job at that. Â The sweet, older waitress (I forget her name) was there what seemed like every single night and sometimes slipped free drinks to the regulars. Â There were a number of karaoke regulars and hitting up karaoke on the weekends was invariably a good time.
Then they closed down for renovations... and the evil came...
The fireplace is no longer there. Â It was ripped out along with the wall in which it was sitting to expand the place. Â Sure, it's bigger now, and cleaner, but all the charm is gone. Â Now it's just yet another generic, wanna-be-trendy bar. Â The sweet, older waitress is gone, as is Tommy Boy.
Karaoke (if you can call it that) is run by some new, horrible DJ and consisted this last time my friends and I went of:
1 karaoke singer/song
4 dance songs
1 karaoke singer/song
10+ dance songs
Me asking when the next singer will be up only to be told by the douchebag DJ that "the boss doesn't like it when I do karaoke when there are too many people dancing."
Great. Â The music the DJ was playing wasn't even anything notable. Â It's the same 10 songs you'll hear overplayed on the radio and pretty much every non-imaginative club. Â The DJ sucks, whoever the boss is sucks, and Carlos Club now sucks. Â On a side note, why do DJ's try to do both dance music and karaoke?? Â Pick one or the other and target a specific audience. Â You can't please everyone.
There are two good reasons, however, to go here once just for some laughs.
1. The old man who disco dances to all of the songs. Â He's a goofball and everyone laughs at him but he dances with more chicks than anyone else in the place. Â I have to respect that.
2. The VIP area in the corner with bottle service. Â Yep, you read that right. Â Apparently the owners think this is some huge club in L.A. and expect celebrities to walk in at any minute. Â They should relabel that area: "Sit here if you want to waste money and look like a douchebag in front of everyone while we all secretly make fun of you."
I guess if overplayed songs, bad DJ's, a generic club atmosphere, and a lack of fondness for karaoke is your thing, then by all means go here. Â (Or if you want to experience the hilarity of the afore-mentioned two items.)
If you are into karaoke or liked the old Carlos Club then, unfortunately, you're better off avoiding the place now and remembering it as it was before the current owner ass-raped the life out of the place.
Went to a meet-up here on Friday night. Â The drinks were good but a little pricey. The people were an odd mix of 20 somethings to 60 somethings and there was one 60 something man who was very into getting his groove on. Â Even with that distraction it was a fun place and I would return.
We aware that on Friday nights there is karaoke but the focus is on drinking and dancing and the karaoke was mostly a bunch of drunk folks singing very badly.
I'm new to San Carlos and wanted to check out this place despite the lukewarm reviews. I'm just gonna break it down:
+1 Ambience
+1 Close to where I live
+1 Full bar
Yes, I'm gonna say -1 because I can get better beer in the city or at Jersey Joes for far less, however the cosmo I had was delicious--but it was $8. This echos similar trends of renovated dive bars I've visited in SD. They've got to pay back those loans somehow, right?
-1 Since I need to check out the karaoke night and see if it's up to par. Then I'll write an update.
P.S. Their well vodka is Sky--which is considerably better than most other places!
HA HA Why did this place reopen...
I went here a few times and I must agree with the previous poster, 21 y/o girls drunk off their ass and slurring their words and an attempt to sing karaoke....
OK beside the point... this place is depressing... I had gone prior to them shutting down and was ruffied... who does that... the losers that hang out there... I had 1 drink and managed to have someone slip something into it probably when I kneeled down to grab my purse off the floor or maybe the bartender... who knows who cares all I remember from that night is waking up with onion rings in my bed and my cousin telling me how wasted I was off of 1 red bull and vodka...
AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!
I'm Mr. Brightside.
Yes, the Killers is a staple of my Karaoke playlist. Â And while it may have been an awkward affair singing in front of my coworkers, my creative director, the vice president of marketing, and my CEO, a few beers and a Goose and tonic wouldn't let that bother me. Â After all, it was our holiday party. Â And the hardest thing to turn down than a holiday bonus is turning down a holiday open bar.
The Carlos Club is what you might expect from a bar off El Camino. Â It's got a local vibe, you can get your drinks, service is decent, and it's been recently remodeled for just a touch of swank. Â Plus, on Friday nights, it's karaoke. Â But these days, which bar doesn't have a karaoke night?
On the downside, it's pretty small. Â I've been to karaoke clubs where they have private rooms as big as the entire bar here. Â Plus the setup is a little awkward, the screen where you read the lyrics is on the back wall, and they don't have a monitor that allows you to sing and actually face the crowd. Â Sometimes it's the little things that open up your eager eyes.
Cause I'm Mr. Brightside.
This place SUCKS!! Â After the renovation, it turned into just another regular bar. Â It seems bigger, but it feels smaller than before. Â It's pretentious and get this, full of older migrants from LA LA land. Â Nothing more dizzing than seeing a bunch old has-beens macking on each other, and acting like dumb-asses. Â It's become cougar disneyland.
What the heck happened to this old cozy, laid back Karaoke bar. Â This place should also stop billing itself as a Karaoke bar because it's NOT. Â The night we went, the cougars and hanger-ons were just interested in goofing the mike because they were all pissed drunk. Â If you want Karaoke, you should check out the Swingin Door in San Mateo.
DON'T waste your time at this place, and go somewhere else.
Okay, it's ba-a-ack. Â Following months of sad dark emptiness and renovation Carlos Club has returned, with almost twice the floor space it seems, and lots more table seating. Â Slightly easier to move around inside through the packed throng. Â Same award-winning round windows, classic gaudy neon out front, and all-American ambience of large-framed, loud, karaoke-loving enthusiastic people. Â A bit harder to get a drink though, maybe due to more people inside.
I don't know whether to take off or add a star for the 60+(?) yr-old would-be male gogo dancer grinding away in tight jeans up front last night.
Stumbled into this place because I was drawn in by their 50's style cheesy sign. The sign reminds me of the old school Big Al's sign on Broadway in SF. With that being said, me and my buddy Joel were expecting some sort of  Reno type of lounge. Completely, threw me off because inside, they actually remodeled and it looks NICE. You can see the pics on their website in the review down below  Â
<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carlosclub.com%2FHome_Page.html&s=d4e7caaeed3e2069ec3c067253233e4cb16737d07269d272b88b5591275cc0ea" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.carlosclub.co…</a>
Semi mixed random crowd, had some of the younger freshly looking 21 year old folks, and a couple of the "reno types". If you go and find this 50 year old venture capitalist named Gary. Ask him about his girlfriend.
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aww, i just got the worst news ever. i'm so sad i can barely write this.
i'm sorry everyone but apparently the carlos club is closed and completely gutted, like it blew up or something. Â a fire maybe? Â
what a shame. i dont know what else to say.
i'm sure we will all miss one of the best bars ever built.
Bwahahahahahahahahaha! Â
what a dump.  i'm glad its gone, but if they put a Starbucks there i'm gonna  be pissed!
Ok, so I admit--I was 20 when I came here. I just wanted to go to the city and illegally drink my way into oblivion for New Years, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Instead, I was dragged here. And it sucked. The music sucked. The bar itself sucked. Cops walked through and I had to hide behind a bunch of people to make sure I didn't get caught.
But I'm over 21 now, and even though I can go in there and get carded and chat it up with the PoPo...
You wouldn't fuckin' catch me in here if they told me I won a million dollars.
SRSLY.
Geezzeeee I lived down the street from this place my entire life and always imagined what it looked like in there, even as a kid. Being a dive bar aficionado I was freakin pleasantly surprised when I finally took my first stroll into the place. Decent sized bar stacked with bar flies at the end, loungy seats, fireplace (even though not on provided an ambiance to this place.
Ended up meeting a friend on trivia night. Didn't participate but had a lot of fun bullshitting and mingling with other people. Just a warm and inviting place to plant your ass and drink.
Don't know what the deal is but it seems like the police harass patrons of this bar for smoking outside? Ummmmm what?! Apparently this place is on the SCPD's radar.
A++++ for having my favorite beer on tap and smoking indoors. Love it.
Ugh
This place just gave off bad vibes. Like bad feelings, bad thoughts, bad bad bad hints, allegations and other things left unsaid.
Yeah.
You know it takes a lot for me to hold back.
And to give an "eh" review"......
Particularly when they allow smoking inside.....
It's time to live and love again in deed.
I think we need to burn a bundle of sage and comfry.....
If you mixed the wholesome frat-party like atmosphere of Cow Dung or Holy Cow or whatever the f#!% the name of that place is with The Mint (the karoake bar) on its worst day, I surmise you'd get something somewhere along the line a place like this. It's a total Cougar/Perv hangout and I can proudly claim I was dragged to it by some unwitting co-workers. How the hell was I supposed to know??
Review Source:Great Time! This is a sad but true fact..i had a much better time here than i did at town. I regret that we even step foot in town. But, i;m all about experiencing new things.
So Friday Night we went here to celebrate Starbella's birthday. It was extremely packed. Yes, it is a drive bar, but all types of people come just to kick back and sing a little Karaoke. Drinks are great as well. We took a shot of the Lemon Nitrous (is that what its called?) oh well, anyways it was super Yummy, I know this because i used to be a bartender and i know a good drink when i taste one! Drinks were super cheap as well.. we will def. be back!
This is by far the diviest bar I've ever gone to for pub trivia. The outside has this ridiculously glitzy sign with Pac-Man style "c"s for the first letters of the name. And then inside, it's like one dark room with a couple portholes. And smoke. Lots of smoke. I've never seen so many people flagrantly breaking the smoking law with the bartenders not seeming to mind. As a non-smoker I found the smoke a little overwhelming at times.
So we got there early and played some darts with their super badly weighted darts. And we got a couple soft drinks. Don't expect any Thomas Kemper if you're a non-alcoholic dork like me; it's your basic sodas here. I don't think there's any food here either. This place is for drinkin'.
We came for the trivia, and Iif I recall correctly they give a pretty good prize - $50 or $60 cash. There were only 9 teams so our hopes were up, but ultimately we were in first place only once, and then the music round failed us (as always). It was only music trivia and not an identify the music played round, which we doubly suck at. Anyway, they use Brainstormer trivia here, and the question difficulty level was good, and they included my favorite - the picture round.
Lots of regulars who didn't play the trivia showed up at the bar, and they all seemed to know each other. Since it was one chick's birthday she had a cake and slices were offered to everyone there. The feeling of camraderie at this bar was high.
Out of 5 Stars
Trivia Fun: 3
Trivia Prize: 5
Odds of Winning: 2
Oh so flashy, oh so divey. Â I was meeting colleagues there for trivia night, and just knew it was at the corner of San Carlos and El Camino. Â So I go to the corner, and I'm like, hey, this is a Cingular store, not Carlos Club. Â But then I peek my head around the corner and am blinded by the flashing CARLOS CLUB sign. Â Aha, there it is. Â But where am I? Â Vegas circa 1960?
Brainstormer trivia/pub quiz starts around 8:30 on Wednesdays, and was pretty empty (the quizmaster attributed that to American Idol), but fun. Â My hefeweizen (pronounced Heffen-wisen by the waitress) was $3, which was refreshing after paying $5 all the time in SF. Â Pretty reasonable level of difficulty--starts easy, then gets harder. Â Btw, did you know that the city of Fremont shares its name with the first republican to run for President? Â Because I was convinced it was Hayward, and lost it for my team. Â Ouch.
Just a warning: CA's no-smoking rule doesn't always apply here, apparently. Â So if you're sensitive to that kind of thing, pick a different bar.
Oh, and you know it's not a REAL dive bar when they card you. Â Which they did. Â To our entire trivia-playing group of 9.
Three stars for cheap booze, trivia (free to play! unlike when I used to go in Boston), and the crazy sign out front.
If I was expecting a tire shop, then I would give it one star but as this was a bar I am going to give it four.
I ordered two drinks and I was able to leave a good tip and get a dollar back on a Hamilton.
Did not play liars dice with the regulars as I am sometimes a bit dimwitted in those types of things.
Lots of people smoking which is fine as it is like watching people work on Mercury Hats or something...
If you are driving along the El Camino this is a good place.
I believe this is where I fell in love with Knucklehead. Â You see, it was our third date. Â We'd had dinner earlier. Â It was late, and as a gentleman wanting more of my delightful company, he suggested we go somewhere for after dinner drinks. Â
After dinner drinks on the peninsula? Â I was in doubt, and he didn't know the area at all. Â Seeing the bright lights of the sign on El Camino, he screeched to a stop, and hauled me in. Â Ye gods. Â Karaoke galore. Â And it must have been 80's big hair, striped shirt, homage to Def Leppard night. Â With The Big Black Man as a blocker for me, we made our way to the bar in the back and got our drinks. Â
I'm used to being the only chip in the cookie over on this side of the bay, and he's so naturally ebullient and garrulous (haha!), I didn't feel uncomfortable at all, except for when some dude, feeling the Britney wannabe at the mike singing "Like a Virgin", spilled his drink on me and didn't apologize. Â TBBM loudly but politely made him aware of his faux pas; the dude proffered his apology, and bought us both drinks. Â A strange good time was had by all.
It's a small little bar. Â It can get crowded and noisy. Â But you know what, it's a perfect little dive bar. Â The patrons are all pretty mellow and the bartenders pour a strong drink. Â Plus it's close to Cal Train. Â It's a perfect pit stop for a bar crawl from SJ to SF. Â
Just think Dive Bar and you'll be fine.
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