Gator Club

What can I say, if you liek dancing to bands that play corny 80s music and fun dance songs then this is your place.  I love that corny 80's music so I try to make my way here especially if the Boneshakers are here.  They used to be every Friday but now they are there on occasion.  They also have a DJ on the 2nd floor so if that's an option too.  It's not a modern club by anymeans, in fact the building is very old.  They just celebrated their 100th anniversary, when it was once a brothel.  You can kind of get a feel for what it was like as a lot of the decor is still original.  Always a fun night out with which can be very entertaining especially if you like to people watch.

Its alright, its one of the few places that is actually open after "a certain time" at night. In Sarasota, that "certain time" happens to be 10:00pm lol! Anyways, its an okay place, your service will vary. The service is very polarizing, its either good or bad-never in-between. But hey, sometimes they even have a good band playing here, like Democracy, Cherry Bombs, Chameleon..etc

Fun on the weekends especially upstairs with hip-hop playing.  My favorite bartenders are Andrew upstairs and the older lady w/ the big hair.  She pours 'em strong.  The upstairs section used to be a gentleman's club aka brothel.  Rumor has it that the upstairs section is haunted w/ the ghost of a former working girl who was offed by her john.  The original window is up from when money was collected for a stiff drink and "good time".

I have been during the week.  I am not old enough yet for cougar status so I wasn't feeling it so much.  I would really love to see some live bands downstairs that play original music.  I am really tired of cover bands, which seems to be what this town caters to.