Independent Bar

So, to start I am a pretty straight laced, late 20's professional that wears suits to work and has no tattoos(yet) and this is by far my favorite place to listen to great music and simply dance the night away! I am a huge indie fan and this is the only place that you can consistently hear great tunes. Not a huge fan of their 80's night (due to being born in 85), but that is simple preference and has nothing to do with the bar itself.

Overall, I love this place and the people I work with are amazed that I do...but they have clearly never expereinced the lights, music and alcohol flowing through your body similtaneously as you dance your little heart out on the old wooden dance floor beneath all the tv's.

If you are looking for a simple fun place with good tunes, good drinks and a chill vibe...check this place out one night.

The Independent Bar is quite fun! The New Wave and Indie nights are particularly appealing and there is often no cover (or at most a few dollars).  The crowds come late, so if you come early expect an empty dance floor.  My only complaint is the smoking, as it can be a bit unbearable at times. This is a nice bar to go to and get away from the typical club scene in downtown.

First visit to a club/bar in Orlando.  Being a househead from Chicago, I wasn't sure what to expect.  I was just going to meet a friend who lived in the area that I hadn't seen in many years.

$2.50 PBR tall boys...right off the bat, the place is seeming okay.

we got there pretty early I suppose, around 10:30p. At that point it wasn't very crowded which was good because we were able to snag a couch spot next to the dance floor.  

the place filled up pretty quick and i would agree with other reviewers that many people seem to go there to actually dance. it's nice to know there are places that people go to do that instead of being "too cool" to get loose.  peeps were just getting funky to whatever the guy was playing.  refreshing.  music wasn't really my cup of tea but i didn't care as i was there to catch up with my old friend.  people were having fun and that is always cool.

the indoor smoking can be a problem.  shit, i smoke but i woke up the next day and all my clothes were STANKY.  even my socks smelled like an ashtray.  that's gross.  in chicago you have to go outside to smoke and i have to say that i actually like that law.  22 year old kids chain smoking can literally make your shit stink.

all in all, it was fun. bartender was cool and didn't skimp on the drinks we decided to get after a few PBR's.

good times.

i gave it 3 stars instead of 4 because it wasn't anything special.  just a regular bar that happened to have a pretty big dancefloor.