World Cafe Live

Overpriced tickets for bad service and $10 wine that comes in a plastic cup?  I mean, geez, I've been in divey places for shows under the El and gotten a drink served in a glass.  Also, the door person was on some sort of power trip about my water bottle on one of the hottest days of the year, but neglected to check if I (or other people) had a handgun or other weapon in my purse.  Seriously?  If this place is really concerned about safety, they'll start violating people's privacy like they do at the Troc and search every bag.

World cafe Live venue gets 5 stars; great place to see a band but its mostly catered to the xpn crowd. Downstairs venue is the large room, excellent acoustics and sight lines. Upstairs is a different beast. bartenders and night manager can be full attitude and negativity. Listen, if you don't want to do your customer service job, then go to another field and don't give me attitude for your laziness and general hating your life. The female bartender ignored a couple customers and snapped when asked questions. I think ordering from a waitress (they're great and don't acts like divas) is the way to go.

Night manager kicked people out w/ gruff and attitude.

The food... It's higher end bar food but pricy. Dunno... $12 for avg wings are steep. Overall, between negative interactions w/ upstairs attitude. I give them 3.8 stars really.

Just avoid the upstairs bartender (female) and get a set from a nice waitstaff person.

Reviewing the downstairs concert space here ---

I agree with others that the music here sounds really wonderful, and it's a comfortable place to watch a show.

But ... only three stars because:

* The craft beer tap selection was puny. Only one IPA on tap and that was the totally mediocre HopFish from Jersey's Flying Fish brewing company.

* My kimchee tofu dish was good, but $14 for five cubes of tofu, some cabbage, and rice? Really?

* The upholstered chairs and furnishings make it feel a lot like a corporate conference center at some suburban hotel.

* The a/c was jacked up. It was freezing.

* The back bar set up downstairs gives douchebags permission to talk loudly through the music, deliberately oblivious to the rest of us listening to what really was a great show.