LGBTQ+ club · San Diego, United States
1051 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
Phones are regularly stolen here, enough to where there needs to be a large sign warning when you first walk in. My phone was stolen. Staff just shrugs. They know this is a recurring thing and they do nothing to give people a heads up. Maybe because it’s someone that works there that is doing it. My phone was stolen right out of my bag on the dance floor. ONLY keep your phone in a compartment that has a zipper. Don’t keep it in your pocket. Don’t have it just laying in your bag easily accessible. Thank me later!!
SECURITY AT THIS CLUB WILL SCAM YOU. If you read previous reviews, other people also have this experience. STORY TIME: I went out with a few friends and was going through the ID check and paid my cover, when I looked back and saw that they stopped one of my friends for being “too drunk and underaged”. That is what the bouncer said to him and what the manager later told me as well. He was not underaged and the bouncer realized that when he saw his military ID, so his solution was to double down on my buddy being too drunk. He ran a “sobriety test” on him which was reciting his ABCs. He obviously passed but they had too much pride to let him in still (was probably looking for a bribe). On a separate note, once he wasn’t let in, I went into the bar to notify our other friends so that we could go elsewhere. The club was loud, we had called them with no answer so since I was cleared to go in, I did to get them. In and out in 2 minutes. With that in mind, I asked the manager for a refund on my cover since we were denied access but she told me that I went into the club on 2 separate occasions. At that point I told her to pull camera footage to prove it as she had clearly lied to save her pride and justify keeping my money. A measly $24. They also could not understand that we were not going to stay at that bar when they denied our friend access on baseless claims as they argued that “I could still go in” to justify the denial of a refund. The manager was a tall light-skin woman with overdone lip gloss (I didn’t get her name). If you see her, avoid talking to her. Your best bet is to just leave if you have any problems as she has no conflict resolution skills whatsoever as a manager and will lie to get her way. There are more disturbing details from that interaction but you can probably piece it together from the other reviews of similar interactions. Wild how this continues to happen and ownership does nothing about it.
Phone stolen here. Two days later it was in LA. I’ve seen tons of reviews with the same story. They obviously have some kind of phone theft ring operating out of their club and are either a. doing nothing about it, or b. aiding the thieves. So which is it, Rich’s? Are you just incompetent or are you criminals? Not to mention a $50 cover is straight up robbery.
FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE AT THIS POPULAR NIGHTCLUB . ENERGETIC FUN ATMOSPHERE. FRIENDLY STAFF AND BARTENDERS . GREAT DJ EVENTS AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT . OUTDOOR SEATING .
Went to Rich’s to celebrate the Pride Kick-Off Party. Tonight featured performances by Kandy Muse and Jessica Wild from RuPaul’s Allstars Season 8 as well as music from DJ John Joseph. The place was decorated beautifully for Pride and the music was booming and definitely kept people on the dance floor. Drinks here were somewhat expensive but that’s what you have to expect at a club. Both bartenders we went to poured heavy and honestly we didn’t have the same experience with watered down alcohol that other reviews have noted. Both were extremely friendly and efficient despite the number of people they had to serve. We were a little disappointed that Kandy and Jessica only performed one song each. It was a long wait for a somewhat short show. While we were happy to be there to see them it was a blink of the eye and they were finished. Rich’s also had a large outdoor area which has different music and is more of a place to have conversations instead of dance. Overall it was a fun night. I only take them down a star due to the short show and a desire that they had mixed in some Reggaeton with the other music to give everyone some variety.
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