220 West Alma Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
Santa Clara County
Phone: (408) 292-0270
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by akzidenz g. on so, it looked like an interior decorator named elton john or prince was hired to design the place. yes, this place has THAT kind of decor, which is really quite wonderful. i kept staring at the huge gold lion mask things that they have hanging in there and wondered where one would buy those. anyways, came to see a friends band. loved the venue. drink prices were OK. not great. like $5 for a beer. coulda been cheaper considering it was a dive. but hey, someones gotta pay for those gold lion masks.
by Lamar Seabaugh on Kind of an Asian fusion (Chinese/Japanese) decor, with the main floor and stairs off to one side, a sort of stage to the right, the main bar in the back, elevated tables when you walk in that I'm sure are great to grab and you can see the entire place. The secondary bar is useless, its really just there to be close to the tables so the waitress doesn't have to meander from one end of the place to the other. That's the biggest problem with the place, was the layout wasn't very condusive to those who needed to get from one end to the other. I know most clubs have that problem of overcrowding, but Hiro was actually smaller than I thought it was going to be and I had a tough time getting from A to B. 7 dollar beers, 10 dollar mixed drinks, no money left, and a HUGE disco ball above the dance floor. HUGE. It was actually off putting and kind of trippy, the lights made it seem like everyone was moving, or just maybe a high school prom. Went here to see Albert Hammond Jr, but in between the DJs were really pretty great, left some songs along, but did some good mash ups and the beats were sharp and clear. The first band though, you rarely see the crowd boo after one song. These guys just were too much; its one thing that's great if they don't give a shit and play their balls off, its another thing when they do it in the service of rockstar posing, egotistical statements, and just plain bad music. The backup singers were pretty but they should have been singing lead cuz this guy couldn't keep his shirt off before 2 songs were done. I would have liked to stay later, but my friend wasn't into the dance vibe. Wouldn't mind swinging by again on another night.
by duane m. on I didn't have as good of an experience as the other reviewers, mainly because the food was only okay, the drinks were hard to get from our server, and this was because he did everything possible to ignore us. That is kind of weird, since the place was so small. There was also a promotional drink thing going on that night, and literally, everyone around us got free drinks except for us. Perhaps it was because we were obviously the only gay couple in there? I would like to think that wasn't it, but based on what I saw, I definitely think it was. Oh well, won't be going back; there wasn't anything worth going back for.
