by Jarvis Ewart on Most arrogant, racist, sexist, front bouncer ever... Went with a group of 7 - 4 guys, 3 girls (mix of asian, mexican, white) and we were first in line just before midnight. He asks us if we were on the guestlist and we say no. He says "if you're not on the guestlist, you will be waiting here for awhile." We wait, and he asks the 2 girls behind us the same question, they say no, but lets them in anyways. Bouncer then says to us 5 minutes later "you won't get in tonight, go find another place to go to" so we leave. If you're not on the list, I suggest not coming here.
by Adam R. on I cannot believe I have not written a review on Halo yet. I have been there many times and each time have had a great deal of fun. The first time I went here was for the Lucid Absinthe party. I like absinthe, even though Lucid is not the real stuff, I still enjoyed Halo's Absinthe concoctions. The traditional Absinthe drink with the sugar was good as well as the monkey gland. I forget what the third one was called but I liked all of them. Some people I was with did not like the Absinthe, but it made for more drinks for me. I have been there a few times when it was pretty dead, but it is usually decent. It allows smoking unfortunately but at least I do not have to go anywhere after here except home. Bartenders are great and they have a lot of cool mixed drinks. I like the upstairs area. They have a DJ, dancing, and places to sit. The stair case leading nowhere is weird, but interesting. I liked coming for the burlesque party as well when they had girls dancing on ropes hanging down from the ceiling. This place is definitely good for quirky theme parties. Low lighting, great atmosphere, and great drinks make this a great place to go after Cypress or anywhere else really.
by Douglas Cerchia on Solid 4 stars for CosmoLava. I usually just think of it as one place with multiple rooms(5 on 3 levels) as opposed to 2 different clubs/lounges. Perfect place to go with a couple of buddies for cheap and you can guarantee everyone will have a good time. And everyone will find at least one hottie to dance with. Seems to be a popular spot for a girls night out type thing which is always good for the fellas. Pros: Cheap. $10 Cover. At around midnight on the weekends there will probably be a line. Nothing outrageous but you might have to wait 10mins or so to get in. A pretty decent amount of good looking girls is the norm here. More so than any place in the crescent street area(Twisted Taco, Opera, Front Page News, Sutra, Leopard Lounge). This is my opinion obviously but my opinion is pretty much gold on this...hahaha. Layout. Lots of different rooms all about medium in size(except for the 3rd floor room which is pretty small). I like being able to hit up different spots with different types of music all while staying in the same club. big plus for CosmoLava. Also have 3 deck areas which make for good cooling down spots in teh spring summer. Cons: On Saturdays it can be too crowded. At least on the "Cosmo" side. There isn't enough room for a clear walking path and a dance floor so you will get bumped into if your dancing at say 1am. And you will have to bump your way through the crowd. There is just no way around it. The crowd isn't as mixed as I'd like. I'd say it is about 75% white. 10% Asian. 10% indian. 5% Black and other. but as I mentioned in the pros lots of good looking people so thats always good. age group of ppl is 21-30. Music is not that great. More top 40ish than HipHop/RnB. which is not my cup of tea but it might be yours. girls will like it for sure though. Parking like anywhere in the crescent area is close in nearby lots. cost is about $5.
