by Bobby B. on I use to throw events at DNA years ago, even then I wasn't a huge fan of the place. The layout is strange, the lighting is not so good, the people who work there are not very friendly and the bathrooms really suck. There have been some good parties there in years past, and I am not just talking about the events I threw there :) I haven't been in years because the place started to suck worse than it already did. I really wish I could like the place but I just can't unless they make some major changes to almost everything about it.
by Tyree Sealock on I know some people that swear by this place, and I don't see eye to eye with them, though I don't know if there is any "club" that I could say that about. The one time I've been to this place, I was hanging out in the VIP getting comped drinks from an acquaintance who had connections. Walking into the place, I thought I was walking into one of those Hollywood cop movies where the detectives make a random stop at a nightclub to investigate the bad guys. It doesn't feel so much like a nightclub, as a Hollywood set portraying one. Now to fit that whole stereotypical "club" scene, you have all the trimmings, the bouncers with clipboards and earpieces out front. The line of people to get in. Inside you have the lights, and thumping beats of a top 40/dance soundtrack. Close your eyes and imagine a club with a balcony, and that's pretty much Opera. Here you get what you pay for, or rather you pay for what you get. Drinks are expensive, (on top of the $20 you've shelled out to get inside). Even a bottle of water is more than some cocktails I've had at decent places. I get the feeling that this is more a place to "be seen" than to go hang out on a weekend. I guess it's the kind of place you would hit if your trying to impress with a date, but If I didn't have the hook up at this place, I wouldn't be back. It's a good place to go once to see what all the fuss is about, then you can decide if it's worth it. I would personally much rather find a comfortable couch, a nice beer and a "chill" environment to have a conversation. But I'm not a clubber so take this review for what it is.
by Meagan K. on I'm going to go ahead and give this place four stars. If you go with some people you like, get a few scorpion bowls, and then head upstairs to the dance floor, you'll probably have a good time. At least I always do. It's a little sketch, yes, but that kind of adds to the hilarity. Plus the scorpion bowls usually come with an assortment of tiny plastic animals. You can't really call a night out a failure if you wake up the next morning to find your purse and pockets brimming with tiny monkeys and flamingos.
