by Marcelina Prigge on I have never wrote a review in my LIFE! However I made it a point to come on and write a review about the Carnival b/c I am so pissed about what they did to tons of people on Halloween! I had ordered online a couples packages vip tickets. Apparently everyone bought the same tickets and the line was about three hours. After waiting around the block for an hour the cops came and said this place over sold tickets, and it was a scam b/c there was no open bar, etc. (which was printed on ticket from 10-12pm) They closed down the doors at 11:30. Told everyone to email them tomorrow to get their money back. OK! But you ruined everyones night, and mad many people upset! This place sucks! and Likes to SCAM!
by Diedra Patruno on the doormen here are total jerks for a place that is not that nice. my group got in fine since we had 3 girls and 2 guys. but my friend's two guys friends got turned away at the door although they got in the second time by saying they were there for a bday party. the inside of the bar is pretty nice... the upstairs is just a bar area with a few booths. i think there was a dance area downstairs, but i wouldn't know because the bouncers wouldn't let us down since there was a "private event" down there. but my friend who did manage to get down there said it was basically empty. despite all these 1-star aspects of the bar, it has one redeeming quality -- the ella cocktail. it's a mix of watermelon (and they scoop it out of a REAL watermelon!!!) and vodka, lots and lots of vodka. try it, you will not regret it. and at $12 a pop, i guess that compensates for the revenue they're losing by turning people away at the door.
by Christina A. on Buckhead nightlife is undergoing a slow demise. Not cool. Luckily, Midtown is taking the reigns, offering a bunch of lounge/bar/club spots. Door 44 is the newest addition. It's located on the same block of land as Cosmo/Lava, Front Page News and Leopard Lounge, so bar-hopping by foot is doable...then again, I don't wear stilettos. Another plus is that it's usually possible to find free street parking, especially on weeknights. I've been to Door 44 twice. Let's start with the first, worse, experience: We went to the Metromix launch party on a Thursday night. I figured it'd be bouncing pretty hard given that there was a special event, and Thursday nights are always pretty big, right? Wrong. It was quite empty. That's the only complaint, but it's a very important aspect of a night out. We left fairly immediately for greener pastures. The second experience: We tried again last night, on a Wednesday. Holy crap was it crowded. All of the VIP areas were filled, the dance floor actually had some people hopping around, even the outdoor patio (nice, but small) was full. The theme every Wednesday is "Wicked Wednesdays," so I think some of the guys wanted to try to appear a little edgier than they actually are. Thus the plethora of fauxhawks. You take a basic boy haircut and some gel, push everything to the middle of the head, and voila: the fauxhawk. Slow head shake. You're not foolin' anybody! Prices are standard Midtown variety....$4 for a domestic beer. Pretty good mix of ages and ethnicities, but mostly 20-something Caucasian. Moral of the story: if it's a Wednesday and you don't like MJQ, have a good time at Door 44.
