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    Downtown Experiment

    2.7 (192 reviews)
    Open 9:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Britney M.

    Alright I'm gonna keep it real with y'all... This place appears upscale and classy, but they definitely fall short in some aspects. First off, we walked in and asked how long for a table for 3. The waitress immediately offered the VIP area with bottle service for a $750 charge. She then offered us another vip service area for a $350 charge. We stood there confused wondering if these were the only seating offerings available. And due to the pandemic, our group ideally didn't want to sit inside in some vip booth. We asked about outdoor seating and were told that a table was available right now. Soooo uh why didn't you start off by offering that to us? Anyway... It's fine. This is great. (Sarcasm) So she walks us over to our table for three. The table is actually a table for two. The kind of small table that you would sit at when on a date. We were very confused by this since we have 3 adult sized people in our group. There was another tiny table (meant for two people on a date sitting across from each other). We asked if we could push the two tiny tables together to have enough room for the three of us. The hostess said no because that table was going to other people who just arrived.... Mmmkay. So my friend and I sat on the same side and we each had a corner of the table to eat on. Hello that is not classy and not okay to cram your guests together like that. We only ordered appetizers, because let's be real- there wasn't enough room for all three of us to order entrees. Anyway... It's fine. This is great. (Sarcasm) So the hostess brings the new guests and seats them. They have three people in there party as well. We ended up sitting right up next to total strangers because there was no room on the bench. It was terribly uncomfortable for us and for that party. We couldn't even have conversations without being in their ears. It isn't upscale, classy or appropriate to sit people in that way. Especially since we requested outdoor seating to have space away from others. The drinks were good, but the food was overpriced and bland. We ordered chips and guacamole and the guacamole was the blandest crap ever. The fruit and cheese plate didn't taste all that fresh either. I mean we must love overpriced mediocre food right? Anyway... It's fine. This is great. (Sarcasm) Overall this was a total bust. Avoid this place.

    Derek B.

    Surprised by this opening, stopped in for a drink after dinner. Good looking spot with awesome atmosphere. It just opened and with the state of the world you have to give them some slack. We had some dumplings to satisfy the law and they were tasty. Welcome to downtown!

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    2 months ago

    This place is a hit or miss. Sometimes the ambiance is great other times the food is okay. Not too sure about it and they charge for cover.

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    3 months ago

    Pretty cool club! Tall black security dude needs to relax a bit but other than that it was fun!

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    3 years ago

    Cool place, no cover charge and was suprised how packed it was on a weeknight. Definitely recommend coming to have some drinks and dance

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    9 months ago

    It's fun, and plenty of space to dance .Drinks are good . Friendly staff . Only complain is wish they had more Spanish music

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    2 years ago

    Hire better bartenders and staff. They think they're not there to work or provide to people like it's literally your job....

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    3 years ago

    Tuesdays go up! DJ plays all the best and newest hip hop... Staff is friendly, service great. Found the best spot in the IE on a Tuesday!

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    Ask the Community - Downtown Experiment

    Is it 18 +?

    No.

    Is there a cover charge for the club? What type of music on Sats?

    Yeessss!!! And depends who you are. Bunch of liars here.

    Is there live music playing while dinning on a Saturday?

    I don't know about Sat... but on Friday nite, there was no live music.

    Is the age requirement over 18+?

    21 & older.

    What time is happy hour? i couldn't find it anywhere.

    we are open Tuesday- Thursday at 4pm and Friday- Sunday at 3pm. #happyhour is Tuesday- Friday… Read more

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    Came to Downtown experiment for the first time, not sure what to expect, but Claudia took care of me!

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    The State

    The State

    4.0
    (204 reviews)
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    The State Riverside! Super cute inside and adorbs. Perfect for a first date or a classy little…read morelunch or dinner. My husband and I went on a Tuesday for their $3 taco Tuesday special! The tacos on the menu for the special was a carne asada taco, a shrimp taco, and a chicken taco. These tacos are on a rotating basis every week. The carne asada was more like shredded beef. Both that one and the chicken taco were good but nothing special. The shrimp one on the hand!!! Now that is one i'd write home about. it came with four shrimp pieces , and the taco shell was fried and perfectly crunchy. I would come back for that one any day! The service for us was interesting. Service was super nice but we weren't helped for a while. i think our seating placement might have been right in the middle of both the servers' territory so there might have been confusion on who was suppose to help us? We were literally in the very center of the half booths lol. Eventually the male server came by and apologied for the wait and was very very attentive to us for the remainder of the time:) alsooooo the taco at The State Redlands are slightly bigger than these so i beleive the Redlands ones are more filling.

    Amazing food and service. They were able to accommodate 16 people with little notice on a Sunday…read morenight. They were willing to split the checks, up to 16, individual checks. I ordered the Bourbon BBQ burger, no complaints, I'd give it a 9/10. The beef was juicy, flavorful tempura onion rings, and generous BBQ sauce. Fries were decent, and plentiful. There was so much food, I had to box up half to eat the next day. Extra thank you to the wonderful staff and accommodating our needs at the last minute.

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