Fez Ballroom

05/18/08

The Best Damn Dance Club, Period.

by AlexSmart

On Friday nights, nobody beats the Fez. Nobody.

The staff at this place is top-notch. There is very little pretense to this place, and the vibe here is not mean-spirited in the slightest.

The crowd is quirky and playful and pretty good-natured. Also, they're smart. Darn smart.

Friday nights are "Shut Up and Dance", and it's just an incredible time.

If you fit the mold, ya gotta go.

• Pros: Awesome, great, fun.
• Cons: Cons?

07/02/07

Variety and affordable cover

by darksyren

The Fez is great in a lot of ways: The owners are super-cool to the random costumed Portland weirdness that goes on. (They don't mind when 300 santas show up and want in.) There is a medium sized dance floor on the third floor and a relaxed lounge on the second floor. Fridays is "Shut Up and Dance" with a $5 cover and some Saturdays they have Bhangra dancing. There does always seem to be goth clad kids but there are also a bunch of middle aged housewives out on the town and couple that are there to have a good time. Every time I go to the Fez, I have a good time.

• Pros: Inexpensive for dancing, big coolers of water sitting around, good music
• Cons: Stairs to get to the dance floor and out afterwards can be tricky

01/09/07

Delightful!!

by waltcoons

Every day of the week isn't enough! The drinks were perfectly mixed and the crowd was so friendly and intelligent. You'll find a room full of beauties with something to say - no cosmos in this crowd!

• Pros: Thirst quenching concoctions.
• Cons: You"ll never go home.