09/03/09

Fun Place, TERRIBLE, EXTREMELY RUDE STAFF!!!

by gtg434x

I have been going to MJQ/ The Drunken Unicorn for several years now. I enjoy the music there and the crowd. I always go on Wednesday nights because it is free to get in, drinks are cheap and they have fun music that night. Last night, I went there and was shocked by the way the woman at the door acted. I went with two of my girlfriends, two guy friends and one of my friend's boyfriend. The lady didn't charge us cover except for the boyfriend. I AM COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT THEY WOULD DISCRIMINATE THAT MUCH TO MAKE ONE PERSON PAY OUT OF A GROUP OF SIX!!!!! WHEN I APPROACHED HER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON SHE TOLD ME, "I'LL MAKE WHOEVER THE F*** I WANNA PAY, PAY" SHE TREATED MY FRIEND'S BOYFRIEND AND I WITH UTTER DISRESPECT. SHE THEN TRIED TO KICK ME OUT OF THE CLUB FOR SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND TOLD ME I BETTER NOT F***ING COME BACK AGAIN. THAT IS HIGHLY DISCRIMINATORY. HE WASN'T THE ONLY GUY OR ANYTHING EITHER. WHY DID HE NEED TO PAY WHEN NO ONE ELSE DID AND IT IS ALWAYS FREE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT???!!!!!!! I AM SO ANGRY THAT I WILL NEVER BE RETURNING, BUT I DID ENJOY THE MUSIC SO IT IS SAD THE STAFF IS SO RUDE, DISCRIMINATING AND SLOW. Also, on a side note, the bartenders are slow and rude and every door person I've ever encountered there has been rude in some way, just talking badly about people for no reason and stuff. If what the lady did isn't illegal, it should be and she should've lost her job and gone to jail for what she did.

• Pros: good music, cheap drinks, fun crowd
• Cons: all staff members are rude and bar is extremely slow.

08/13/09

MJQ is dead

by jmintheam

I started going to MJQ 5 years ago and loved it. Even then, people who had been going there before me said it was dying. For the last year or so, I have tried to have faith in a club where I have had such good nights out, but I've come to realize that MJQ, which was a different kind of club where you could dance with good, laidback people to good, dance-able music, is no more.

The bartenders have always been awful. They are inattentive and rude, but I put up with them because the drinks were cheap and the music was good. But even now, drink prices have gone up, and the music leaves a lot to be desired because...the DJs are awful. Someone needs to tell the DJs that they are not celebrities and that they should listen to the crowd and play music people actually want to hear. Plus, there are now goons acting as body guards or something for the DJs, keeping people away from the front stage (why did they move the DJ booth anyway?). Everyone who works at MJQ should realize that we are in Atlanta, not L.A., not New York. The people who make the club are the people dancing in it, not the DJs who are too busy soaking up their own awesomeness.

Maybe it is because MJQ has become more popular lately, with lines around the shack (people, the club is not worth the line), and they feel like they need to be standoffish and rude. It's no longer "all about cool" or a "music lover's paradise."

So, if anyone reading this knows of a better place to dance in Atlanta, I want to hear about it. I need a place where the music is good, the atmosphere is laidback, the drinks and cover are cheap, and the service is not rude and condescending to the people they are serving.

• Cons: DJs, bartenders, awful service

06/08/09

If dancin is your thing, this is the spot!

by CSMobileUser

Love this place! The best dj's, the best sound, greatest staff, the coolest, laid-back hippie mixed with hip-hop crowd in the A. Check your bling at the door - expect to get real sweaty and if it rains hard while ur there, expect ur shoes to be a mess when u leave. Also, it's cash only at the door and bar.

03/14/09

Best hole in the ground I have ever been too

by elboogie28

You usually hear the expression hole in the wall and think dive with seedy individuals. I entered and thats what i thought at first. It is litterally an old parking garage that has bee converted into a night club. It was dark, dank, rank and stank but it was some of the best hiphop DJing I have ever experienced. My wife is not a fan of hiphop so she had a terrible time but I loved it. I will definantly go back again but this time instead of a new outfit I will wear a hoodie and some shell toes.

• Pros: great music cheap booze nice crowd
• Cons: parking and mary jane

03/09/09

cool hangout

by CSMobileUser3

chillaxed place lots of fun!!! But the bartenders aren't that great!!:-("

01/14/09

classic dance bar

by jasdeep

This dark dive bar has a great scene, one of the last places you can see crowds. Bands come through, and I've seen some nice shows. Good DJ's for a night of dancing (any way you want, no one's really looking).

• Pros: it's been around forever
• Cons: it's dirty as hell

01/08/09

hot beats, great crowd, guiltless dancin & boozin, chill atmosphere

by khua8719

I've been going here for the past 3 years and I always have a blast. The headline pretty much says it all, although I'd like to add that my favorite thing about this place is how everyone does their own thing and no one seems to mind. No militant, angry bouncers here either - hate those guys. A must-go for any visitor or Atl resident.

12/12/08

It's ok

by jonesentime

Vibe was only OK. I felt like I didn't fit in with the crowd. But other than that, the drinks pretty pretty decent and not too expensive

• Pros: Drinks
• Cons: People

02/11/08

One of my All-Time Favs!!!!

by lilshortyz53

MJQ has a very distinctive mood. Its dimmly lit and moody. Amazing dancefloors in different rooms. Went there once and cant wait to go back. Very cool fun crowd. Be prepared to walk in and find people in their 40's and then turn around and see people in their 20's. Its a pretty mixed crowd and the style is very cool and kind of has a reggae feel on the night i went.

WARNING: if you want the typical upscale nighclub thing then this place isnt for you. This place is underground, has a very dark ambiance, can get kinda hot, and has a diverse local crowd.

• Pros: atmosphere, drinks, crowd, fun, music, cool people
• Cons: bathrooms, parking, CASH ONLY

10/26/07

SO MUCH FUN!!!

by rini09

I just moved to town from Nashville and have heard of this place for years. I met some friends at MJQ's last Saturday and it was THE best time I've had at a club in a loong time. Completely diverse crowd in every way without even a hint of pretensiousness. I was on the main floor dancing the whole night to music that somehow managed to satisfy every genre backed up with house beats and electronica. I love this place and can't wait to go again next saturday. The B boys and girls were also a major highlight.

The only negative points were the bartenders AND the fact that they only accept cash. Their ATM was broken and we had to cross Ponce (in 4"heels) to use the one at Kroger.

The bartenders acted as if it were a lazy sunday afternoon and completely lacked any sense of urgency in serving their customers at a very crowded bar. Do what I did and give your $ to your buddy to get the drinks while you enjoy the non-stop good music:)

• Pros: crowd, music
• Cons: bartenders, cash only policy