8eighty8

Sucks ass. Bouncers were too strick when people get drunk. They kick you out if they even think you’re drunk which is stupid. What’s the point of going to a club with alcohol where they’ll kick you out if you stumble. We had just arrived to find out my friend was already kicked out cuz she was stumbling. Its a club! Stupid asses. The environment sucked too. The crowd was nasty. People smelled and it was nothing but a bunch of single nasty ass looking Indian and Asian guys that can’t even dance. Overall… Never go unless you want the smell of curry on your clothes

This place would go up TWO WHOLE STARS if they cleaned this place! The floors are so so soooooo sticky it grosses me out to come here.
A few tips…
— Drinks are crazy overpriced for the venue, so have a few before you come.
— Crowd is not great, mostly «fist pumpers» if yaknowhatimean. One Jersey Shore reject ACTUALLY hit me in the back of the head with his over zealous arm dancing during an EC Twins performance.
— Also, the dancing girls from 2002 could really stand a wardrobe makeover and some new moves.
Worth noting, the bouncers here are (oddly) some of the best in OC. Best, as in *polite* and no nonsense. They let the beautiful people in first (as they should!!) and are quick to exercise their ability to kick you out if you get too drunk, sadly I know this first hand. I actually challenged one bouncer to a game of chicken after he escorted me out for being shhhwasted. He accepted, I won, but he still wouldn’t let me back in!!! =(…Oh well! He kindly kept me entertained while I sulked around waiting for my friends.

I went to the new club X which use to be called 888– the lights and lasers are amazing!!! felt like I was in vegas! super modern and trendy club– the DJ’s were friendly and the music rocked top 40– and house the entire night
The bouncers were totally cool
YOU need to get here earlier for parking tho! I had to park across the street and walk–

I don’t know how a club can go from bad to worse in the span of a quickie one week remodel, but this place has certainly accomplished it. It’s AWFUL.
Venue– no more slick lighting, slick dance floor, nada. It’s concrete and dark. There’s a glowy light in the middle of the dance floor though. The front entry is a nightmare, though. With bottle service booked they seemed confused out front.
Crowd: Not my scene.
Drinks: Looks like they no longer carry certain top shelf favorites like patron. Too bad.
Verdict: I’ll never return and you shouldn’t either.

Okay, I’m gonna get this out of the way right now: this review might be incredibly biased because I’m gay and I really don’t understand the appeal of some straight clubs, but here goes.
So I came here on the night EC Twins were… performing (?), and the place was pretty packed. Straight up, the set up of this place is weird. I don’t understand the function of a dance floor if all the ugly trying too hard guys and the girls wearing too much makeup are just gonna stand there and fist bump and stare at the performers. You’re on the wrong side of the country if you think this is Jersey or something… maybe I wasn’t drunk enough to understand, but I figure if you go to a club you dance or something.
Security here was completely shit too. My friends knew EC Twins and we were chilling by the stage but security kept shooing us away and shooing us to the back. Honestly, back off. This place doesn’t need security, it needs standards. Shit pretending that they’re an upscale nightclub on Sunset Blvd rather than owning up that they’re a dingy mess next to a small airport.
Drinks were okay, but still not enough to cure the fact that I was incredibly bored being here. Btw you might think that buying a bottle to get a table at this place would be worth it, save your money and just go to LA. Irvine/​Newport Beach is not a hot spot.
PS: I didn’t think I had to add this but can people there please stop thinking that anything you bought at Metropark or from Ed Hardy makes you attractive?

I believe in second chances, but not for this place.
The only good thing about this joint was the free parking and free entrance (RSVP)
Security was a huge D*bag. My friend and I both had RSVP for this place and some guy at the entrance told us to just go straight a head. He gave my friend 1 ticket. We both thought it was for the both us, it wasn’t. The guard was being a complete a*hole about it and didn’t let us explain. Luckily we had one of the other guys explain to the guard that it was ok.
The layout of the club is really nice. I’ll give them that, but they still get 1 star.
Place was packed, drinks too expensive, and the DJ was so-​so. A handful of fights broke out and security still let the same a*holes in the club.
This place is a huge joke.

Came here on a Friday night with a couple friends. We drive into the lot. wthh its valet only?! $ 10 for parking, what is this LA?! geez. So we walked up and asked about the guestlist and the bouncer just kind of ignored us and walked away. So we walked into line. The bouncer actually didn’t get me shit about my ID because I look young for my age. He just looked at it and let me in. Wow.
So we walked in and found out we just barely missed the guestlist. C’mon it was 11:01pm :(Cover is $ 20?! So basically spent $ 30 before I even walked into the club. Already I wasn’t in such a great mood. Went to the bar and got two rum and cokes which were super tiny for $ 22 and not even strong.
Walked around to the smaller room, which also had a DJ playing but it was a smoke friendly zone so walked right back into the main room and that was it. The club is super tiny. Dance floor was packed and we could barely dance. Music was not good. The DJ kept playing half or a third of a song and then would switch to another song.
The only reason I’m giving this place two stars instead of one is because they have a LED dance floor which is pretty awesome. We only stayed til 12:30 but it was the longest hour and thirty minutes of my life. Never again.

I like the atmosphere, the lights, the music. I’m 21+ and went to an 18+ event on a Thursday because my roomies are still 20. For an 18+ club, the crowd was pretty cool. No one looked like little kiddies and for the most part everyone was pretty good looking. It was pretty classy with a red carpet leading into the club with a shitload of security guards. It was $ 10 guestlist and freee if you’re 21+
The only thing I didnt like about this place was the security guards were pretty rude. And trust me they are VERY strict on under 21 holding drinks and even just taking a SIP. So all you underage peopleess going clubbing there, don’t even try to get your friends to buy you a drankk cuz you’re gonna get your ass thrown to the curb! (this happened with my friend)
Also there was a pretttty long wait to get in but if you know somebody of course thats a different story… but thats how it always is anywhere you go. So overall? I would say I had a good time dancing there. I didnt order any drinks so I cant speak for the drinks there but if you’re underage and looking for a club Thursday nights you’ll most likely have a good time here.

Came here for a first time on a Friday last week. So this review is only based on one visit and on a Friday only. It was for a friends b-​day, so we were able to get in for free after dropping a name.
I thought the ambiance was really nice, although it got really dark later on through the night. The waitresses on private service looked attractive even before the drinking, so that’s a plus. The bar area is long and very visible, whereas the indoor dance floor is pretty spacious.
Drinks were expensive, like always. But the crowd and especially the ratio was really nice. Plenty of girls and guys to go around. Indoor dance floor was mostly a mash-​up of Hip-​hop and top 40, but there was an outside area as well (think XS but on a significantly lower scale). Music was great, and there were dancers on stage by the DJ, as well as various lasers throughout the ceiling.
I’m not a big clubbing person, but I came in expecting to buy a friend a round and socialize a little then leave, and ended up leaving much MUCH later. That should explain to you all you need to know.
Highly recommended, especially if you don’t want to take the hour drive from the OC to LA.

After coming back to 8eighty8, I realized that I really need to start Unilocaling more, then I would’ve known better.
First time here was a thursday night and had a decent time thanks to a surprise run in with Stephanie N. Wasn’t thrilled with the décor since the white LED floors get really dirty looking later in the night. But hey, when you’re with good people it doesn’t matter right?
Wrong.
Came back Sat night for a friend’s bday and had to pay a $ 20 cover. Got inside and the place was packed. Francine L. definitely hit the nail on the head with her review. It was like some weird episode of the Twilight Zone where you have 40+yr old Asians mixed in with a crowd full of your typical creepy douches who like to stand next to girls and stare at them for awkward amounts of time. Guess I can’t complain about the club not having diversity.
The DJ was horrible. I wish there were a Bureau of DJ Entertainment that gave out licenses because maybe that would have prevented this guy from playing. If you’re not going to even try to transition your songs, then we would’ve been better off just streaming Pandora. At least then we wouldn’t have to listen to terrible fade out scratches and completely 180 degree song selections. It was so upsetting that it even made a fight break out in the middle of the dance floor (jk about the music upsetting them… I think).
And to top it off they have this unmarked neighbor parking lot in the back that will TOW YOUR CAR if you park there and put you out $ 306. Seriously, would it be THAT hard to put up a sign? Everyone I saw that night while waiting to get my car came from 8eighty8, so NO, it was not obvious.
SO why two stars and not one? Two reasons: 1) Cool LED floor BEFORE its gets all nasty from spilt drinks and garbage and 2) pretty hot gogos.

8 reasons why you’d rate 8eighty8 5 stars:
1) You enjoy paying $ 20 cover in a tiny OC club who packs people to the very brim. Remind me, is this TAO at the Venetian? Hmm, can’t be because no one ever even pays a dollar to get into that death trap.
2) You have a fondness for sketchy promoters who give away your tables and tell you your guestlist is open all night, but actually closes at 11pm.
3) Man, you just love standing there watching the bartender roll his eyes to the back of his head concocting some random double digit price on your drink. Stiff drinks? Try limp as an overcompensating douchebag with erectile disfunction.
4) Rubbing elbows with 40 year olds really gets your juices going. Think of your typical Newport crowd, but aged 10 – 20 more years. So damn sexy.
5) You’re always on the lookout for good deals on massages. Forget LivingSocial and Groupon. There’s nothing like getting elbowed in the neck by Ronnie-​look-​alikes. It’ll get any knot out. Can’t blame him, though. Where else is he supposed to put his creatine blasted appendages? Refer to reason #1.
6) You like living life on the edge. Every weekend, you look forward to nearly suffocating to death in a smoking patio that only has slits in the ceiling for ventilation. Second hand smoke in your eyeball and fire hazards are your means of obtaining adrenaline rushes.
7) You’re delighted by bouncers constantly harassing you with flashlights to move from one place to another. Because, you know… there’s so much room elsewhere to go. Again, see reason #1. It also might please you to watch your friends get harassed by the bouncers. You can watch them shine their power tripping flashlights into a friend’s eye all while screaming, «You got E in your system?!» I wish I was kidding.
8) Your musical taste? «We No Speak Americano.» Enough said.

A huge improvement from when it was RED. LED lights are ALL OVER THE PLACE! The LED lights near the tables look like speakers which is super cool. The beaded curtains draping the walls is a bit tacky, but I am glad they remodeled it and made the floor, walls and ceiling white so I can see my friends now. :) Before when it was dark, it was hekka hard to find people.
Also the main dancefloor has LED lights on the ground… so retro, so disco, so cooooooool.
The patio has also been remodeled. Looks much nicer as well.
The restrooms… still need improvement. And i swear… the bathroom lady was ASLEEP! lol.
When we entered the club, we bypassed the mass of people outside. EC Twins were performing so everyone was trying to get in (free b4 10p). The left side of the club was closed off, but later on they opened it up.
The night was filled with great music! EC Twins were awesome! I would definitely be back for some more great music and a great time with friends.

Was with a group of people…2 of the guys were hammered and one wanted to dance so we ended up here.
Got there around mignight, there was a line and we can tell it was packed inside. The hammered guy went up front spoke with the bouncers and we got to the front… hammered guy proceeded to pay for all 6 of us to get in, at $ 20 each, which is BULL SHIT!
Don’t know what happened and who paid what — I didn’t pay… got a wrist band on my wrist and walked into a dark, stinky packed, dirty club.
Drinks aren’t stiff, vodka tonic was $ 9…they used a oversized plastic shot glass!
Restroom needs to be upgraded ifyou want to charge $ 20!
Crowd is ok… mostly 20’s and mix races. Luckily there weren’t many ghetto people.
I’ll only come here again if it’s free or someone is paying my way in.

$ 20 cover charge? Even for ladies? Do you guys think you’re a Vegas club?
I’d heard about this place and wanted to check it out. My date and I arrived around midnight on a Saturday, and it was absolutely packed.
The LED lights EVERYWHERE are cool, and I was diggin the lit-​up dance floor. Unfortunately, it was also sticky. Go-​go dancers were hot and could dance. Drinks were more expensive than most Hollywood clubs. I liked the diverse crowd and pretty people, although there were far too many Persian Jersey Shore-​ish types.
I’ll admit that I’m not the biggest fan of trance music at clubs; hip-​hop is more my style to get down to. This DJ had way too many awkward transitions, there were many times where I’d look around and see the entire dance floor stopped, waiting for something to start moving to again. Nothing flowed smoothly and it was hard to get into a groove. Off-​topic, but was also offended by a dance remix of «Smells Like Teen Spirit.» Noooooo!
The thing I hated most about this club are the bouncers/​guys with flashlights. I guess the $ 20 a head creates a great salary budget to hire hundreds of them, but these guys are standing around every 3 feet or so, scolding anyone who doesn’t keep walking. If you aren’t on the dance floor or in front of the bar, you will get yelled at. If you stop to look for a friend on the dance floor, you will get yelled at. My date had to go outside to make a call about his credit card. He was given shit for going outside at all, and I waited by the VIP booths, leaning against a rail and completely out of anyone’s path. I got yelled at, that I couldn’t stand there. I went over by the DJ booth, and got yelled at again. «Where am I supposed to go then???» I asked. Seriously, if you let people, I don’t know, walk around by themselves without someone telling them to do so, what’s the worst that could happen?
There is an enclosed «patio» full of smokers, and they don’t let you go outside the main entrance. If you want some fresh air without smoke, you are screwed.
The place looks really nice, but seems to think it’s cooler than it actually is. Could use some work before I’d go back. Watch out for your ears, too, speakers are everywhere, including the ceilings. I was only there for an hour and can’t hear today.

Very nicely remodeled… THE LED’s ARE INSANE! The space is pretty small… and can be a hassle to get out and leave when the place is packed. On a side note… ALL BEERS ARE $ 6! And if your there early… they have nice young lil ladies walking around while handing out FREE SHOTS! :D The music was alright… the other room was much better!
UNTIL THEN! ^-^

My husband and I and 40 other friends (some I know and some are friends of many friends), had spent New Years Eve here. Although we had booked a couple of weeks in advance for bottle service, when we got there, we had to wait for about 40 minutes before we can get in. Ohhh and as I was waiting outside we witnessed this small Asian girl beating the crap out of this guy. How sad!
Once inside we had this whole row of tables for our party, we had a sign of relief. Then we saw another group of drunken girls trying to start a fight. I thought to myself this is why I don’t go clubbing. I couldn’t believe I’m bringing in the NY annoyed.
So, the waitress took two credit cards for security, understood. But we also mention that we would be paying in cash. She said, Alcohol will not be coming out until we paid in full. OK… well then. my brother in law counted the $ 5400.00 dollars in front of her and put it on her tray, so she took it to the back and apparently recounted to $ 4500.00 The dumb broad (excuse my language) came out and said we short paid her. So, by this time my husband and I had wondered off and got ourselves some drinks and so did some other people. When we got back, we saw the waitress and the manager talking and arguing with my bro in law. All three of them disappeared to the back for a recount.
Long story short, the whole $ 5400.00 was on their table and apologies was said. We got out Alcohol 6 mins before countdown and a couple of $ 200.00 dollars champagne on the house for their mistake.
It seemed like just another night No NY hats, blowers, or confetties, Sucks big time

Crowd age is around 30
Music was not very selective. Lots of repeats for the short time that I was there.
People were obnoxious! I was helping a friend throw up and these douche bags were recording it on their video phones. WHY?

came here for a friend’s birthday.
if you come at 10pm, i promise you that the only thing you’ll see on the dance floor is some grandpa asian trying to get his dance on or some tumble weeds rolling though the place. but by 12, the place gets packed with creepers, douchbags and wanna be fake newport chicks.
the drinks are small but they packed a punch.
you have to spend 20 bucks on your credit card to use it. WTF. super lame.
the light/​led system is a complete joke. well, the floor is the only cool part i suppose.
the sound system is alright. kinda loud at times, but it could be that our party was hanging right next to the speakers.
they play top 40s/​hip-​hop and house in the main room. but sometimes they repeat the songs.
the outdoor patio/​smoking area is where they play trance/​electro. but it’s super lame cuz you have to hang out with all the smokers. i wish they had an extra patio sure for only smokers.
the floor is sticky and valet is 8 bucks. it’s lame they don’t have self parking.

This place is LAME, you’re much better off getting a room or a couch to crash on and going to LA or San Diego for the electro scene.
Their LED setup is a joke compared to many places (ex. Voyeur in the Gaslamp), don’t let their promotions fool you. That t-​shirt you bought at Urban Outfitters four years ago has a better setup.

Definitely a European style club with a sick L.E.D. dancefloor and a beautiful crowd. I havn’t seen anything like it in the O.C.
Style is a must if you want to get through the doors but it gets hot in there so dress light too.
I highly recommend getting on the guestlist or getting there early (1015) or you WILL wait in line if you dont have a VIP table or Guestlist/​bottle service. Text the promoter I use to get on the guestlist, im sure he wont mind, 310.991.1950