Devil’s Martini North

I went here on a Saturday evening for a wine tasting benefit organized by a friend. The all white décor was a little much. A wanna be Vegas or Miami look. There was also a unique crowd. Lots of older couples who were trying too hard to prove they were still young and hip.

If you are a hunter, get your hunting gear ready because this is the place for you! Devil’s Martini North is an excellent Puma and Cougar hunting ground. This desert watering hole attracts these two populations in full force. Watching them interact in their natural habitat can be highly interesting, to say the least.
Oh, and although they are in their natural habitat, these species are far from «natural» themselves. It seems as though many of them have had mutations and augmentations due to a disease called «lack of self-​confidence». This disease has spread rampantly throughout this 40+ female population, and male hunters of all kinds come to watch.
Get my point? Devil’s North is worthless. It’s located in a North Scottsdale strip mall (near a Safeway nonetheless), sometimes they have a cover (they should pay you to come here) and what really cracks me up is that they have valet parking… yet there is an overabundance of spots since it’s in a strip mall!
The patrons here are laughable. You know those guys that wear men’s shoes with a heel? They come here. And you know those 50+ women who think that they are a «sexier» version of Samantha from Sex and The City? They come here too.
There are two visually disgusting occurrences that I unfortunately witnessed here — both perfectly describe the atmosphere. The first was a group of 30+ women, dressed like sleaze balls with obvious plastic surgery enhancements on display, trying to act like strippers on the dancing platform, while their 50+ husbands with orange fake tans sat on the couches nearby watching them. PUKE. The second time, it was about 8pm and the music inside was bumping. No one was on the dance floor. Well, except for two highly intoxicated 20 something girls bumping and grinding on each other while making eyes at the male hunters watching them. DOUBLE PUKE. Some patrons here are so sad that that the people watching isn’t even amusing.
It’s great that they have 2−4−1 drink specials but the drinks aren’t anything special. I am embarrassed to admit this, but I have also eaten here as well. Don’t do it. The service is average, nothing to write home about. I’ve waited ages for drinks/​food when it’s not even that packed.
Oh, and this place is so «classy» that you are not allowed to wear a baseball hat inside. Riiiiiight. Yet cougars dressed as whores are allowed to run rampant through this place? Methinks not. Pass on Devil’s Martini North. Save yourself from visual torture (unless you are a hunter).

Gee… haven’t been to this place in what seems like eons… this definitely was the spot to go to because it was the most happening thing in the north scottsdale area… like 5 – 6 yrs ago… lol.
We got together a handful of gals for Thu night 2−4 – 1’s. It’s nice because EVERY alcohol and beer is included in this! Awesome! They have always had this, and a long time ago they definitely used to pour heavier drinks, but I don’t really mind not getting retarded so quickly. That does not speak for the rest of the interesting crowd that graces the dance floor here.
H-​I-​L-​A-​R-​I-​O-​U-​S!
Get there around 10pm or so and grab a comfy seat by the dance floor. Did I mention their (new to me) addition of 4 shiny stripper poles bolted into the square pedestal/​bench that surrounds the dance floor? 2−4 – 1’s + stripper pole = lmfao
I saw a middle aged woman in a prom dress getting down and dirty, some semi retired couple stumbling and dancing barefoot, as well as some others that looked like they were rejected from their pole dance class.
Some really funny stuff. I was more than entertained. For that, I will definitely come back.
Fyi…
If you don’t know this already, please don’t drink and drive… this place is crawling with cops! Well, Scottsdale and Shea Roads both are. They will even hide out or stroll the parking lot at devils to follow you out. I’ve seen them do it… entrapment I say… dd or cab it
I don’t know how the food is now, but years ago, I had a seafood appetizers there and it made me violently ill, and I haven’t had it since. I’ve been afraid… very afraid!

This used to by my favorite spot to frequent when I moved to AZ. The music used to be great; the drinks used to be strong; the crowd used to be… well, a crowd.
Keywords here are USED TO BE.
I recently went back to Devil’s to help my boyfriend on his event photography assignment, and I could not believe how pathetic it had become. It was empty, with only unfashionable, mid-50’s patrons coming in for a cheap appetizer. The music is played out and repeats sometimes. The drinks are WEAK. It had a totally different feel to it. What is it called… BORING.
I’m more of a homebody now anyway, but in those rare occasions that I actually do want to pay for overpriced drinks and dance, I will avoid Devil’s North like the plague.

Went there Saturday night the place was crowded. Its a very mixed crowd. The music was great played new and old skool music. I had a great time. I was not dress properly I had on shorts and sandals but he let me in because I was visiting. The place ended up getting pack around 10pm. everyone was having a great time. the whole ambiance of the club is class A. The drinks are expensive, so that’s why I didn’t give it a 5 star.

I had a decent time here the other night while visiting Scottsdale… It was a Thursday, 2 for 1 drinks til midnight, but I thank my good time to the company I was in and the lovely people watching the crowd here provided.
Let’s start with problem número uno– The place is located in a Safeway shopping center… no joke! So get your groceries and come shake your booty all in one trip ;) Now I know Scottsdale has a rep, and to be honest, I do enjoy surrounding myself in that scene once in a while but seriously could not get over the fact that while sitting on their «posh» patio, I was watching the cart boy rounding up stray shopping carts. Location location location, this place fails miserably at that.
The drinks were okay… call me crazy but I actually prefer to taste some alcohol in my martini.
And the décor in the place was a joke! You walk in to a big open room… think Rocky Pointe spring break style back in HS when you went to those 20 $ all you can drink parties. All that was missing was the video crew recording the raunchy females, cougars in this case. The chairs/​seating in the car were cheap looking and overall reminded me of Ikea.
On the plus side, it was pretty busy but chill enough were my friends and I could enjoy each others company without being knocked into by others.
For wanting a chill night with great people watching this place is great. But please get over your posh sophisticated attitude because you are far from it and the place would actually have more potential if you realized it. My favorite part of the night… A cougar with a much older sugar daddy. She walks away from daddy to be swept away my 20someyhing boy toy, only to turn around, and hang her purse on daddy before heading to the dance floor to grind on the boy. Poor daddy was left outside, purse and all, looking like a fool. Made for decent people watching. I sadly left and don’t know the outcome of this… If you were there last night and saw these scene please do tell :)

Yep — our bachelorette party went to two Devil’s Martini’s in one night. We wanted to end our night more up north in Scottsdale, so we headed here around midnight.
Here’s the thing. We were a group of 8 girls — all good looking, dressed up and at our target weight. It’s my bachelorette party, so you know we were ready to have a good time. However, upon arrival AFTER MIDNIGHT, we were told everyone had to pay $ 5 cover. Huh? But… can’t you see… we’re…GIRLS?
So my BFF had to give the bouncer a talkin’ to and she got us in without the cover and we danced our asses off and had a good time but still. We’re GIRLS! Puh-leese…no cover!

My boyfriend and I are visiting from San Diego and were looking for a good happy hour. The two-​for-​ones brought us to this place. The vibe seemed pretty good, the music was pretty good but the people watching was actually the best. The bartender staff were pretty wild and seemed to be having a great time. There was also a speed dating event going on — pretty «40 year old virgin» ish.
This is an interesting crowd as there were a number of guys with shaved heads — is that an Arizona thing or is it symbolic of something else? The crowd demographics are either young or old and not much in between.
The appetizer food that looked good on line sucked! Although cheap, you got what you paid for. We had crab cakes, chicken wings, calamari rings and french fries. French fries were way over cooked and too brown; calamari was chewy; and the chicken wings were fried too long.
If you want cheap entertainment, go there but don’t expect good drinks or food — just good, old fashioned people watching!

Dear Devil’s Martini North, Thank you for playing Beyonce and Pitbull throughout the night last night. Because of you the jeans I bought the same day are loose and I’ve lost 2 more lbs.
Seriously, I can see the cougar potential here, but I am desperately in love with the vibe of this place. You can’t do much better at hitting my sexy sophistication love than this place did. The tables alone the sides, the couches, the dance floor and not bad drinks make me wish there was a place like this closer to me, and that I was actually with a date last night.
We arrived around 9:30 and walked right in. It wasn’t too crowded last night and the drinks were just the right size and strength. The music was fantastic too.
This is a win ladies. A definite win.

I wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like this, yet here I was entertaining the needs of an out of town guest hanging my head in shame.
The crowds age was either 21 or 51 and nobody in between… ugh except my friend and I.
It was very disturbing watching old people get their freak on out on the dance floor.
The DJ SUCKED! He did not know how to cohesively mix a song, nothing matched and he would play like half a song before merging into the next song of a completely different genre. It was Awful!
Hows a girl supposed to Shake a Tail Feather without a decent flow of music?
The Drinks… Oh The Drinks, the sticky, sticky drinks. I felt like I was holding a lollipop that I found in the gutter.
It was really gross, not to mention the drinks were weak, and this is coming from a self proclaimed lightweight and anyone who knows me can vouch for this.
I drank 4 martinis and still did not partake actin’ a fool like so many others including my Friend!
I can’t believe I’m writing this review and admitting to one of the most embarrassing nights in my life!

Well, the people here are funny, thats a plus. I have been twice and both times the crowd was different. As in wannabe, fake, pretender different. I was propositioned the first time by a couple of working girls, which I am thinking is not a compliment, and as other have pointed out the drinks ain’t cheap.
What I really don’t understand is the DJ. Same guy both times and although I am sure I cannot be a DJ I know when music is easy to dance to and mixed smoothly. He is not smooth and some of the transitions he makes are just whacked out. As is his taste in dance music.
It is almost sad to hear a good song, see the crowd start to build on the floor and suddenly he spins something else and the crowd just fades away. I would think you would want to keep people dancing and moving. Perhaps the business plan calls for crappy music to force people to the bar to pay for overpriced booze. I guess that is a plan.

This place is horrible to say the least. There was only one server and she took FOREVER to get our orders. We were there for a good 20 min before anyone ever came by. Once she did, she took our drink order, took another 20 min to bring or menus, and another 20 min to get our watered down/​lukewarm drinks… you get the point. Maybe she was new or something?! We’d see her walk over to the touch screen to place orders, and she’d be there FOREVER trying to figure out how to use it each time. I don’t care if it’s happy hour all night Thursdays or all week, I will not be back here.

WHAT. THE. HECK?! This place has gone to CRAP since new mngt. EVERYTHING has gone down hill. They fired all the long-​standing bartenders & servers (the ones who knew what they were doing).
The last time we went they served our food with PLASTIC forks, paper napkins and PLASTIC plates?! (surprised our martinis didn’t come in sippy cups?!?)
Will NOT be back, ESP. since the FABBY new ANGEL’s & OUTLAWS just opened around the corner — guess who opened it? The management who kept Devil’s running smoothly for 5 years !! (and the bartenders joined them :-)

First time visit to this place last night and I must say, not too shabby for a Thursday night! The music was hot, people were somewhat dressed to impress, the dance floor was full and everyone looked as though they were having a good time.
From what I gauged, on a 1 – 10 scale, the average for men was a 8.5 and the women were about the same, maybe minus a .5, if this is something you look at when you go to this types of places. I know I was catching a good number of glances! I look too, but its not my main concern, I like to dance, and dance I did. The dj was doing his job for a while, until he put on that lady gaga crap, then I was ready to go.
I was only here for like 30 mins as it was the last stop for the night and I was pushing it with the curfew. I believe I saw at least three full bars in this place, one up above the dance floor, one below it that opened to the patio, and one over in the corner in a raised area. I didn’t get to sample the drinks, except for the water, omp, it was amazing! And then again, I was starting to get really dehydrated from all the body heat being generated in this place.
I knocked off a star because someone threw a drink on my friends, muy no bueno! Have some class this isn’t a 4^th grade cafeteria!

By far my favorite place to boogie the night away, it is the quintessential 30 something spot. An inviting patio with white chaise longues, couches, and love seats, with access to the high priced bar, is a wonderful way to start the night, and welcome patrons to what to expect within.
Before continuing on, there a few things to note and to remember:
There are two locations; north on shea blvd. and scottsdale rd., and in old town on 4175 N. Goldwater.
Old town location:
Pros:
–Ladies always get in free, no matter what time of night.
–Sandwhiches, bottled water, and roses await the patrons as they leave the bar at the end of the night, gratis.
–Music is very diverse, and bound to please every patron at least once
Cons:
–Dance floor is so packed by 11pm you can forget about venturing out there
–Crowd is younger, college age crowd
–Sometimes you can stand in line for an hour, because they pack them in and don’t
send anybody packing
— if you are looking to sit back and relax, forget it! there’s too many people
North Location:
Pros:
–Two for One Drinks all day and all night on Thursdays, until 8pm on Friday
–all appetizers are half off on fridays until 10p
–More space
–Mature crowd, see more thirty somethings and up
–Music evolves and alternates all night from techno, rock, disco, to hip hop, middle eastern, salsa…
–Food served until 10pm, and it is delicious!
Cons:
–I can’t think of any
Having stated the previous… Devil’s is posh, 80% of the patrons are dressed to the nines and looking like they just got airbrushed, everyone is friendly and just wants to partake in the baccinalia, the drinks are strong (though pricey), the dance floor is flooded with john travoltas and pussycat dolls, and half the people there are looking for late night rendez-​vous.
There is a VIP area with its own bar, where the DJ booth is located. Three other bars are found within the club, and there are also private cabanas for rent. With the cabanas, you have private table, curtain optional, with a bottle of Dom P. and 10 of your closest friends, which is $ 300. Basically, you are paying $ 30 per person, and they get in free at the door and get to drink your expensive champagne, too.
I have met and boogied with some of the most interesting characters… Physcial therapists in training from Scotland, Aussie backpackers, multi-​million dollar entrepreneurs, and a flurry of beautiful young women escaping the humdrum to headbang to AC/​DC.
*Hints:
best night to go for drinks is thursdays, when it is two for one, but there aren’t as much people
friday nights it is busy and fun, but you will notice an older crowd
saturday nights tend to be the younger crowds, and i notice that i don’t have as much fun
arrive early. 8:30 isn’t even early here. by 9pm the tables are removed, the chairs gone from the bar. by 9:30 the first people are hitting the dance floor. by 10pm people are standing in line to get in, and the cover charge begins.

We decided to meet friends here Saturday night. Cant vouch for the drinks because I wasn’t feeling well that day and decided that drinking wouldnt help things. My wife got pretty happy with some Red Bull and vodka’s, yuck, but whatever floats your boat.
Wendy… well lets just say she’s not going to be drinking Long Island Iced Teas for a while! But I’m thinking they were pretty good, cuz 4 drinks pretty much says «i like these» or «i cant taste anything anymore».
Music was good, dancing was hilarious and fun — as is always the case with K and C. I would go back, I enjoyed the atmosphere… Um… minus a few wanna be porn stars LOL… but hey, like I said, whatever floats your boat! Good for a laugh at least!

This place is great if you just want to get drunk and dance… seriously:)
Thursdays are, in my opinion, the best because it is is a slightly younger crowd than who is normally here (apparently old people can’t party on a week night), and the drinks are two for one (always nice on my wallet).
They play a wide range of dancing music from Journey to Lil’ Wayne, but mostly I just like the overstuffed white couches out on the patio. They are perfect for when your stilettos start to hurt or you have had one to many vodka sodas and need a rest.
The doorman, Vince, is such a sweetie, he always remembers me and I never have to wait in line or show my ID, something I appreciate since I frequent this place. The bartenders are pretty quick too, especially for how crowded it can get.
Usually I just order my usual Ketel One and soda, but I have noticed they have a pretty great looking martini menu as well, how apropos:)

So I walk into Devil’s Martini; I hear that Thursday night is the night to check this place out. Didn’t have any issues walking in and the bartenders were quick with the drinks. It’s 2 for 1 all night after all.
The crowd is typical of any major metropolitan area. You’ve just got to have your posers, hipsters, et all… it’s just the law of averages. The people watching here is fun though. Mr «Too tight shirt» and Ms «Really shouldn’t have worn that dress», were very well represented.
I did have one server who was a total wench, ironically named Angel, have ridiculous attitude when I ordered a drink from her. Guess she didn’t want the tip money.
Not an awful place by any stretch, although one should have an understanding of what they’re walking into.

holy mother of God.
Have you ever been to the website
Check it out. See all those really drunk plastic girls falling all over themselves, and the douchbag guys with spikey hair? And the Cougars? Oh, they’re all at Devil’s. Every.last.one.of.them.
It’s amazing to watch. The grandma with the white hair jamming on the dance floor with her 32 yr old boy toy. The little blonde girl with +2’s wearing next to nothing dancing on the table (horribly) while the guys wearing Ed Hardy try to play grab ass with her. It’s completely out of this world NUTS! Am I on candid camera? Is this real?
The drinks, depending on the bartender are ok, and the music is pretty predictable. Really just come here to people watch. This place is rife with people ready to be judged. And you will judge. A lot. And it’s the best part of this place.
By the way, the bar is in a strip mall type complex. SERIOUSLY?! Oh ya. Game. Set. Match. Fail.

1. It’s a bar in a supermarket complex.
2. And I got turned away at the door tonight, because I was wearing dark nondescript sneakers.
3. Did I say it’s a bar in a supermarket complex?
I was to meet some co-​workers here tonight, my first time out socializing in Scottsdale. Since the evening weather dropped to below 70, I changed out of my shorts and flip-​flops and dusted off my Bay Area hipster gear (long sleeve jersey tee, blue jeans, nondescript black sneakers, and jumped onto the 101.
I was looking for some trendy area, with little boutique stores, restaurants, bar scenes and bums asking for spare change. Instead, I was greeted by gas stations, a CVS Pharmacy, a crowded parking lot (with, oooh!, valet parking!), and a long line to get in.
When I got to the front of the line, I was carded. No problem with that. Then the bouncer got a whiff of my god awful sneakers and kicked me to the curb. Are you kidding? A supermarket bar with a no-​sneakers policy? «Heavens forbid we allow any riff-​raff in our fine establishment!» had half a mind to put up a real stink, but instead called my friend inside and had a loud-​mouthed ranting conversation with him about the idiot policy, while the other line-​standers looked at me uncomfortably.
I should just stay in Tempe and party with my students…