Crash Trash and Weekend Bash! Riverside, Friday

Metro Jacksonville · October 23, 2009, 05:00:11 AM

Crash Trash and Weekend Bash! Riverside, Friday

The Crash Trash And Weekend Bash! staff is growing by leaps and bounds, although hardly fast enough to suit the ambitious plans of its editor. This installment takes the lovely club ingenue, Jennifer Browning along with Clubreview Dinosaur Christopher Byron Phillips and musical waif, Jordan Rutter and pits them against the hellish might of the Riverside Nightlife scene. Stephen Dare moderates as they are joined by dangerous club performer, Karrissa Wade.
Come with us as we explore all of the various nooks and crannies of Riverside, Avondale and Five Points, and discover that the neighborhood clusters of walkable neighborhoods and communities of interest offer some of the best nightlife opportunities and experiences in the city.

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Bewler · October 23, 2009, 01:08:44 PM

So basically, never go to incahoots. No problem!

mandy6488 · October 23, 2009, 01:22:19 PM

Hey Brett, wanna go to In Cahoots tonight?

Cashbah should have minus 8395825 points because..they are ALWAYS out of something we are looking for. Seriously, Steph told the waitress one time that they should rename the bar "Sorry, We're out of that".. I went there for wino wed.. they supposedly have 3 bottles to choose from.. the had none and the only one they were willing to substitute in was a nasty white blendo of some sort. The next time I went.. no strongbow and none of the tobacco flavors I wanted...and they weren't blue mist or plum either! This has happened every time for the past like.. 2 months!!

Um, so yeah.. there is my little Mandy rant about Casbah.. =D I'd love it if they would actually do inventory and keep things in stock..

I <3 Walkers. The fruit spritzer things and the champagne mojitos are awwwwwesome! I could probably drink 82475925 of them.

Bewler · October 23, 2009, 01:41:18 PM

Ah, I was going to say the area it's located doesn't seem all that bad. It's within walking distance from my work and I've never felt like I've had to be more on my guard around here than normal.

But it still sounds like some of the people there could have been nicer to you guys.

Mandy let's face it, Laylas has better hookahs. Now if they would only not charge so much for drinks.

GideonGlib · October 23, 2009, 02:06:55 PM

Yeah....umm, wow.

stephElf · October 23, 2009, 02:12:21 PM

Casbah is out of everything all the time... beer, wine and hookahs.

And they will only give you 2 sets of coals and they bring them early. In other words, you don't get to finish all your tobacco because you are out of fire.

Layla's and Al Him (not a fan.... for now) will bring you coals till the tobacco dies. I mean seriously, 2 coals costs all of about 50 cents.

But yea. Layla's prices are best for happy hour/specials... either that or split a pitcher of beer.

David · October 23, 2009, 03:14:55 PM

Props to metjax for this set of nightclub reviews. It has a more objective point of view than the previous two, sticking closer to the formula you guys originally came up with, as opposed to giving 50 bonus points because of a hunky bartender

The only discrepancy I see is the claim of the metro being the biggest night club around. Maybe that's true for the core area, but what about the mega clubs of Arlington & Southside? Plush, The Globe and (not sure if this one's still open) Bourbon St Station. Those places are massive.

Bewler · October 23, 2009, 03:29:14 PM

What ever happened with the slapping? Will that be on a future update?

stug · October 23, 2009, 03:32:22 PM

3.4 FOR WALL STREET? Bite your tongues (fingers?). A genuine dive bar and an institution. I'll be there tonight, waiting to die.

fsu813 · October 23, 2009, 03:35:26 PM

i agree 100%

shanshan1218 · October 23, 2009, 03:39:15 PM

first time in years i have been to the eclipse and you end up with a picture of my drunk ass with my beer in one hand and my mouth wide open....oh god!!! take it down....lol i have tons of good ones from that night....i didnt' even know yall were coming!!

shanshan1218 · October 23, 2009, 03:40:03 PM

Five Points, Park and King, Post and King, the Avondale district. They have become one of the things that makes Jacksonville itself wonderful.
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amen steven!!!

oceandrive33 · October 23, 2009, 03:53:47 PM

hi.. okay.. eclipse needs a better raiting than that.. the drinks where definatley strong, the music was amazing.. and i have 100 more pics to chose from if you would take that one down please!!! oli was also there that night.. and if i saw you out i would buy you a drink as a big thanks!

.. oh.. have you guys been to the beaches yet? shanshan and I can help you with those reviews...

David · October 23, 2009, 04:05:13 PM

Quote from: stephendare on October 23, 2009, 03:24:09 PM
I think that what they were saying david. It was the biggest in the Riverside Crawl.

Thanks for the props man! This was a lot of fun to put together and edit! Im sure the lovely Miss Browning and the rest of the crew will be on. surely they have rolled out of bed by now.

Speaking of, how far out will the club crawl reach? It would be...interesting to see a review of a place like Plush or the Globe, (all of which I haven't been to in nearly half decade). But maybe as a last resort, when you run out of places around here. Jax Beach seems like it should be one of next areas on the list, there's no shortage of places to review there.

mandy6488 · October 23, 2009, 04:16:34 PM

Quote from: stephendare on October 23, 2009, 01:51:09 PM
QuoteChristopher Byron Phillips tried the Raspberry Wheat beer with the strange disclaimer, "It's not very good, it doesn't come highly recommended." He mumbled something about it being sweet with a bad aftertaste.

The team perused the specialty drink menu, but decided to leave some of their suggested drink combinations to more adventurous drinkers.

One particularly revolting sounding concoction is called the "Chocolate Covered Raspberry" which is Guiness and Lambic together.... interesting. Personally, it sounds like a bit of a stretch. I would suggest Raspberry Flavored Retching....

As it turned out Jordan Rutter is an old hand at the Casbah and started discussing the hookah's, apparently they're out of tobacco flavors quite frequently. Specifically, (and with tart disatisfaction) he mentioned that the Blue Mist and Plum flavors were out the most.

One a side note, I've actually tried the Chocolate Covered Raspberry and I think it's pretty tasty. The one at Kickback's is better though b/c they use one of the chocolate stouts instead of Guinness.