10/01/09

Good Looking Crowd

by troywarkentin

Nice energy and vibe

07/27/09

Ok let me give you the Honest truth....

by Jonestha1

I went to Florentine Gardens 2 nites ago 4 the 1st time. I had a really good time. the club is ALWAYS 18+ and its free 4 EVERYONE b4 10pm. the bouncers werent rude. (they jus want u 2 have on the right kinda shoes (guys) and want u 2 have ur shirt tucked in....they jus were doing there job (keeping a single file line,controlling noise level etc) The DJ was really good. lots of hiphop music was played (major plus). the only reason i didnt give it 5 stars was because the last hour of the nite ALL house music was being played (ugh!) but other than that i cant complain. there are sooo many girls to dance with. the dance floor is huge! i recommend this venue to any1 who enjoys dancing to hiphop and top 40 hits. ***guys** make sure u wear DRESS shoes.. and have a collard shirt on that is tucked into your pants. I will be returning to the gardens very soon. its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

• Pros: free for EVERYONE b4 10pm,pretty good dj,LOTS of females
• Cons: $20 parking

05/04/09

cool spot

by fressh562

very cool place lots of girls good music. i went with a group of friends and we all had a good time mos def will go back and recommend.

• Pros: lots of dancing lots of girls
• Cons: line

04/19/09

Surprisingly Good Club

by ForeShow

I've been a few times and it's always really fun and the people dancing around us all had a great vibe. There were times where the men in the club get creepy and follow the girl groups but that can be fixed with guy friends. I never pay for parking since i always park on the street, it doesn't hurt to walk half a block. I'm also guessing they changed security lately because they didn't hassle us at all, just some extra searching on the men, but no problems. The music is great to dance to and up to date but when it starts getting near closing time the music switches to older music. Overall great club atmosphere and fun people. Just don't spend more than you need to.

• Pros: good music, big dance floor
• Cons: music gets bad towards the end, crowded restrooms

03/27/09

Florentine Gardens

by TrealTalk

Florentine Gardens is the place to bring a female! She is gonna be impressed you know about such a spot.

03/15/09

horrible club from parking to stepping in

by thebreaker

this is my day at florentin I arrive at the parking lot expecting to pay basic price $7-10 but it was $20 not even valet "damn" I felt rip off I said to myself ok Im already here oh well, I went to the line waited 20-30 minutes another $15 to get in thats pretty over price. What do I see when I get behind the doors ,bunch of girls dancing together right away im thinking is going to be one those days ladies called :"ladies night out sorry", when you ask them to dance, so I still feel very good but, my wallet is getting thinner by the minute though, so I go to the bar area and buy a $9 drink thats average price for a drink in clubs, so I begin to look for girls to get my dance off, and what happends every damn girl said "girls night out sorry", one of them even said im exosted wtf I just laugh, what a terrible night this is my last time my shoes steps into this club dont bother lol "I even ask the ugly ones too" even the ugly ones said this lol oh well go clubbers

• Pros: security is kool
• Cons: old ladies and they go in groups "ladies night out"

05/03/08

Rocked from 1985-1992!!

by RMBBUYER

I hear a LOT of complaints about "being too hood-rat/latino." Wow! I wonder what world these people live in! Get over it, what clubs are NOT all hood-rat and/or latino in America nowadays?? I love latin women and asian women and was born and raised in L.A. for 42 years! I remember partying @ The Fabulous Florentine Gardens back in it's heyday, 1985-1992!! I have not been back since. I relocated out of the State (thank God) and am now living near Reno, Nevada for the past 3 years. I must admt however I met some pretty "hot chicks" in the day @ The Gardens! Even had my heart broken a couple of times big time! The hot latina chicks were way seductive and polite to dance with and wine and dine. The music was da BOMB back then with MUCH hip-hop, Gangsta Rap, some 80's, techno and punk and some rock. Ah yes, I remember da dayz. Being a white guy and being born and raised in L.A. County all my life then moving to So. Orange County (Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach) I just couldn't wait to escape to the Florentine Gardens when things were the way they were meant to be. Drinks have ALWAYS been expensive and parking has ALWAYS been a pain in the butt. And Security can be all attitude no doubt - but what Security isn't? Bottom line: I would have HIGHLY recommended the Gardens on Fri and Sat night's - especialy Sat p.m. JUST WISH THEY STAYED OPEN LONGER THAN 2 A.M.!!! No one even goes till after 11:00 and that only give ya 2.5-3.0 hours to party!!! Not good! Sure miss the latin young ladies and asian chicks! Wow!! Being ex-Air Force (Military) and stationed in Austin, Texas from 1981-1985 - I really miss Florentine Gardens and just hope they are NOT allowing "homeless" people in now! So sad to hear the many comments/complaints of the lack of dress code, compromise of integrity and high cost of this place. This place was paid for a LONG TIME AGO!!! Where are all the funds going?? Sound system and dance floor size, quality was awesome!!!

• Pros: Exciting Place to Be from 1985-1992!!!
• Cons: Very Hood-Rat, Arrogant Security, Parking Problems and Very Expensive!!

04/14/08

Boring.

by shooter9

This club was empty from 9pm-10pm. The only good thing was that the entrance was free. There is way too much hip hop and it seemed like there were 3 reggeaton songs. I mean latino 96.3 was there, i figured maybe now theyll play reggeaton but wouldnt you know that did not happen. Enjoy the 4$ water bottles.

• Pros: Free entrance.
• Cons: Same type of music no variety.

03/20/08

OLDIE BUT GOODIE STILL POPPIN

by PARTYONFLORENTINEGARDENS

I WENT TO FLORENTINE LAST SATURDAY AND IT WAS POPPIN WITH A LOT OF GIRLS,GOOD APMOSPHERE IT WAS KOOL I HAD A LOT OF FUN,I WOULD GO BACK THIS WEEKEND AGAIN THATS FOR SURE AND U SHOULD GO TO HOTTIES,ILL BE THERE WAITING CLUBBING AT FLORENTINE GARDENS IN HOLLYWOOOOOD..

• Pros: TOP NOTCH SERVICE
• Cons: CANT GO EVERY WEEKEND

11/19/07

Shady thieving parking service

by nikki07

I went this last Saturday with friends and we turned into their parking lot to find a spot. There were no spots and so I asked one of the parking service employees why they were letting people in to park when there were no spaces left. He said to not worry about it and that they would park the car for us if we just leave the keys in the ignition. Apparently they were telling a lot of people this and we thought it was valet service. We came back after clubbing and started to leave when I reached to turn on my mp3 player to listen to tunes and I realized it wasn't plugged in to the radio anymore. I figured it must have dropped somewhere so I decided to plug in my friend's iPod and realized it wasn't there either! There is no way a person could see the iPod and mp3 player from outside; only someone sitting inside the car could see them, so I knew one of the parking service guys who parked the car stole them. We turned around went to tell the manager of Florentine Garden's parking lot about the ordeal. While I was talking to him, a man came up to him and told him that his camera had been stolen from his car. The manager said this had never happened before, but I find it very odd that at least two cars had items stolen from them. The other man called the police while I talked to the other two parking service employees who were still there. My friend pulled me aside and told me when the cops had been called, she saw the manager lock his car and just stand there right next to it. Who would do that unless there was something to hide? I approached the manager and he got in his car and started to leave. I told him he had to stay until the police arrived to make a report and he got flustered and took off anyway. I KNOW the manager had something to do with the theft but I don't know how long Florentine Gardens has been getting away with this. They make you believe they are a valet service and then they steal your stuff. Boycott Florentine Gardens and boycott their parking lot!

• Pros: NONE
• Cons: Decieving shady employees