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841 Baker St
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Fax: 714-751-6541
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The 2,000-gallon shark tank in the middle of this club might suggest a "stay away" vibe, but people come here to mingle and party every which way but loose. Surrounding the tank are rows of pool tables teeming with people eager to prove their pool shark skills. The dance floors are split into three intriguing areas, from the main room, where superstar DJs spin, to the smaller Red Room, separated by a red-velvet curtain from the rest of the club. The Green Room is often reserved for private parties. Interior design consists of amber walls and Tim Burton-esque furniture that screams West Hollywood, while a stately mahogany bar and fireplace says London, and the giant mirrors in the back of the room are all about funky Las Vegas. Crowds from every walk of life converge to boogie down to DJ music that spins everything from hip-hop to trance, or to snack on calamari rings and sip the Shark Bite martini. If you're a regular, you might even catch the club's most unusual entertainment -- shark feedings. Don't worry, the management has never offered up its patrons as bait. The real prey here is all appetizers and eye candy.
24 Ratings and Reviews
THE GREAT WHITES STRIKE!!!!!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to swim with large, great white sharks? Well, if you go to Shark Club the only kind of sharks you will see are in the shark tank. All the sharks on the dance floor turned out to be a bunch of whales. If you want, "bump, bump, bump", the only bumping going to get is from a sperm whale. BE ADVISED! If you are into keeping warm by using blubber, this is your place! I was looking for a sensual seduction but instead got a sensual reduction. On to the ratio. The ratio between men and women leans towards an extra capacity of pot bellyed men...and women. If you are looking to climb the trees of amazonian forest women, be my guest! But for me, I beg to differ. Let me sum it up in one word....monstrosity. Cheers, my fellow reviewers!
Add CommentDONT GO. TRASH

music was okay, but the peopl are so gross! The guys are ALL UGLY and think they are hot. And they are trying to rub up on you and pull you towards their wannabe VIP area. It is a NO DRESS CODE club which means the caliber of men are REALLLLYYYYY low. It's pretty much a club for scum. This one guy was even LAYING ON THE GROUND trying to look up our dresses. There were some hot girls, but there were also some morbidly obese ones, like the kind you see at Wal-Mart. My girlfriends and I got picked up by literally 40-50 guys that night and stalked throughout the club by the same 4 guys (who didn't know each other) the entire night. Guys at this club just don't know what "no" means. Also, this one bouncer mixed us up with some other girls and thought we didn't pay right when we got in and escorted us back towards the front all rude. Turns out he was told a girl with a "collar dress"didn't pay, but it wasn't us. Completely rude. Basically, this club plays pretty satisfactory music, but unless you want to be hunted and slobbered all over by NASTY, drunk, UGLY guys, don't go.
Too Gay Friendly

This club has gone from the top of the heap to down in the gutter. They only have 1 "gay night" but the rest of the time might as well be gay night too since 80% of the people in there are gay, or just fag hags. Don't waste your money on this place.
wtf

Don't even attempt going to this club. It looks cool? Yes. Sounds cool? Yeah. But it isn't cool, the people are ugly, the customer service is terrible and why the long line? It's not like there is anything exciting at the end of it. It's a complete waste of space and should shut down so someone with style and class can open up a decent club. Plus it smells kind of icky. :|
SKIP THE GAY NIGHT

I also got the feeling that Shark Club's "Friction" only wants the "gay money," like most "gay-friendly," straight-owned establishments. This bar completely neglected the entertainment side of the dance-club venue, or they simply don't care as long as they get your entrance fee. Money is really not the issue here since $10 is nothing compared to the super and underground clubs I usually go to. At least on other "events," they go out of their way to give you the royal treatment, the total "experience." At Shark Club, from the moment I was accosted at the entrance by the security crew, as if being in a police line-up just to see my ID, THE VIBE IS VERY UNPLEASANT. This entrance lack glamour and gaiety. It's like going inside a funeral home, not a magical carnivale. Plus, they don't care about the music being played. In return, the crowd got very ugly and tiresome, as if everyone's carrying a heavy weight with bad attitude on their face waiting for slamming beats. There was only one dancefloor opened the night I was there, even though on the boinkevents.com states two. I asked others, and they also told me that one dancefloor was opened the nights they were there. I'm not surprised because the club's not crowded at all. It's like being inside the Lion's Den (Costa Mesa) on a very crowded night, but since Shark Club is probably three and a half times the size of L.D., do your math to figure this out. The decor. It's piss elegant. A funeral home is better than this. Oh, yeah, there is one tiny shark in an aquarium. Wow. I don't think this club's going to last very long since the "real" party people will never go back there, ever. Then again the club scene is dying due to online hook-up. Money-hungry-dorks and tired music don't help either. Metropolis was far more fun than this back in the days. Save your ten bucks, and skip the gay night at S.C., as if they're doing the gay community a favor. BTW, the drinks are pricey too. Go to your local beachy bars to meet guys ins
long lines for no reason

They make people wait in line forever so they can charge an additional fee to bypass the line. In my opinion clubs that due stuff like that suck and don't deserve any business. No matter how good the club is, if they do not appreciate you, it is a waste of time and money. STAY AWAY from it.
Skankasaurus Club
to many fat and skanky broads...not even nice to see...guys r too ghetto (pimpish)


(24 Ratings)

ctrl1 - 02/17/2008
jen92681 - 03/30/2006
lvprock - 04/26/2005