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    They rock OUUUTTT
    Danielle S.

    I'm stuck between a 3 and 4 on this one. Effex is certainly fun if you're with the right crowd and the DJ plays some poppin stuff. I've seen it in its slowest and worst music nights...to its best. So essentially it's a hit or miss. Thursdays... Ehhhh. Upside? No cover. Downside? Not as many people and doesn't have their top DJ usually. Fridays and Saturdays it's free before 10 (who goes out that early? I'm always a late bloomer... so the ten bucks is a given) ...unlessss you wait until 1:20, and then it's free again. I've taken that route a few times. Just enough time to get my dance on for a smidge before closing. It's not that I absolutely can't afford it, but the fact that their drinks are also generally kind of weak and definitely expensive takes the draw away a bit. If the cover ensured cheap drinks too, then by all means I'd pay it. Obviously it's a gay club so for those looking for a mate, I'm sure the money is well worth it. I'm just in it for the drinks and the dancing. My recommendation: go on a busy night where the vibe is exciting, and the $10 won't feel like much of a loss. But also: pregamin' is where it's at, so you don't spend $7 on a wimpy drink. You pay $7 for a Long Island at Anodyne first. Best spent money downtown. :P

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    It's a blast every time I come here no other club I go to other than this one best music and love the vibe

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    Great place. Nice bartenders, cool crowd, cheap drinks, huge club with several dj's. You will enjoy upstairs like the first floor.

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    Bring back the OG marble Pilsner. I won't be going back until you do. Also on a side note. I've…read morebeen going to the place since it opened. I feel like a stranger every time I walk in. Same familiar faces , same peeps for the most part that have been working there for quite some time now. But I always get this weird vibe that they could give a fk about my dollar. They make enough to not give a sht. They bend over backwards for the whites. Tell them the upmost goodbyes and hellos. But when I come in. It's just a what would ya like. Swipe my card and hand it back to me with the most dull expressive look one could give. F this place tbh. Hope it suffers the same fate as bosque. See ya in hell. Oh wait . We are already here. (Unless you're white) I'm sure you're living your best life.

    Effex Nightclub - gaybars - Updated May 2026

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