Pros: This place is great for members. Cheapest Beer and Liquor around (its BYO Liquor) and the bartenders only charge for the mixers. They also offer Gambling by way of slot machines and tip jars. This place practically runs on the gambling. Entertaining the first time... after that its pretty boring. Jackpot games do payout up to Thousands... I'm wary of club board members who do the books and get involved in the gambling with inside info. So if you don't mind playing alongside insiders... then go for it. Food: The standard menu items are on par with most bars. The only exception is when senile members who join leadership add things like "bologna and or peanut butter sandwiches" to the menu. Apparently that's what senile old folks apparently do at these clubs. So if you can sort past menu items that were dreamt up by Dementia or Alzheimer's.. everything else is standard fare.. Since this is a private club.. they really do not care about profit so the portions are usually very generous. Depending on the cook of the day that they haven't thrown out yet will determine what home dishes are served which are either really good or its dog food.. so the Meatloaf might be good.. or might be something to immediately flush down the toilet .. skip the digestion process. you be the judge. There is no standards here other than bottled beer is hard to mess up.. No quality control.. its run by a "Senior Citizen Mafia" of sorts. Cons: This club treats employees like house slaves. It is not uncommon to witness members especially those in "elected positions" to admonish and berate the employees for not "hopping to" and promptly catering to the so called elected Royalty ( board members ) Just look for the folks in suits or purple shirts and you will see what I mean... The "Royal Purples" as I call them can also be seen stumbling around drunk at most of their big functions. Maybe they are leading by example.. so for drunks.. this is the place! The Elks organization has a long history of bigotry and segregation (just look up the history for yourself) Their walls are festooned with nothing but crusty white dudes with phony makeshift royalty style jewelry around their necks.. Hypocrisy abounds here: They claim to believe in a higher power yet the way some of their elected leaders talk about and treat each other would make no one want to be a believer... So .. if 1950s mentality and Mafia style treatment of members and employees sounds appealing.. Become a member!.. If you visit more than 3 times one of the Royal Purples will likely badger you to become a member for $40. In my case they took my $40 never to be seen again.. It's been 6 months or more and I've still never been offered a membership even though I paid after being badgered for it.. I've heard of other people getting their membership since... Apparently someone in the Royal Purple Senior Citizen mafia does not care for me.. so I'm still waiting for my seat at the family table so I too can look down on the help, dress in purple, and prance around like a king of nothing that these people are. There are lots of salt of the earth veterans and members here that are wonderful to sit and talk with.. unfortunately a few turds in the punch bowel ruin what otherwise could be a good organization. They do just enough fundraising and charity to justify their existence.. other than that.. nothing special here other than cheap booze and a busybody in-fighting atmosphere. read more