We've been living in Aurora for five years now, and are getting to the point where we're digging pretty deep for finding new places to go (causing a major hit in my Yelp review writing activity). One night when looking for a place we've never been, the Phoenix Club popped up tagged as "Nightlife" only a few blocks from my house. I was sure this was some kind of mistake, as there couldn't possibly be a bar in the middle of my neighborhood that I never knew about. I called, talked to Greg (a bartender) who invited us to come down to check it out, and we joined that night. Since then, we have become total regulars around the Phoenix Club and spend an absurd amount of time there. The Phoenix Club served as our gateway to a bunch of other local clubs, which I'm also reviewing on Yelp, so check our my profile if you're into that kind of thing. These clubs all work similar, but have small differences. HOW TO JOIN: You need to fill out a membership form and have two full, non-spouse, members in good standing sign for you. This is pretty easy, we had a bartender and a person sitting at the bar both willing to sign for us. Dues are $60 a year, and to get your key card and membership number you need to attend a general member meeting which is held on a Wednesday at 7:00. (The third Wednesday, I believe, but this is posted everywhere.) FOOD AND DRINK: The Phoenix Club has a full bar, with several beers *and* a root beer on draft, along with bottles of every common beer. Pizza, appetizers (various fried foods), and ice cream are always available. A full menu is available during lunch hours (11:30 to 1:30 Monday through Saturday) and both Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 8:30. Tuesdays have a rotating special, like a taco buffet, chicken buffet, meatloaf, etc, from 5:30 to 7:30. On some Tuesdays the full menu is also available. A fish and steak fry is held on Fridays from 6:00 to 8:00, where you can get probably the biggest/cheapest steak in town. On Mondays with Bingo, a food special (typically something simple, like sloppy joes) is served at 6:00. EVENTS: Bingo is held on most Mondays and is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. This is a good time to check out the club, and find people to sign for you. When it's nice out, they do outdoor bowling which is incredibly fun and comes with unlimited draft beer. There's something that's accompanies most sports games and holidays, and prior to most Bears games there's tailgating in the parking lot. Their meat raffle ahead of Thanksgiving is also the best one in the Aurora area. GAMBLING: The Phoenix Club has slot machines, which apparently limits the amount of other shenanigans they can do there. Regardless, there's a daily drawing where $1 is added each day, and a random member number is drawn. If you were at the club the day before and signed in, you win that cash. (As of this writing the prize is around $450ish, as this is pretty hard to win.) On Wednesdays at 8:00, there's a series of 10 individual drawings for $500 each. You must be present to win, and the tenth drawing goes until there's a winner. They do a bingo ball drawing on Fridays, where you buy a bingo ball for $5 (I believe), and if they draw your ball you win. You do not need to be present for this. Most days when the club is busy there's also a 50/50 in the evening, along with random drawings for things like jerseys and similar. CLUB FACILITIES: The Phoenix Club has a large bar room, with a bunch of TVs, a huge dining area with TVs and a projector, a game room with a pool table and a few arcades, and a large basement that can be rented. There's also a decent sized outdoor patio, but if you don't smoke it's not a great place to hang out. WHY WE LIKE IT: Prices on everything are great, and the drinks are STRONG. The bartenders here do not mess around. Their menu is basic, but absolutely everything is good, and they're really flexible when it comes to customizing menu items regardless of how weird what you want is. (My favorite non-menu thing is ordering a rueben wrap but get it with italian beef instead of corned beef.) The club also feels like it's the perfect size, in that it's not so tiny you feel weird being there not knowing anyone but it's also not so huge you're just lost in the shuffle. read more

wow! this was arguably the best social club in aurora just a few years ago, and now, while not the worst, slowly trying to be.. membership has steadily declined and now seems like they will let just about anyone join. definitely a new "breed" is slowly taking over. this club is simply being poorly managed and lacks leadership to be successful as it was in the past. opening after covid lead to higher food and drink prices. Now a membership gets you the same prices as any local restaurant, a poor selection of beer and limited hours, leaving it unattractive to being a member and a couple hundred members have not renewed their memberships as . it is suppose to be non-profit based. it has video gaming machines, and if like most of the other bars having them, makes the club 5K-9K a month. this club is in serious need of updating along with new management. one has to wonder where all revenue from members dues, gaming money, and raffles is going. perhaps, their over paying the managers for a poorly run club. a leading cause to why membership is dwindling. only due to the many good employees and volunteers club has been able to stay afloat. read more

This was my first time ever in a club. I don't fully get the purpose of it. But it's a basically a dive bar to hang out in. And they have food too. And gambling. There's a bar area. And then there's a bigger area with tables, chairs, and lots of TVs. The basement is an event space area available for rent. And you can bring in your own caterer too. It's not exactly classy, but it's got history. read more

This is a private club. Lots of parking for members. Membership is now open to Men, and Women. Used to be a Mens only establishment. Drinks are very inexpensive for members. Hosts several events. Recently was there as a guest for the Superbowl. Food was great, raffles were good. All in all a good friendly experience. read more

As the previous reviewer mentioned, this is a private club-- tucked away on the East side of Aurora. Should you be so lucky to gain admittance to this establishment, you will be blown away by the retro atmosphere. This place looks untouched since perhaps the late 70s and is littered with OTB machines and framed pictures of past prestigious members (I guess) in the bar area. I've been here a handful of times, one of the VPs @ my employer is a member, so we've stopped in for drinks before events, a quick lunch, and even hosted retail events there. The space is decent in size, and the drinks are cheap for members. The food is pretty good, it's very old school as well (nothing innovative here..potato salad, fried chicken, sandwiches), and during lunch they have lots of specials but you can get pretty much anything imaginable. I highly doubt any of it is healthy for you. The Phoenix club does boast some of the most delicious root beer on tap that I've had. I sort of feel like if you're not a member (or middle aged to elderly man) you'll feel a little out of place, but the staff is generally nice as are the other patrons. read more

Im a member here and its good.Thursday you can see alot of folks scooping up the cheap drinks but its not mucha pick up spot for you single folks out there.More 40 ish on age as Im usually the youngen in there and im 30.But all in all not bad. read more

Great Tuesday specials and very social club. Fun place to watch games. Everyone very friendly. Has been a social club since the 1800's.