Flicks — Restaurant in San Diego

We came here for drag brunch and it was the first and last time we ever will.

While waiting for our brunch seating, we had a round of drinks inside, and I gave my credit card to the bartender to start a tab. We then proceeded outside for the drag brunch seating.

After an hour (seriously) of trying to flag down a bartender (they kept bee-lining for other tables, not even glancing in our direction), we finally got to order a second round of drinks. I informed our server that I had a card on file inside already and he confirmed everything was good with the tab I had started.

The show itself was a lot of fun, and once we finally had our server's attention, the service was great. The problem came at the end when it was time to close my check. The server brought back a slip for me to sign, but there was no sign of my credit card. I asked him to check with the bartender I had given it to and he told me, "We return the cards after we authorize them." Well, four people at my table (myself included) can confirm that the bartender, nor the server, returned my card. The server insisted I must have gotten my card back and it had to be in my pocket or my wallet. Uh, no, and here is the blank space in my wallet where it would be, if you had returned it to me...

I went inside to track down the bartender that I originally gave my card to and asked him where it was. He also insisted that he gave it back to me, another lie which us four patrons quickly repudiated. My husband has the same credit card (Costco Visa) as me and we showed him exactly what it looked like. He checked their three-inch-thick "lost" card stash (Side note: Why do you have a stash of cards if you give them back after you authorize them? ) and didn't find it.

The bartender suddenly had an epiphany and realized he gave my card to another patron. He ran around the bar, inside and out, and tried to track them down, but it was too late. They were gone, and I was just standing there, a victim of his incompetence. Thank you Flicks, for what was truly a memorable experience. Never trust a bar that charges for a drag "brunch", and only has four food items on the menu.

It looks like whoever the bartender gave my card to is trying to actively use it. I keep getting alerts from Citi about attempts to use my locked card for online purchases, including almost $2,300 at Apple.com. Thanks...

It's fun at times when I used to go more often. But, I was really looking forward to hanging out with my friends this evening. I have been to flicks many times. The last time was when california came out with the digital IDs that you can add to your Google wallet; that you have to scan your finger to activate, and I was let in. This evening, I was turned away.

As I was walking back to my car to leave, I ran into other friends and was told that they knew the guards and they never checked their IDs. I did see other people let in without IDs, so even though I was hesitant, I went with them anyway.

Everyone got in with IDs being checked, and I was rejected AGAIN!!!

Honestly, I was ok with it, until, one guard said "nope, he doesn't have his(me) ID", which I did, just not the physical one, and the other guard when I asked, "why can you just look at it; there's securities set, like a finger scan just to even access my ID."

I was told that they (the guards) have to scan EVERY ID (yet people walked in without showing it prior to me.) "Incase something happened." He said. YET, THE OTHER PEOPLE I WAS WITH WAS LET IN, NO ID CHECK, AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW.

Which one is it Flicks. Pick. Update your system. The tech has been available for almost 2 years in August. Or better yet, have consistency. A simple ask.

This place gets 2 stars because I used to enjoy it, most of the time I've gone. If this didn't happen tonight, it would be a 3. It's nothing amazing. It's just a fun hangout when it's...

I was roofied at this bar and got my phone stolen. After consulting with the staff and getting in contact with the owner, I never was able to retrieve my phone and the owner never returned any of my calls or messages (I simply wanted to explain my story and let him know what was happening at his establishment). I was discussing what happened to me with a friend and she said that 10 years ago, her sister was also roofied at Flicks, and was kidnapped and left on the side of the road the night she came to Flicks by strangers she met in the bar. I also talked to the security guard the next day and he mentioned that phones getting stolen in their establishment was happening multiple times a night, every night, and that it was extremely common. He assured me that I would likely not ever get my phone back. Although my phone was left in the bar, not one staff member had seen it and claimed they never found anything. But after discussing with others…it seems that something very shady is happening at this bar. I would not step foot in this bar unless you are looking for trouble. Women getting drugged and phones getting stolen seems to be just a normal everyday occurrence for them. I will not be ever coming back to this establishment as it is not a place where...