Red Carpet Nightclub — Restaurant in St. Cloud

After hearing that Dave at Barstool Fund made the call to The Red Carpet, one of my favorite st cloud nightlife experiences during in college, I knew I just had to go and get a delicious martini from the infamous martini lounge. I was excited by what private enterprises like Barstool could do to help, and I wanted my private actions to help contribute to the continued success as well.

My date and I showed up early, around 6pm. Nobody was there except us and staff. As we were walking toward the bar to take a seat, I was reminded by the bartender to bring my mask up. Annoyed since there was no one else there, I brought it up to my face for the remaining 5 seconds of my walk to the bar. Then pulled it down. We ordered martinis and proceeded to chat intermittently with the bar keep. We asked what events may be coming up. They said they would be having a musician to test out if "people could handle the responsibility"...that annoyed me even more. Responsibility of what, exactly? Freedom? Those words rang around in my head for the rest of my time there. Was freedom not a god given right but rather a privilege we as citizens should be grateful our authoritarian betters have allowed us to have? I was shocked.

About half way through our drinks a few more bartenders came into our viewing and hearing zone. Two of them were talking about upcoming plans and whether or not to visit Florida since "Florida is mostly open right now" one remarked. The other chimes in that "yeah that's because Florida is a wasteland". Without any more context the best I can tell is that they were referring to Florida as a negative place to go to due to Florida's resistance to dictatorial policies like those we live under here in Minnesota.

To sum up, I was disheartened to see young people have such a low opinion of freedom in general and also the belief that individuals can not possibly make the best choices for themselves. I try hard not to blame these young people too much- their young and have a lot of learning to do but also have the world at their fingertips like I do. The social pressures are way more now than when I was in college. I hope they snap out of it fast.

I wonder how Dave would feel if he knew his funds were keeping employed people who in my opinion could stand up for...

This is by far my favorite downtown bar. The martini lounge: great weekday happy hour; with 2 drinks you get a food bar (fresh fruit, meat and cheeses, bars, and a homemade main made by the talented kitchen staff... In the summer there are even freshly grilled burgers made on the deck bar!) This is my favorite time to go. During the night it can get crowded, bartenders and servers always busy their butts trying to serve everyone in a timely manner. Wait times can be a little long, but mostly it's because of entitled drunk kids barking at staff. If you wait patiently and tip well you will have better service. Great variety of fun drinks. Check out Tuesday and Thursday nights when martinis are discounted. The pool hall: pool, darts, ski ball, ping pong. Tons of fun. The pub: they serve brats and hot dogs at night. Good specials, Dj's playing, definitely the "club" part of the bar. Check out the red room around the corner for a little quieter Vibe The main stage: music, drag shows, and burlesque shows all the time. Pretty good venue but limited seating at times depending on the show. I always enjoy coming to shows here! The Keller Bar: in the basement, has a divey vibe. Lots of shows here, also open mic night for comedy on Wednesdays. They serve heggies pizza!

I love the red carpet, any time I end up there I end uo having a good time. As long as youre not belligerent and unruly you should have a...

Drove an hour from Minneapolis to see a concert. There are 3 unmarked entrances. The main entrance is small so getting out is difficult if people are coming in. A lot of congestion here. The bar tender was on his phone, looked at us walk up, then continued on his phone for another 30 seconds. The acoustics was bad and every inch of the place was loose which caused rattling from the bass. I've been to a lot of concerts over the years and never saw security tell someone to not smoke weed. But if that's a club rule so be it. I just thought it was strange when security rushed up to a guy and grabbed him on the back of the neck and said to stop. The only time I've ever seen security treat a guy like that is if it's well deserved and they're causing others trouble. Followed by kicking out. I was enjoying the show and was pushed about 7 times by security and they rushed the crowd to others to say stop smoking. People quickly realized to just blow smoke down and not up. I saw a guy get kicked out for dancing too much. Not kidding. He paid double the price to have a meet and greet and was kicked out for dancing. On a dance floor. He wasn't bothering anyone but security it seemed. Then I saw two fights break out within 10 minutes. One with dudes and one with woman. I've never seen a fight break out at a concert out of the 50+ concerts I've been to. I've never seen security harass people...