Stone Lotus

If I could give this place ZERO stars I would. A friend of mine called and spoke with someone about having a party there and getting a table. When we showed up we were made to wait. Then we were told that they were having a private party and were not allowing anyone in not on the list. Well, that is fine, but they could have called to let him know so that he would not have all of his friends show up! Also, funny how other people seem to just walk up and get let in without anyone checking a list.
My friend ask to speak with the guy he spoke to and when he came out he was not apologetic at all. Oh and let me say that many of us are university grads with professional careers and business owners so not some thugs, etc! After this treatment we were more than happy than to spend our $ 500 plus at another place that does not judge books by their cover!

I came in to have a drinks and I was charged $ 28 for a 2 vodka/​Redbull with lots of ice… (There was about only 5 ppl in the club) I looked at that wimpy white guy and asked if he «was jk.» He said «don’t wry they are strong drinks» and then tried justifying his price based on «if you go anywhere in downtown they charge that» I told him this isn’t exactly downtown nor is it Bellagio’s in Vegas! Then… he gave me a half Redbull can that he used for 2 of my drinks and said I can have it… wtf?! No thx! I prefer keeping my teeth then drinking ur sugar drink alone (w out liquor)… which you charged me $ 14 for each drink $ 28 for two…
I finished my drink… poured Redbull on empty glass (otherwise he’ll use it to charge someone else another $ 28 for 2 drinks…
The music was horrible…
Did I mention they tried charging me $ 20 at the door at 10 O’clock?
Thank goodness I had a txt… But I was still ripped off at the bar…
I’ll never go back there again. Beware!

Nice people, but not that good of a late night place.
It’s in the middle of no where… unless you go to Le Cordon Bleu for culinary school… and then want to go out.
1) Drinks are expensive– Vodka & Sprite = $ 9
2) Very narrow setup
3) Bar tenders looked very Jersey Shoreish
4) Music was not very danceable

I actually don’t know what to call this place. A club? A lounge? A bar?
They play dance music, but there really isn’t much room to dance upstairs. The drinks are kinda pricey but not that bad. They are also really strong, so cheers to that! My friend had her birthday here, and we got a deal $ 35 for 8 drinks valid all night. Not bad, since the drinks were $ 9 a pop.
The crowd here seems really young, like maybe fake ID young. A lot of girls wearing basically nothing, dancing like there is a pole in front of them. Some girl was literally dry humping some guy at a table. The whole place was watching, and did anyone do anything. no. Come on security! Gross!
I did have a decent time here, don’t get me wrong. But, If you really want to go dancing, there are just so many other options. If you’re looking to go home with someone, maybe this should be your place.

This is another one of those dance in the walkway kind of clubs, which I hate. Everyone else was perched up on the banquettes. Super weird layout. Difficult to get a drink and don’t expect any kind of personal interaction with the bartenders here. Drinks were expensive.
They have a downstairs but it wasn’t open when I went, that might have made my experience a little bit better. There were some good looking people here, and so at least people watching was ok. But the layout, just a terrible mess and that is why I haven’t been back in two years.
This place is not near other clubs, and so is kind of the way. But parking isn’t as bad because of that.

What a ridiculous state of affairs this turned out to be.
In an oh so good a way.
Whoa!

I went to Stone Lotus on a Friday with a small group of friends. The interior is really nice, dimly lit & good music. You should hit up Stone Lotus if you feel like dressing up (ladies, pull out your little black dress) — great place for celebrating a birthday or special occasion.
Expect it to be crowded (not a lot of room for dancing) & throwing down some money for drinks here (a little pricey). Overall, it’s a fun place to go, I would go back!

I have to say that I am a little surprised to give Stone Lotus a 5 star review, but they completely earned it. This kind of club is not normally my scene, and I was a bit wary about going here from reading the other Unilocal reviews.
We arranged for a table with bottle service because we were celebrating a special occasion. The service was impeccable, the drinks were excellent, and the atmosphere/​music was great!
I can’t tell you how professional the staff was. They took such good care of us. The music is kind of dance-​trance but then they had this guy come in and start playing a bongo drum with the beats of the music. It was amazing! You could visibly see how this addition affected the dancing and the crowd.
The people who come here are pretty interesting. It is ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ Jersey Shore types and normal Chicagoans. Most of the girls who were dressed up had their butts hanging out of their dresses. Pretty weird. But the other half of people were not out of the ordinary and very friendly. There were a lot more guys than girls there.
The club itself is very stylish. It has a long waterfall wall on one side, and the bar on the other. On the ceiling is this beautiful lotus flower carved out of wood.
The only bad thing was that they had a half naked dancer, dancing on the back of the seats for half the night. It really detracted from the scene and you could tell how disgusted people were. Everyone took a big step to the side, away from where she was dancing. Get rid of this girl! It’s degrading.

Went here on black wednesday… all my friends go here. I dont really give a crap about who knows the dj and what clubs are «cool», just gimme a drink man!!! Before I walk in. I was wearing a abercrombie zip up hoodie… and the bouncer stares me down and says «YOU CANT GET IN».I say.“excuse me, what?”, he says «No hoodies», I say…“okay…” and then my friends says hes got a bottle and a booth and the bouncer says «well…ur gonna have to coat check it then». Okay. asshole, you could have said that in the begining… also my friend was wearing a hoodie also he didnt say anything to him. Is he racist? maybe… place is kind of nice… drinks are expenisve. just average place. P. S I would’ve loved to fight the bouncer lol.

It helps when your boyfriend knows the manager.
Ive never been here for 1am. SO ive always walked in with a nice buzz. the place GETS PACKED! I always find street parking too, which is great. If you dont mind the crowd, it can be fun. The bartender that took care of my group the last night i went stopped bartending here so i cant vouch for any other bartender. B/​c its a late spot you will have to deal with a line, and most likely a cover.

I think Stone Lotus is annoying. Every time I come here it is always so crowded with wasted people who are constantly spilling there drinks. Really, a ton of different people come to this club but somehow they are all obnoxious. (Okay not all, but all 4 times I have been here, I have delt with annoying drunk clumsy people, even though I was drunk myself?) anyway, they do have an upstairs and downstairs, but both seem to get really crowded and I think the downstairs is a little more exclusive. I had to get through the red rope a few time by pointing to the person I know with a table.
Eh, not very fun, I would not suggest coming here. (Unless you have free drink coupons of course!)

This place is alright. On the one hand, the space is pretty sweet. Both the upstairs and downstairs look awesome. They each share a common theme, but each is very distinct in appearance. On the other hand, some people that work here need to quit if they hate it so much.
I’ve been lucky in the sense that each time I have gone my friend gets us in for free (F $ 20 covers) and without waiting. I’ve actually been treated really well and the bottle service was good and with a very attentive waitress. However, being up by the bar and passing by the front while going from upstairs to down, I noticed a lot of ‘tude being tossed around by the employees. I don’t think I’d come here if I wasn’t with someone to get me around the ropes. It seems too much to put up with. So, what’s the point of a trendy lounge if it’s too much trouble to roll in alone or with a buddy and try hitting a few lovely ladies.
This place has some good potential. I hope it makes the changes necessary to allow its customers to relax, have fun, and spend some money… not absorb frustration have fun despite the environment.

Sluts and Bears, oh my!
But $ 20 cover on Tuesdays?
Get over yourself.

Stone Lotus is a great place to have a private event as long as it is before 11pm. Laura Faith coordinated our event and was always prompt to respond via email or phone. Our event was on a Thursday from 8pm to 11pm. She gave us drink specials for the time we were there and then Ryan, the GM, extended the drink specials for the rest of the night.
Our event was a networking event and I was able to have the lights turned up to encourage conversation. Stone Lotus however is a lounge and the lights were still pretty dim even when on the highest setting.
I’d hold our events there more often but want to mix up the venues a bit.

Stopped by here for a Chicago After Work networking event during a heavy rainstorm and found the coat check ($ 2) downstairs. Back upstairs was the station to grab your name tag and where everyone for the networking event congregated.
While the décor was swank and definitely epitomized the lounge feel with red floors, ambient lights, and water cascading down the walls, there was simply just not enough room to move around anywhere. The bar was completely packed, maneuvering through the crowd required using elbows and pushing hard and not a soul in the place was sitting.
Granted, let’s say everyone did sit down, the seats are not very spacious and there was no hope of sitting down without getting bumped. The wait time for a drink could easily be compared to that of a crowded bar in Wrigleyville on a Saturday night. Appetizers were excellent with thick skewers of chicken laced in a tasty marinade and well done hand cut fries with a ranch dressing.
$ 5 Bud Lights along with being situated within blocks of old Cabrini Green subtracts greatly from Stone Lotus and I think they need to buy some of the real estate next door, bust down the walls and make Stone Lotus twice as big. After that, I would think about coming back for seconds.

As good as it gets. Really. The patrons of this venue are AMAZING. The fashion and music is so next level. The dancers have ALL THE RIGHT MOVES. The women… are TOTALLY IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN.
I am in AWE.

I try to stay far away from this place, unless I’m dragged here for reasons out of my control. Usually someone knows someone and we never have to wait, but I would never wait to get into this joint. There’s no point. It’s over capacity all the time, with orange people and fake boobs wandering all over the place.
Sure I’ve been here a handful of times, usually with my co-​workers for afterhours but it’s never anything to rave about. I do like the décor in the VIP area, the waterfalls are cool and all but the upstairs is too narrow and I always feel like a sardine packed in a can. If I have to go to this place, I’ve gotta be pretty sauced to deal with the madness.
People complain about the staff, but I think they are pretty nice so I have no gripes there.
The location of the place is what gets me. It’s in such a shitty area and it cracks me up to see Bentleys, Lambos and other pricey vehicles parked out front when they are located right on the edge of Cabrini Green with slums right across the street. Shady area.
Eh, been there done that. Over it.

Holy crap this place is a nightmare! I try to stay away from the more clubby places as much as possible (just not my idea of fun) so I thought an organized birthday party would be a great reason to check it out, give it the benefit of the doubt… Boy was I disappointed!
Though we were there for a birthday party in the downstairs area, reserved specifically for the party, we still had to wait outside in the negative Chicago temperatures. The coat-​check is this scrappy booth at the end of a long hall with the restrooms located in the same space. So, you had to stand there for 25 minutes with drunken hoochies pushing their way past you every two seconds to get to the bathroom (or to cut you in line for the coat-​check). I must’ve had three people step on my feet in stiletto’s which was NOT cool.
Anyhow, drinks were outrageously expensive and not good and the space was way, way too small for the number of people they were letting in. The music wasn’t even good though in the 45 minutes I was there, I did hear «American Boy» at least two if not three times, so that was cool (but ridiculous).
I don’t think I’ll go back but that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be fun for other people!

Really? I mean really? My group of girlfriends and I pre-​ordered 2 bottles of vodka and two bottles of Champaigne and f-​ing Susan Powers-​gone-​brunnette has the audacity to boot us out of our seated area after an hour!!! Whats wrong with this picture… I mean we just threw down mad benjamins and were looking quite fly. Isn’t that what these «ultra lounges» want you to do… spend money and look good so that other good-​looking money spenders will spend more money with you.
Ultra Lounges… oh dear! I don’t get it. Maybe because I’m not 22 and maybe because I don’t dabble in the meat market and maybe I’ve just been out of this scene for long enough to move forward and never look back. Not sure exactly, but my secret drawer of hoochy-​wear will remain closed, as it has since 2002.
I suppose, if you’re into the scene, Stone Lotus is ok. It had a pretty nice looking crowd and most of the patrons appeared to be having fun and flirting about. I’d have to say the best part of the place is the back wall that is a flow of streaming water. Pretty neat and I’m sure I would have appreciated more had there not been a silicone go-​go dancer balancing on the edge of the row seating gyrating like it was her job… wait…it was her job. Get down from there, Girl, you’re going to get your faux sasquash boots from 13 seasons ago wet and matted… then what are you going to do?

Fabulous atmosphere, good looking people, friendly owners/​bartenders, fun music, creative drink choices…
Sammy is right when he says this is the lounge to be at!
Stone Lotus is much swankier than the typical Chicago bar and perfect for a night out on the town. Prepare to wait in line because word is out about this popular hot spot…