Exodos Rooftop

Every city has a place like this. It was probably awesome for five minutes some years ago. Maybe it even tried to be a cool club in the midst of the really stupid club part of town. But some sort of mental illness in the ownership/​management just tweaked at some point, and it was all downhill from there.
Watching the door scene go down is like watching a parody of a clown show, but the clowns are bouncers. The clearly coked-​out-​of-​their-​minds door staff is openly taking bribes, randomly yelling at people, being physically intimidating for no reason, planting shit on people they don’t want to let in, and generally acting like caricatures of the dumb/​bad guys in some really idiotic 80s movie. But even I was surprised when they would randomly pause their gestapo searches … to yell at at some all-​male group for being all-​male … and then letting them in — unsearched and ahead of everyone else.
I guess just like game recognize game, douche recognize douche.
Oh yeah. Prepare to be searched, patted down, and have your crotch grabbed… to go into a bar.
Once you make it inside… wall to wall dudes. Nothing says dead party like a sausage fest — gay parties excepted.
Drinks: way overpriced and over watered.
Service: hahaha … you have all night to wait for the bartenders to stop chatting with their friends right?

Great atmosphere, but we were not willing wait any longer for a drink. We waited for over 15 minutes waiting. Too bad. Owners should be very unhappy with their staff. Saturday at 6:20 pm!

If you love the other clubs in Greektown, don’t come here. Keep your pressed collar on the other side of the street.
However, if you want lit music, decently priced drinks, and a fun place to dance, come here! Dj Mixx played while we were there and it was a good mix of top 40 hip hop /​r&b, Future, Beyonce, Big Sean, some throwbacks, and some new tracks off Life of Pablo so I was v impressed.
$ 5 cover for ladies on a Friday, it was before midnight, not sure if that was a factor in the price

Went on a Friday night and the bouncer let us up for free, we were then chased down by the door people telling us we needed to pay the $ 5 cover. Kind of an awkward situation and put a sour taste in my mouth from the start but eventually they apologized and we didn’t have to pay.
Besides the annoying encounter at the beginning the drinks were priced okay, I payed $ 15 for a vodka/​Sprite, a bud light and a corona. The music was perfect if you like hip hop and top 40. The DJ knew his audience and kept us dancing all night.
Glad to have finally found a place in Greektown I like because delux and level 2 are not my scene.

I think most people don’t know club etiquette on here. That being said, the atmosphere here is pretty awesome. There are always going to be a few drunks at any club and that’s where the bouncers here are pretty on top of things. The door can get a bit pricey but if you come when you’re supposed to theres usually no issue just like with any other club. I also don’t understand why females think they should never pay lol. But they’ve recently made some upgrades and I believe they are working on the patio as well.

My friend and I have been here maybe 7 times over the last couple years. It’s a hit or miss with this place. Overall, we make the best out of it regardless. Most fun we have is when there’s the hip hop Top 40 DJ. He spins great music definitely. The people there are all races and dress nice. My gripes include the annoying VIP area. What’s the point of having such a massive closed off section in a small outside patio? Also, they charge too much. $ 20 entry is what I expect from clubs in Chicago or Vegas, not in Greektown. Also, wearing stilettos is risky becuase the patio boards are so spaced out that if you’re not careful, your heel will fall through. Poor design so opt for wedges or thicker heels.

This place fucking blows!!! They charged me to replace a drink. Wow, you suck exodus, suck a fat lemon!!!

Pretty terrible club. We bought a bottle yet kept being shuffled around and confined to a tiny area. Instead of constantly harassing people about where to stand, perhaps the club should just let less people in so it’s not such an annoying experience once you’re inside. Go somewhere other than this wannabe NY-​meatpacking place.

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER.
I stopped into golden fleece with a few friends for a late night meal. I had discovered the exodus rooftop a few months ago, I’ve visited a few times and really enjoyed it. I told my friends about it and we decided to head upstairs after dinner. We were greeted at the door by a VERY aggressive bouncer. He started screaming in our faces to get out, actually grabbed my arm and pushed me down the stairs. I AM COVERED IN BRUISES. Why? Was the club at capacity? Far from it. Were we in violation of dress code? Hardly. Apparently we used the wrong entrance. I want to go back there for the sole purpose of punching this guy in the balls. No man should ever put his hands on a female like this, no matter what the circumstances are. I am filing a complaint with the BBB, and actually considering filing a lawsuit against the club. This place is a joke and I hope they go out of business. If you decide to go there, please kick the bouncer in the balls on your way out, and be sure to use the parking lot entrance or you might get thrown down the stairs.

Horrible experience.
Before even getting into Exodos I could sense it would be a terrible time. Unnecessarily rude bouncers to start with. I was in a party of 10+ people, some of the party was told that we would get a discount on cover, others were not. I’m a female and had to pay 20 $ to get in a club, because it was 11:55 and full cover started at midnight. I tried to refute that it was in fact not midnight yet, but the bouncer said «that’s too bad.» Also if you plan to visit this bar, don’t consider wearing any kind of sneaker. A male friend of mine was dressed in a button up and jeans, but was not allowed entry because he was wearing converse shoes. A tedious dress code violation in my opinion.
So we all finally get in, and for 20 $ cover I’m expecting a wonderful experience filled with drinking, dancing, and room to make poor life decisions. Unfortunately the night was full of incredibly rude bouncers telling us where we can and cannot stand, and you can’t even enter the rooftop dance portion of the club unless you’re VIP. So for 20 $ I got to stand shoulder to shoulder fighting to get an over-​priced drink at an extremely crowded bar that was playing strictly hip-​hop (as opposed to top 40s, pop, house, etc) music. I wouldn’t go back to this bar even it were giving out free drinks all night. The rude bouncers and tedious rules made this somewhere I would never recommend.

This place is a dump. Bad drinks, everything dirty, music sucks. Save your money and go somewhere, anywhere, else.

this is a horrible place first time they overcharged my card second time we bought bottles and the bouncer spilled my drink on me and said fuck you and i only had maybe two drinks and kicked me out def a horrible place never go

We came here impromptu the other night for a few drinks. I thought it was neat they served their drinks in little mason jars. That is all I thought was neat about this place though. The bathrooms were below par on cleanliness. It literally smelled like a sewer. You would be better off waiting until you went somewhere else that actually cared about keeping their bathrooms clean.
We had arrived here when not many people were out at the bars yet so we sat at one of the few high top tables available. A little later one of the bus boys asked us to give up our table for a larger group that had arrived. This was absolutely ridiculous that they had the nerve to tell us to leave our table. I have never been asked to leave my table anywhere before. It is obvious this place is run by very unprofessional management. I most likely will never come back here and will make sure to let others know how I feel about this place.

Not a terrible place, but my main issues were:
The womens bathroom… Really? One to choose from AND with only two stalls. I find this absolutely terrible! It’s a bar, people WILL need to pee, and potentially even get sick or whatever else… The line up was about 10 girls long and what if someone was desperate? Very poorly planned on their part…
Second, the music was kinda crummy (well for my tastes) all overly remixed pop music (like theres than random drop thrown in where you don’t know how to dance to it, other than a fist pump…). It would be nice to have a mix of house music and hip hop.
Oh there were also tons of guido guys there, I felt like I was on Jersey Shore. Gross.

Shitty club where the bouncers/​door guy will legitimately rob you!
I found out I was charged twice the cover of what it was supposed to be. When I confronted the door guy, he had nothing to say and got his bouncer guard dog on me.
The atmosphere was Jersey Shore meets more Jersey Shore. I literally recommend any other shit hole in Detroit but this place.

In all honesty it is a good place. But if you prefer biased treatment then this is the place for you.
Unless you know the people who work here you won’t get treated well. So make friends or stay away.

Cool rooftop venues like these require a bit of planning before you go. For example, I tend to go to the events where underground House and Techno music are, therefore Thursday nights here are where it’s at for me. This place is currently under renovation, but it is still a major summer venue for dance music nonetheless. If you go say, on a Friday or Saturday, I believe it is much more hip hop based. So definitely choose your nights accordingly and look the events up on Facebook to see who is playing.
The venue itself, like I said, is under renovation, but it was an excellent venue for dance music and has a great rooftop atmosphere for the summer. I expect after the renovations, it will capture the same amount of rooftop magic that it had before.
The design of the old Exodus was a bit rustic, but that’s why we all loved it. Has two bars, one inside and one outside near the dance floor. The drink prices are a bit above average for most places I attend, ($ 6 for a Heineken of Corona) but that’s not absolutely terrible.

Not much Unilocal love for Exodus, I see! And with fair reason. There are definitely some big cons to those place… but don’t discredit the pros!
Con — $ 10 cover. I hate cover. Who do these clubs think they are.
Pro — You can email your name in advance and get added to the list to get let in for free!
Con — that only applies to ladies, and only on Friday nights, and you have to get there by 11 for the free list thing to apply. (and come to think of it, I heard someone mentioning that her guy friend, who came later in the evening, was charged $ 20 to get in! So if that is true, it REALLY sucks for guys)
Con: As previously mentioned in the other reviews, it is very hard to find. You will never just stumble across this place unless you are looking for it intentionally. And even if you are looking for it intentionally, it will probably still take you a minute to figure it out.
Con: Once you do figure out how to get to it, you realize that unfortunately it involves walking down a smelly, dumpster lined alley behind the Greektown strip. Yikes. Just walk fast and hold your nose.
Pro: Outdoor rooftop patio, perfect for enjoying summer nights. There is a small indoor bar area as well and some of the outside area has a covering over it so I imagine if rain hit there would at least be SOME room to duck for cover.
Pro: beautiful décor… you have the hustle and bustle of Greektown below, beautiful night sky above, and the rooftop is done up in all white.
Con: Pricey drinks.
Pro: AWESOME MUSIC! The DJ spun a seamless mix of both old and new school hip hop. Perfect for dancing or just vibing on the side.
Con: The steep stairs leading up to the club (and worse coming back down to leave) and the wooden deck are NOT stiletto friendly, so wear them at your own risk.
BIGGEST PRO: A WONDERFULLY mixed, totally cool crowd. The place was full to the brim with people of various ages, races, and styles enjoying their night. Everyone I encountered was friendly, and everyone was looking good. Loved it. I only wished that I had been able to stay longer.
Exodus definitely has things to work on to make them more accessible (both in affordability as well as just making it easier to get to the damn place) but once I was in, I liked it a lot more than any bar I’ve been to in a while. I’ll definitely be back… even if it is only on Fridays before 11 (cause hell if I’m paying that $ 10…I’d rather spend it on drinks) :)

You enter through through the alley.
The address is 529 Monroe, but once you find it, you only see a door that has writing on it directing you down the street, around the corner and through the alley to enter.
I felt like a whore about to do some alley trolling for a good time.
The alley reeked of spoiled waste drippings. You get past the dumpsters and there’s a liquor advertisement ad, as well as several dudes waiting to check your ID, flash a lil light in your purse (if you’re a dude, they’ll pat you down, I assume)… It’s a $ 10 cover, but this particular night, we were registered for free entry via online fb ad.
Almost there! You climb up a flight of stairs and enter the rooftop lounge. There wooden floors with enough spaces between the slats to hold onto your heel, if you’re not carefully planning your steps. The décor is draped white fabric with an airy feel. Nice. The view is only of the sky… you don’t really have a view of the street or buildings across the way. The music was nice. We got there at a great time because once we got there, it seemed people came in by the droves afterwards.
Bottle service includes a fireworks display. Well, not really… but there are sparklers attached to the bottles being delivered to VIP sections in grandiose manner. Cue the rolling of eyes.

Looking to be charged for drinks you didn’t buy? Want a side of attitude when you dispute it and ask for an itemized receipt? Desire to be berated? Exodus is your place!