The Emporium

Its actually Sound Garden, now. The place itself is great with beautiful decor. Bartenders were all fantastic as was the rest of the staff. My issue is the flow of traffic. You can really only see the stage from the lower floor, the 2 side balconies and the very front row of upper level. So everyone crams into that area to see even just a portion of the performers. Anyone coming out from or going into the lower has to push and virtually fight their way through the upper level. Its extremely annoying. Also, the large bar area off to the side was pretty much empty. It is the only area open to the public with any sort of seating, but the stage is completely obscured. There were several large TVs on the wall that were off. It wouldve been nice to be able to watch the show in that area.

When it was open it was lit most of the time. Maybe a little overpriced on their drinks and cover charges but they have to pay rent somehow I guess right. Not that it did them much good since theyre now closed.

I dont hate this place, I actually love this place. I just wish they would stop the smoking inside of the club. I am allergic to smoke so it makes me have to leave early when I dont want to go. Its really a fun place with a great staff. Getting rid of the smoking would make this a 5 star club.

Great show and the staff treated us like rock stars

Went on a Saturday night dance party, got in free cause I was in a birthday guests list. 16oz aluminum bottles were a legit price, the music, sounds system and effects were top of the line. Had a great time other then the bartender on dance floor bar didnt know his prices and charged more then upstairs bar.

Great venue...especially if you like to Dance. Huge dance floor and plenty of bar space to keep the drinks flowing.. Excellent spot for your Friday or Saturday night.

Huge dance floor! But really crowded. Expand the dance floor and Ill be there every wk end w/ my troupes promise!!! Oh, from 80s- new age music perfect too!-gl

Absolutely ridiculous. Went there for Halloween, which is also my sisters birthday. They screwed up the reservation. Tried to charge us for 2 bottles after we were told we had a birthday package. Had 2 credit cards turned off for fraudulent charges. Thank god! After waiting over an hour(with no drinks) we left. Called the next day to fix my credit card only to find out that instead of the $275 that was supposed to be charged they tried to charge me $570. Shady operating. Money hungry and misleading. I will NEVER go there again.

The emporium is a great venue for concerts. We especially love 80s night :) The space is huge and you dont feel like youre stuffed inside bumping into people. Parking is a bit of a beast and just a heads up to watch your cash. Both my husband and I had separate situations there where we felt the bartender took a little extra from the money being left on the bar. Sounds like this happens often...

Paid for a table, the waitress avoided us for almost all of the night. When I could get her attention she gave nothing but attitude. We ordered a bottle of champagne around 1:30 and they threw out our entire bottle at 2:30 because we were out on the dance floor and no one was at the table. Then when i tried to find her to tell her no one had any of the champagne they threw out she had already left. Terribly disappointed wouldnt recommend it

Good food and room and multiple level views by ticket pricing. Sound systems are great too.

I think this place might go under. The event was a lot of fun but I noticed only about 6 of the over 30 taps had beer. I k ow times are tough but WOW

Nice size venue, however it has unexpectedly shut down according to their website. I dont know what that means for the future scheduled events.

Rude staff... it was 2am and they wouldnt let us in. We were back in town trying to have a good time at the moment sober. But this definitely ruined the night. Thanks emporium.

Had to give this place 5 stars because I was expecting a good time and it surpassed that I had an amazing time.

Awesome place, highly recommended. staff is amazing and i heard the girl at the pizza window is very cute! Emporium rocks!!!!!

Great place to watch sports and live shows, 3 different sections to get drinks.

Best place in the world.. The pizza is world class and I hear the guy who makes it is sooo handsome.. The girl at the door is a bit of a snob

Dirty. You can just tell right when youre outside waiting at the light at the front door. Friend asked me to go and I took one for the team and went. This place attracts a lot of fights. Theres an outside patio area that 123 people seem to take up all the spaces of seating per couch. The indoor area is big butt very young crowd, Id say about 18 years to 25 years. Sloppy filthy drunk people all over this place I will not be back

This place is awesome! Best nightlife spot on Long Island!

Im so angry about the events of tonight that Im not even sure where to start! My friends(2 girls and 1 guy) and I were outside smoking and hanging out talking. One friend got shoved really hard and was upset so she ran to her boyfriend to complain about what had happened to her. Her boyfriend was trying to understand what was going on and some how the security guard totally flipped what was going on grabbed my friend told him walk with me my friend asked what was going on at which point he was thrown out the door! When I confronted the bouncer and asked what that was all about he said I asked him to calm down and he didnt I told him that was a complete lie as I stood right next to my friend when he had his conversation with his girlfriend and then with the bouncer. If I hadnt been so concerned about my friend and his safety for the night I would have demanded a manager!! Im not sure what the bouncer thought he heard but my friend was neither drink nor fighting or resisting anyone! I cannot even believe the events of what happened tonight and I feel that perhaps people more experienced should be handling the duties of the bouncers not some young guy who thought he heard an argument and decided to get involved!! I will not return to this establishment nor do I recommend it to anyone. That was poor handling on that bouncers part and he should have apologized.

Huge spot, overpriced drinks during events you paid to come for, always a shallow crowd when I come. Never full..maybe one day

Maybe it depends the artist that will be appearing... I went to this place to see an up and coming rap artist and let me tell you this was the wildest place Ive ever been to. There were like 7 fights, 4 of which turned into Brawls !!!! It took about 7 guards to break it up after like 5 minutes of each brawl. The last fight a girl got jumped, and when her friends came to the rescue they got outnumbered too. The second to last fight was a guy hitting a girl who afterwards just kneeled in the middle of the floor and threw her life up. Most people there were between 18 and 21, couldnt handle their liquor, as soon as I walked in a girl started flirting with me. It was a mess, beware if you go wear boots and a hoodie just in case you get dragged into something.

The venue itself is nice and could be a great spot if the owners had any respect at ALL for its clientele... I have been there on several occasions, maybe Im a glutton for abuse, or maybe its because once in a blue moon youll actually get a show. For the most part though, and this is speaking purely for hip hop shows, (as Ive heard other types of shows go over better) this venue is the ABSOLUTE WORST. I cannot emphasize this enough. The artists tend to come on around 2AM or after, and the last few times Ive been there they perform for 10-15 minutes. They do not advertise these shows as appearances, nor do they give you any indication of the wait that you are in store for. They also have ridiculous dress code policies especially considering these are hip hop shows. (No hats, no hoodies, no boots, collared shirts for guys and heals for women). Ive gone there in the dead of winter with a zip up fleece on and was asked to check it in, meanwhile they have an outdoor area but you cant have your jacket. If you are a friend of the owner or pay for VIP you can wear whatever you want. I was asked by security to remove my zip up fleece while security simultaneously shook someone else hand wearing a hoodie, hat and Timbs and let him right through. I was given a heads up prior to one show that the artist was not contracted to go on until 2AM-3AM. This information was given to me by a friend who knows an employee there. When I called to speak with the venue to confirm this because it was on a Thurdsday and I had work the next day, I got a gentleman who said he was responsible for the contracts and that no one else knew that information. He told me the artist would be on by 11-11:30. Needless to say that was a lie. This venue is an excellent front for what it really is...maybe one of the bottle girls can tell you more about that though.

Terrible door people absolutely no help or respect for disabled people. The door was shut in my face while i was standing in the rain begging for help to get to the front of the building...i will never go back again...

Came to see Nas...seems Funkmaster Flex and Nas was just paid to show up...Nas performed for 10 mins...felt like I was bamboozled. I could have used my $50 for something else...disappointed...def. not coming back.

Just like The Paramount, terrible acoustics and sound due to reflective bricks, aluminum and steel. I just dont get how these places are so blind to quality sound yet are rock clubs lol

VERY NICE PLACE

Good place a lil rotty

Cool place. live music

Theo and Jason did a killer job as always.

Need to lose the dress code, Im pretty sure is discrimination that only men can not wear shorts and tank tops but females can

Nice venue.

$100 PER TICKET FOR GAME DINNER & DRINKS.TICKETS SAID 3PM BUT WOULD NOT LET ANYONE IN TIL 3:30. 40 MINUTES TO GET A BEER AT BAR, UNDERSTAFFED.COULDNT TRY 5 YES 5 ITEMS BECAUSE THEY RAN OUT.VERY EXPENSIVE SHITTY EXPERIENCE, WONT RECOMMEND OR GO BACK.2 THUMBS DOWN

Went to a fundraiser. It was good.

Great venue for live music!

The was really good

Same as others. Long lines, misinformation. Shows start hours after advertised and you stand around for hours, sometimes in the cold. Save your money and the headache and stay away from this.

Average...

Horrible Place run like crap stay away

The place is lit

Closed on Saturdays??

20°F out. They forbid you from wearing your coat inside and charge $3 coat for check, as if the $20 cover fee wasnt enough.

5 people I know were drugged there on SEPERATE nights. Place is a DISGRACE!!!!!!!!!

Fun stuff

Good music

Very expensive and food was horrible. :(

Horrible place sound is awful over priced drinks not friendly staff or bouncers a big thumbs down if your looking for a good time 89north sound is the best around and good drinks friendly staff never had a bad time there.

Decent bowling alley in not such a decent area