A Yelperstitious Affair at the Jet Hotel

Fabulous event Laura! Woohoo!
Had a blast! Cocktails were yummy — as usual!
Snacks were yummy!
Photo booth was a hoot.
It was cool to see the inside of Jet — hadn’t gotten there yet!
Fun fun!
Definitley boo on XO and Pizza Republica
I never found the valets… We parked next door for much cheaper — so it all worked out!

Laura L you have officially earned your stripes as the Denver Unilocal Person.
GREAT EVENT! Met up with my favorite Unilocaler buddies (too bad we didn’t get those pics together Heidi), had some good beer, snacks and pizza. The Unilocal Swag was top notch. Had a blast! Can’t wait till the next major Unilocal blowout. WooHoo!

Thanks Laura — how fun! I love love love a photo booth and psychics and add free yummy bourbon and you guessed it: I got spanked again. Good times with good people.

What an awesome event! I keep repeating my self almost every time after an Elite event how awesome it was, by no other means, this event was awesome, with minor problems, but overall, it was a great time!
The staff and bartenders were delivering a happy vibe, very energetic. I can’t remember having an empty glass ever that night, and the beauty of it was that I did not wake up with a hangover the following morning!
Thank you!

I have to say, this was pretty well put together… minus that little food table and those really hungry people hogging up all the meatballs and olives… but I digress!
Drinks came fast and surprisingly the bartenders were nice and not jerky. I could have had 50 of those Dr. McGillicuddy Cherry Schnapps and Limeade drinks… those were the bomb! Fo’ real!
Pizza came later, luckily some peeps were nice enough to walk around and offer it to us which us hungry people really appreciated. Even chapstick was provided! Wowee!
I was pretty stoked about the Unilocal schwag bags though… being Elite sure pays off. I’m taking my lunch box to work tomorrow!
Now…where are those pictures from the photobooth?

Hello Friday the 13^th … YOU DON’T SCARE ME!!! Although my night began with several 13thish type occurrences and I was starting to freak out a bit.
Challenge # 1, my 11 year old locked me outta the house in an ice /​snow storm. Challenge # 2 aforementioned storm. # 3, Erin’s peril filled drive to my house, #4, our traffic laden ride downtown (although with awesome tunes a jammin’) and lastly challenge # 5 the valet man who wasn’t really a valet man cuz he was never ever there to VALET a damn thing! Hmpf!
Next step, show ID and sign in. Deeeeep breath and … WOW! Look at this place! FANCY! Super cool… and what’s cooler? This place is filled with friends of mine! Awesome! I can also drink and eat for free! Things are looking up! I saw old friends and met new ones. Heidi’s adorable friends, who’s names I forget but pictures I am in. LOVE YOU TWO nameless hotties !!! I had such fun hamming it up with you! Thanks for the pics Heidi! I love you too! I think I may actually look good in some of the pics the pros’s took too! This is most certainly a good thing. I haven’t seen any yet so I will keep you posted, when and where can we see them Miss Laura?
This was a very VERY crowded event. This kind of crowd could easily result in a complete and utter meltdown of staff, leaving this mama waiting endlessly for her booze. Mama doesn’t like waiting for ANYTHING! (Valets included) The staff serving our event… was SUPER FLY. No waiting, no attitude, just vodka and small talk. Well done and many thanks. No waiting for pictures or the tarot cards, for me anyway. I never did make it to the physic but that may be for the best.
OK now here is where things get kinda hinky. I wanted to give this event 4 stars because of what may have happened without Scott T. stepping in and saving the day, well Scott T. and the incredible hunger saving staff at Enzo’s End Pizza. However Scott did step in and everything fell magically into place and the pizza miracle that occurred that night was not only scrumptious but hopefully a HUGE business booster for Enzo’s!!! So folks, in case you were unaware, the delicious pizza you had Friday night was NOT Pizza Republica but ENZO’S END!!! OK ??? I just wanted everyone to know! Scott and their staff and the people who helped out at the Jet did a helluva job ironing out a big ass wrinkle! Well freakin’ played. Shame on both XO and Pizza Republica BTW… seriously? You are aware you blew off about 200 hungry foodies who will write a REVIEW about your business? Stupids.
So in conclusion. Laura you should be very proud. It was a pleasure meeting you also and I can’t wait for more of your party planning! Mama loves a good party and this Friday night gave me just that. I had a wonderful time with some even more wonderful people. You know who you are! Love you guys.
JOSH and NICK !!! I remember now … well Ok I looked at the FB tag but… JOSH and NICK!!! Love you!

Thanks Laura… for the invite, all the hard work, the ops to meet Unilocalers (faces to names), the freebs, the distraction from a she-​ite weather night, the pleasure of watching you work a room (you’re good!), the chance to get on the list for the next event and something to talk about for awhile.
Great stuff– all of it!
First event for me. I am honored and impressed. See you next time! And hopefully I’ll get to spend a minute with you.

It started out really rocky, waiting and waiting… and waiting some more for the valet that never showed. I almost went back to the familiar and said «screw it!» but Mike talked me into staying. ½ block up was a parking garage that was $ 3 less, so it was better than valet!
Jet is not where I would ever go to hang out with friends, yet, there I was, hanging out with friends and having a good time! The drinks were great, the service phenomenal, but best of all was the company. It was great to see everyone again! Well done!

This was a 10 star event… So much fun and it was so great to see so many Unilocalers under one roof. The beer was great and the atmosphere was awesome! This was my first time at a Unilocal event and I can’t wait for the next one.
Thanks for the grab bag of goodies too… It was pure awesomeness… Thank you so much for the funtastic evening!

Great party! Met Laura L on my way in and was hoping to meet other «friends» but that didn’t work out so well. Next event, I will try harder!
The staff was fantastic, everyone was dressed to impress, I’m in love with the « Unilocaltick» and my friends are SUPER jealous of my elite Unilocal lunch pail.
The drinks were delicious and I know, I sampled about 12 of them. I loved the meatballs, mozz, tomato, basil and olives. Great little appetizer food.
My favorite part of the night: when the (burnt) pizza arrived and everyone was drunk scarfing it down. It was great people watching. Anything could have walked through that door and we would have put it in our mouths, honestly.
Downsides — 1) The psychic must have been REALLY into her stories, there was no chance in h-​e-​double hockey sticks for anyone to get in unless you signed up at 7:00pm sharp. 2) Those little cookies were hard as rocks
Thanks for all the hard work that was put into the evening. It was above and beyond what I had expected!

We almost didn’t go because it was snowing so hard at our house when we were getting ready. I’m glad the snow slowed and we busted out of the house!
First, we had free parking, which, seeing as the event was downtown and the Nuggets were playing the Lakers at the Can, was a miracle. I was driving around looking for a meter and we came upon a lady that was just leaving. I squeezed the truck into her spot (being from Chicago makes me cool and a great parallel parker!), and jumped out to feed the meter. Where is that meter? Oh look, there is no meter for these two spots! Bonus!
Buffalo Trace Bourbon on the rocks flowed quickly and went down easy. Red Velvet and chocolate cupcakes gave me a great sugar high. The tiny cocktail meatballs were tasty, but still not as good as mine. Wade the Tarot Card Reader was funny and having a good time. And now I have a Unilocal lunchbox (with thermos!) to take my lunch to work with me.
A great event! Thanks Laura! (and great to see you again, Tiffany!)

When I finally got inside (after waiting 30 minutes for a nonexistent valet) Unilocalerstitious was packed. Jet was a great venue for an event like this, and the staff handled it well. Even with Jet this full, I never waited more than a couple of minutes for a drink. Even though the drinks were free, there seemed to be some cash flowing to the bartenders/​waitresses, and they deserved it, they worked their patookas off.
I stuck with the tequila most of the night, either in the form of a margarita, or when someone twisted my arm to take a shot. It was twisted just a few times. The margs were tart and delicious, which really is how I’d describe the whole night =o)
Congrats and thank you to Laura on a fantastic party, and as always, it was great to see Tiffany.

(psst…don’t tell him I said this, but it was a pleasure to know that Jason Voorhees wasn’t the only one having fun on this twisted holiday)
Holy hell, a Friday night spent out rubbing elbows and reading palms instead of posting reviews and snubbing restaurants? Are we sure I’m in the right place?
Absolutely. Aside from a few ‘unofficial’ Unilocal events, this was my first, and what a way to pop that cherry. My friends and I showed up around 7:30, just enough time to meet and greet with the other ‘elites’ (lowercase, let’s not get full of ourselves here). We made a lap, dropped off our coats and sampled the goods. I ate up the mini butter cookies while my ‘+1′ took a fancy to the meatballs (not Swedish, but certainly not consolation material). Everybody’s sung their praises for the free bar, so I’ll just put out an earnest thank you for the generous sponsors and equally amicable barstaff at the Jet. You people might be killing my liver, but you’re putting a SMILE ON MY FACE, dammit.
Started running into other friends, both Unilocal and IRL, around the time the party reached a fever pitch (830? I hate to put too fine a point on fun). We signed up for a palm reading, but the psychic foretold doom by the mere fact that sign-​ups were already on the second page by the time we got there. The reading never materialized, but the photo booth made up for it! Jason masks and free booze make for a dangerous photo op, one the friendly freelance shutterbug was quick to eat up. The body count was piling up faster than in a slasher flick, so we headed upstairs just in time for the main course.
The pizza showed up late, but was still hot, savory and veggie-​friendly (besides, you know what they say about pizza and sex… no cause for complaint here!). By the time the delivery squad arrived, it was about time for us to hatch our getaway, but no matter: the combination of tasty sweets, hot treats, and free shots had given us enough steam to power into the icy November night. As we walked back to the car, I couldn’t help but think this is what the cool kids must do every Friday night… I must admit, it was mighty nice to have a change of pace.
My sincere thanks to Laura and all the Unilocal staff who helped pull together such a creative spectacle: I had a ball (maybe two). The Jet is probably too swanky for the likes of me 364 days out of the year, but last night, I felt right at home. The bar– and waitstaff showed no signs of fatigue, either, which is no small feat in the reddened faces of several hundred foodies. You’re doing good work here, gang – my goalie mask is off to you all.

Great first Unilocal event for me. Put a couple of names to faces. Free bourbon rocked. Free beer was fabulous. Free pizza on the back end worked out real well. Unilocalstick, buttons, canvas bag, stickers, all appreciated. Good job Laura on organizing… next time, I’ll have to meet more peeps. As far as the space goes, it was a great spot, although their lack of appreciation for my friend’s hat was lame. The conversation went something like this:
Bouncer: You have to take that hat off
My Friend: Wait a second, what about that girl, she’s wearing a hat.
Bouncer: Girls are allowed to wear hats
My Friend: But what about him, he’s wearing a hat.
Bouncer: But that’s a ski hat. It doesn’t have a brim, which is allowed
My Friend: Hold on, you’re wearing a hat with a brim!
Bouncer: I work here, I’m allowed to break the rules. Basically, you’re not allowed to wear baseball hats in here.
My Friend: This is a fly-​fishing hat.
Bouncer: I don’t care. Take it off.
Jet Hotel, even though I followed all the rules, you just too swaggalicious for me.

Great people, check. Great music, check. Great pizza, check. Awesome cool photogs running around, double check.
Having a great time with friends is my favorite way to spend a Friday evening. The Elite Hour was awesome to see all my cool Unilocal friends. The hours after well it was a bit packed but to see how many Unilocalers there are around the city was pretty awesome.
I could complain about the valet that never showed but I found a place just down the block with valet and talked the guy into parking my car for me for $ 7. Awesome.
The bartenders and waitresses were super fast at getting drinks. Especially since there was a TON of people there. For them to get drinks so quickly someone needs to give those girls some running shoes!
There are certain things in my life that make my life complete. Cookies. Cupcakes. Vodka. Pizza. My life was complete last night! I had at least one of each! I finally scored my lunchbox which is totally awesome.
The only things I didn’t partake in were the fortune tellers and the free massages. I saw the fortune tellers, but never did see the massage dude. Maybe I didn’t look hard enough.
Laura you totally outdid yourself. Seeing my old Dallas CM was great and all the other CM’s that I’ve met was doubly great. Thanks for the great event!

Ok, lesson learned again last night. Do not drink on an empty stomach! I guess there was a problem with the food not arriving on time due to the weather or something, and even though the cupcakes were good, they did not mix well with my drinks. What a shame though-​those cupcakes were awesome.
What a great event. Thank you everyone at Unilocal for coming through again! And a big thanks to the Jet hotel for accomodating all of us and the waitstaff for ensuring my drinks never went empty. The tequila shots were smooth and went down easy (maybe a little TOO easy) I mugged on that photobooth cam way too much last night as you will see when the pics come out.
It was also great to see Tiffany again! Thanks you guys!
**Edited to add**
I didn’t realize the pizza actually came from Enzo’s…so big ups to you guys for pulling through in a pinch.

Jet is not a place I would normally visit and so my 4 stars are for the Unilocal event only. I didn’t arrive till 7:45 so if there was any special Elite stuff then I missed it. Getting out of work late, I didn’t have time to eat so I was really hoping for some decent food or actually any food. Mini cupcakes don’t count! The meatballs were pretty good but no plates meant I couldn’t grab a few. I also had some cheese and tomato on stale bread: o)
I was drinking the darker of the two ales and it was good stuff tho the line kept getting longer and then they were out! Bad mistake switching to rum! The pizza was great but too late and no napkins or plates again!
So another fine event by Laura L who always goes out of her way to say hello. Cheers!

It’s hard to knock free booze… so I won’t.
I was however, bummed that there were no Tarot card readers or fortune tellers. Maybe there were, but I looked for them (all over the place! early! and hard!) and couldn’t find them anywhere. I did, however, find a dude giving semi-​private massages behind a bunch of fake sticks. Not entirely convinced he was supposed to be there… it was a little creepy, actually.
Also bummed on the fact that the downstairs smelled like poop. I may not be swank enough to frequent the Jet Hotel on a regular basis… but at least I have my hygiene.
Third bummer: no XO and running out of food really early into the event. Word on the street is that Enzo’s arrived later, but we weren’t around for that due to the…
Fourth bummer. Parking, whaaaat? After driving around the downtown clusterf*ck for 20 minutes we finally found a meter several blocks away. Our time ran out before the pizza arrived, I guess. Oh well… c’est la vie! Sometimes you win some, sometimes you don’t.
By the way, this IN NO WAY is a reflection on the great job Laura did arranging the whole thing!!! I can’t even imagine what goes into such an undertaking. You rock!
P. S. Don? In the Zubaz and Beachcomber tee? You also rocked. Harder than you’ll ever know.

Photo booth, massages, snacks, a seemingly unending supply of pizza (sure, it arrived a little later, but it was hot, tasty, & free!), cupcakes, and quite a selection of free cocktails and beer. What more could you want? Oh, add a heapin’ helpin’ of very cool Denver Unilocalers and you got yourself a hot Friday night!
Sideways glance goes to the coat check, which had ‘complimentary’ sign when we arrived, a ‘full’ sign shortly thereafter, and a ‘$ 2 coat check’ sign when we left. No reflection on Unilocal,but a sign of poor planning and uncoolness on the part of the venue.
Thanks to Laura L, my out-​of-​town guest now thinks I’m hip and that I know half the people in Denver. Thanks for making me look way more cool than I am, lady!

Reminded me of New Years eve — I’ll just leave it at that.
Dear Bourbon,
Last night I was in love. Today, I never want to see you again. Goodbye.