Pravada

I’m not surprised this place is closed down. There’s a $ 10 cover and crazy expensive drinks. The crowd is almost all Asian and it’s a small place. Been here once and that’s enough.

Lame, lame, lame, lame.
Gosh, the thing I hate about the Houston bar scene is that one club decides to make itself «hot» by overcharging for parking and making the line seem long at the door. Do they not realize that I would rather poke my eye out then have some over-​roided meathead deem me «worthy» to enter his overly loud establishment.
Went here under high duress, but nonetheless had an idea of what I was getting myself into… I looked hot, but still I don’t like girls getting bitchy to each other in line in an effort to compete to get in the door.
Undereducated grinding guidos galore… gross

I don’t know what days you guys are going on, those who are oh so disappointed, but I love Pravada. I have ONLY gone there on Fridays! The server girl was dressed scantily clad and it was NOT a pretty sight — her body shape, weight in tight clothes? No bueno. I think maybe they should have male servers too? Lol I’m a girl, and I really wasn’t trying to have her shoving her cleavage in my face all night to ask if I «needed anything else» Lol. The bartenders are really nice to me at all times. I don’t wait in any lines, but I do think some weird people turn up there at times. but I guess you have that anywhere? The DJ has great nights, and other times he has dull moments.

The dance floor is decent and big enough but the music is terrible! It almost makes the dance floor useless. The décor is trendy, i like the lights on the walls. I didn’t have a problem with parking or getting in, the line happened after i got there. drink prices are similar to other places… $ 6 – 8 depending on what you’re getting. i just can’t get over the damn music… my ipod would do a better job than that dj.

This used to the old Crome. I’m so glad they took away all that ugly biker crap and just opened the whole place up. But now it reminds me of Rocbar inside. They have go-​go dancers but yea… I think should be no-​no dancers, let’s say nothing special.
The patio is still the same. It’s an upgrade from Crome but that’s not saying much.

I was extremely disappointed with this place… First of all i went on a friday… it was DEAD, i mean, the only reason we statyed was beacause it was already 1am and we had a complementary bottle waiting for us… there were two other groups of like 8 people with bottle service and like 4 people standing by the bar… DEAD. and whats with the smoke blower… ew. I think that it just makes it look trashy… plus i HATE comming out of clubs smelling like anything else other than the perfume i sprayed on before i left my house.
then a fight broke out … the bouncer had the guy in a freaken head lock and i was just looking around like «who the hell is he fighting??? there is NO ONE HERE!!!» hahaha!
im not going to lie though, i think fights in clubs are hillarious. So i guess that was the highlight of the night. The DJ wasnt bad.
I hope i just went on the wrong night, because i was told this place was really cool to go to.
no thanks.

It’s not bad, I guess. My nightlife preference is entirely dive bars over club scene, but I had a good experience at this so called «Pravada» (quick aside: why, oh why, do places have to make up words to sound über-​trendy?). The parking sucks, but come early enough and there’s plenty of street parking for you. Which is nice, because I didn’t really want to send my glorified trash compactor through the same valet stream as the Maseratis and Bentleys of the world.
If you’re looking to avoid the club atmosphere, Pravada actually has a nice outside lounge area, with ample seating and plenty of opportunities for people watching. Inside, the floor is pretty much wide open with the bar on the far end, so I imagine the level of claustrophobia is directly proportional to the number of people they let in.
Fun experiences on the night included seeing this DJ Hed Kandi (two made up words mashed together! Brilliant!!) dude perform (supposedly big in the NY underground, but that’s not my scene, yeah?), complete with a bongo player and spray-​painted models (apparently the tiger look is in, people), see the Hotel ZaZa party bus pull up (once those two little legs come down, you know it’s on!), listen to 2 girls try to convince this dude for a threesome (that doesn’t mean I was getting a rub and tug!), and hear how the doorman supposedly bags 3 to 4 girls a night working at this place (fun fact: he also tries to email you back on a toaster).
I’m not entirely sure why I hijacked this review into a total Funny People promotion, but well you know, that’s how I do it. Hey, normally I do it better than that. Ok, sorry, it ends now.

Like many other clubs, they keep people waiting in long lines outside when it’s not even packed inside. Unfortunately when you get inside, it’s full of the Houston version of East Coast guidos. (If you don’t know what a Guido is, Google it. They have too much gel in their hair, are overly fake-​tan, wear tight shirts to show off all the time they spend lifting weights on ‘roids, and pretend to be ballers while drowning in credit card debt. They love to go to clubs in big groups with other guidos and get a VIP table with bottle service to try to fool gold diggers — their female counterparts — into going home with them.)
If I were a guy, the one redeeming quality might be that the cocktail waitresses are hot and required to be pretty much naked. Sorry guys, but Pravada is wack. I’m used to loud music in clubs, but the volume at Pravada is seriously deafening. I was shouting directly into the ear of my friend and she still couldn’t understand me. Moreover, the music kind of sucks, the drinks are kind of overpriced, the professional dancers look kind of nasty, and the décor looks kind of tacky. And then there’s the parking.
Seriously, what the hell gives these parking scammers the right to charge you $ 20 (or whatever obscene amount) to park yourself in a lot that isn’t even owned by the club? I have a serious beef about this with not only Pravada but several other Houston nightclubs that claim parking lots DOWN THE STREET, some of which belong to some restaurant that may have no idea what these clubs or parking/​valet companies are doing because the restaurant is closed late at night when the clubs are open. This egregious abuse needs to stop, and unfortunately I don’t think a lot of people realize that these people are not allowed to do this. (And even if they are allowed to do this, it’s a huge turnoff for patrons. Way to piss people off!) 2 thumbs down.

I would be lying if I said the décor wasn’t cool because it is but I wasn’t feeling the vibe. Just because a place looks great does not ensure you will have a great time which was the case. Pravada should change it’s name to Doucha because thats all I sawa lol. When its overcrowded watch who you bump into and when its dead it looks real dead since the space is so open. Just saying.

I love the name Pravada… probably because it sounds so much like my favorite designer. The layout of this place is not so shabby either.
By removing the wall in which the infamous motorcycle had prominently stood atop on during Crome days, has made it seem more deceptively expansive inside. They pushed the table service booths back and made it run along the walls with new ones. Instead of Green, we now have purple as the theme lighting color. The big bar near the front entrance is now more VIP seating.
The female staff are friendly and very pretty! I assume the male bartenders are too… but I don’t really notice. hehe
Saturdays are of course currently happening and hard to get into. If you don’t have the right people getting you in, «HOT» enough, or know the proprietors and/​or staff… then like most «Happenin’» nightclubs… you not getting in. So do yourself a favor from frustration and embarrassment and get table service. Or else the door guy will ask you «you’re here with a party»? Typical common club lingo for: I don’t want you here! Once he asks you this, you should know to tuck your tail b/​w the legs and don’t bother getting upset or offended. Like any «flavor of the month» niteclubs, turning away people is a given. Admit it, that’s why most want to get inside because of the exclusivity. Am I lying?
Don’t fret, six months down the road… like all the «in» clubs in Houston (ala Zeppelin & Roc Bar) it’ll lose its pretentiousness and economics kicks in. The pretty crowd will hang out somewhere else and they’ll be reeling in anyone to survive. What club owners in Houston will never understand is Houstonians are fickle. We’re only there when it’s considered «in» and the crowd is attractive. We bolt when something better and shinier comes along. Clubs here unfortunately don’t have a long shelf life. Whereas Las Vegas, Miami, NYC & LA. will last for years. Only there, with high tourism, can exclusivity and pretentiousness occur. It’s already bred in to the culture there, so long lines and exclusiveness is considered acceptable.
Pravada has transplanted Vintage as the best place for Industry Nite on Mondays.

Eek is right, or should I say, «Blecchh». This is Chrome 2.0 with an extra touch of lame. They have the standard oversized bouncer out front who tried out for the Texans the year they went 2 – 14 and couldn’t get the job, so he decided to become a bouncer. A real winner. Anyway, they removed the bar right when you walk in so there are less places to get drinks. Overcrowded and the music is at a volume level that a only a centenarian hard of hearing would need. If I had a third thumb, it would be down with the other two.

We went here this past Saturday night, and we had fun. The husband, our friend and I had no problems getting in because my gorgeous friend and her lady friends were already inside, and she always works her magic. So we bypassed the line and made our way in. I never went here when it was previously Crome, but the layout inside was really nice. It definitely was a «club scene». I didn’t really like the house music the DJ was spinning, but I only love booty bumping to hip hop, so that’s just me. We were hooked up with drinks which was really nice, and the bartenders were super friendly. That is probably because of my friend though. HA I’m such a skeptic, but what are you gonna do!
When we first walked through the parking lot I noticed all the no-​less-​than-​6-​figure cars valet parked on the side and thought to myself I will probably have to throw back 4 shots early on to handle the crowd in here and have myself a good time, but the crowd was really mixed (in terms of race. which I don’t think I normally experience.) and the people there weren’t uppity… you know when you walk into a club and you feel like all the pretentious bourgeois are judging your attire and face! Well I didn’t get that with this crowd, which I was really surprised about. Overall it was a great time with good people.

i went there friday night and was very disappointed. Walking up to the door man with his clipboard i wondered to myself why there was no line, since some of you think this place is the shizzz. He asked who i was with, i proceded to tell him I was with no party. He tried to give me a hard time about my shoes. I told him that my adidas were fashionable, he agreed, and let me and my friends in. Inside the layout is better than chrome, but there was hardly anyone there. Too many guys in Affliction tshirts ready for Tapout! This place will be cool for a minute then gone.

Love the new layout… much better than Crome. The dancefloor is huge now, and that pesky ‘stage’ that took up soo much space is gone! Yes, Travis the bartender is awesome… really good drinks. The staff was friendly, and the server girls had the best looking thighs/​bootys I’ve ever seen =) Believe me, I even complimented one of them, and found out she was a ballet dancer for years… no wonder!
Fun place, nice people, and yes, you have to dress to impress. No thugs here! The music is a good mix too.
I’m planning a bday party for my brother here tonight, and Carlos/​Daniel have been very nice, and more than accommodating. The new management is really going to keep this club open for years. Can’t wait for tonight!

Okay so after I received a apologetic email from one of the promoters asking me to come again, I decided to give Pravada another chance. This time we were a group of 4 sexy ladies. No problem getting past the velvet ropes this time! The space is totally redone, large and looks nothing like the old Crome. Bartenders were friendly and poured great drinks. Lots of vip booths for bottle service available. Good sound and lights and video screen. DJ Red was spinning a great mix of house and pop dance music. It was pretty empty but probably because it was right after NYE. I met the manager Daniel and he was very nice. He said he had heard about the door issues and they were working to resolve them. He gave us a personal invitation to come back to their «grand opening» on Jan. 15. So, if you’re a guy, or have guys in your group, make sure you are on the guest list or know someone at the door!