Elite Event @ The Funky Monkey Vault

wigs, wine and drag queens… come on! how is that NOT a 5 star event!!! The food was great! love me some meat balls! the wine was nice. and the show… oh girl, it was so fun!!! thank you Colleen and everyone who joined to help make this a gggggreat occasion!

i forgot my wig but it was still fun!!!
The food was delicious. I think i ate the entire fruit and cheese plate :) The meatballs were amazing
I only drink white wine but the wine that I had was awesome I also learned that drag is a night sport but they came out and put on an entertaining show as usual.
Funky Monkey vault is a really classy joint the wine was also decently priced for the botle.
It was a great enetertaining fun event!

Can we just talk about the FOOD for a minute? Wow. It was so freakin’ delicious! From the lobster mac n cheese, to the sushi, to the fried pickles — this was fantastic! I find myself craving that mac n cheese every now and then. The wine was also just as good. It was nice to try a few different kinds (I don’t know much about wine).
I thoroughly enjoyed the drag show as well. Funky Monkey always puts on a good show and this Elite Event was no different.
Great event!

I visited the Funky Monkey Vault a couple of weeks ago for a Unilocal Elite event, and boy am I glad I did!
Incredibly affordable bottles of wine (lots and lots under $ 20) line the purple-​hued walls, along with accessories that include wine racks of all shapes and sizes — for sale, mind you — bottle toppers, candles and special occasion cards. This is the perfect place to pop in for a quick gift. Whether you are heading to a housewarming party, dinner party, or birthday party, the Funky Monkey Vault has everything you need.
I ended up buying two bottles of Sauvignon Blanc, my favorite, and a birthday card. I do have to say that I had the most fun perusing the cards — they are HILARIOUS!
The place is small, but very cozy and the staff really went out of their way to throw the Unilocalers a fantastic event. Colleen B, obviously, always does a great job with the events too… so thanks to her, I found a new wine shop!

This event was fun… especially the drag queens! I loved every minute of that show and only wished it could have gone on a bit longer.
The food was delicious and I think I’ve been craving the lobster mac n cheese every single waking minute since the party!
The wine selections at this shop were unique and upscale. I ended up purchasing a dessert wine and have been savoring a tiny glass of it every night.

What a fun event! This was my first Elite Event, so I wasn’t sure what to expect… Expect a fun time, good people and a great night.
Hubby and I enjoyed meeting some of the other Unilocalers and enjoyed the tasty wines and noshes presented by Funky Monkey. Lobster mac & cheese was super yummy, lots of lobster throughout. The spicy ahi tuna sushi rolls were stellar.
The Drag Show was awe-​some, those gals know how to strut their stuff! We picked up some wine to continue the party at home, with a 20% off discount– sweet!
Thanks to Colleen, Funky Monkey Vault and Unilocal for such a fun event.

Great selection of local and world wines and spirits. Very curious and trendy selection of bar and wine accessories and supplies. Love the layout and quaint atmosphere. The Unilocal!Elite event was a total success. The show was super fun and very unique!

Lovely Event!
The Staff at the Funky Monkey Vault are top notch. Everyone was friendly and welcoming. I got a few bottles of wine to take home and a dog chew toy that promises not be indestructible to pets. Unfortunately, that statement turned out to be false but I don’t hold it against them :)
Food was delightful and I cant wait for the new restaurant additions to open. Nice wine options as well.
Thanks to everyone for such a great event! The pictures I have of my fiancée and the lovey first act entertainment will forever by my source of comic relief. ;p

Marty & I really enjoyed checking out the Funky Monkey Vault. It’s nice to have a wine store that also offers comfortable places where you can just chill out and enjoy the goods. It was also great to have the opportunity to sample foods from several of the Funky Monkey family of eateries all at once. Lobster mac & cheese … come on, doesn’t get much better than that!
Thanks to Colleen for organizing another dazzling event. Now I want a magenta wig!

I went to the Vault for a Unilocal elite event this week and was super impressed. They have a great wine selection. (Though it should be noted I don’t know much about wine). It is divided by by wine type and by region. So you can get different wines from around the world.
They had my favorite brand of wine called «Woop Woop.» I am from Maryland and have only found this brand of wine at one place and it was a restaurant so I couldn’t take any with me. I normally get the Shiraz because that’s all I’ve every seen. They didn’t have that one here but they had a wine wine that I’m really looking forward to trying.
The best thing about this place is that if they don’t have a specific wine you like, you can put in a request and they will try to get it for you. So awesome. They staff was really nice there and super knowledgeable about wines.

The photo says it all, colorful and fun! Last night’s event starred some very affordable and unique wines, meatballs, cheeses, fried green beans, and amazing lobster macaroni and cheese. Lobster. Mac and cheese. MMM! The stuff of dreams. The show was awesome, the ladies were beautiful, and everyone who came out looked great! Colleen was rocking a cute magenta ‘do. It was also great to meet up with Mr Kevin, we had a blast chatting. Super fun event! Can’t really go wrong with wine and a drag show! Perhaps more dress-​up events are in order for the future: hint: :D

After a couple of MIA’s at Unilocal Elite Events (YEE) that were by all accounts out-​of-​this-​world great, Wifey and I made it to the one last night at The Funky Monkey Vault.
Don’t you love it when you discover a business that was hiding in plain sight? On my way to Asian town, or to the barber, North Mills is totally famililar territory — I can’t count how many times I’ve been up and down this drag…
Did someone say, «Drag»?
Perhaps another YEE had more food, or more variety, or had more of my familiar Unilocal Buddies show up, but for raw excitement, you’re not going to find one quite as uproaringly hilarious as this, Baby! A total of THREE different «ladies» put on quite a show for us (although I kind of expected the songs performed to be covers of any number of Culture Club songs, or The Clash/​Tymon Dogg’s «Lose This Skin»). Equally entertaining was the audience reaction: the fellow Unilocaler trying to play mother hen as one of the performing queens approached her male companion, who was laughing uncomfortably as «she» gets down on this nervous-​looking dude! (Oh so that was YOU, Amy B.?) And how I wish I had a camera to capture the look on the faces of a late-​arriving young couple, who hesitantly opened the door just as the show was heating up. Priceless! LMFAO. The Funky Monkey mantra is «Stylish, yet unconventional!» True dat.
Grub was plentiful: a just-​right, simple-​but-​delicious skewer of plum tomato, mozarella and basil was the best. There were also some tasty fried green beans, a healthful cheese/​fruit plate, hawaiian-​style meat balls that were glistening (not sure if it’s from the sugar or the fat), some sushi selections later on, and the piece de resistance: did you know that «MAC N CHEESE W LOBSTER» is an anagram of the word «ARTERIOSCLEROSIS»? Well, it might as well be! Still, I didn’t heed the warning.
Thanks for thowing a wild party, Colleen — that is ONE HOT WIG! I’m being miserly, taking off 1 star because there was no dessert to satiate my bride’s sweet tooth — not mine, I swear, not mine!
Took home a couple of bottles of pinotage that I’ve not seen before (YES — I paid!) Tomorrow night I find out whether it was a good buy or a goodbye.

Another fantastic event.
There was plenty of food to munch on and wines to taste. I even found one of my most favorite wines. I loved the selection, and of course the entertainment can’t be beat.
The atmosphere is perfect for shopping, wine tasting, or just spending time with friends.
Kudos to Colleen, Eddie, and the rest of the TFMV staff. Kudos.