101 Blue

12/16/08

Great Ambiance and Fantastic DJ's on the Weekends!

by kellycape1979 at Citysearch

If you don't know by now there seems to be construction at Calhoun Sq. As me and my friend were taking a shortcut to get in the mall around 11pm we came across a quaint little loungy spot named Aura. We were on our way to the independent upstairs and all of a sudden we both looked at each other and started bobbing our heads. The DJ was playing some great old school 70's funk! I loved it! I felt like i was in a Tarantino movie. We pulled up to the bar and had 2 strong cocktails as we talked about our work week. Our server was a lovely lady named Vanessa! We proceeded to go to the independent but left soon afterwards, we liked the ambiance of Aura much better. When we got back the DJ was playing some cool 80's then some great classic hip-hop and funk. We had so much fun we went back the next night. To end the night the DJ played "rockin around the xmas tree"! It's so nice to go to a place to hear music and there is no stuck-up DJ into himself playing all night. So in closing check out Aura for it's un meat market feel, strong drinks, friendly waitstaff and fantastic DJ's on Fridays and Saturdays! I'm sold!

PS I was told they have great food as well, need to get there earlier next time!

• Pros:  Ambiance, Location, DJ's, Service
• Cons: Parking?

11/22/08

Great Happy Hour and Nice Ambience

by Pichula at Citysearch

I just discovered Aura and it's Happy Aura a month ago and have been back 5 times since my first visit and I'm sure I'll be back plenty more times!! It's a great little place for the neighborhood and is independently owned. I like the pizzas, but also their regular menu is good and affordable. Drinks are cheap and can get pretty busy, especially late. I definitely recommend this place!

• Pros: romantic ambience, good prices, good service, location
• Cons: parking (Calhoun Sq is under construction)

06/01/08

Terrible before I even made it there

by justinfunokayseriously at Citysearch

I called to inquire about the restaurant and the receptionist there hung up on me. Needless to say, I won't be going there anytime soon.

• Pros: Cool name
• Cons: Terrible service and customer facing attitude

09/27/07

Empty for a reason

by jhill4mpls at Citysearch

We went here for happy hour last night and it was pouring rain and the place was empty. Once we ordered our drinks at the bar, we were scolded by the server that we could not have them there if we were going to sit at a table and he would carry them to where we would sit. When he did bring us our drinks, he scolded us for not making a reservation for our happy hour drinks since we had over 6 people that may be coming to the bar for a drink. Then the server said he would be adding a 20% gratuity to the check since this was obviously going to be a group over 6 people. There were 5 of us. The place was empty, and we were at the bar area for happy hour. We finished our drinks and left not very happy from the happy hour.

• Pros: Looks nice
• Cons: horrible service

03/07/07

Great bar

by auom at Citysearch

A little smaller than normal bars, but it's nice because the music isn't deathly loud that you can't hear your friends. The three cheese pizza is awesome, if you're hungry and want to get something to eat. Their happy hour is great; the people who come to Aura seem more like they're coming to hang out with friends instead of trying to pick people up. I high recommend this place.

• Pros: Ambience
• Cons: Parking