This place was great. I saw THE HU concert here and it was mind blowing. It was my first time in San Jose and at this place and it was great. Definitely check this little club out.

Great small venue for concerts. Be sure to bring earplugs because it gets pretty loud in there.

I’m extremely grateful for this place in San Jose. It’s nice to know that there’s something reliable and consistent and open minded like the Ritz. It’s a great medium-size venue. Not medium size-experience.I’ve been a patron of the Ritz/Blank since the inception(back when Brian was a bartender). always a good variety, always a safe and sane time.One of the coolest place in SJ.Just got done seeing an amazing show, And Ryan the sound guy just perfected that room. Wow.Close parking. Reasonable pricing. Solid drinks

I LOVE THIS PLACE--- this is the place to be on Fri and Sats. We always buy the VIP tickets and we never have any issues. Speedy entrance, we get our 3 tickets for drinks, and off to enjoy our night. Security is no problem. Bartenders are friendly and the drinks are strong. They dont taste like they are watered down as other clubs in DTLA. We never have any issues upstairs specially when crowding around the VIP TABLES. Everyone gets along. We even sometimes get invited to hang out with the group of people that have tables (not mooching off their bottle or anything). Overall, this place is super fun and full of fun, energetic people.

A cool place to go on a Friday night especially if youre young!

Way bigger than I thought it would be. Cool spot.

The ritz is a cool venue, ive see bands such as Pinback, Duster, and i also went to a skateboarding premier which had an amazing turnout. Good selection of beer, they also have white claws

As a punk lover from the Detroit area I was so mesmerized by this location. To be honest the front didnt look inviting at all when I was there. Seemed like a special type of club was hanging there that night. If I ever get to return is hope Id get to see a show

Went there for the Thank You Scientist concert. I was really happy with the venue, the sound system and the vibe.

The guy who opens the nightclub was rude for no reason. My friend and I were a little early, and he asked us, can I help you?! In an angry tone. We apologized and decided to leave. I invited six co-workers and had called them to change the meetup to a different location. They lost monthly customers.

Played here last night, guy with dreads and glasses was really rude to us.1. I pulled up to the front to load in, someone else tells me I can bring in my drums but I need to go through the back door ( that I couldnt see because there were tour buses in the way.) I asked Dread man for directions to the door. His response (in all caps because he yelled at me:) THE DOOR IS RIGHT THERE and points to the back of the room, at nothing. Preceded to be rude when telling me where to set up and how.2. Im all set up, about to play. We inform the sound guy our set is about 25 min long (no problem at the sold out GAMH show we played the night before with the same headliner.) Okay, first of all this guy is not even the sound guy, but he tells me Your set is too short that isnt your decision and doesnt change anything. I just found it rude and insulting.I wasnt the only one, my whole band caught grief from him and I know for a fact people have complained about this guy before. I dont care if this guy is the owner, if youre a band and you want to play here just ignore this jerk and hope hell get fired some day.It sucks because you have other door guys that do such a good job, and this guy just ruins things for bands.

Good drinks n good music.

This place is growing on me. Initially I thought it was a little dirty and the layout was odd (there can sometimes be a weird bottleneck near the entrance to the main floor from the first bar and I dont want to walk closer to the stage to get to the bathrooms). After my second show, however, I realized how nice the smaller venue is. The raised floor is nice to get an extra view for us short people. Bartenders were nice and attentive. Their schedule has some surprisingly interesting stuff going on and I plan to keep tabs on it.

Nice, intimate venue to experience music. Plenty of bar service to.

UPDATE: Last night (11/17/18), I went for “Echo Flex” night and it was decently crowded with good music and good vibes but thanks to one of the bartenders, my night started off horrible. I went to the bar near the dance floor and literally got skipped over more than 5 times. After waiting for over ten or fifteen minutes, the bartender (Hayley) saw me, we made eye contact and she turned away from me and instead helped the guy next to me, who had literally just walked up to the bar. I waited patiently for her to come around again, thinking she was going to serve me this time, then she made eye contact with both my girlfriend and I and skipped both of us again. The gentleman beside me saw this happening and decided to flag her down. It took about 3-4 tries over another couple of minutes. Finally he got her attention, and she tried to serve him but he insisted on having her serve me instead. The drink came out super weak, it was almost completely soda. After this 15-20 minutes to receive. The bar was full so I didn’t want to lose my spot in front. For my next drink I went to the more crowded area of the bar and was served immediately by an older women bartender (Kate), she even made it strong!In the end, avoid Hayley, horrible bartender. She even went on her phone in the middle of making someone’s drink.

I have been to this venue before and enjoyed it. The last event I attended was Emo Night on the 20th and I was taken for a bit of a ride. My tab was closed without me knowing and when I asked for a receipt I was refused. I usually dont let much ruin my night, but not being able to see what Ive been charged and refused my receipt is stealing. I never sign a bit of paper. Also, getting skipped over when the bar isnt packed is not a fun way to wait 10 minutes for a drink.

Fantastic Front Bar especially on a Tuesday after work. London Social, this is great. We dont usually have this here in San Jose, only overseas so walking in, it reminded me of home.The music is great especially the Soul. Owner is excellent, very friendly. Great Service. And the DJ Mister London who I asked was spinning is superb. Come on out on Tuesdays. This is a Happening.

This venue needs some (bathroom) renovations

It is with great disappointment that I have to update my review based on one slimy night BUT it must be called out when club owners pull some shady business.Friends, Ive been in the live entertainment business for 25 years as an event producer, talent booker & music marketer with the likes of MTV, Sirius XM, AMEX, Levis, Microsoft & Olympics so I intimately understand the live business...Long story short, went to see the English Beat (for the umpteenth​ time in the last few years...Ranking Full Stop...but I digress). Advertised door price was $21.50 but when we showed up they were charging $30 via hand-written sign in the box office window.Why? Because they could. It was a Friday night show with a line down the block.When I approached the 2 security guards to inquire about the last minute bait n switch, they both essentially swatted me away saying they were charging more because it was a popular show OR in other words, an opportunity to cash in, never you mind the advertised price.Hey owner Corey OBrien...whats up? Was it you or the band or both? I appreciate youve invested & risked to open SJs premier​ live music club but dont be shady, treat your customers with respect.And I know its tough but pls get security guards up front that serve as your brand ambassadors and treat your paying guests as such.

Great place for a night out.

Don’t understand why you have to wait in line so long to get in even with a ticket. We waited over 30mins and missed some of the support act. Plus if you knew the door staff you could skip the line. Really annoying. Venue itself is pretty decent although you have to fight through the crowd to get to the toilets as they are right by the stage.

Cool stage but no toilet seats. Uhhh?

Rad place! Great service. Cool staff. Love live bands!

Always has the best audiences. Really fun place! The staff are killer, sound is excellent and they serve Bulleit Bourbon. What more can you ask for!?!

Ive seen Metalachi twice and enjoyed them show and venue. Large dance floor and staff was friendly. Will be back again for other shows.

Recently moved, same staff. Cheap drinks, relaxed environment. Small venue with frequent shows. Only downside is its downtown.

This is my new favorite venue in San Jose. The acoustics are great and theres so much room to dance (like, at ska shows). The only thing I would change would be the smoking area, its way too small, youre basically smoking inside.

Absolutely favorite venue for live music in sj. Full bar with friendly staff. Great sound system and awesome place for a show.

Good venue, great sound.

This place is not woke. Leave your fun times at home... hella unwoke

Good old cactus revival. Running into people from the old cactus club is a trip down memory lane. What a great venue for san jose. Glad that the music scene is still alive in SJ.

Pretty convenient location. It is quite big inside. Sound is fine.

Staff is great, sound is way better than you would expect in a mid-sized club. Ive been twice (both punk shows) and they seem to draw a solid crowd, older and more civilized than Santa Cruz or The CIty.

Awesome live music... Ratings are probably only as good as the band playing the night you go

Terrible sound quality. Also, cockroaches.

Wellllll..... we just went for our first time. Saw The Egyptian Lover 4-21-17 .... it happened to be the 1 year passing of Prince...We danced pretty well the whole time...had a blast.Peanut Butter Wolf rocked the place... & we really liked Diamond Ortiz! The music was LOUD & Hard! We TOTALLY dug the s*** out of the bass. The Floor came ALIVE! The SAN Jose Playboys & other people were break dancing, & showing their stuff. It Was SSSSOOOOO cool!!! They were Really Impressive! The crowd energy was pretty good.... for the most part. A cat fight ALMOST broke out, but security was on it and had them out of there. TY!! The bathrooms were really rough..... smelly, unclean & lots of broken glass on the floor. Overall, it was a night to remember!! Thanks , L ! ILD...FOREVER!

I like this place very much

Came here to watch the creature video premier. Awesome crowd and good drinks

Very big dance floor, friendly atmosphere good music n just plain fun.

The premier venue to see national and local bands perform. Great atmosphere, sound & bar.

Tuesday night is where its at. Came with a friend who is mutal friends with 2 of the DJs. The music was rockin. The bar packed. Everything from the music to drinks was great. Good times. Felt like a real club vibe with friends and really sociable people. Met a guy named London, cool dude awesome tunes. Was invited to join next Tuesday. Im bringing my crew.

Excellent small venue. Crowd was sadly very low energy on a Thursday

Great venue. Great names play here!

Great sound, great staff, great ownership. Lots of music history in this building with more to be made, baby!

They dont let you spin Poi, even when theres miles of space in the back with no chance of hitting anyone.

Went for a metal concert, sound was a little muddled and vocals were low. Also bathroom was flooded over with crap on the floor.

Awesome space, beer was cheap and the patrons were gnarly

Pretty good sound pretty good drinks

Good music and strong drank!! Pull up!!

Great place

Only place in town that will play music I like

Love this venue!

The Ritz

Not much ventilation

Pretty disappointed that theyve have yet to book heavy metal bands. I talked to one of the local promotes about booking metal bands thier and he said its quite a possibility so, Ill have to wait and see.

Way to dark

Awesome place!

I miss the blank club

I saw powerman 5000 there and it was an awesome show!!!

Always the best place in San Jose to rock

Best place ever