Wonderfully small Seattle venue. Great place for a weekend meetup with friends online enjoy some local music. Two bars inside to ensure quick service. And even a kitchen in the back staffed periodically by food truck-businesses for weekend shows. Nice intimate seating area as well. Only drawback is it can get very hot, very fast once packed with other concertgoers.

Cover was $8. Crowd was pretty lively and fun. Music was good to dance to (mostly electronic with indie mixes) but could have used more popular current tracks. Overall its a nice place to go out, dance, and have fun.

I loved the music here very much but what killed it for me was the groups of people. Ive never been to an establishment where people get violent on the dance floor when just scooting around people. Ive never been to a place that people get to stay in a place when clearly theyre really drunk and get up on the stage when they cant do that and they get to stay in that place. It became so overly crowded that we couldnt dance. We had to leave and I didnt want to cause I wanted to keep listening to that music but man if the place wasnt so overly crowded then I would probably go more. This was our first time going there and I was really excited about it but after seeing the type of crowd that goes there in which Im talking about overly drunk and violent people. I dont like the feeling of being out with my husband to go dance and Ive got other guys trying to dance on him and even when you ask them to stop or tell them that youre not interested. They keep doing it. Like thats so disrespectful. Or the feeling of dancing in one spot and you havent moved. Someone is out on the dance floor and theyre not dancing and they just happen to rub up against you by accident so they get mad and jab you really hard in your back with their elbow on purpose. I think security needs to do a better job on watching these people. I didnt feel safe in there and I probably wont be going back. Overall good music though.

Very intimate place, but a great experience. Workers were great; not overzealous but accommodating. It was a bit weird, though, having a frizzy-haired dude standing strategically so he could peer into portions if both mens and womens bathrooms. But, all in all, great experience for Max Frost concert.

Small and cozy venue. If you like to stand during a concert and see the whites of the entertainers eyes, which I do, then this is the place for you. If you want to sit down and enjoy a concert then you better get here early and secure one of the 4 or 5 spots (in the bar) that allow this. There was no food available during the concert that I attended. Parking can be found in the nearby underground garages, but the pay lot across the street is not available on Sundays.

Great selection of beer on tap.. didnt try any cocktails. The sound was better than expected considering its a small space. Clean bathrooms with friendly messages on the womens stall walls that made me extra happy to be there. Excited to go back and try the food next time.

Great place with vibe, music and crowd. The drinks are okay with reasonable price. It gets more crowded around 10:30pm.The bouncer could be unreasonable and aggressive at times. He mistakenly attacked my friend and didnt apologize. Hopefully management can do something about this.

The place is a fun dance bar with a dance floor, bar at the dance floor, and bar tucked in the back for a quieter feel.Just remember its a cash only place for cover and for coat check but you can pay for drinks with your card???Otherwise its fun to throw down here. Its a little ratchet but that might be what youre looking

Im really glad I didnt ripped my pants this time from dancing. . Good music and drinks. If you are in town visiting or whatever your reason might be, come check out here.

Its a good place with good music. Good crowd! But its wet everywhere on the floor.Dont bring your jackets, if you are going to remove it while dancing.

Good space. Sometimes a bit hard to reach merch stations and can be very hot in the summer. The back bar (with windows on the street) is a nice space for a break from a show.

We had a great time. It was packed but awesome. Definitely will return.

Saw Great Grandpa here, they were great.

This is my favorite bar to go dancing in Seattle. Fridays are themed DJ nights and Saturday is the best for mindless grooving!

Arkells in March 2019, it was an all ages show, i brought my young daughter,best night of her life. Bar staff were all great, door staff were friendly, and most importantly the music was fantastic. What a great small venue, will certainly travel here again from Canada to see another show.

Dont go here on any indi music night, youll get gentrified into some taylor swift I swam my way through the crowd to get out

Good drinks and close to a lot of other restaurants

If you want to stand inside the dance floor and NOT dance, this is your place

Fun venue! Real good food and chill staff. Classy vibe!

I sold 7 tickets for $8 bucks each if not $10. And this place gave me $6I may never play here again. Nor will I suggest any of you do the same. The staff obviously skims money from each band. And they have no proofs for payments.

House party on Monday nights is where its at! The DJs are the best in the world!

Cool place. Great dance music. Not too crowded on a Saturday night.

One of my ALL TIME FAVS! GREAT PEOPLE

Loved the space! It seems different since my last visit in 2009. LUCKY CHOPS CHOPPED AT CHOP SUEY! WOOOO

Awsome bands, went and saw Before our Time and others!

One of the all time great rock clubs. Good acoustics, good views from most of the floor. Great staff and moderately priced drinks. Highly recommended to check out a show here.

Highly recommend for drunken dancing. Floor gets gross on Fridays/Saturdays but to be expected. I left my card their once and found out their hours on Google aren’t correctly listed for Sunday and no one will answer the phone.

Weekly Dance Yourself Clean event is my favorite.

Great place to dance usually. The themed Beyoncé and Rihanna night was too much of the same thing and many of the songs were hard to dance to so we left.The 5 stars is for previous great times

This is always a fun time for us. My wife and I love checking out live bands, and Chop Suey is a favorite venue. At 59 and 66, we are always the oldest in the room, a badge of honor. The kids always seem surprised to see us and we are always getting high fives.

Love Dance Yourself Clean (every Saturday) and Candi Pop (first Friday of each month), great dance parties with great DJs. The drinks are typical prices for Seattle, and the sound quality has been great at the couple concerts Ive seen here. Really intimate venue, so if a band you like is playing here, absolutely get a ticket!

Wonderful musical acts in a cozy space!

The best music spot in Cap Hill!

Love this venue. The staff is always really helpful, cool, and down to earth. The events done here are unlike any that youll find elsewhere in Seattle. No joke, theyre everything from throwback nights to new stuff and everything in between. GREAT sound system with chill lighting. The bar is pretty huge with a great selection and knowledgeable bartenders. Check out the lounges here as well!

Chop Suey is one of those places that mostly everyone in Cap Hill knows about. Saturday nights is an event called Dance Yourself Clean, where a DJ would just play and the place gets packed and people just dance. They have two bars inside which is nice, one inside near the dance floor and one in the back away from the dance floor in a more private room. They have some food there, but the kitchen closes kind of early. Try to get there early to miss out on cover charges if possible too.

Awesome venue. Bar staff is great and beers drinks are decently priced. Theres a little restaurant window to get food, but Ive never tried it so dont know about the quality or selection.

Tricking awesome charming sticky floors and awesome lighting, kind workers too

Good venue. Good bathrooms. 2 bars. Sick shows all the time. Yee haw

Spicy on Mondays. Bring a vibe

Great venue with diverse acts coming through regularly. Nice bar in view of the stage and quality staff.

Great music! Cool dive bar!

I had too much fun there!!

One of the best venues I have ever been to. I love small venues so this place was perfect. Loved the couch with the living room feel in the back. Will definitely be back.

Saw Night Club here and the scene was perfect for artists like this

Divey/young college hipstery but really great place to dance!

Classic Seattle Capitol Hill intimate concert venue and dive bar

Awesome tunes for Slay with dynamic DJs! Drinks are a little weak and pricey. Funky atmosphere. Friendly bartenders. Pay parking lot right across the street for those (like me) who dont want to hassle with finding street parking and dont live in-city.

Not very nice unfortunately. But its good for cheap events. Emo nite was horrible.

Considerably cleaner and better staffed than in previous iterations but will never get more than 3 stars from me until they change that stupid, racially insensitive name. It is meaningless to the current ownership group who could easily rebrand.

Sweet venue. The sound is unreal and the setup for all ages shows is efficient/well-marked. Fair warning if it is an all ages show if you are under 21 there are no in and outs so be wary/ask the door people when you come in. Otherwise a super rad spot with great bands coming through.

Gets too crowded on Dance Yourself Clean nights, making it impossible to dance. It would be a lot better if they discouraged people from bringing drinks onto the dance floor because most of the time they just stand there.

Worst band Ive ever seen was alien weaponry. Would never waste my money on them again

Not a very good venue to see a band. Good prices on cans of beer. Hamburger was great.

The entrance fee ($12) is a little steep but the music was fantastic and the drink prices are reasonable. The fog machine on the stage is overkill and had us choking in the front row.

I went there to go see Paris she is amazing as an amazing amazing voice and because the sound guy there didnt want to do his job we could barely hear her the place was very weird structured the drinks were way overpriced and there was only one security guard there that seem like you actually enjoyed his job I had a great time with my people and seeing her but its not somewhere that I would actually want to go again

Great music and friendly, helpful staff make this place a treat. Be sure to arrive early to find the best parking.

Fun place, usually the people are great and the staff is pretty good.Only two caveats are:1. It gets really really warm, sweaty and crowded. I wish they improved ventilation and increase cover charges.2. It can get really loud, they dont do sound checks or anything like that. Earplugs are recommended.

Great for dancing. Music is pretty good. Drinks are pricey and not very good

The sound guys are not good at all. They turned the rhythm guitar way up and the lead guitar and vocals all the way down. Other than that the venue is pretty good. The backroom is weirdly awesome and has a minifridge.

Go on any Saturday night for Dance Yourself Clean. Its the best place for dancing in all of Seattle - Ive been to most of the places in Capitol Hill for dancing, including all of the overpriced gay bars and this place takes the cake. Fair drink prices and the intimate environment is amazing.

One of my new favorite venues. Great vibe and friendly staff. Will definitely go again.

Ok. Not that great with ambience or sound. Found that its next to a gay bar once I got there but the club is not exclusively for same sex events. Theyre not that clear on which events are specifically for specific audiences. Spent money to buy tickets on a DJ night just to find out that it was a hairy bearded dude gay dance night. Although the people were nice, just felt a bit cheated and awkward. Not my cup of tea.

Worked out well for a performance by very talented young musicians. Thank you

Go for the divey atmosphere, stay for Dance Yourself Clean every Saturday.

Friendly helpful staff. Thank you to the bar tender that didnt let me leave my phone in the bathroom. Accessible.

Great vibe! Cool people! Love it! Will go again. Just make sure you like the music!

The line was too long, so we ended up going somewhere else. It looks fun.

Great bartenders. Caught Earthless here. Cool spot. Standing room only.

There is not a better place to go to & dance on a Saturday night. When I lived in Seattle Chop Suey was my go-to spot to feel alive again — and in a city full of gentrification, it’s nice to see a thriving scene at a low key spot that still feels authentic

Great live music venue

The events organized at chop Suey are really nice. The last one I went to was Candi Pop and it was real fun. However the dancing area can get a bit packed and really hot.

A venue that hasnt lost its character in an ever growing city. Truly one of a kind!

Ive been here a few times for Emo Night. Trying to find a parking spot around it can kind of be a nightmare.

First Friday is Candy pop night but you dont need to wait. If you are up for a dance and some light hearted fun this is the place for you. Remember to grab a hotdog to round off the night!

Great place to play music and to have a drink.

Phenomenal Dance Yrslf Clean indie dance night every Saturday, Slay hip-hop/rap night on the last Friday of the month, and Candy Pop every first Friday. Great dance venue with nice bouncers. The lady who takes entry fees could be a bit friendlier, though

Tight quarters but what a great place for music.

Great for dancing and a chance to meet sum koo ppl

Fun atmosphere for a show. The drinks we priced good. The security staff was polite. All in all a good place.

Freshened up, fun friendly staff and an intimate venue. Great tacos around the corner.

This place is okay but they have poor customer service and appreciation: EG: they couldnt even email me back when i poured my heart out begging to be a part of the Mac Miller tribute. this place is just okay, not great. 2 stars.

My friends and I come here often, we all agree that this a great place to dance and have a drink.Super friendly staff that is quick and professional.Prices are on par or lower than the surrounding clubs and the stage/sound system kicks ass for a place this size.

So much fun! Mini Mansions Thank you

I like going here on indie nights(Saturday nights) . Music is usually good, I like the DJs they have. Bartenders are always nice. Security knows how to handle this crowd. Good place to go with friends.

Doorman was friendly and attentive, bartender was quick and could understand my orders over the music. Well done, yall!

Great venue for intimate concerts. Just a side note you are only allowed to drink your alcoholic drinks near the bar and it can get pretty crowded.

The staff and bouncers are young and immature. They feel entitled to enforce the law, yet are only employees of an establishment. The bar and music is awesome but the staff is pretentious, discriminatory, and biased. They even banned a patron because he had a sip of alcohol that wansnt from them establishment. You aren’t police officers, and you wouldn’t dare call the cops on your place, there is enough illegal smoking weed, doing drugs, to gain that attention. If you were a sober and compliant bar the cops would show up when you called. But you ain’t calling the cops.

Great, casual spot for live music on Capitol Hill. The location is really central and not very expensive. Came here for a free concert and the sound was fantastic and service really solid. Havent been on a typical night but Ive heard mostly good things!

Good music and fun place to hang.

Great venue but bring some earplugs bc the front of house mix is wayyyy too loud for that small of a space.

Went for Louden Swain concert. That was fun. Unfortunately, started smelling cigarette smoke near the end, (probably from outside?). That part was not fun.

An iconic Seattle venue. One of my favorite ways to experience seeing artists that I love.

I love going to emo nite here. its always fun.

Saw Jeremy Enigk there. Intimate space

Small live venue in Capital Hill with good sound and a nice beer selection. Every once in a while you can catch a nice act here that would play in much larger venues elsewhere in the world.

Well, theyve made a golden idol of a girl you used to beHangin bangles on your branches like a lonely Christmas treeYeah, theyve dressed you fit for killin in your thrillin new disguiseNailin artificial spangles to the diamonds in your eyes.In the golden coach that turns into a bedYou better make it girl before you wake up deadCause theyll paint your burning beauty with a coat of shiny liesAnd theyll blind you with their wine so you wont even realize.Till you watch the face youre washin disappearin down the drainAnd youre staring in your mirror going privately insaneIn that golden crown theyve pushed down on your headYou better make it girl before you wake up dead.Look around them golden sidewalks that youre walking on todayAnd youll see that lonely gutter just a careless step awayAnd the altar that theyre building you dont even understandCause theyre dazzled by the flashing of the daggers in their hands.Well be dancing in the darkness when their music disappearsAnd the jangle of your chains will be the only sound you hearTill your broken bodys bleedin on an altar made of stoneAnd youve sacrificed your soul to please a world thats sick and wrong.Cause you never heard a single word I saidOh, make it girl before you wake up dead...

I had an incident where a guy grabbed a chunk of my hair to catch himself as he fell off a stool. The same guy told me to chill as he climbed back up on a stool to get a better view of the band. I told the guy bartender who told me to grab security. A female bartender interrupted to take care of the situation. She got the drunk fool to stop climbing on furniture and was very solicitous. I wish I caught names because she was awesome but Im really disappointed the male bartender was so dismissive. Really not cool and it was tough to enjoy the show with how much leeway they gave the drunk and disorderly who were spilling drinks on people and trying to start fights.

Awesome place and the employees are amazing!! but im never coming back. seattle yuppies are trash and will complain if you dance lmaaaooo

Place is clean and crowed with a great vibe. Not my type of music (they play more local/hipster), but have good DJs there. Service was fast, beer selections are nice. Overall, a really fun time.

A venue dedicated to supporting live local original music. Great sound, albeit smallish. A really great atmosphere.