Oddly enough, I've found that buying tickets ahead of time a lot of times caused me to wait longer, because nobody was going in via general admission.

I stopped bothering now. I've never had a problem getting in (although I've never tried showing up really late, like after 1 AM) even at 11 PM. The extra surcharge on the tickets wasn't that worth it.

Also, dress decently. Everyone else has pretty much covered the range you can get in. I've seen some nights where the bouncer has said no to one guy who was dressed (what I thought was) adequately, and I've seen nights where a guy in a wifebeater got in (that saddened and confused me).


Just remember, standing/dancing room only. It does get crowded, but there's a nice fan at the very front if you can get that close. The bartenders also aren't very experienced at making drinks, so be sure you specify exactly what you want going into your glass.

you can wear hats dave. i've worn my giants baseball cap into there before, albeit it was black on black. vahid always wears his vahid hat too. i've even had a random ass drunk guy on stage put his ferrari hat on me before . as long as you aren't wearing thizneyland gear, you're good. as far as the ripped jeans, you can do it if it's a fashion jean. it's pretty hard to get turned away from ruby for the clothes you're wearing imo. this is true of 99.99% of the clubs in sf.

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