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5 reviews for Funky Buddha
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Funky Buddha
12/23/2009
I like stopping at funky Buddha for a drink but other than that it's nothing special. Don't get me wrong it is a very popular place on Whyte Ave but they get so packed and the dance floor gets so crowded. You are constantly getting bumped into all night.
In the middle of the bar their is a giant Buddha and while some people think it's cool, I wasn't too impressed by it. It seemed kind of out of place to me or maybe it was just me who was out of place. The place gets really loud and attracts a rowdy crowd. It's not exactly my thing.
Funky Buddha
3/18/2010
The last time I went to Funky Buddha, it was for a birthday party.
I'm not a big fan of Funky Buddha. It's a pretty popular place, especially for girls who are very intoxicated and want to dance in the big window overlooking Whyte Ave. It definitely puts them on display.
The dance floor in Funky Buddha is tiny. I don't know how they fit so many people inside this bar with a dance floor the size of my bathroom. It gets crowded, to say the least.
I think I've only been upstairs once and it was nothing special. This whole bar is nothing special. It's cool that they have salsa dancing here on Wednesdays but that's the only thing that makes it unique in any way shape or form.
Funky Buddha is a typical Whyte Ave club. Nothing special.
Funky Buddha
3/17/2010
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I had had some good times at this bar. Kinda... Sorta..
I can't remember much of my nights at Funky Buddha. The place is pretty much like every other bar on Whyte ave, with the exception that the place has large windows that overlook Whyte ave and all the strangers walking by.
I don't really understand the concept of this bar. What does it have to do with Buddha except the large Buddha statue they display? I think this place is having an identity crisis and needs to find a zen moment to re-think the design of this bar.
Funky Buddha
10/1/2008
This is a very popular bar on Whyte Ave. I met some friends there on a weekend night and it was very packed. Luckily they were allowing people in upstairs.
It's kind of a neat bar, obviously with two levels. The dance floor is upstairs and wasn't too populated when I was there. They've got bars and bathrooms on both levels. There was some seating upstairs but the main draw was the dancing. It offered a nice view of Whyte from the second storey windows.
To exit the bar, we walked through the main floor area which was mainly tables. In the middle of the bar was a giant Buddha which was pretty cool. Naturally we all stopped to rub his belly. How could you not?
The main floor was especially loud and crowded. I'm not entirely sure how much visiting you could really do there but I guess the more drunk you get, the louder you get.
Funky Buddha
10/7/2008
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I've been to Funky Buddha once and never went back. It's a bar with good geography but a severe identity crisis. That won't stop the drunk crowds from going, but I won't be back. It wants to be all Zen and cool with its name, but there's no Feng Shui touches inside, except for a ludicrously large and tacky Buddha that looks like he belongs in an amusement park. There's a small, impossibly crowded dance floor right at the front window, intended to show the people outside what a good time people on the inside are having. The girls' skirts seem to be two or three inches shorter here. There are these big, red lights that look like giant chili peppers all over the place, which makes the bar look like it wants to be Mexican too - but if you want Mexican, why not just head across the street to Julio's Barrio. Funky? No. Buddha-ful? Not at all. So what is it? Your guess is as good as mine. Just one more place to drink on Whyte Ave. for undiscriminating partiers.
