Yost Theater

The parking around here is not the best. There's a small parking lot and a larger public parking structure a couple blocks away. It's $20 on Saturdays. The staff were relatively friendly and the line for the event moved at a reasonable pace. The venue offers some food options like pizza, tater tots, fries, salad, etc and of course, there are alcoholic options like cocktails, beers, and liquors. The food was ok. This is a relatively small venue with several tables for the VIP option.

Do not let the less-than average reviews deter you from visiting this venue! I read the reviews of this place before attending an event, and I was... concerned LOL. But I'm happy to report that I had a good experience here. Parking - A bit of a nightmare, but we got lucky with parking right next to the McDonalds. Space & ambiance - This place gets the job done for hosting smaller events. The VIP sections were definitely a bit tight for the amount of people in our party but that can't be helped - we had a huge group. The general admissions floor was spacious and hosted a huge crowd without it feeling too tight or uncomfortable. The restrooms were never too crowded even though the event space was full. Staff - I didn't have any problems with the staff. The security staff did their jobs well, and I didn't have any issues with my VIP wristband with getting in and out of different areas. The ticket staff and drinks staff were also kind - no complaints. Music - I was impressed by the quality and sound of the stereo system. I definitely recommend bringing ear plugs to help protect your ears, but I can tell this would be a great venue for other sorts of music events. The screen for the visuals did the job as well. Neither aspects of the venue were outstanding, but they were better than average and in terms of what I expected. Drinks - I ended up spending $180 on drinks so that should tell you something about the... strength and ease of access of buying them. There were plenty of areas to buy drinks, whether in the GA or VIP sections. Overall, 4/5! The venue itself is a bit crunchy, but I'm not expecting all of the bells and whistles for a venue like this. If I see that this venue is hosting a future event, I'll surely be more inclined to buy tickets and attend.

Honestly, I was weary of coming here because of all the other reviews about this place saying that there is pickpockets, bad security and a slew of other problems. I came here last night and am able to say that I had issues with absolutely none of that.When we arrived to the venue, there was a line but it was not too long, and it moved by fairly quick. Once we got to the front, security searched us then let us in. They gave us no issues at all. The venue itself was nice and spacious. There is a bottom floor and also a top floor where you can go to hangout and continue dancing or listening to music. The music wasn't too loud either which I liked a lot. People were respectful and it didn't seem to look like anyone was out to steal phones.I get the feeling my experience may have been drastically different from ones that these other reviewers may have had. I have nothing bad to say about my experience at The Yost. The event I attended was cool and I enjoyed it. Maybe a persons experience depends on the event they attend?? I'm not sure. The one thing I did not like was the parking situation is wild here in DT Santa Ana. There are a limited number of spaces out in the street and the construction going on right now does not help in finding a spot on a busy night. I understand this is out of the control of the venue but it was still a huge pain in the ass.

Yost Theater! The first time I'd ever been here was in 2015 for my senior prom lol. For that event, it was a cool venue. For the Benny the Butcher concert last Saturday, definitely NOT the venue to go to. Just a note, after reading the first like 20 reviews I'm so glad I left this place with my phone in my possession!Parking wasn't really an issue; At first we parked by the roundabout on the street over from 4th. We noticed it was only 2 hours so we moved to a nearby parking structure. Which ended up being a few bucks, if even that. Parking was about the only thing I don't have a complaint about. Everything else, there was something. There was no communication amongst the staff/security & the people attending the concert. They weren't directing people or asking if they were in the correct line. Mostly just standing in the entry way, talking to each other. Inside the venue was pretty small. When you walk in, the left and right side is the VIP area. The middle part is all GA standing room. By the bar there's some standing room behind a rope. That's about it though. Crazy thing about this show is there was about 10 people on before Benny the Butcher. These people that performed were not on the flyer for the show. It also said the show went from 8 PM - 12 AM, Benny didn't go on until 12! Pretty insane lol. I'm a huge fan of Benny the Butcher so I enjoyed the show (his part), everything else was literally a waste of time lol. Wish I'd known about these random artists, otherwise I'd come a little later. Another annoying thing was when Benny came on, the sound &/or bass got turned up super high and it got crazy loud and the floors were vibrating. It was cool but it was so loud it hurt my ears & I couldn't tell what the hell he was even saying. As the set went on the sound leveled out but oh my god that was ridiculously loud lol. Overall, Benny the Butcher was dope! All the other artists, not so much. Most likely won't come back to Yost Theater but thanks for the experience!

The service at this place is horrible. Apparently phones and items get stolen from this place a lot. The fact they won't do anything about following up on "lost and found items" is ridiculous. The phone pinged at the location even while business was open. Several reviews indicate same pattern poor service and security. Wonder what they're doing with the phones? Since they can't confirm it's not at the location due to lack of follow up on lost/stolen item.. getting an email or voice message answered is impossible and they don't have daytime operating business hours. I went during business hours 9:30 pm-0200 am and they still did not want to check for the phone. So how do they resolve these issues?

You cannot compare this to other clubs/ lounges in OC like Time or Mesa but this place stands it's own ground. The drinks however are the same price as other clubs. There's only one bar and VIP section comprises or tables on each side of the dance floor (raised platform). All in all there's nothing special about this place but it's a fun spot to listen to good music.

Do not go here. Got tickets for bad boys blue and waited in line for over hours. Bad service and bad everything

Are hats allowed at todays event gatita perreo? I been here once had a blast but i need to know if hats allowed

The event here was okay, missing some details when it comes to buying some vip tickets and what you get when you buy them. But the main concerning part is the staff. Starting with security being really rude, this one bald guy with a beard felt that it was okay to walk all the way to where I was, out of line and snatch the water bottle I was drinking out of my hand and pouring it all on me without saying sorry and only saying "no drinks allowed on the premises". And now when it comes to contacting anyone on the staff to make them aware of this, they DO NOT care if you just had an issue at all, they'll ignore you and there's no point, so just know if anything happens here, there's no point in filing a complaint cause they'll just ignore you. I'm sure you can find way better events anywhere else with better lighting, better music, and not something that looked last minute.

Staff was mediocre and rude if it wasn't for the artist that I really wanted to see I wouldn't come again !