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Deep
---By Matt Gibson Translated
by Monica Lin
142, YiPing Rd, Anping District, Tainan
City
(06) 295-8639
Hours:Sunday~Saturday 10:30 am-10 pm (closed Mondays)
Smoking section allowed. Parking available.
Chinese and English menu.
Ryan Lu has brought southern Taiwan
many firsts. He was Taiwan's first graffiti artist.
He was one of the first skateboarders (and has subsequently
achieved legendary status). He opened the first pop
art clothing store, 420, and now he has brought Tainan
its first authentic hip-hop club, Deep.
Deep, located in Anping (go west on
Fucian Rd. past City Hall, hang a left at the gateway
before the market, then take your first right onto YiPing
Rd. and watch for the sign 2 blocks up on your right),
is the most ghetto-fabulous establishment this author
has yet to set foot in. The lights are low and the walls
are padded with red velvet. Semi-private VIP style booths
line the room and are separated by hanging beads. The
menu, of course, sports the classic players drink, Cognac.
A bottle of XO will set you back NT$6,000. Those with
a little less bling to blow may want to opt for a bottle
of VSOP for NT$3,500.
Those really looking to impress can
purchase from a choice selection of imported cigars,
starting with Patagas at NT$400 each up to the Davidoff
2000 Tubos at NT$800 apiece.
Deep is not only Tainan's first hip hop club, but also
the first sporting regular bossanova nights, which are
on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday nights are ladies' nights. To
get the fairer sex dancing, Deep keeps the house music
bumpin' and gives the ladies all they can drink for
just NT$200, while guys get the same for a mere NT$350.
Friday and Saturday are hip hop nights
and usually end up with the dance floor crowd spreading
out into a circle to watch one of the regular B-Boys
spin on his head at high velocity.
No one should leave Deep before trying the signature
cocktail, the Deep Water Bomb (NT$180), which is a shot
of tequila dropped in a beer, and, according to owner
Ryan, "makes it easy to get high".
The NT$250 Long Island Iced Teas and NT$150 beers also
keep that goal well within reach. |
