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Rich's San Diego

Google (331) 3.5
Tripadvisor (16) 3.9
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Visitors often praise Rich's for its fun vibe, good music, and diverse crowd, with some enjoying the energetic atmosphere and even bringing family. However, a significant and recurring complaint involves security personnel, with multiple guests reporting issues like being unfairly denied entry, experiencing rude or unprofessional behavior, and even allegations of theft and inappropriate touching by staff.

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Address
1051 University Ave, Hillcrest, San Diego, CA 92103
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Phone
+1 619-295-2195
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Website
richssandiego.com
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Price Range
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About this place Rich's San Diego

Rich's on University Avenue is Hillcrest’s go‑to gay dance club, where a packed floor, resident DJs and themed nights keep a youthful crowd moving until 2 a.m. At Rich’s, the dance floor is king. Resident DJs spin from Friday through Sunday, and guest sets drop in for special nights. The club opens Thursday at 9 p.m. and stays on until 2 a.m., but Sundays start an hour earlier at 8 p.m. On nights when the line is long, a cover fee applies. The queue can stretch out, so arriving early pays off. Google reviews sit around 3.5 stars. Critics point to rough door staff and cramped spaces. Because most Hillcrest bars are a stone’s throw away, people often swing by Rich’s after a few drinks elsewhere.

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Opening Hours

Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 21:00-02:00
Friday 21:00-02:00
Saturday 21:00-02:00
Sunday 20:00-02:00

Features

Gay Bears Drag shows Live music Underwear Food served Dancing Area Outdoor Patio Party Club After hours (after 4am) Bear nights Gay (mostly men) Mixed LGBTQ+ Young crowd (under 30) Dance DJ sets Dance club Themed parties Outdoor terrace

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3.5
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331 reviews

Based on 331 Google reviews.

Liz Toscano
Liz Toscano Jun 2026
★★★★★
Nicholas Rust
Nicholas Rust May 2026
★★★★★

SECURITY AT THIS CLUB WILL SCAM YOU. If you read previous reviews, other people also have this experience. STORY TIME: I went out with a few friends and was going through the ID check and paid my cover, when I looked back and saw that they stopped one of my friends for being “too drunk and underaged”. That is what the bouncer said to him and what the manager later told me as well. He was not underaged and the bouncer realized that when he saw his military ID, so his solution was to double down on my buddy being too drunk. He ran a “sobriety test” on him which was reciting his ABCs. He obviously passed but they had too much pride to let him in still (was probably looking for a bribe). On a separate note, once he wasn’t let in, I went into the bar to notify our other friends so that we could go elsewhere. The club was loud, we had called them with no answer so since I was cleared to go in, I did to get them. In and out in 2 minutes. With that in mind, I asked the manager for a refund on my cover since we were denied access but she told me that I went into the club on 2 separate occasions. At that point I told her to pull camera footage to prove it as she had clearly lied to save her pride and justify keeping my money. A measly $24. They also could not understand that we were not going to stay at that bar when they denied our friend access on baseless claims as they argued that “I could still go in” to justify the denial of a refund. The manager was a tall light-skin woman with overdone lip gloss (I didn’t get her name). If you see her, avoid talking to her. Your best bet is to just leave if you have any problems as she has no conflict resolution skills whatsoever as a manager and will lie to get her way. There are more disturbing details from that interaction but you can probably piece it together from the other reviews of similar interactions. Wild how this continues to happen and ownership does nothing about it.

Jayson Murphy
Jayson Murphy May 2026
★★★★★
Go Clunker
Go Clunker Apr 2026
★★★★★

Wed night ZOO

Shelby Jennings
Shelby Jennings Mar 2026
★★★★★
Cayley Payne
Cayley Payne Mar 2026
★★★★★

Phone stolen here. Two days later it was in LA. I’ve seen tons of reviews with the same story. They obviously have some kind of phone theft ring operating out of their club and are either a. doing nothing about it, or b. aiding the thieves. So which is it, Rich’s? Are you just incompetent or are you criminals? Not to mention a $50 cover is straight up robbery.

Melissa Rachel
Melissa Rachel Mar 2026
★★★★★

They assumed i was drunk and didnt let me in.

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Last updated on 5 November 2026

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