J C Fandango   

1086 N State College Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92806
714-758-8894
www.jcf.com

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Since it opened in 1986, JC Fandango has filled a niche in Orange County that had been vacant for decades: an exclusive Latin dining and nightclub venue that hosts internationally known artists such as Celia Cruz and Tito Puente. With its dim interior lighting (save for neon blue highlights), raised bandstand, plush booths and gigantic dance floor, JC Fandango took on the look of a smart Manhattan nightclub and instantly became synonymous with Latin nightlife in Orange County. In the late '90s, the venue began branching out and hosting popular house DJs, ska acts and Orange County punk bands. Once JC Fandango opened its doors to every genre of music imaginable, the line to get in often wrapped around the building. Now you can see major Latin singers on the main stage, dance all night to DJs in the expanded auxiliary room and mosh in the pit to a punk band on any given week. Except for the punk and dance shows, dress in your best clothes on Fridays and Saturdays. The bouncers are the strictest in the county and dozens of people get turned away every night for minor dress code violations. Mixed drinks (especially the flavored margaritas) are exceptional but pricey.