The courtyard is long, with ample stage and dance areas, plus plenty of seating for all under the Florida nighttime sky. It’s bordered on one side by the train, which comes through every half hour or so when you notice it. Walls with flowering plants and vines are on the bar’s periphery and make for a really pleasant environment and aroma. The bar is always crowded, but the bartenders are efficient and attentive, so even if it looks like a madhouse, you will place your order quickly and get your drinks before you know it.

This is a fun crowd consisting mostly of people in their mid- to late twenties and early thirties. The group was definitely filled out in the younger and older age categories, too. But this is precisely why I found it to be a fun and incredibly relaxed atmosphere. At any point on the dance floor or at the bar or on the constant short line at the ladies room there would be a club-goer age span of thirty years. Not only that, but there were people dressed to the nines in very sexy slit dresses as well as those of us in jeans, and no one looked the slightest bit out of place.

Drinks were fairly priced and the bartenders had a "good pour," so the mixed drinks had quite a kick. With only a few beers on tap, your brew choices are limited, but there are cans of other brands to fill out the selection. (And yes, I did write "cans," and other drinks come in plastic cups, but remember it is an outdoor patio, so it works.)

The huge live band played all kinds of covers, from energetic Motown classics to "Rapper's Delight"-type early rap and hip-hop, all fun, dance-y stuff—the kinds of songs you hear, squeal, "oh I love this song," and immediately drag someone to the dance floor to dance. It was fun, fun, fun, and best of all, it was without the pretension that makes so many clubs unpleasant places to spend a night.

And spend a night; we did! By the time we closed City Limits down at 2am, the place had thinned out tremendously and we were very grateful for our designated driver!