Behind an ornate facade of sculpted Spanish dancers, bullfighters, and Don Quixote figures visible from Interstate 5, Tango Del Rey operates as a bar & grill, dance hall, event venue, and live music venue at 3567 Del Rey St in Pacific Beach, 92109. The building was constructed in 1984 by Don Francisco Ballardo, an eccentric patron of the arts who originally named the space Tablao Flamenco. Its Spanish architecture features an exotic Moorish influence, with interiors that visitors describe as resembling a sultan's palace or a scene from another country entirely. Following Ballardo's passing, Tango Master Ive Simard reopened the venue and now runs it as a performing arts center, restaurant, bar, and home of the El Mundo Del Tango Dance Academy. Two levels of wood dance floors host salsa and bachata nights on Fridays and Saturdays, with group classes led by instructors from the Vedanza Dance Company and Majesty in Motion Dance Co. beginning at 8:30 p.m. before social dancing runs until 1 a.m. Thursday nights bring karaoke, and the venue is available for private event rental including weddings, which are among its most popular bookings. Cocktail enthusiasts exploring the neighborhood's evening scene can also visit The Grass Skirt, a tiki-inspired bar with a hidden entrance on Garnet Ave. With ample free parking in an outside lot, an inside garage, and on surrounding streets, Tango Del Rey solves a problem that frustrates visitors to most Pacific Beach nightlife spots. The venue's full bar serves guests 21 and older, and a food menu is available during events. Couples looking for a dinner-and-dancing evening sometimes start with a meal at Flamingo Deck before heading to the dance floor. The 18-and-over door policy and diverse crowd of all ages make Tango Del Rey accessible to a broader range of visitors than most nightlife venues in the area.