by Andy Bleck on Came here a couple times, actually got in once. First time around was a Saturday night at around 3am for some post-partying. The line was extremely long and manned by your stereotypical d-bag dudes dressed in suits with headsets or walkie talkies or whatever they communicate in to say important stuff like "yea outside right now, got a lot of people in line." Suffice to say, there were some C-level celebs (wait, wasn't she in Family Matters???) and jacked dudes with bright colored v-necks getting in. Okay it's a club in New York where half the fun is the waiting/complaining in line; not shocking. Waited too long, lets move on. Next try was on a Sunday night where a couple of my friends convinced me that they could get in easily. I figured, why not, one knew a bouncer, plausible scenario. I get there and instead, there isn't even a line. Wow, interesting. I walk in and it is lined with dudes on each side. HMMMMM...WAIT A SECOND!! Yea it was gay night. Ha-ha-ha funny prank. About to leave and then decide, at least I should check out what it's all about. Go downstairs where all the action is. The decor is amusing, looks like a rainforest on crack. The music is top 40. Spot a 6'6'' to 6'8'' transvestite towering over people like a big gay Jolly the Green Giant. Overhear a dude propositioning other dudes to go to the bathroom with his slightly confused/reluctant girlfriend (it happens 10 minutes later). Get invited to "party" with a dude who claims he has partied with Charlie Sheen. In comes a girl who must have just come back from a Vegas burlesque show with pasties and her buttocks hanging out. Characters galore. Entertaining for sure. Well worth the non-wait. Let's try to go on a Saturday now...
by Kerry Eliason on So, I've never been to a gay bar/club until yesterday, and it was weird to not get hit on by any guys. Result? I LOVED it. We came here after chilling and hanging out at Otis Lounge on a Friday night, and fun people there + good company + drinks + good music = too much fun. The drinks were a LOT cheaper than Otis ($6 for a vodka-cran vs. $10 at Otis), and the $5 cover was reasonable. It's not super, super packed and so there was room to move around or stand near the doorway to get some fresh air. Overall, I'd come back here for a night out in the Castro. Living up a Friday night as a 20-something single girl can only happen for a few years, right? :)
by Scott C. on Tricky dichotomy here. I love the concept. Great drinks. The "Old-Fashioned" was stiff, right on par, and would make any Chicago gangster red in the face. I hate the concept. Very contrived. I like the vintage glassware but damn that cocktail was small! The handmade furniture is neat, but still feels cooked up in a corporate "mixology" lab. Only two stars because it is way too expensive for East 5th or anywhere in town for that matter! (I almost went next door to the Tejano place to pound Bud Heavy's with the locals.)
