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DIX is the best bar and Jordan is the best bartender you'll ever find. Best drinks best dancing…read morebest Photo Booth!

I enjoy coming to DIX and always have a great time when I do. It's usually on bae crawls or Drag…read moreShow nights. I always love the music here and the overall vibe. There is the front bar area and then a back dance floor area with small stage where they have performances. The drinks are regularly priced for MKE and service is usually quick. I have no idea if they serve food.

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POP

4.9(7 reviews)

30.8 mi•Walker's Point

Stopped by for an event-great atmosphere! So colorful! I want to try the food next! Service seemed…read moregreat as well!

We requested POP to host a drag show for mine and my fiancée's joint bachelorette weekend in MKE!…read moreThe queens performed a variety of songs that we knew and loved and made both of us brides feel so special. Ramona was an amazing show hostess who was so witty on the mic, Ricky was a wonderful server who made sure our drinks were always full and Marcus arranged the logistics behind the scene to make it a totally unforgettable afternoon. All of the queens and the whole POP staff went so above and beyond, we couldn't be happier!

80.2 mi•Downtown, Capitol

Thursday Drag bingo!

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Shamrock Bar & Grille

4.1(38 reviews)

I am an elder queer and have been around the block a time or two. I almost chuckled reading the bad…read morereviews here because sweetie, if you are having a bad time at this bar, it's because of you. IYKYK. I'm not saying this bar is for elders, in fact I suspect just the opposite. It's just that if you are at a HISTORIC LGBTQIA establishment...in ALL the grand stand up letters...and you don't know the "procedure" or you don't respect the time of your elders, then yeah...a bit of snark comes with the place honey. It's called respect. There is a great song with that name, look it up! Anyway...back to me and my experience. This place is a GEM. I am from SF and have traveled to queer bars all over this grand nation of ours...(and I say grand as in queer) this particular one has been here since the 1970s they said. At least. Always out. Always proud. Let that out and proud history sink in next time you are here...I suspect that if you aren't brain-rotted, you will get stellar service. Noone has time for someone who calls them slurs and uses their bodies as a weapon. That's not cute in Beyonce's internet sweetie. We don't use the work fat as a slur these days dont-cha-know? I had a wonderful few late afternoon hours here between appointments. Everyone was super friendly and engaging. The bartender even bought me a shot. That is the ultimate in gay-bar respect! They were setting up for mahjong when I left. This is a lovely spot. They even have bar bites! Sad I didn't get a pic of the inside with the lovely bartender, and I am too old to remember his name!!! Lol. All-in-all this is a steller locally owned and operated establishment that I pray never changes. Thank you for a fabulous time! If I am ever in the neighborhood again, I will be stopping by and bringing my friends.

Just scooting around for a dive bar when the Shamrock rock came about. Looked very busy but looked…read moreinteresting. We stopped and were greeted almost immediately by the bartender and asked what we'd like. The place was jumping with college students and we felt a bit out of place being in our 70's but were greeted kindly by many of the crowd. We got some drinks and of course a Guinness. We ordered a calamari order ( only fried foods were served at this hour ). The food came quickly and was nice and fresh and tasty. We drank up and finished our food and called it a night. Nice place; great staff and tasty food! I'd stop again.

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The Tin Widow

4.7(112 reviews)

30.8 mi•Walker's Point

Loved the warm cozy vibes of Tin Widow! I had the "JLP" and my sister had the "I Know It When I See…read moreIt" we thought both were really good! Great vibes and decor, loved the smaller bar feel. We both thought the bartender was nice and that the folks at the bar were great too!

Such a fun cocktail bar. Very cozy, perfect for winter. The Christmas pop up is the absolute best…read more Drinks are strong. Bartenders are so nice and knowledgeable

30.1 mi•Clock Tower Acres

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Woody's

4.4(19 reviews)

My Fiance and I had our first date here. Excellent company, great drinks and prices. Jason the…read moreowner was a whole vibe, we adore him! They just started trivia, ladies night and a ton of other fun events.

Woody's. FRIENDLY, warm, great bartenders, bar pizza, snacks, clean, great music, sports stuff…read moretoo! Trivia and other fun. A bar full of good people. Top-notch owner, too!

Pride parade 2019

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The Office Niteclub

3.7(9 reviews)

61.8 mi

This is a local spot in Rockford. It's LGBTQ+ safe space and is very friendly and welcoming. I've…read morebeen there several times both weekend evening and weekdays. Drinks are well priced, do know they only take cash, no credit/debt cards. There are video poker machines, two bars and a dance floor on the first level. The second level is open one weekend night typically for drag shows. It was a lot of fun and the entertainers were so good. Highly recommend. You don't need to be part of the the LGBTQ+ to go. No one cares what your gender identity is. Very welcoming to all.

Yikes, really really uninspiring band, thinking with drinks it might get better. Not at all weakest…read moredrinks ever. Thinking they might water down the alcohol. Four drinks not even a slight buzz... is that possible??? Only at the office night club Rockford il. Owner here but not least bit approachable. Almost scary.

Val and I

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Had so much fun!

Days Gone By

3.4(5 reviews)

62.3 mi

Those insisting this isn't a gay bar... I'm not so sure. A quick look at some of the clientele…read more(particularly female) and I wouldn't be surprised if it actually is. I know, you can't tell just by looking at someone... I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised. So there's nothing particularly outstanding about this place... just a small-town shot-and-a-beer watering hole. Cheap prices, friendly bar staff, friendly clientele (all two of them). The major drawback is the only food they offer is microwave items, the kind of stuff you'd have to be desperately drunk to even consider. It's no wonder whenever I'm in town, the one bar in town with a full menu (the bowling alley across the street) is the one that always has at least a few people there. The other downtown bars I've bopped into (including this one) are either nearly or actually empty other than the bartender. Maybe I'll have to check out the bar scene on a Saturday night instead.

Two pool tables great drink selection and cheap prices. NOT A GAY BAR Local small town fun bar.read more

Woof's

4.0(39 reviews)

80.1 mi•Capitol

Summer nights on the picnic tables with good friends outside Woof's just hit different ya know!…read moreAlways the last stop of the night! Meet ya there!

Fun cruzing-style dive gay bar in the heart of downtown Madison. Everyone was so friendly and…read morewelcoming to this out-of-towner. Loved meeting the local Lushes and Daddy Bears. Wheelchair accessible!

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FIVE Nightclub

3.4(36 reviews)

80.1 mi

As far as bars go, it was decent. It had plenty of room, the music wasn't overpowering and the…read moredrinks were not overladen with alcohol (some gay bars are 90% alcohol, 10% soda or whatever. It would have been nice to have 2 bartenders working the main room during the WI Leather Pride event I'm not sure what happened but the bartender they had was literally running the whole time trying to keep up. The parking lot is a mess. I mean, literally a mess. The pavement was uneven, broken and needs some maintenance. I hope they have that on their future improvements. It might sound I didn't enjoy FIVE but I did. I kind of wish we had more of these in the Twin Cities.

I REALLY LOVE THE FAMILY FRIENDLY DRAG SHOWS!!! They hold them once a month, usually on a weekend…read morefrom 7-9pm. And politely ask for families to close tabs & exit for the next adult drag show to start at 9:30pm. I really want this place to continue its offerings so hear me out (below) on why I chose a low star review). Drinks are super reasonable, just as other review posted. And bar staff (and everyone else there for that matter) are extremely friendly and respectful. They offer free popcorn on the backside of the bar (help yourself)! And pizza for the late night cravings. The reason for my 3 stars (should really be 2 but I truly want to promote this place in hopes they keep it going and can pay for a deep cleaning... lol). I get it's a late night spot, but I'm very conscious when it comes to bathrooms. I don't think these have been cleaned in years. If they weren't half as bad as they were at 7pm -- I'd be willing to give it 3.5 stars. Clean them up right and I'd give it an EASY 5 stars. I hope the owners/managers hear me out on this one!

Show Tunes Happy Hour! Fridays 6-10pm! Followed by college night!

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December Bear night!

LaCage NiteClub

2.0(4 reviews)

30.7 mi•Walker's Point

Wow this place is lit! They have great club lighting synced to the banging dance music with varying…read moregenres from old school to new popular dance music. They have dancers and a stage for dancers to show off their skills. Being dollar bills for a tip! I went here for a friend's party night out and had a blast with the bumping music, lots of dancing space, great lighting, cheap drinks , and a decent $10 cover charge. Drinks were good! Come here if you wanna dance your life away!

This does not feel like an establishment that truly welcomes everyone. My friend and I, who are…read morestraight, visited to enjoy the entertainment while celebrating her 50th birthday, and we were made to feel unwelcome from the moment we arrived. We approached the main entrance just before 10:00 p.m. and were told it was too early, so we went back downstairs as instructed. When we returned shortly after 10:00, security allowed us in and we sat at a table. Within minutes, a man named Santiago, who identified himself as a manager, told us we were not supposed to be there and said the bar was not open yet. Despite explaining that security had let us in, he continued to speak to us in a condescending and dismissive manner, making us feel as though we had done something wrong. The interaction was disrespectful and left us feeling unwelcome and insignificant. This was a very disappointing and unfortunate experience.

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Alpha T.

7 years ago

went for an event, when i got there was very loud, cores its a club, no big deal. sat for bout 10-15 mins or so, someone came in with a viable butt plug in there ass, no straps, no nothing, showing ass, tits and more only having a fishnet on. then we looked around putting that beside us, and saw 2 furrys in fursuits having sex in one of there cages. they hid things using holes in there suits. they were allowing this as well, having open sex in pubic! We moved away from that area, trying to enjoy ourselves, then there was a small group doing something in the corner, all i know is weed, but there could have been more? but they allow weed in the club. regardless if they see it ok or not, this is ILLEGAL in the state of WI. now, we moved from there, and then saw a man/someone in a diaper, and he was USING IT as a bathroom in PUBLIC .. ok, look, i wont knock anyone's kink but there is such thing as TO FAR. so we left.. We posted a post on twitter warning friends and others about the place, then a worker from this club contacted us threatening cops and police if we didnt remove the tweet telling us we would be brought to jail or charges pressed since the "owner is a cop" and we were the ones "bashing the club illegally" so i had my friend remove the post due to he started to freak out over it. so, i would HIGHLY recommend staying as FAR away from this place as possible, its a bad place,. allowing public sex acts, public use of sex toys, public use of drugs and public use of diapers and using said diapers as restrooms. if this is your thing? whatever, but be real people, this is not allowed legally so stay away.. i would give this lower then 1 star if i could, be safe, go somewhere else that wont allow way for people to be harmed... and god forbid you post about this place in any negative way, they will come after you waving some BS law and threats your way to try to scare you from making people know the danger of this club. STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!! read more

Angel S.

153

4 years ago

If I can give you negative 100 stars I would. I'm going to start off with it's amazing how you discriminate. You discriminate disabled people. You also discriminate the transgender community. Instead of apologizing you turn around and block me on Facebook? How fucken pathetic... I went to the Halloween party to be denied at the door because of a policy you want to listen to a policy versus Illinois state law. I did not have time to go and get my driver's license due to the fact that I had surgery and I'm being technically disabled. But it didn't matter to you whatsoever. You still took it upon yourself to kick me out because of a policy. About a year before that I tried to show up for somebody's birthday party and instead I get a staff member outside discriminating me calling me sir repeatedly as I'm clearly transgender. This is an LGBT friendly gay bar. This is more of a Wisconsin discrimination bar. You people make me sick. No wonder why so many people talk s*** about this place because it's f****** beyond s*** it is more like a f****** Wisconsin dump. So many bars talk s*** about you and I just didn't see why until now. I will never ever be attending this bar and I hope you lose business and shut the f*** down for what you do to people. LGBT friendly is supposed to be a friendly bar, a non-discriminatorial area, but instead you people choose to discriminate and say that your LGBTQ friendly. No the f*** you're not. read more

Cat A.

7 years ago

if you like open sex in public, and love to see people using sex toys, also wanna be able to know the drug life and watch men soil diapers, come here and have a BLAST! its the best place to get herpes and more! come one come all to this sex pit of lust, fluids and drugs and make your self at home! careful, you need to PAY to experience hell! read more

Francine M.

16 years ago

Been there three times on week days. Only once did I see another sister there and that was after there Bingo night. Crowd seemed friendly and pansexual but no sisters. Probably best to come on weekends snce I heard it hops with best looking gurls around. read more

Austin J.

13 years ago

Every time that I visit home I stop in. The staff is friendly, drinks are great and the prices are good.

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