Only giving it a three for the security guard up Front and bartender Adam everyone else is a chop. Most of the dancers are str8 and can barely move and they be lying. read more

Fun spot to quench your thirst while walking around Portland, OR! Great service! A cheerful bartender whipped up a delicious beverage for me! Agreeable price to boot! WOULD 100% RETURN! --No food review as I did not order an item.-- read more

Silverado - Gay Bars Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Seriously? Grayson was preoccupied and I wasn't aware of the attitude that permeates this site! It's another case of: " who you know". Disappointed experience! Plastic glasses, wipes tables with same clothes without either turning clothes or getting another clean towel. Id hate to think where else the staff use the towels. When I return to Quebec I think return to this club on my return in the states will be the furthest thing from my mind! Beyond acceptable on any levels! read more

Nice staff. Homeless people outside can get wild. I would come here more often and spend more if they accepted credit/debit cards. Please consider accepting other forms of payment. read more

I have had nothing but fun while visiting Silverado. I've been twice... first time by myself, and the second with my wife. You will leave with a smile on your face, and probably a tent in your pants! Good drinks and great dancers! read more

So, I don't really care that this is a strip club as I am not into strippers. What I do care about is friendly staff, chill atmosphere and good bar food. While the music can get a little loud at times, the staff is definitely friendly and the food, well is way better than good. It is delicious and reasonably priced. Highly recommend the taco salad or quesadilla. 1 star loss because it is cash-only. read more

Both solo trip and trip with my wife exceeded expectations! The dancers were very attentive, and friendly. We will definitely be back!

WOW, fun, happy place, entertainment was amazing.geeat cocktails so yummy. Great location

Hi my name is Tony Walker I was at the Silverado two or three times last week and I love it it's a great place I like the bartenders all of them I like that strip dancers too makes you really feel good that is it go for a Silverado Tony Walker I live in Tigard Oregon thank you I'm my name is Tony Walker I was at the Silverado 2 or 3 times last weekend I love it it's a great place yes thank you again bye read more

Don't know it was strip club. But fun. Upstairs was chill. Downstairs is where the dancers are.

This is a great place to come to. It has an upstairs area where you can chill with friends and a downstairs area where the dancing takes place. The drinks are priced well and the atmosphere is great. I love it when Peter is dancing. He has a unique way of moving that makes him fun to watch. He's also very friendly, easy to talk to, and not pushy at all. And let's not forget cute as well read more

I'm a middled aged (maintained) gay man, not high maintenance and been patronizing the Silverado since they were on Stark Street. I have no issues with the bar staff. They're friendly, hardworking and easy on the eyes. However based on the last few visits, that's where anything positive ends. Place seems always dead; even Friday nights? The upstairs is waisted space, not interesting or fun. It's stupid they don't put a stage or video feeds up there to support the dancers, generate additional revenue and have something to look at. Downstairs music sucks 80% of the time. Weak air-conditioning makes it uncomfortably hot. The dark lacquered floor was a mistake. Looks like there's standing water everywhere. I come to a gay stripper bar to see men that look like men. I have no issues with the trans community but don't want to see topless constructed boobs in this environment either... read more

I've never been to a strip club and I didn't realize that this was an actual strip club for my people lol. I met a very nice young man who "took a liking to me," which made me feel off because I always make fun of straight guys who fall for strippers giving them attention and genuinely thinking that the stripper/dancer is into them but I really wanted to talk to him because I found him to be super interesting - I swear that was it. I wanted to know his story, how he fell into his profession, and asked if he were passionate about his work. I probably won't return because it's cash only and they don't do a good job of letting patrons know that. I'm from Long Beach, CA, where for the most part, the gay bars are cash only but you'll see plenty of signs making that fact very clear for non regulars. I find cash only bars to be very unfriendly and annoying to consumers already but I get even more annoyed when there isn't fair warning. read more

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Franciscos is great mexi food, pool table and karaoke and lottery. Even if you dont do the strippers lots of fun

Niko and Peter are definitely two of the many reasons to visit this bar... Niko is physically perfect, great smile, great moves, and great Peter is amazing in all ways possible. Perfect little body, great flirtatious grin, dance moves that are almost acrobatic. Highly recommend this place. read more

What a fun bar. Drink pours were heavy, and there's slot machines on the first floor along with TVs playing sports and a cafe which has bar food and a few Mexican options. Downstairs opened up and the gogo dancers started doing their thing on the pole area that's fenced off by seating/table arrangements around the perimeter for a closer show. The men were hit or miss, but whether or not you were "into" them, they were all entertaining to watch in their element. Good spot to come with friends and I've never really seen a gay strip bar like it (they're an endangered species). I'd def be back! read more

The Dancers and staff are great at Silverado! I always have an amazing time there! I highly recommend to go to Silverado to have an amazing time! read more

I'm a fan of this place. The bartender who happens to be from Phoenix was very nice. The host that works there was also very entertaining. He had shaved head, wore this wife beater shirt and funky white glasses. He totally made us laugh the entire time we were there. He was such a hoot! They have strippers at night, and the beers are freaking cheap! They also have free WI-FI which is always a big plus. The only reason I'm giving them one less star is because of the restrooms. My friend needed to drop a piping hot loaf into the commode, but he couldn't because the toilets don't have locks. He was not amused! read more

Silverado - Gay Bars Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great new location and easier to get too. Bartenders are nice fun and professional. Enjoyed seeing how they try to always make sure there's room for others to get to the bar and order drinks while at other locations often times it's so crowded getting drinks can be dreadful. Drinks here are poured well so you definitely get your monies worth. On the main floor you can relax talking with friends with an outdoor seating option or you can go downstairs for entertainment, music and dancers :-) Definitely a place to visit and remember at any club taking photos of dancers is normally not allowed while on stage. read more

Great vibe at this club, especially when Peter is dancing! Best late night food served by Francisco in the kitchen. Be sure to ask for a burrito even though it's not on the official menu read more

This is by far my favorite gay bar in Portland. My girlfriend and I come here for the environment. ( we're both gay by the way) and yet we are always welcome here with open arms. The guys are so nice, inviting and always checking up making sure we're having a great time. 10/10 would recommend no matter who you are, you are always welcome here! read more

I always head to Silverado when visiting Portland. The new location (well, no that new!) in The Pearl is a great venue. The upstairs has a bar and small restaurant quick food. Downstairs is where the dancers dance and also has a bar. The dancers are always so friendly and not pushy at all, but offer private dances or just simply tip and enjoy your favorite dancer when they are doing their sets. There is a variety of guys for all tastes. The crowd at this bar/club always seems so friendly and has a good time. It's not at all sleazy or stuffy, which I really like. It is easy to talk to other patrons. Check it out and if you don't have any 1's, don't worry, the bartender will get you small bills for tipping! Tip your dancers!! read more

On Dancer, on Prancer, on Cupid, on all you man-Vixens. You are all most definitely on Santa's naughty list at this gay, male strip club. Oh hell yes to Sunday nights that is referred to as "Church." Devout worshippers come bearing tithings (cash) for the hot, young, thangs prancing around in their cute little underthings. During Church, Instead of drinking the blood of Christ, as the wine there is not my thing, I enjoy $2.00 well drinks. Some prefer $1.00 beers. Be advised the bar is cash only but there is an ATM inside. Ladies, please don't squeal and behave as if you have never seen a man in his skivvies. That sort of behaviour is frowned upon. Be cool, take your cue from the men there. Tip the dancers and enjoy your inexpensive beverages. The dancers rotate from a main stage at the front to a more private little "stage" toward the back. There is a nice variety of handsome fellas shaking their cute booties. This is a fun place to let your hair down and take in some eye-candy while sipping a nice, inexpensive and stiff drink. The drinks aren't the only things you'll find stiff around these parts...bottoms up! read more

I'm in love with a stripper... Jk. Not at all. I spent most of the my time here making a puzzled 'doing-math-in-my-head' face while trying to figure out if it were physically possible for me to be the mother of any of these boys. Emphasis on the use of the word, 'boys', because boy are they young. We came in on a Monday evening, which is apparently amateur night, though more than a few of them seemed at least a little professional when it came to open-air gyrating. There was no cover and almost a week later I still have remnants of the 'Party On' stamp given to me by the bouncer on my hand. When we first walked in I was surprised because I thought this would be a full-on strip club, but it was pretty empty and there were zero naked or dancing people so I'd say it's more of a dive bar with a single, scantily clad male bartender. Drinks are cheap AF and service was pretty damn wonderful considering I'm a girl and basically invisible here. It took at least a good half hour before we saw anyone n their skivvies and dancing and when it the amateur show started it was a bit of a mess. You can't yell or make noise, just look and give dollars in support, which I guess is a pretty civil way of doing things but it sucks a little bit of the fun out of it. There's no announcer or anything- the boys just line up on stage and then scatter amongst the bar while one dances on stage and another dances on this little platform in the back. I expected the whole experience to be a little more exciting than it was but the drinks were all like $4 and under with $1 jello shots (because of course) and for strictly scientific purposes, I did find it interesting, but it didn't do anything for me overall other than give me a good, hearty buzz from the cheap, strong beer. read more

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Fact: My first trip to Silverado involved a dancer biting my ear, trying to get my phone number and me being a bit horrified in general. I was a bit sheltered back then. Now that I'm all grow'd up, I don't mind the occasional visit to Silverado's or as the regulars call it "Church". The dancers are hot with a capital H, the drinks are cheap and the crowd is usually quite fun and friendly. It's definitely not for the shy or squeamish (see: ear bite) because the bathrooms are male oriented with minimal privacy for us ladies - and that's just fine with me since I am not the target audience. In keeping that in line, ladies, don't squeal and scream or think this is place for a bachelorette -it is not. What you'll see on the stage varies from night to night - sometimes you'll see some fancy man underpants and sometimes you'll see some men with almost no underpants...seriously, it's a mixed bag. But it's all good fun. Four stars because despites the slight sleaze factor, it's always been a interesting time with those cheap drinks on top. Oh, CASH ONLY. read more

'Ding Dong'. Nope, that's not the doorbell. It is a literal ding dong. Here's a brief, "The More You Know Moment"... Portland has the most strip bars per capita than any other U.S. city. This doesn't necessarily mean nude girls all over, because the fellas like to get in on that single dollar swinging action as well. Now that you know this city is filled with multiple greased up metal poles, lets start the fun. A huge group of us came here because a little birdy told us it was amateur night. I mean, who doesn't want to see a bunch of clumsy Under Armour clad fellas stumbling all over the stage. We came, we saw, and it was super fun at Silverado. Along with the lack of inhibition here, was also the lack of cost. They were charging four dollars for vodka sodas and a dollar for strong jello shots. The more booze the better when you're in unfamiliar territory. This place is not for the faint of heart or the close minded. This is a venue of freedom and the right to show your butt cheeks at all times. I give it up to brave souls who ventured on stage that night and I hope they didn't take our delightful snickering to seriously. read more

What is going on here ? Karaoke side smells moldy. The main area has laser, ehh no, it's string. The bartenders are cute, a few dancers have nice smiles. It's a big space but there is no area to have a conversation. All areas are loud. The decor is not old and rustic; it's more like worn out. Nice pool table and the television screens give good tips on stripper etiquette. read more

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Oh my. I'm with Jeannie J. on this one and this place isn't for everyone. Definitely divey. Definitely an eye opener. Drinks are somewhat stiff and reasonably priced. $4 will get you through the door. My gay man friends and I ended up here one late Friday night and the crowd wasn't too bad. The music was blaring...but good to dance to. I like that they have 2 separated areas and an outdoor spot for our smoker friends. Video poker and pool on one side, dancers on the other. Although they did have a 'dancing' area on the other side. Lot's o' booty shakin going on. Did not have a problem getting service here although I do understand some straight ladies have had past issues getting drinks. I've heard Sunday is THE day to go. read more

Visiting for vacation for the weekend. I wanted to try visiting Silverado since the last time I was here, it was in the old location, and I went early in the day. Went in around 10pm, paid the $4 cover for each person in our group. ($12) The security person was very kind and gave us a run down of their rules and expectations. We found a table upstairs, then realized something was going on downstairs. I went over to the bar and asked the bartender to tell me about the place and asked what was going on down there. He was very sweet, and shared about their events. He told me to go downstairs to see the dancers and that we could come up and down as much as we wanted. We went downstairs. I loved the layout of the club space. However, it is very tight down there. (No pun intended.) There is very limited seating so we stood around for most of the short time we were there. We never got a good view of the dancers. The beers costed $4.75 each, which compared to the beer prices at Stag, were more affordable. We chugged our beers and promptly left to head over to Stag. In my opinion, Stag is the place to be even though the beers are $6.00 each. We enjoyed ourselves much more at stag, even with the $5 cover each. read more

The dance I got was a dance out of paradise! The dancers are more polite than a newborn baby! Right when you walk in that door you feel welcomed! This place is non-discriminatory my favorite dancer at the club is Drake! He does whatever it takes to make you happy! Right before I went downstairs I bought him a Drink and we bonded. When he gave me my private dance I even made joke that he found funny. I'm gonna probably go there every week just for him! The bar on the main level is very welcoming! It's a very fun place to go to hang out. With the music blasting downstairs in the basement and the very nice dancers that go out of their way to make you happy. Drake deserves a big bonus. There is not enough stars on this review platform. If I was to rate my experience it would be 50 stars and it's Drake that made my whole night. I hope he see's this review so he can see just how good he is at his job. read more

Great service and ambience. Bartenders make good and strong drinks. Parking is a little sketch there but once inside it's a great vibe and chill. Two levels with full bars in each section. Dancers were friendly and cute. read more

I lived downtown in Portland, Oregon in the early 2000s. I didn't go to many of the strip clubs in the downtown core until I moved into another neighborhood. I don't like the music at some of the strip clubs. The only strip club that I do like the music (that is in downtown) in is Silverado. I would go more often to the strip club... but too many of my friends are working during the times that I want to go to Silverado. I was told that the drinks are good. I didn't drink anything. I was told that there wasn't any problem bringing my friends who aren't straight. The alphabet mafia is welcome. There was a man that I was interested in in 2004. He rides his bicycle there. I was told I could order any drink I wanted and that the male strippers would be there until 2:30 AM. I told the bartender about the tourists that had asked me where the strip clubs were when I was on the MAX. I tipped the male stripper and told him that I liked his clothes. He winked at me. I told him... he could buy his groceries where I worked if he wanted to. He's a good person. I don't think he knew about the sales before I told him. And no,... I didn't have to spew on that afternoon. The sewer smell is disgusting in the downtown core. read more

I've been coming to this place for a little while now but every time I go I have a great time chatting with Mr. Peter, he is one of the sweetest performers there, as well as good looking an charm, can't wait to go back!!!! read more

Portland has grown up and now has two male strip clubs. Now that Stag has taken the reigns as the cool place to hang out, Silverado has had to somewhat redefine who they are as well. Spoiler alert: what they are is DIRTY! I like to say that if you wanna hang out at a bar that has some strippers, you go to Stag. If you wanna hang out at a "Strip Club", you go to Silverado. The dancers are sexier, more aggressive, and wayyyyy less shy. You don't go here for the social scene. You go here so that some guy in a jock can gyrate in your face. I feel a lot dirtier after a trip to Silverado, but for some of you, that might be the exact feeling you're going for. Still cash only, which is rather maddening and (in my opinion) highly suspect. read more

I stopped by this place when I was vacationing in Portland over Memorial Day weekend. It had everything I love about gay bars: beautiful boys, cheap drinks, good music. One thing, it's cash only for everything. I brought some cash, not a lot but enough to get around. I wanted to tip the dancers, but ended up giving most of it to the bartender for my drinks. I left after ten minutes. I wanted to stay longer, but I ran out of cash. If only the bartender would've accepted my credit card instead of my money.... Sorry boys, all the money I brought for you I had to give to the bar instead. What a shame... read more

Very greedy management. The dancers are actually told not to give out their numbers or else they face immediate termination. Obviously, they want the customers to keep returning to drink their lousy beer & pay for those seedy "private shows" which are a serious public health hazard. read more

My first strip bar experience!!! Haha, three of us met up with some friends here and I definitely had no idea what to expect. But we walked in and right away there were boys on stage doing their thing. As people mentioned, one side of the bar is the strip club and if you go back and around, there's a little food place and then a bar with pool tables on the side. They had pretty good drink specials, and for a Sunday night there was a ton of people there. I think the layout is a plus and minus for the bar. It was nice(?) to have two different "experiences", but I think if you're going to be a strip club, you should own it. Would I go back though? Definitely. haha read more

STAY AWAY! We came to spend a ton of money on drinks and enjoy the entertainment tonight, but the very rude and harassing security guy yelled abusive obscenities and kicked us out when we simply asked why they don't take cards for payment. Seriously -- it's 2019! Quit being so cheap and get a freakin credit card machine and fire your rude staff! read more

Mom: What did you do in Portland? Me: Oh nothing, just went to a gay strip club, NBD. You may ask yourself - does such a place exist? It does and it's called The Silverado Bar in Portland. I'm not really a club or even a strip club kind of guy, but when the opportunity presented itself to check out some dudes dancing, I followed the pack and headed towards this mysterious place. Everyone was pretty surprised that we didn't have this sort of thing in Los Angeles... but then again I think it's pretty much every club on Santa Monica Blvd. Now I understand that no cameras are allowed to protect the privacy of those doing cartwheels in g-strings on stage, but I didn't understand the no clapping, cheering or whistling concept. If someone was doing something memorable, shouldn't they be rewarded with cat calls and bad behavior? Not here, none of that was welcome and they made it very clear that it wasn't permitted, which made it awkward because it was either silent, or people were having their own convos and not even paying attention to what was going on. Monday nights (when we went) are apparently amateur nights - so there was a wide range of entertainment. It all starts promptly at 10pm and each person is given a few minutes to do their thing. Because it was amateur night, there was everything from the super impressive to things that looked like seizures. I was bummed that the talent didn't choose their own music for their routine as I would think that'd be the best part of the job. Everyone danced to whatever was on in the background. The crowd was super diverse with a variety of age ranges. We saw everything from old men cramming dollars down dude's undergarments to a bunch of ladies just hanging for a GNO. There was no type that was here and I think that was what made it more comfortable for anyone that decided to come and socialize. Drinks are super cheap here and they only accept cash. Bring the green if you're going to partake. They do have an ATM in the lobby if you forget, but be prepared for some fun fees to withdraw. Some nights have a cover and others don't, but I don't think it's ever more than $5 a pop. If you're really into getting sloppy, Jell-o shots are only a buck - good luck! We stayed for about an hour and saw a lot of things that we probably will never be able to unsee. From mild to wild, we did see some danglers, but we were ready to retreat to the comforts of overpriced cocktails and men with trousers for the remainder of our evening. It was definitely an experience to remember and I'd come back to check out some of the other themed nights that they have in terms of talent. Keep Portland weird, folks! read more

We thought we knew what we were in for when discussing coming here for amateur night, but in the same breath, we had absolutely no idea what we were in for when it came to amateur night. It could either be completely amazing in the best possible way, or it could be completely amazing in the worst possible way. Either way, we wanted to investigate. After dinner we pulled together a group, took a quick ten minute walk and let the adventure begin. There was no cover at the door on Monday and we were instructed that "the show starts at 10:00. No hootin', hollerin' or whistlin'." Deal. At the stroke of 10:00 the train wreck kicked into gear and the stage was graced with rock hard abs and chiseled cheek bones. The highlight would have to be a particular entertainer that we dubbed "Matt Damon" and danced a bit like a baby giraffe straight out of the womb and learning to walk - wobbly and uncomfortable on it's feet. Verdict: completely amazing in the worst possible way. Well drinks rang in at $4.00 each and they have Jello shots for a buck a piece. We lasted an about an hour, got our chuckles and were on our way. Well, check that one off my bucket list! read more