I think this says more about Philly beer lovers in general now than it does about the neighborhood it's in. (I think they're still getting their food menu act together.) um, Mary McGrath's has an extensive selection of craft beers on tap and in bottles. Whether you are looking to mellow out after a long day. Our friendly, highly skilled bartenders will greet you with a smile and are waiting to mix your favorite drink. Our skilled, exotic dancers perform continuously on two levels, so the entertainment never stops. at those places it sometimes seems like the eastern european gangster dudes at the other end of the bar are the only people that are really allowed to get handsy, and youre pressing your luck if you try. other places like Gold Club or Centerfolds are smaller and, uh, more underworldish. Gay Couple from Pittsburgh Adopted 6 Siblings from Foster Care So They Could. its my experience that Club Risque and Show Tel are the only places that are 'touchy-feely' for everyone. The strip bars and gentlemen’s clubs kept the area depressed through the early ’70s, but the gay community was evolving rapidly. Police raids on gay bars were common well into the 1980s. Lol.Ĭurious as to why ''gay life'' is so focused on bars? It's a news flash that a bar in the NE has male strippers on the 2nd level of a bar? Located in King of Prussia, PA, Just Enuff Lounge is open 7 days a week. Freshly convicted sex criminal Cuba Gooding Jr. Even gay and lesbian private clubs, incorporated to get around the city’s ban on same-sex dancing, were not immune. Gay New Yorkers think our Gayborhood is provincial and cliquey. none of Gayborhood attitudes or pretensions. In any case, you might say it's a "dive bar" so don't expect anything "upscale" or "trendy." On the other hand. A sociologist would have a field day in that place. There's a weird social dynamic going on there. The place is on Orthodox Street in (I think) Bridesburg. The gay guys will sometimes go downstairs to chat with the regular clients. The regular patrons have no problem with the gay bar upstairs and will sometimes migrate up there for a change of scenery. It gets a very mixed crowd - white, Hispanic, black, younger and older - but mostly middle aged white blue collar types. Downstairs is the neighborhood bar called Mary McGrath's. Not a crowded hectic place, but they seem to get several local guys who go there on a regular basis.īlaze is a well known gay guy that has worked various bars in Philly. They have male strippers on some nights and a drag show on other nights.
There is a gay bar in Northeast Philly: Blaze's Upstairs Lounge (I think that is what it's called.) It's opened Wednesday through Sundays.