may 2.2003
The Eagle, 1300 W. Burnside St. Open
seven days a week.
I had heard some crazy shenanigans took
place at the Eagle, but deep down 1 thought it
must be some gay urban legend. Trust me, its
reputation is well deserved, having witnessed
an older gent sucked off by two guys while
three more jerked off. The whole thing dis
gusted me a bit, but to each his own. If you
want some hanky-panky (and a maybe a little
spanky?) check out this leather/hear bar.
Embers, 110 N.W. Broadway. Open
seven days a week. Happy hour 11:3 0 a.m.
to 7 p.m. every day.
1 have a love/hate relationship with this
drag bar and dance club. I love the hottie
cocktail waiter Matt; I hate the crowd. They
have good drinks and play decent music
(albeit a little too much ’80s for my taste),
and, again, Matt works there. But I’m sick of
all the heteros. So 1 have a proposal. G o to
Embers and start stealing this bar back. Maybe
if you make out with your boyfriend there, it’ll
scare a few straight people away.
The Fox & H ounds, 217 N.W. Second
Ave. Open seven days a week. Happy hour
4 to 8 p.m. every day.
Witty name for a gay bar, don’t you think?
This quaint little neighborhood establishment
can boast it has the strongest drinks in town.
The atmosphere was casual, but with the
sketchy crowd of a Greyhound station. Still,
it’s a surprisingly pleasant place to grab a cock
tail and some conversation.
G ail’s Dirty D uck Tavern, 4 3 9 N.W.
Third Ave. Open seven days a week. Happy
hour 4 to 8 p.m. weekdays.
I’m told this little rickety bar is the oldest
gay establishment in town, and, by the looks
of it, I wouldn’t douht it. I better be careful
what I say, though, because this is a bear bar
and I don’t want some big daddy beating my
punk ass. (I do like your plants, and the dart
board looked fun.) Expect to find lots of
leather and fur. Beer and wine only, beer bust
every third Saturday, and leather night every
first and third Friday.
H obo’s, 120 N.W . Third Ave. Open
seven days a week. Happy hour 4 to 7 p.m.
weekdays and 4 to 6 p.m. weekends.
Nam ed for all the bums who used to loi
ter in the area, H obo’s is, ironically, the
classiest gay establishment I’ve ever been to.
A n elegant piano bar with beautiful archi-
Dykes
on tap
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wearing some Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
getups, including a pair of furry chaps that
reveal her bare ass. (1 tried not to look but
was strangely drawn to it....) A little pricey,
hut if you’ve never been, it’s definitely worth
checking out.
Drink in
the ladies
at our kind
of girlie bars
by Jam ie Boiyard
Bethany Lara whets a gill's whistle at the Egyptian Club
Dingos, 4 6 1 2 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.,
1 1 :3 0 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Wednes
day and 1 1 :3 0 sum. to 10 p.m. Thursday to
Saturday.
Well, if you happen to have a hankerin’ for
burritos, margaritas and wall-to-wall women,
Dingos is the place to go. This fresh Mexican
grill plays host to Girls Night Out from 6 p.m.
to midnight Thursdays. By 7:30 it’s standing
room only at the bar, where $2.50 pints are
the special of the night. For dinner, you may
have to wait for a table, but don’t worry, time
flies when looking at dozens of dykes.
To me, Girls Night Out implies this might
be where singles congregate, but most women
seem to be with partners or large groups of
friends. It’s a mixed-ages crowd (20s to 50s),
the music is loud, and the air is carcinogen-free.
But if you need a puff there’s sidewalk seating.
land’s newest neighborhood bar, T he Dive.
Don’t let the name scare you— it's quite
charming inside. Blue walls, fish paintings,
curtains with an aquatic design— hey, it’s an
underwater theme! (G et it?)
The Dive is an intimate space with only
about 35 seats. It is nonsmoking but does have
a patio. The Dive offers a full menu including
sandwiches, burgers, salads and fries. The drink
choice is beer, and if you like a stiffer drink, a
liquor license is hopefully only a matter of time.
Unfortunately, The Dive is too empty too
many nights. Is this the kind of welcome we
want to give our newest lesbian bar? Here are
a couple of ideas: G et a group of friends
together and take over the place for a night—
you’ll have just created your very own dyke
night. Or take a date for an intimate evening,
and be assured her eyes stay on you all night.
T h e Dive, 3 1 4 5 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.,
5 p.m. to midnight Wednesday, Thursday
and Sunday and 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and
Saturday.
Just down the road from Dingos is Port-
T he Egyptian Club, 3701 S.E . Division
S t , 1 1:30 a.m . to 2 :3 0 a.m. weekdays and
4 p.m. to 2 :3 0 a.m. weekends.
Don’t drink, don’t smoke— what do you
do? Well, you certainly stay the hell away
tecture, fabulous ambiance and dining by
candlelight, it has a courtyard that’s right
out o f Midnight in the Garden of Good and
Evil. It even has a laid-back game room with
pool table, darts and video poker. If you
want to dine here, though, bring your sugar
daddy ’cause meals are about 20 bucks a
plate. Free pool all day Sunday.
Klub Z, 333 S.W. Park Ave. Open
10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
I’ve always been a fan of Klub Z— a nice
way for the kiddies to get their queer groove
on. It’s almost like boot camp for gay club
life. I’m told drugs aren’t as rampant as they
used to be, and it seems like a good way for
like-minded under-21ers to hang out. N o
liquor, so don’t think because you’re over 21
you’ll find any. And if you’re over 21,
maybe you should just leave the youngins
alone.
JO Q s, 2512 N .E. Broadway. Open seven
a days a week. Daily
| drink specials.
I wish they
would add the word
“strap” to their
| name. That might
bring in more busi
ness to this interest
ing little neighbor
hood bar. Fairly
small space, older
crowd, grouchy bar
tender, pool table,
stiff drinks, occa
sional special events.
If you get hired like
this young devil, you
can go next door
and check exit pom
Knocking back a few stiff ones at neighborhood bar JO Q s are (from left)
at Gai-Pied.
Jonathan, Larry, Barry and Daley
from the E Room.
Seriously, though, you have to give the
Egyptian Club (or the E Room or E.R.,
depending cm how cool you are) some props
for being around so long. Open seven nights a
week, it is going on seven years strong as Port
land’s only lesbian dance club-—I mean, where
else are you gonna go to get your groove on?
The club has a lounge room with pool
tables and video poker machines. There’s also a
karaoke room— maybe you’ll be lucky like me
and get to hear an Alanis Morrissette medley.
Bartender Austyn rules the bar in the
karaoke room. Take a look at her bras cm dis
play, a collection that rivals anything you’ll
find in a Victoria’s Secret catalog. And if
you’re lucky, sh ell ask for your bra.
Then, o f course, you have the main dance
flex», known as the Tomb. Techno music
pumps from this room Fridays and Saturdays.
The club also has a nude revue Tuesdays and
live music occasionally on Fridays. JF1
J amie B olyard is a Portland free-lance writer
who has never sung karaoke in her life''.
Red C ap Garage/Brig, 1035 S.W. Stark
St. Open seven days a week. Happy hour
until 8 p.m. every day.
I’m not sure what the hell they go by
anymore— Red C ap , Brig, whatever— but
this bar always gets me into trouble. I swear
I’ve assed out here more than I care to
mention. T he funny thing about Red C ap is
that no one really gives a shit what you
do— it’s nice. I feel like this bar is a place
where you can be who you want, act how
you want and do who you want without
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Panorama, 341 S.W. 10th Ave. Open
Friday and Saturday. Happy hour
9 p.m. to midnight Friday.
Oh lord, what to say about Panora
ma? It’s a load of fun, but you definitely
have to be in the mood. Here’s what
you’ll find: lots of heteros and shirts-off,
drug-induced dancing around, petting
each other’s hair, boas, jackets and
sweaty bodies. It’s pretty much a circuit
party every weekend. Bring lots of Life
Savers and suckers and you’ll make lots
of tweaker friends. Pumpin’ trance and
house music makes it easy to find a beat
and shake your booty. It actually can be
Weeknight bartender Rodert takes orders at G ail’s
quite a ball— just expect to see some
wild, fucked-up people.
Dirty Duck Tavern