RoadWarrior

Yuck

I was staying at the Weston North River, so was pleased to find a gay bar on line that was only a couple blocks from the hotel. There are a number of reasons to skip this joint if you are a road weary gay man looking to hang with the tribe. First the cover charge is steep, $15 for what you get. Second the staff is decidedly unfriendly, no smiles, no customer service. The act like they are doing you a favor. Next, it was not that busy, but it took them 15 minutes to wait on me. I was sitting at the bar, and they served me the sorriest short pour I have ever had for $7. The crowd was certainly enjoying the show, one drag queen after another. But here is my biggest complaint about the place. The audience was 85% straight. While billed as a gay performance bar, this is clearly a place for straight couples and bachelorette parties to come and watch the "freak show". . . If you are staying downtown, skip the Baton and take a taxi uptown and visit one of Chicago's real gay bars.