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Walked in sat at a table, after 10 mins no one greeted us and the bar tender seem to care about the TV more than selling alcohol. And my fiancé made an ass of himself because he was singing a Spanish song that is English "is all they have" Bathrooms need major work - Im a small woman and could barely fit in the stall!įun casual spot in TC! We were there on Wednesday night for kareoke, the crowd was small but we had a blast. Super fun! Didnt seem to warrant a cover, but great music and dancing, chill people, as well as well-priced drinks (ask for the specials - they werent posted but were great!).
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For a bar its fine (2, maybe 3 stars?), for a gay bar its a definite one star place. Did not feel like an LGBT place, it was 90% straight girls, which is fine, but the few guys they brought were literally mocking gay men and being rude. There was a cover, not really sure what for. The "décor" is horrid, the music is outdated pop garbage and the miserable, rude troll they have behind the bar should probably have retired about 10 years ago.Ī word of warning: if after reading this you still insist on spending an evening in this festering hellhole, DO NOT start a tab - you will likely be overcharged and ripped off.Ĭhecked out the local gay scene and was told this was the place to go. This bar is located next to a sewage treatment plant, which is the nicest thing I can say about it. After the terrible service we got at the door, we left after 45 minutes. We would have willingly stayed there all night and were ready to spend hundreds on drinks. Not only was the bouncer INCREDIBLY RUDE, but the manager was completely unwilling to work with us on cover (which was $5/person, pretty high for Northern Michigan). We went to SideTraxx this weekend with a Bachelorette Party. I do not go to gay bars that charge a cover and especially not for this hole. They know if we want a gay bar, there is only one for miles, so well pay that cover. Owners of gay bars in small towns take advatage of us as we have no where else to go. I can go to Sidetracks (Ironically) in Chicago, Chicagos NUMBER ONE rated gay bar and NEVER pay a cover. I never understand why gay bars in a one gay bar town ALWAYS charge a cover?!!! Overall, I give Sidetraxx one star, and this is ONLY because of how amazing the bartender was and how sweet the door person was. This to me, is an injustice and should be addressed. In talking to these natives, we also learned that this bar is the ONLY establishment that advertises itself as a gay bar in the area. Our true selves, without the threat of discrimination or a hate crime. Now, I am not saying that straight folk are not allowed to go to gay bars, but they must respect that gay bars are supposed to be our safe place. It is a place where straight folk go to dance because it has an amazing dance floor and music videos played throughout the bar. We befriended some ladies that are native to the area, and found that this was not just a fluke.
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The LGBT crew there last night made up maybe 10% of the patrons.
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Sidetraxx, who advertise themselves as a gay bar, is not a place where someone who is outwardly gay or that does not conform to gender norms will feel safe. Now, Grand Rapids is still a pretty conservative place in my opinion, right in the bible belt of Michigan, and we experience a fair amount of discrimination, but there are a couple of places we can go where we always feel safe and accepted. Went to TC this weekend and we always like to check out the gay bar/club scene when we travel to see how it differs from our hometown.