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Probably the
most-associated with the North
Halsted strip, Roscoes is a very
popular dance club. A younger crowd,
right out of an A&F Catalog, dance
to a high-energy mix of music
videos. Cruisy outdoor cafe with
adjacent pool tables. |
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When giving your straight
girlfriends lessons on gay bars, Roscoe’s Tavern is
where you take them for Introduction to Boystown
101. The crowd is a mix of cute, guppy,
fresh-out-of-college gay men (and their straight
friends) drinking in a fraternity-meets-disco type
atmosphere. The average age ranges from
twenty-one-year-olds on up to men in their thirties,
but most are in the younger category. |
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It’s a bar where you can relax,
have a beer, shoot pool, and show your straight
friends a good time without showing them the
Advanced Gay Man 202 side of Boystown--strippers,
go-go boys, and leather daddies (read as straight
men are only slightly uncomfortable here). It feels
a little more collegiate than anything else at the
corner of Roscoe and Halsted, making it a good
starter bar for those boys just coming out of the
closet or those looking for a more Abercrombie
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The actual bar is split into
various sections, some with pool tables, a main bar,
a fireside chat room, a terrace, and a high-energy,
poppy dance floor. The décor is almost gay Irish
pub-ish, if there is such a thing. Video screens
alternate between modern dance and ‘80s pop, the
dance floor is usually a mix of shortened dance
anthems and re-mixed top 40. Almost every night is a
theme night, but most popular nights are the
weekends and Sunday Tea, not a Tea dance, but
specials on pitchers of Long Island Iced Tea. A
particularly hot time to visit includes summertime
softball Sundays when the Chicago gay sports leagues
quench their thirsts after nine innings of play. |
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At the end of the night, once
your straight girlfriends are ready to graduate,
they’ll have made all the usual remarks, “Oh my God,
why can’t straight guys dance like that?” and “Why
are all gay men so cute?” Hand them their degrees
and send them back to Lincoln Park. |
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Hightlights:
preppy out-of-college crowd, Tuesday Drag
Races, Sunday Post Office
and Long Island pitchers |
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Hours:
until 2AM - Saturdays 3AM |
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Mostly Men |
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Mostly Women |
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Mixed |
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Full Bar |
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Beer & Wine Only |
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Food Served |
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Drag Shows |
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Drag Shows (full
time) |
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Male Strippers |
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Male Strippers
(full time) |
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Dancing |
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DJ |
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Video |
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Pop Music |
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Mainstream Dance |
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House/Techno/Uground |
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Piano Bar |
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Live
Entertainment |
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Karaoke Night |
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Country /
Western |
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Leather / Levi |
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Neighborhood Bar |
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Credit Cards
Accepted |
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ATM on premises |
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Cover Charge (at
times) |
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Cover Charge
(always) |
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Outdoor
Area/Patio |
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Neighborhood
Parking |
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Free Parking |
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Valet Parking |
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Coat Check |
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Pool Tables |
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Dart Boards |
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Video Games |
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Bar managers/owners can
contact us to make corrections.
(Include your name and contact email/phone
number) |
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