Heavier action in back bar area, behind the fence. There is some seediness in the back room, but you can avoid that if you want. 6412 N Clark St (btwn W Devon Ave & W Schreiber Ave), Chicago, IL Gay Bar Rogers Park 11 tips and reviews Ken Quandt: Cruisy, leathery bear bar. The music here is usually really good, but there’s no dance floor. They sometimes have a long line to get in the bar after 10 on Bear Night – something to keep in mind during the winter.
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The bar gets really crowded on Bear Night, and they have free pizza at midnight resulting in a pizza stampede.
One thing I’ve noticed on Bear Night is that someone who doesn’t fit the bear description can have a hard time getting served at the front bar – 20 minutes standing with money out while other guys are getting served much faster. Touche is where bears and leather daddys go not so much for the friendly bartender experience, but to drink cheaply and cruise fast. But there are plenty of guys that don’t fit that description and have a fine time. Far north yet easily accessible by bus or train, this gay leather bar has been located in the Rogers Park neighborhood since 1977.
The crowd is decidely bearish with various gradations of muscled, brawny, burly and husky. One of the popular nights is Bear Night, which happens on the first Saturday of every month. It’s pretty dingy inside and out, but that adds to the atmosphere. There are certain nights that you need it on to get into the back bar. This is a leather bar, but you don’t need to be wearing leather. But just fy… for the LP mommies that may want to go slumming, let’s leave the trodgs at home.Īnother place to go if you want a very different experience from N. Leather daddies are a most welcoming fraternity. But that said I’d sooner frequent Touché than John Barleycorn. Overall, I can say I’ll become a regular. In terms of décor, the walls are painted black for an extra bit of leather infused noir. I dare say it was a commodious, if trouser free, environment. Your Neighborhood Bear Bar South of Foster. So I guess I had that on them, right? As with its southern neighbor– see previous review– the regulars are quite welcoming. Then again some weren’t wearing pants in the back room. I happily obliged to remove my shirt, but I was the only person not wearing a shirt back there. the first remarkable thing is that there were leather men getting their hair cut on a stage? Do they do that every night? I did venture into the ‘back room’ with a more imposing friend. But we can’t go to sidetrack every time… on IML weekend we must visit Touché. Seriously I like Sidetrack– all those rooms with a different theme and so many bars from which to choose. Well, if I wasn’t qualified to review Jackhammer, Touché is totally out of my league.