Not since Manhandler closed, has Chicago had a gay bar with as much of a cliched name as Cell Block. But if you like a down-to-earth scene, friendly bartenders, and the chance to see something different you might want to stop in. I recommend you stick to your twink bars and stay away from scary, icky places like the Cell Block. The clientle tends to include people who are older, but it's usually a really varied crowd, including all ages and lots of different types of guys. I like going here on Sunday afternoons and sometimes stopping in for a cheap beer at night. That said, I'm not into leather and don't get into the backroom action. It's much less shocking than it used to be (and the way some other bars' backrooms still are) with a cross for chaining a person and whipping him, and a bathtub for watersports. The backroom is an old-school backroom-darkness, porn, groping, et cetera. It's a *leather* bar, a *bear* bar, Â for god's sake! Of course it's going to be a little rough and ominous.Īs far as the porn, it only plays in the backroom, which is only open on weekends.
But is that the standard by which you judge gay bars? said about this not being a bar to bring your female friends to-no kidding. First of all, with regard to what the reviewer Andy G.
