Gay 90's Minneapolis

Loved it, but now I'm worried...

I've been to Gay 90's a few times in my travels over the years, and always had a good time. Yes, it's old and sticky, but that's what I loved... the horribly dated decor downstairs, the $5.99 spaghetti dinner special, the bingo nights. A drag queen/waiter on my last visit said it was being sold and changing management, and from the other reviews I'm guessing it's changed for the worse. On my last visit it was still fun, still served great drinks, and the many rooms and themes meant there was something for everyone. Here's hoping it comes back to it's tattered glory!

Used to be GAY...

Well, this place should not be called Gay 90s as it was packed with non-gay. Drinks are decent, but the crowds were very mixed and sparsed; and with the expensive cover; definitely not worth it; unless you gota mixed crowd and just wanna drink and dance and lounge around.

Going straight?

I didn't find this place to be very entertaining. I went on a Saturday night and was sorely disappointed by the less than decent crowd. Another thing - they changed their name to "The 90's", perhaps trying to distance themselves from it's gay roots. I'm not sure, but I do know that there were tons of straight people there, possibly outnumbering the gays. It was difficult to know who to flirt with and thus it ended up being a very boring evening. Supposedly they are opening a rooftop deck. If they do I would go back for that. Otherwise, I recommend staying away and finding friendlier gay bars with real gay people in them. It's definitely not at the 90's. It's heyday is over and now it's just a dime a dozen hip-hop bar.

ITS ALL GOOD

I lived n mpls from 79-90...some of my best & most memorable times were at the GAY 90's...yes Virginia, the mgmt, as well as the majority of the staff, has ALWAYS been rude but...the way I overcame that was to have a few more vicious 90's coctails n ignore the bitches...its an awesome place that can never be replaced in my opinion...& if I ever get back to Mpls to visit, it will be the 1st place I will go!!!

I have been visiting this establishment for over 40 years and now they want $100.00 just to enter the door. Forget it I'll find someplace much more accepting of us "old timers"! Management can be very rude at times. Has steadily declined (in my opinion) over the years. They do have some of the best female impersonators tho!