So I was told about this place recently and thought Id give it a try. I went only expecting and hoping to find a place where I could see more people like myself and hoped to maybe just hang out, perhaps enjoy some music and maybe even meet a few people along the way if possible. It was a bit of a challenge to find at first, just because I was not familiar with the location of it. Upon entering I was impressed to see that everyone in the lounge looked like me so that alone was refreshing. Of course I had people staring at the obvious "new person" arriving and so that wasn't surprising. I fumbled my way through trying to figure out the flow of things. Do I sit at the bar, a nearby table or just head straight to the back of the place and see what's going on there. Most people I made eye contact with at least gave a smile or a nod to let me know I was welcome and that was a relief. One lady even welcomed me over to where she and a group of people were sitting at the bar and introduced the small group of people to me, asked if it was my first time there and welcomed me by giving me a layout of what was going on that night at the place. I introduced myself and thanked her and told everyone it was nice to meet them and kept it moving. First visiting and interacting with a couple of vendors they had in the back who were very friendly and welcoming. I finally made my way to an empty seat at the bar next to some very friendly older women who were truly enjoying themselves and their drinks, but were so friendly welcoming to me and introduced themselves and even chatted with me for a bit which helped put me at ease. I didn't feel so welcome by the bar tender who waited on me though, in fact she almost gave me the since I wasn't to welcome at all, I did my best to not assume and to be extra friendly and polite while interacting with her just in case my instinct was right. For the most part most of the men in the bar just looked or stared but one gentleman was bold enough to approach me and start a conversation, nothing to heavy just friendly talk and laughing which was great, seeing that I was by myself that evening. I eventually decided to order food to eat since I wasn't drinking anything other than water I didn't want to make the unfriendly bar tender any more irritable. She was pleasant enough to not be obvious, but she definitely gave off the vibe of "why is she here and I don't know if I want her to be". Th night continued on and a few more people spoke and introduced themselves to me. They brought my meal which was pleasant as well. I think my only reservation about ever returning to the place again (at least not by myself) would be the bar tender, I mean over all everything else about it was pretty good including the music. But I would hope I wouldn't have to encounter the same bar tender again. She alone would keep me away in the future. read more