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    2 months ago

    Great atmosphere and friendly service! Events held wed thurs Saturday and open for Sunday funday!

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    Royal Oaks Bar & Grill - Fries

    Royal Oaks Bar & Grill

    4.1(75 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$

    The rancid urine stench in the men's bathroom got into my clothing, and nats were everywhere. The…read morebugs followed me out to the booths. I couldn't wait to get home and wash my clothes & take a shower!

    I'm going five star, because I like bars that serve ribs that taste this great on a Saturday when…read moreI'm zipping out Youngstown on Oak st. and just remembered I really want a rack of ribs. It was 3pm when I walked in, and 30 minutes later after two beers walked out with a full rack, extra sauce. Best thing about the ribs? They have that light char taste that goes right through the meat down to the bone. The girl tending bar was great, took good care of my order, and that order was ready just as the beer went empty, so great service. The Oaks has been right here for many many years, pretty eclectic crowd, but mainly just a joint to enjoy the food, have a drink or a beer, and talk to folks. The inside is a nice mish mash of old photos, art that is more thoughtful than you'd expect, and a long wall length bar, that hits the far wall and becomes a row of booths coming back up the other wall. Plenty of good parking, and through the warm months they got outdoor bands, so, something for everyone. Oh, and it's a good place to just be. If you're alone, or killing time, perfect spot. Seriously. The pic is what I do once I get the ribs all the way back to New Castle, toss in a casserole put in the oven wrapped in foil at @240 degrees for 30-40 minutes, gets them right at perfect.

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    The Zone - Zoned out a bit...

    The Zone

    4.4(8 reviews)
    76.8 mi
    $

    The Zone, how do I put this? I had fun. That could sum it all up and I could leave it at that,…read morebut I won't. The Zone sits in a strip mall on the outer rim of downtown Erie. In all honesty if you were not looking for this, you would not find it. Walking in it feels like you might be out of place. I kept looking around when I was in here to figure out what exactly was I standing in. It felt familiar, but yet not so much. Until my one friend said that it is like a Ponderosa was turned into a gay club. I think that hits it on the nail. It feels like it was a steakhouse at some point, whether or not it was truly a Ponderosa I can't be sure. But it does have that feel of some type of either buffet or family restaurant that was taken over by rainbows and turned into a dance club. It is kind of vibrant in here. We showed up on a Friday night which is their drag show night. Cover at the door and you walk in and it feels like it is super quiet, that is until you get out of the small corridor. We walked right up to the bar and ordered our drinks. Note: this is a cash only bar, so have some cash with you or hit up an ATM on your way here. The bartenders were amazing and handled the surge of customers throughout the night. Since there was a drag show happening we did not get to participate in any dancing and thus we did not move far from the bar area. That was alright by us, we actually got to see a lot of the ins and outs of this place by just sitting there. There is food available, not sure when the kitchen closes, but they do have menus and you can order throughout the night. On drag nights the bar gets hit at odd times with a surge of customers wanting a refill on their drinks. I might suggest you get two and wait for the crowd to dwindle. To me the mixed drinks felt a little on the small side, but they did the deed. I stuck with a margarita the whole night and it seemed like most people in here did not know what a margarita was. For a strip mall gay club, I definitely have had my ups and downs. But this one was an up, we enjoyed ourselves. As for the reviewer that said this is the "trashiest gay bar" they have ever been to in their life and begs to say that those that read the review "can't tell me they disagree." I disagree, I have been to some trashy gay bars and this does not hold a candle to them. Not a dis, just an observation.

    The zone was definitely a place to visit. We visited the eclipse weekend and we just had an amazing…read moretime with our bartender. He gave us a birthday shot for my friends 21st birthday. Beware that it is smoker friendly, but there is pool tables and other activities to keep you entertained as well as karaoke. We did not get any food. I'm not sure if they even had any food and it is a cash only bar.

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