Badlands Portland

Weak drinks, generic music, many straight women yelling for some reason

I love this place sooo baddddddd BUT it's a gay bar that also hosts a lot of weird straight men... My friends and I have been groped by them on many accounts. I was assaulted there at the beginning of the year in the bathroom.. lots of fun to be had but be careful. Girlies be careful please, mosts days are fun but on a some days it's not😕

It is NOT a safe place for women. I have been roofied there and I know SEVERAL other women who have been roofied there. It’s not just “watch your drinks” it’s don’t even trust the bartenders because somehow my SHOT got roofied. You’ll be lucky to leave this place without a traumatizing experience, seriously ladies please be cautious and find another place to spend the night out.

The system for ordering food is ridiculous! Took over 1.5 hrs to get chicken strips because of electronic ordering!

One of the Opening Bar Tenders has about as much personality as lump of coal . His customer service skills are off point! He is unfriendly, not easy to talk with at all. He seems like he goes to work but hates being there... Anyways... He has Redish Hair. I would not know his name because he wasn't wearing a name badge .. ANYWAYS…..I arrived last Friday during the day around 4ish and left at 8pm. maybe there is someone else who knows of this terrible mistake of a Hire that I speak of! I know I’m not the only one who has encountered this Person!

Heads up IYKYK. This in one of those Kareoke bars where they keep pushing your song back. I probably need to tip someone... 🙄 Drinks are great bar tender is great and we had a blast meeting new friends! Drag show was spectacular and when you get your song karaoke is great!

Even as a straight male I like the atmosphere and awesome people. I went with my emotional support 🌈 to play pool and it was fun!

This place used to be a true gay club, but now it completely lost its identity. The DJ choices have gone from bad to worse — the same repetitive, low-energy playlist every night, with basic pop like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift on repeat. It’s boring, not exciting, and honestly not even good for dancing. On top of that, the crowd has changed — it’s mostly loud straight groups who don’t respect the space, and it no longer feels welcoming for gay men. This is not a gay club anymore, just another generic bar. Really disappointing.

The back area is loud and got overstimulated but had a good time