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Charlie's Phoenix

(417 Ratings)
Two-steppin' country bar
Visit here for go-go boys, drag shows, dance lessons and DJs. Charlie's is known for its western theme and cute go-go dancers, but guests also rave about meeting celebrity drag queens and the top-tier staff


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Reviews

MarshaMarshaMarsha
MarshaMarshaMarsha
Over a year ago

Charlie's can be a good time

Charlie's is a strange bar. It is mostly a country bar that has a friendly down to earth crowd, cheap drinks and cute bartenders. Weekend nights are another story. They are open for "after hours" and change to different music that caters to a mostly ethnic crowd. A strange mix. So it depends on when you go as to what you will see. They recently remodeled and it looks nice.


gossamer30
gossamer30
Over a year ago

last stop on the train

while the bar is spacious, the liquor cheap and the bartenders friendly, ain't a whole lot to do at this place unless you know how to two-step to "countrified" pop songs. you have to wait til at LEAST 12:30am on weekend nights for dance music to come on. before that, you get to watch 12 people take up the entire dance floor for about 3 hours of line dancing only THEY know the steps to. you can also play volleyball there on sundays at 4:30p....IF the unfriendly regulars rotate you in.


peterpanforever
peterpanforever
Over a year ago

Emperor's New Clothes, y'all

YUCK! What is so great about this place? I thought cowboy bars were supposed to be friendly? I tried to strike up a chat with several guys, and every single one of them threatened to beat me up. Literally. Weird place. Lots of studs, but a very nasty environment, and I didn't think the studs there were as hot as the studs at Apollo's. Go figure. But, lots of people love this stuff, so...whatever. Maybe I'm still too East Coast.


LezLadi
LezLadi
Over a year ago

LOVE IT LOE IT LOVE IT..

I GO TO THIS BAR EVERY WEEK (ON FRIDAY) AND NOW ON SUNDAY'S...THEY HAVE SUCH AN AWESOME BIG PATIO AND A GREAT DANCE FLOOR...AND WHAT IS GOOD IS SUNDAYS THEY PLAY VOLLEYBALL IN THE BACK AND ANYONE CAN JOIN...THIS I SUCH A WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY WESTERN MUSIC PLACE TO BE....REALLY AWESOME....


Texasfruit
Texasfruit
Over a year ago

Nice Dance Floor, and nice outdoor Patio!

Was here for Gay World Series in August, and had a good time! The dance floor was always hopping, full of guys (probably the 100+ teams that were in town), and met some really nice people. The staff was friendly, service was fairly quick (got quicker with a nice tip!), and the patio is a great place to get away from the music and smoke! Overall, an enjoyable experience here!


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