On the other hand, a young friend observed that while the upstairs restaurant at the “Stables” had a very “mixed” crowd with a large gay clientele, the downstairs bar seemed to be mostly straight. There’s at least a server or two who’s gay. Vernon Stables restaurant usually has comes close to reliably having a 50% or better gay clientele.
Writing the DiningOUT Blog and the DiningOUT column for Baltimore GayLife got me backing up a step and thinking about “Is there such a thing as a “Gay Restaurant” in Baltimore?” More broadly, can a restaurant be “Gay Friendly”? And if it is “Gay Friendly”, what’s the criteria for making that judgment? Hmmm… This raised a bunch of possible criteria… Does a “gay friendly” restaurant have to be owned by gay people?Ĭan a restaurant be owned by gay people and not “Gay friendly”?ĭoes a gay friendly restaurant have to have at least some openly gay staff?ĭoes a gay friendly restaurant have to have 50% or better gay clientele? (if not 50%+, what percentage would qualify?)ĭoes a gay friendly restaurant place ads in gay publications? Consider the restaurants that I included in my “Gay Friendly” favorites which demonstrate my criteria for “Gay Friendly” restaurants: The Mt.
