Nelson S.
Yelp
I came here on my 2nd night in Detroit while visiting from Milwaukee. Note: it was a thursday, which apparently is Twink night, aka college night. Well, I definitely saw that as soon as I walked in the door!
This place isnt too far from downtown considering the trek I took to GiGi's, it's just west of Woodward on 6 mile. Neighborhood was dark and quiet when I arrived, it looked like most of the clientele at the bar wouldnt set foot outside unless they were going to their car. But those people are asking to get nailed anyway. So, bottom line, you have to pay a valet fee for the attendants to park your car 10 feet away in a gated lot adjacent to the club. Cute I guess? LOL.
Inside it had an almost 70's disco club vibe at its core that had a few coats of attempted revitalization attached to it. Not bad, kinda quiche, but not mind blowing either. It reminded me of La Cage here in Milwaukee.
Michigan boys are very cute; they tend not to drink as much beer as we do here in WI (a testament to their fitness, keep it up!), so I was mostly drinking liquor all night. Decent prices, friendly bartenders, struck up conversations with some locals including the local drag queen celeb Sabin. They have a very cute, enclosed and tastefully done patio outdoors too.
Speaking of, they had a drag show / monologue session with said Queen, then the dancing (which was fairly minimal to begin with) continued.
Gay bars in Detroit, I've learned, tend to have their 'nights' you go on. Menjos is Thursday nights, but it wasnt nearly as busy as I expected. "School is out, its summer, that's why [the students] weren't there," a local reminded me. I guess I'll have no choice but to be back!
sidenote, the local slang "menhos" may have lived up to its name. lots of action in the bathroom from what I saw. womp womp!