The Toolbox Saloon

comme ci, comme ça. Initially came for the show which had its moments of hilarity but fairly low end stuff. Bartender was cool. Made an excellent mixer. Prices will see you, alright.Musta picked an "off" night. Only a handful of people and pretty uneventful. The ambiance would never be confused for Studio 54 in its heyday, but it is what it is and that's good with the regulars. Very divey. Still, it's not in the best of neighborhoods. 06/24

Was one of my favorites in town previously. Under new ownership. They've ruined it. From the arrogance and dysfunction of the owners to the poor choices around the environment, staff, and business decisions. Quickly going downhill. If you're all about a trashy trade bar, it's for you. I love a seedy bar -- but we can't even rate it that.

I've been going to the Toolbox for almost a year now on a semi-regular basis... and it definitely deserves an updated review. Let's get a few things out of the way first:-The area is a little sketchy, but I've never been scared. There's a lot of street lighting, and there's plenty of parking. -Look, this is the diviest of dives. It's not Level or Union, and I mean that in the best way possible. Now that we got that out of the way, here's what I'm loving about the Toolbox:-It's a dive; I think that's worth mentioning again. When you just want a place that's a littleore low-key and casual, this is the spot for you. -The bartenders are super friendly, and the drinks are strong and cheap. -They have strippers! (Scandalous, I know)-They are active on Facebook and update often. It's not fair to compare the Toolbox to bigger gay bars and clubs in town, but as for dive bars - it's a winner for sure.

Been going to the toolbox for a year now good entertainment cheap strong drinks the bartenders are great me and my wife love coming here most accepting and friendly bar I've ever been to never had a problem with service or price.

I get it. A trashy bar can be fun but this one is not. The people are exactly who you would expect at a place like this. At least you can get cheap, strong drinks right? No. I couldn't even taste the vodka in my vodka sprite.The inside is super loud.

If you ever have a day that you want to kill yourself just come here and you'll feel sooooooooooo much better than what you think.

It's a gay dive bar with carpeting throughout, $3 drinks (even craft beer & ciders), free drag and strip show, shirts and pants are completely optional, and everyone who works/MCs here will refer to all the patrons as 'bitches', and it's 100% acceptable and hilarious. Honestly, I've never enjoyed being a called a 'b*tch' more. I don't know why I found it so funny, but I did and I would have been willing to pay up to $15 for cover to come drink, be referenced as one of said 'bitches', and see this absolutely hilarious show, but to my surprise, they charged nothing for literal butt-loads of entertainment. I never saw Magic Mike and I really only like to see people naked for scientific purposes, so this was a pretty different experience for me and I had an absolute blast. Please note that if you're male, shirts (and pants) are entirely optional but underoos gotta stay on.The drag show kicked things off and the ladies/ alter she-gos here really put on a damn fine show. So.Much.Beyonce, countless high kicks, even a back flip in stilettos into a split. Truly ridic and even I was willing to part with a single dollar bills in the name of a grand drag queen with metallic leotard and probably 9ft wing span.Betwixt the drag performances are male strip shows to all your favorite hits, with 'Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy' being particularly popular. Before today, I thought it was the most annoying song I'd ever been forced to listen to, but with a gay spin on it the song was practically tolerable. As far as the performances go, my group of regulars did a great job of preparing me for what I was about to see and answering my many questions regarding the things I did see. The dancers will go around after the show and have friendly chit chat with everyone in the bar. To my knowledge, this was the first full-ish conversation I've had with a person who had an erect penis in public. What do you talk about with someone with an erect peener? Essentially, traffic and weather. Same thing you'd talk to someone in an elevator about. So there's that. To be fair, I didn't do much talking, or have much eye contact (I don't even like bodies but it's really hard to look away), but I didn't feel uncomfortable at any point... probably because I was invisible to everyone else in here, and I think I kind of like that. As touchy, feely, grabby as everyone else was/is, it's a pretty safe place for females. You're basically kryptonite. I left impressed and honestly could've stayed all night just listening to the drag queen banter and hilarity. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Fun drag shows and have a fun time I can't wait to be on the stage and they have karaoke nights

It's a trashy bar in a dodgy neighborhood. If that doesn't scare you away, the drinks and service sure will. I overheard a person return a drink after finding something black floating in it. The same bartender also served one of my friends a bottle of beer that was sliced near the top. He didn't notice and ended up cutting his lip. He had blood gushing out of his lip and the bartender seemed indifferent when he was notified of the broken bottle he just served. I didn't feel comfortable drinking anything here. Even if trashy dive bars are your thing, I'd say skip this one.

A favorite of mine. Folks at the bar our friendly. Bartenders always sweet. Immaculately clean. Not too crowded. An underrated place.