Second Floor
Newest batch of cigarette butts we saw TABU staff dump at 9:30 PM Tuesday night.
Continued dumping of cigarettes into my yard a week after asking two managers to be decent humans and stop that.
Entrance
Roof Top View
TABU employees dump their toxic cigarette butts into my private yard for months and does nothing to stop it
baseball game on tv
TABU back employee entrance cigarette bucket
people playing pool
TABU cigarettes dumped over the fence into my yard
Roof Top
interior
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Roof Top View
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Pile of cigarettes doesn't look like a wind blown accident. Definitely looks dumped over my fence.
Burger and poppers and tenders eaten
TABU dumping more cigarettes the day after I cleaned them, third day in a row.
Pineapple Tito's.
waffle fries
Grilled chicken Caesar wrap with waffles fries. Pineapple Tito's.
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Andrew C.
Nov 3, 2022
Came here prior to heading to the clubs. A really nice sports bar area on the first floor with friendly and helpful bartender. Ample seating. There were also 2 additional floors with game room, outdoor bar, and show space where they had drag shows which was cool, but didn't attend. The drinks were were pretty good. They had a frozen rose and pretty strong drinks. Price was higher, but worth it for the alcohol. The atmosphere was great and patrons were lively. Definitely will be going back!
Read MoreStan H.
Aug 1, 2022
This is a bar that just doesn't fit well with me. I love their expensive slushies. Understandably expensive so I have only had one per visit on different visits. I have had all 4 of their flavors. I cannot remember their flavors offhand. Other than this, my experience personally has been lackluster. I am not your typical customer in this case and don't expect businesses to use this review to change practices to maximize their money, but I am writing based on my own overall personal experiences. The drag shows, trivia, karaoke, Show Tunes event, and probably other things are superb events that cater well to the community. Except for the karaoke, I feel out of place for other events. I don't have others to go with and I would just be "there" if I went with the others that I currently "know ".They are a big sponsor for sports I play in. So, I always try to consider that.I have mixed feelings with the security situation that happened and how I view how others I know around me feel about it too.When I am served drinks only sometimes and there are multiple male bartenders available, I feel like I am not attractive enough to others to get the first one available if they tend to seem to be more attractive. I don't feel I am personally unattractive, but I do feel I am in a community overall where I just "am". I don't try to look for this, but if I feel it is happening and I don't try to look for this, then maybe it is.Not a big fan of the food. I think they finally added a few salad options which I do wish I would give more of a chance.I have come numerous times for social etiquette but not really because I want to.Maybe if I found a niche of people I wanted to support who I felt would truly support me external to Tabu, my experience would most likely feel different. One might argue it isn't fair I include this factor as part of my review but another could easily argue that the social factors are important for such a staple in this community.
Read MoreNadia K.
Dec 9, 2023
Horrible, horrible place. STAY AWAY. When I was there last, the toilet was backed up all the way because someone who had gone in before me tried to flush a bunch of chicken nuggets? Manager snarkily told me "well, help yourself if you're hungry." I'm sorry, who DOES that?
Read MoreDanielle M.
Aug 19, 2022
Had a fantastic time at Tabu last weekend during my friend's bachelorette party. I asked some people prior about a good gay bar in Philadelphia and was told to go here. When we arrived, the bar looked empty because everything happens upstairs. I did not realize how big the bar is until I was told to go upstairs. The second floor looks like where they would do shows and the third floor was FANTASTIC. We came on a Sunday and they had drag karaoke. The two queens were just okay as I was not impressed by them. My biggest issue with them is that they were asking people for bribes to get their names moved up on the karaoke list. The list for karaoke was very rigged and if you put your name on, good luck singing. This issue is both with the bar as they hired these two and with the queens. I had a great time at the bar but was put off about that situation. The rooftop was GORGEOUS and the frozen margaritas-- yummy!!! Would suggest going but be flexible with your time
Read MoreJenny D.
Nov 9, 2023
It's alright, sometimes cool events go in here but I've noticed kind of a stuck up vibe from a lot of people here and the drinks are pricey
Read MoreAdam H.
Apr 14, 2022
We had a blast. 3 stories of different things going on. First floor bar with TVs and a pool table. Second story with shows and two pool tables. Third story with beautiful outside bar. Matt was amazing. Food was definitely not bad for bar food. Check out below pics. Hopefully my pic gets chosen as a featured one. Fingers crossed.
Read MoreJi B.
Mar 2, 2020
First time at a gay bar so didn't have any expectations! A large group of us went for a celebration and they were very accommodating. We got the large area with high top tables, by the bar in the back, all to ourselves.Ordered the tater tots and both spicy and mild wings. The food was all hot, crispy and tasty! Would recommend the mild wings over the spicy ones though - something about the spicy sauce was a little off. The celery that comes with the wings were fresh too!There's a karaoke stage on the top floor! Good set up with a screen for the audience to follow along as well!
Read MorePeyton C.
Sep 6, 2024
My friend was drugged on New Years last year here and we swear it was the bartender. We had just had another friend drugged while they were here so we brought cups with lids and when our bartender handed us the drink, we poured them into the cups and kept them in our bag. I had to literally carry her home, we only had that one drink. It was crazy cause the bartender made the drink facing away from us. I always loved this place but there is no other explanation as how she was drugged that night. Took her 2 days to recover. Im only speaking out about this now cause I had another friend go through the same thing 2 weeks ago here. Just be very mindful and demure while going here. I loved this bar before this happened.
Read MoreEric B.
May 10, 2023
Terrible trivia night. The audio is so bad you can't even hear the MC ask the questions. Terrible service and it's hard to find a bar where they don't want to keep refreshing your drinks. This is a 'martini' they served me. Because who doesn't love frothy foam.
Read MoreBob J.
Dec 15, 2023
The barman was so busy chatting to a couple of guys on the opposite of a not-very-busy bar that we had to constantly shout "hello" for about 5 minutes to get his attention. A young very odd crowd, mostly intoxicated and, maybe I'm getting g middle aged, but a very different experience to a year or so ago. Wouldn't dream of returning. I'm not a drag fan so we stayed on the 1st floor. Just not my thing plus the lousy inattentive bar service didn't help. A pity.
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