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I don’t know if that can be termed gay-friendly or how to categorize that but it sure as hell was memorable! I also have this strange memory from years ago of eating at the Dizz with Elaine herself waiting on herself and flipping up her apron to reveal a strap-on dildo while giving a loud and heartfelt Roseane-esque laugh. The Dizz in the Remmington neighborhood has an owner, Elaine, who is very comfortable with gay people and one of the few restaurants in Baltimore that has routinely advertised in OutLoud (a Baltimore gay paper). Vernon area and a stone’s throw from two gay bars (the Hippo and Grand Central), seems to routinely have a good percentage of gay customers and probably a staff member or two who are gay. It tends to be pick up hetero customers from a near by Maryland General hospital so the clientele may not be 50% or better gay/lesbian but some of the staff are probably gay. The Waterstone Grill and Bar was formerly a lesbian bar and my understanding is that the women who owned the woman’s bar still own and manage Waterstone. Go figure! Gertrude’s is owned by an openly gay man, John Shields and he hosts fund raisers for the Baltimore Gay Community Center. 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.