Scandals

"I had to much energy as a Black woman. My good friend was enjoying his night at Scandals and invited me to come. I walked in with a short dance move to cheer my best friend up…And the bartender embarrassed me in front of paying/drunk customers. I came with energy, with the intent of purchasing drinks at the bar, and cheering my friend up. When I got there the they/male bartender (with a blonde touff/section of hair) declined serving me alcoholic beverages. Because he felt I was intoxicated. I was not at the “pull” level of intoxication. But when I started to inquire about the $400+ paintings, they were the tentative salesman and were going to accept my money. I felt discriminated against because I am a Black woman and know he felt I was “Too Much” or “Being Too Black” when I walked in. I allowed his comments/“call out” to slide in the moment, to prevent further contraction, but will spread the word on this treatment to all my friends and those who live in the neighborhood (like me) of Scandals. Because at this point you’re being selective. And why would I allow another Black Queen to feel embarrassed in a city where we are the 3%!? My money and feelings matter, thanks for reading."

"So…. Be careful here. I was roofied while out at this bar in April 2023(yes it has taken me this long to discuss my experience, therapy). The drinks were great, I had two and my partner had two. The moment we were done, we left. Within 20 minutes I was down, out and have 6 hours of my life just gone. This was the only establishment we went to that evening. The vibe is awesome, the people seem great, and funny kicker pretty sure the roofie was for my partner and not even me. (No it was not my partner, it came from some one in the establishment)."

"Love this place, super fun and always a good crowd and people to chat with. Awesome karaoke nights."

"Rose Festival Parade Update: So the Grand Floral Parade route was changed away from Stark St., making Scandals more accessible but less of a spot to view the parade from. It still had a nice parade day crowd and some real Sailor men in crisp whites were there. I posted new pics, especially of sailors. ### Landmark Portland Gay bar, now often visited by straight hipsters -:( who I guess don't like their own bars, or wanna be cool with the gay vibe. Wide selection of flavored liquors and Red Bull for the children, many micros on tap. A great sidewalk seating area to watch the World and the bois in it go by. No food to speak of. Great place. ♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡◇♡ WARM WEATHER SIDEWALK UPDATES Now that the warm weather is returning, here are some vintage pictures of the bois and their daddies, thronging the sidewalk tables in the cafe seating in front of Scandals lounge and restaurant, on Harvey Milk Boulevard in downtown Portland. A premier see-and-be-seen location for all the bois, all the daddies and all the mens. Be here, bois, Daddy's, men's, queens and in-betweens as well. Bring your cocktails, bring your tails and bring your cocks as well, to the sidewalk at Scandals where you too can flaunt what you got. Here are pictures from 2016 of those that did, those who were looking, and those who got."