# Steakhouse or Gay Bar **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 1, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982 "2009-11-01T21:51:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/1 "2009-11-01T21:51:36Z")
The link is [http://www.steakhouseorgaybar.com/](http://www.steakhouseorgaybar.com/) The first page is the start, look at the name, select “Gay Bar” or “Steakhouse,” a yellow pop-up tells you if you got it right. Remarkably ambiguous names. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/2 "2009-11-01T22:05:06Z")
Geez, according to the results, I find myself walking into gay bars 80% of the time I want steak. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/3 "2009-11-01T22:36:29Z")
That explains a lot of those weird looks I get when I ask for a porterhouse… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/4 "2009-11-01T23:17:44Z")
I got a lot of repeats when I tried it. …And still managed to incorrectly identify “leathernecks” as a gay bar three separate times. I mean, are they sure? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/5 "2009-11-01T23:32:24Z")
Guess this just proves that if you’ve seen one meat market, you’ve seen 'em all. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/6 "2009-11-02T00:00:00Z")
I thought might be looking for a good night out in down-town Doha. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/7 "2009-11-02T00:15:28Z")
Holy cow! The Velvet Hammer isn’t a gay bar!? I got 19/40. I guess I’d better read the signs very closely before heading into any steakhouses. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/8 "2009-11-02T01:20:33Z")
Dude, I am NEVER going to a steakhouse called The Pink Pony. I just got Elway’s. I have never hoped for the answer to be “gay bar” while knowing it’s a steak house in my entire life. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/9 "2009-11-02T01:27:16Z")
Okay, I’m getting my ass kicked at this - but I don’t feel too bad about it. For pete’s sake, some of the names are things like “168 York Street” - how the hell am I supposed to tell what that is? And for that matter, several are just named after (I presume) the proprietors - again, not the least hint of homo-eroticism or cattle references to tilt things one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/10 "2009-11-02T02:06:06Z")
Then, too, I imagine that in the real world, steakhouses outnumber gay bars by a significant margin, so it’s not like you’re 50% likely to accidentally end up in a gay bar when you just want a medium-rare sirloin. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/11 "2009-11-02T02:23:16Z")
I faked myself out and got “The Cattleman” wrong. :smack: Edit: It’s a steak house. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/12 "2009-11-02T02:59:48Z")
That’s remarkably difficult. I was going to say “that’s really hard”, but I believe that is, in fact, the name of a steakhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/13 "2009-11-02T09:00:59Z")
8 for 10. I guess I’m reasonably safe to choose where the wife and I have dinner (I’ll let her choose 20% of the time). But seriously Silver Slipper is a Steakhouse? ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/14 "2009-11-02T14:49:06Z")
Why can’t they be both? Do gay men not like steak? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/15 "2009-11-02T16:46:05Z")
Eh, kind of stupid. ‘168 York Street’ could be a steakhouse a gay bar or a residential address. It’s not ambiguous it just has no connotation either way whatsoever. I knew the Strip House is a steakhouse in New York because I’ve eaten there but it’s not quite as ambiguous as you think because it has a Burlesque theme and there is vintage porn on the walls. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/16 "2009-11-02T16:53:43Z")
Yeah but… the Silver Slipper? That’s gotta be a gay steakhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/17 "2009-11-02T17:46:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I got a lot of repeats when I tried it. All I get is a blank page. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/18 "2009-11-02T19:31:30Z")
I ordered a “bone-in rib-eye”. Imagine my surprised when I got a steak! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steakhouse-or-gay-bar/515982/19 "2009-11-02T22:36:29Z")
I was going to say I’ve eaten at a Charlie’s Steakhouse in Orlando, but I see that the place’s name is actually [Charley’s](http://www.talkofthetownrestaurants.com/charleys_obt.html). Still, I find it tough (as a $2 filet mignon) to believe there’s no Charlie’s Steakhouse anywhere in the world.