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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Stranger Suggests Today The Stranger Suggests

Posted by The Stranger on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Gay

At Broadway Grill, even the manliest cocktail takes on a rainbow hue. A neat Scotch becomes a watering hole for unicorns. The Grill is generally too gay for even the nelliest queer (the chandelier is bigger than a Smart Car and looks like Carmen Miranda's headgear), but it's the best drink on Capitol Hill when Eric Jennings is behind the bar. Hospitable, hilarious, and known to help shoot Cupid's arrow—or protect patrons from predators—Jennings makes you feel like you're in a thuper-duper gay episode of Cheers. For pride month, he's serving the Equalitini, which directs $2 from every drink sale to gay-rights groups around town. (Broadway Grill, 314 Broadway E, 328-7000. 11 am–midnight. )

DOMINIC HOLDEN

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Hate to ruin the party, but the gayest drink in Seattle is NOT the Equalitini. I mean, that doesn't even sound gay. The true homo beverage of the 21st century is the Gay Baker. How gay is it? Well, (a) it has "gay" in the name, and (b) there's Diet Squirt and fruit juice involved. I won't tell you where you can get it but I'll give you three guesses.

Posted by Jason Josephes

on June 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Eric is the goods!

Posted by Tippy Katz on June 30, 2009 at 11:55 AM

UGH!! The food there certianly shouldn't be taken internally. Not sure about the booze though.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on June 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM

The Grill is too gay? I think Dominic is still living in the 90's and sadly so am I...

Posted by Bill W.

on June 30, 2009 at 12:35 PM

The Grill was edgy and cool back in 1996. The days before Kathy Griffin and Margaret Cho were our funny allies. Back in the days when gays thought Bette Midler was funny.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on June 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM

Dominic do they sell high school diplomas there?

Posted by Parker Todd on June 30, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Broadway Grill is gay?

Posted by Greg on June 30, 2009 at 1:01 PM

This bartender sounds like the exception to the rule lately at Broadway Grill. Go read some recent Yelp reviews of the place. It's not your gay grandmama's Bway Grill any more.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-broadway-gri…

Posted by Jakey on June 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM

MAYBE ERIC THE BARTENDER CAN DO A WAITER TRAINING FOR THE REST OF THE STAFF.... RUDE, SLOW, CONDESCENDING... AND DID I MENTION RUDE?

sure would be nice to be able to hang out at the Broadway again!!

Posted by old broadway neighborhood maven on June 30, 2009 at 3:27 PM