Kings & Queens Tap

The best (i.e. the only) gay bar in town — good liquor prices and great queens!

I’m so proud of my hometown for having such an awesome gay bar, especially that it’s right downtown, and not tucked away in some sketchy alley way, like the previous ones were. The place is HUGE, has pool tables, darts, and arcade games! And the drinks: a round of two Maker’s Marks and an Absolut/​tonic= $ 12!!! There staff are extremely friendly, there’s relatively little attitude, and there’s just a generally positive vibe. Beats the hell out of the bars in CR, and that coke-​twink den in IC!

Accidentally ran into Cedar Valley Pride and must say, had a great time. Though for the most part the crowds stuck to their individual groups, people were generally friendly and the bartenders excellent.
Being from Chicago, I was thrilled to get 2 top shelf mixed drinks for less than the price of one in a boystown bar.
Great place to hang if you are in town!

Who knew there was such a gay scene in Waterloo, IA?! I sure didn’t!
I was in Waterloo just before Christmas for family stuff. We stayed at a hotel and my cousin begged us to go there, telling us she «just *had* to see what the gay scene was in Waterloo.» She told us we could go back if there was a cover.
We walked through snow and cold, and although there was a cover, we stayed. We also got free drink tickets.
We walked in to a Celine Dion impersonator lip syncing to O Holy Night, the first of three times we heard that song that night. Some live, some not.
There were several Christmas songs sung and lip-​synced, as well as other non-​Christmas songs.
I could tell the bar was full of locals who had been going there for years – it was great! As my cousin noted, there was lots of camo and crosses floating around. My other cousin’s husband was asked over the large speaker of his orientation. That alone was enough to keep us laughing for hours. I also learned a few new phrases, like «welll, spaghetti is straight, too, until you get it warmed up.»
I didn’t have a drink, but they seemed decent enough, and free with cover, so who cares?!
The next night they were promoting a Movie Day Pot Luck of sorts. People were told to bring bean bag chairs and popcorn and they’d lay around and watch movies and eat and drink and be merry. Loved it!
If you’re ever in the area, you should definitely give it a try!

I made my first trip to Iowa last year after having met my boyfriend who had the misfortune to be from Iowa. Jokingly, I asked him if there were any gay bars in Waterloo, his hometown. He said no, but Google said otherwise! So, we went here.
As a big city guy, this bar is nothing special and the night we were there they were out of limes! Huh? But, to be a gay bar in a small town in Iowa is a rockin’ thing to do!