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Lips Restaurant

(26 Ratings)
The ultimate drag dining
At Lips, your waitress is also the entertainment for the night. Over-the-top queens abound at this kitschy North Park drag restaurant. Expect a fair share of bachelorette parties.


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Reviews

Northerner
Northerner
Over a year ago

Entertaining Dinner

Def. i'd come here again..! The drag queens r way better looking and Dinner is good!!


fitandsolid
fitandsolid
Over a year ago

More popular with heteros

A great irony of drag is that the straight following often exceeds gay fans. This is certainly true of Lips, where heterosexuals love to be served/entertained by female impersonators and one is likely to find more breeders than homos on any given night (excluding the employees, of course). Still, it's one of the few gay-inspired establishments that remains east of Hillcrest, in the North Park area (along with Redwing and The Eagle). Previously located in Bankers Hill on 5th Avenue, but still going strong for those who enjoy the appeal. The food is unexceptional; it's the flamboyant service and entertainment that sets Lips apart.


Lbjork13
Lbjork13 first review First to Review
Over a year ago

expensive

It was very expensive and seemed very exclusive


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