Size isn't always everything, as the 501 flawlessly proves. Â Nestled in a tiny alley off California street, this tiny little bar is a breath of fresh air for anyone who just wants to feel the love. Â Since it is a gay bar, it is a very tolerant atmosphere full of fun, bouncy people. Â It's dark as hell in there, and the jukebox is constantly streaming Lady Gaga and old rap songs. Â The painfully adorable bartenders (Eric, Tommy, Daniel and Chad I am talkin' to you!) mix great, strong cocktails and have ever-changing specials. Â Jagerator? Â Check. Â Pool table you can dance on (with a leopard print cover, natch)? Â Check. Â If you are feeling brave, try the vodka-soaked cherries in the canister behind the bar. Â I have, and won't again. Â Add in a mannequin wearing a boa perched high above the bar, constant streaming photos of fun times past on the TV, and the distinct feeling that glitter is about to rain down on you at any moment, and you have the 5. Â Even on a random weekend night you can walk in alone and find great company. Â On the weekends, be prepared to smash in shoulder to shoulder with other partygoers and dance in a big sweaty mash of electric energy. Â Come celebrate who you are at this wonderful little bar, gay straight or somewhere in between! Â But bring your paper, lest you get hit with an ATM fee - they are cash only.
Review Source:I use to frequent the club in the early 90's and remember it being small/intimate. Pool table doubles as a stage for Drag shows & other performances. It's dark, with a dart board & little seating room.
I wish I could remember what 501 was formerly called, does anyone know?
I hope someone can take some decent/recent photos for Yelp.
I've been to Club 501 a few times in my life, most recently a couple of weeks ago when I was passing through Redding on my way to Portland, and needed to get a room for the night.
I like Redding's only gay bar. Â It's definitely a local scene with plenty of local characters. Â
As is the case with most dive bars, the drinks are outstandingly strong, and the patrons and servers are friendly and will want to chat you up and learn your story.
Good local pub. Drinks were stiff. Definitely a dive. It was pretty dead when I went there so I can't say much about the patrons granted it was the middle of the week. There was a cage in the corner for people to dance in. Nothing too crazy. Just happy they have something like this in Redding of all places.
Review Source:If I was gay, this bar would be far below my expectations.
However, it is a gay bar in Redding, so I guess it's pretty awesome that it is even still established in this conservative hotbed.
I call it a gay cave, because I got that weird cave-like feeling, except without bats flying into me and weird bugs falling from the ceilings.
Dress as your favorite 1980s rocker, particularily fond of Bret Michaels, and you'll have an amazing time rocking and rolling with your crew.
Watch the bartender dance on a raised platform without any undies on, and enter through the the backdoor if you feel frisky. No really, there is a back door.
I didn't order a drink, so I can't speak on the service, however, the place was packed and the folks were having a blasty-blast.
So, I expeted more glitz and glamour and instead got the feel like I was in a bar next to a meth-ridden ally, which I was.
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