Inn Rehab

Once after a late night of drinking with some friends, i was driving my girlfriend home who had more then her usual " ameretto sour" decided I was going to be the DD anyways we live in merion village so getting off the freeway @ Greenlawn is very familar to us, she dedcided to open her door and throw up out the car so me thinking going right @ greenlaw instead of left seemed like a rational decision ( less attention?), proceeeded left, and ended up @ Inn Rehabs parking lot full of cars and I was like "where are we, why havenet we been here" anyways that next morning I did some research and come to find out its a LGBT bar, right up my ally. Its a great place to pregame, because theres cheap drinks, no attitude and no drama. They also have a great pear cider on tap (sir perry) that is quite tasty. The inside is dark, and "woodsy" but you really arent concerned after a few drinks. They have volleyball on the patio and cornhole also. We went there on a sat and they had a awesome drag show.

This has to be one of the most random places in all of Columbus. We were looking for a gay friendly, cheap,  Westside(ish) bar with a patio to spend our evening and this is what we came up with. It easily lived up to those requirements.

The bar looks super sketchy on the outside, next to a trailerpark on Greenlawn with no windows and a sign that reminds you the property is under 24 hour surveillance. The large bar area with pool tables is dark and everything is slightly sticky, like a frat party. The crowd is odd, but super nice and we quickly made friends with the bartender and some of the regulars. It was necessary to befriend the regulars because the bartender was MIA at first and it was the only way you could get a drink... however once you make your presence known, you just had to hollar at her that you are going up to the bar and she follows you up to get you your drink.

On your way back to patio, there is a strange little dance area with strobe lighting that was completely deserted. The patio is huge, but seating is a random assortment of mismatched bar stools and picnic tables. There is a sand volleyball court in the back that is home to three of largest prairie dogs I have ever seen.

Beer is 6 bottles for $10.00, served in a bucket of ice. They have a limited menu, which is even more limited because they were out of almost everything. The cheese pizza, which I assume was frozen, was actually really good.

By 10:30, we were 2 buckets in and the drag queens started showing up. I mean, how much better could this get? As a bonus, the bathrooms are passable though the entire place needs a good scrub and I would hate to see it with all the lights turned on.

Best part? This place is so much of a dive-- no hipsters! Not even ironic ones. One enjoyable evening.

I went to Inn Rehab for the first time last night and I have to say I dug it. I decided to go to get a change-of-pace from the pretentious gay scene in the Short North. It seems like this place has a LOT of regulars and was kind of a "misfit gays" type of bar which I really liked since, at times, I too, in some regards, feel a bit outcast-ish from the stereotypical gay scene. Every one seemed really friendly and more than welcome to accept some new faces. It's pretty big, which is doesn't look from the outside. They had a drag show going on and the entertainers were good. They have two pool tables inside that are well spread out and generally don't have to worry about trying to make your game-winning shot while jousting a wall with your cue stick.

Will definitely be back and seems like it'd be a good gay place to hang out at during the week.