University Club

The UC is a Gainesville mainstay. For a while I was the resident DJ for the Tuesday night TWITCH, but with graduation approaching, I'm now just an occasional attendee. Drinks rock, especially with Elaine behind the bar, Chastity adds a lot o color to the door and when its open, the top floor provides a great place to chat. You'll see a colorful and varied crowd depending on the night. I even got pix of my girlfriend with the mayor one night.

Joey does a great job Thursday, Friday and Saturday with house and pop hits. Given the size of the place, it doesn't take much to ramp the party up. The decor is '1980s' but not in a retro way - it just hasn't changed. I'm not sure any of the drag performers have either. Very fun place.

This is a fairly average small college town gay bar.  Its usually busy and crowded on Thursday nights.  The drag shows are fun with dancing in between the drag sets.  There are probably an equal number of straight girls to gay guys.  Not sure why that is, but I cannot believe the number of straight girls that frequent this bar.  (Get a life, please?)

Drinks are reasonably priced and people are friendly.  Mostly locals up on the small 3rd floor with the pool tables.  I've seen minors with drinks and those who give minors drinks be thrown out of the bar.  I'd suggest not engaging in that type of activity.  Its a quick way out of the bar.

A tip:  You have to enter through the door from the alley (up the wooden stairs on the back of the building).  Don't try to come in the front door off of university avenue.  That door is locked and you'll feel like a moron.

Give the UC a shot.  Not the best gay bar on the planet, but an inexpensive, fun time in the conservative central Florida region.

This place has been here forever!  The cover charge was really cheap to get in, if there was even a cover charge at all.  The location is great, and all of the employees were really nice and treated you with respect.  There are male and female bouncers to keep the drunks in line.  The only dance floor is on the bottom floor, and the space is really small.  It can get crowded here really fast.  Sometimes I would end up here 2-3 nights a week for; drag night, 80's night, or just a random night.  There were always drinks specials and a cooler of water at the end of the bar for those who are thirsty.  All age groups are represented here, even my Mom and family friends have frequented UC.  If you live in Gainesville, you have to go there at least once  to say you have been.