Rise Bar

Date: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Time: around 7:30pm
Group of: 5

*Hot Cider ($10)
*Glass Cabernet ($9)
*Glass Merlot ($9)
*Coke ($4)
*Samurai Old Fashioned ($15)
*Well Vodka ($9) x5

After dinner, my group wanted to continue the fun. The resident New Yorker took us here, to Rise. I'm old, so I haven't been to a bar / lounge / club in forever. Let alone dance at any kind of venue in forever. (Minus weddings of course!) So this was like reliving my youth! (I used to go dancing at clubs in the Castro in SF waaay back when.)

We had been drinking all day, so I didn't drink much here. Just danced my a$$ off like a dorky old lady. It was fun. It wasn't really busy, so we had two tables by the stage-like area and just hung out and danced the night away. Well, at least 2.5 hours away since that's about how long we were here.

Fun place to drink, dance, and relive my youth a bit.

OMG!! Great food and great service!! Amazing music and that DJ did not miss. Shout out the security making sure I got into my Uber fine.

Rise is the absolute best bar ever! I had such a great time, the vibe is immaculate! Most importantly, I felt super safe!

Went for a girls night last weekend, we had the best time. The bartenders were so fun and drinks were amazing! Can't wait to go back

Visited NYC for a few days and someone recommended this place for a drag queen brunch. HIGHLY RECOMMEND and will def be returning.. the after brunch crowd is insanely fun. Cant forget to mention the bartender jonathan .... Loved him!!

I have been to A LOT of gay bars and this by far is one of the best... from the drinks (a fav is the smokey passionfruit mezcal margarita ), the food (you MUST try the loaded tator tots), the cleanliness, ambience, location (so many sexy guys in this area).. just all around AMAZING. Ohhh and the happy hour is bogo EVEN ON WEEKENDS!!! If you're reading this go check it out...and btw the queens are fierce and the bartenders are hot too if i must mention ;)

This is my go to bar with my friends, and we always have fun here! The music is great and the ambiance is so fun! I've done karaoke during the week with a friend here and the service was great for that. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because the drinks are definitely overpriced. But the bartenders are always nice and we always have a good time, so it doesn't deter us from going here!

The service was really good and so we're the brunch drinks. The down side for me was the food. Based on the lighting you may not be able to see that my well done burger was super raw. The waiter brought it over and said it was medium so I said I ordered medium well, they brought it back a few minutes later and this is what I got. For $60 I should be able to eat what I ordered. So disappointing. $10 for white claw was crazy too.

Great job with the renovation. Too bad some of the staff don't look like they want to be there. Especially the bouncer taking IDs outside. He couldn't be more rude if he could. I will post his photo so you're extra cautious around him. Overall, the place is fun and have great happy hour deals. Just needs an attitude adjustment from management.

OMG the Queens of Hells Kitchen are unsurprisingly overly critical of Rise Bar. The talons are out. My experience was generally positive. Plenty of light and not dingy I found it a great place to grab a drink. The downside is the fact they are very limited in fresh ingredients and what they can actually make (think plastic cups for cocktails). Once you get over that it is a friendly crowd and uplifting experience. The bartenders are sweethearts for the most part.