Phoenix Rising

wonderful place

The smoke is thick in here but the staff is friendly and the drinks can lift weights. The decor is modern and there’s plenty of places to park your bones.

Worst Place Ever

Went into this place hoping to have fun and dance.When i walked in we were stared at like we were not wanted there. My friend had to use the restroom so as we were waiting for her to come out the bartender starts to harass us saying we cant be drunk in a bar. We asked what are you talking about and he starts saying we told him we were high I said what are you talking about? So then he says I am calling the cops we told him to go ahead and call then he starts saying we were not welcome there and pulls out a bat from the bar and threatens us with it. My friends were black and he kept staring at them as well like a KKK member or something. He just kept hitting the bar with the bat like we were supposed to be scared. We left the bar after my friend came out of the bathroom. I can see why this place is dead on a Friday night I will never go back to this racist place. We went on to other bars on the strip and had a blast. I have never been treated so badly in my life. Stay away at all cost.

Really Friendly

The staff is always very friendly and the kamakaze shots will kick your butt. I think this place started out trying to be a leather bar, but has turned into a place that anyone can hang out in. Yes, they do drag shows here. Most of the time they actually have good shows.

Unfriendly spend your $ elsewhere

Took awhile for me to order a drink and people seem stand offish. Tried giving this place a 2nd chance to no avail. This time I didn't bother waiting for the bartender I just walk out the door.

Hmmmm.

The OKC Phoenix Rising offers an alternative to the bars in the Habana "resort" just down the street - but not sure it's a better alternative. The crowds in the hotel bars were bigger and having more all-out fun - but the Phoenix is good if you want to chill away from the crowds in a leathery atmosphere. The back deck area is nice. The inside is nice, too, but maybe not skanky enough for a good leather bar. Nice big dance floor, which is good for us crazy dancin' fools. A few of the patrons when I was there were kinda paranoid crazy scary and not sexy leather fun "scary." Cutest bartenders ever, tho - :) Good people working there. I had fun and just let loose and danced like a freak, which I do a lot, and just about everybody seemed to be in a live-and-let live, mellow, fun mood.