An okay bar wrecked by a bouncer! This one possibly illegal. One of our group was visiting from New Orleans. He's a likable young man, with a severe stutter. After half a dozen of us were seated, there's a knock on the window. I go out to talk to him. The bouncer will not let him in because "of a dress code." There is no dress code. People inside are wearing everything from suits to tracksuits. (The crowd looks like guys on steroids trying to make barely 20-somethings.) I try to talk to the bouncer. "He's a friend of yours?" asks the bouncer. I said yes. "He can't come in," he says. "There's a dress code. He needs to talk to me." Given the uncomfortable situation, the stutter became so severe that my friend was unable to talk. "Can't you just let him in?" I ask. It was becoming clear that the reason he was refused was more his speech impediment (making people feel" uneasy") than any dress code. When I went outside to mediate, the bouncer turned his back on me and walked inside. My friend (who was visiting for just a few days) was forced to leave. This spoiled the night for all of us. Side note: The Federal AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT makes it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities. Looks like that's what we have here. I only wish I were a lawyer. --Drink Club is a roving group of NYC drinkers
Pros: Waitress was attractive and accommodating
Cons: Evil Bouncer, discriminatory policy, jocks and airheads
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