Two potato gay bar

Canary yellow paint and a flashing pink neon sign outside give a prelude to the potpourri of glitz on the inside. This is a place where all the waiters are flamboyantly gay, and the menu urge you to flirt with them. The walls are painted with huge, colorful murals of naked men and women, Mr. Potato Heads and pink flamingoes are scattered around the room, and the high ceilings are bedecked with disco balls, upside-down Christmas trees, and more tinsel, tulle, and colored lights than you can shake a stick at.

Additional decor includes walls of bookshelves and fake animal heads, one of which is eating someone. You can get potatoes any way you like from mashed to roasted, and either two or four lumps for your dinner. Mixed in with the potatoes, you have a choice of over items from jelly beans to raspberries to humus to brie.

And be careful! As far as drinks go, if you asked for a Schlitz, they would probably point you in the direction of the bathrooms. Not into martinis? Have no fear, your pursuit of inebriation can progress with the help of 19 vodkas, 10 bourbons and 9 tequilas to choose from.

Potatoes to pizza: Complaint-plagued bar is no more

Like everything else at the Mashed Potato Club, cheeky — very cheeky. Especially, when around 10pm, the tables are cleared out to make room for the dance floor. Then it gets really gay. On the other hand, women are treated like queens because the waiters are jealous. Sundays bring the cabaret.

We were seated right away we got lucky. Not knowing anything about this place we sensed that something was different. Looking around we began to notice peculiarities. Paintings on the walls were odd, an American flag was reconstructed using rainbow colors, and then there was this catwalk and women who looked a little masculine.

Then the show began and we knew. We had a raucous time. The food and drinks were outstanding. I will make a concerted effort to go back. This restaurant was the highlight of our vacation and I still recommend it years later to those going to Chicago. For further information check out the Mashed Potato Club website.