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      <![CDATA[How about a contest between these bars and the Robinson Bars? That would be fun!
        
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      <![CDATA[The author is sadly correct, and it has been this way in Richmond for some time. I actually would have loved giving more of my dining out dollars to the GLBT owned businesses, but most of them have been overpriced and had bad service for so long I stopped trying.
        
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      <![CDATA[Everyone has the right to their own opinion. In defense of these bars, they are just that:  "Bars", "Not Restaurants".
        
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      <![CDATA[Everyone has the right to their own opinion. In defense of these bars, they are just that:  "Bars", "Not Restaurants".
        
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      <![CDATA[In my opinion, criticism of bad food, service, etc. is not criticism of an entire community. Some of you seem to be taking that stance.
        
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      <![CDATA[It's funny to me that you have stated several things in your article that are just not true. They don't fight over dollars at Godfreys, that was years ago and if you actually went lately you would know that.
        
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      <![CDATA[Let these comments be a lesson to you Robeyyou're not allowed to be critical of gay bars, because to have expectations of cleanliness, decent service, and good food and drink are ONLY for the gays to judge and bitch about. *eye roll*<br><br>I disagree about the food at Barcode, but that's cool, we can disagree.
        
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      <![CDATA[Ok, Ok, Ok. The food sucks. The watered down drinks suck.
        
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      <![CDATA[After Miss Martin's drunken rant at the Silent Vigil for LGBT suicide victims the other night, I am appalled that she was given this assignment.<br><br>Her opinion is meaningless and ill-advised to say teh least.<br><br>
        
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      <![CDATA[Did it ever occur to you that people grieve differently? Are you going so far to say that support is something you get to pick and choose from?
        
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      <![CDATA[Good God! Shut up you nelly queens!
        
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      <![CDATA[Melissa B: You can't be serious. That event was extremely emotional and I saw her.
        
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      <![CDATA[I've only ever eaten at Babe's and have had good burgers there, but that's it. I agree the service and cleanliness leaves much to desired, but I generally don't go to a gay bar for the food.
        
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      <![CDATA[Nice article. I had the same thought as kiddj, that bad bar food is due to the food mandate, and these bars would rather just be bars.
        
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      <![CDATA[Just because these places are known for being more bar/club oriented doesn't mean there shouldn't be/can't be commentary about the food. I agree that the state requirements for food for all bars is silly, but it does exist, and it's a shame that the food is so terrible in places where people regularly want to go and have a good time.
        
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      <![CDATA[I can't imagine that this critique isn't onto something. A series of not-so-good eating experiences, all at gay places, can't be coincidence.
        
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      <![CDATA[The problem is Virginia's ridiculous liquor laws! Bars are require dot get a certainpercentage of revenue from food - and therefore places that just want to be bars are forced to have a menu.
        
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      <![CDATA[Waiting for the vitriol on Craigslist "Rants and Raves" in 5...4...3...2...
        
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      <![CDATA[I'm straight but have quite a few gay friends. I would never eat at Babes due to it's unkempt appearance inside and out.
        
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      <![CDATA[Well, you have to remember that there are a lot of NON-gay bar/restaurants that ALSO have poor atmosphere and mediocre-to-bad food. The places cited in this article don't suck because they cater to the gay community there's no causality there.
        
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      <![CDATA[I agree with other comments on this article that Richmond's gay bars are oriented primarily as bars and clubs. The only reason half of the BARS/CLUBS in Richmond (including most gay bars) serve food is because of archaic state regulations that require all alcohol-serving establishments to report a certain percentage of profits from food.
        
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      <![CDATA[Yeah, this clearly is a load. What was in Richmond Magazine's Top Ten things to do in Richmond?
        
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      <![CDATA[I think it is time that the gay bars in Richmond thought about their part in breaking down barriers. I would never eat at these places again unless I was there for fun and dancing and was REALLY desperate.
        
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