Robbed by the bartender. Left sunglass case in bathroom , came back 10 mins and he had multiply stories,threw it away,it is in office. Proceed to yell about the drugs he found in the case and acted like he had uncovered a major drug bus. He reminded me of a bad clown actor. He failed to mention the 109 bill that was in the case. So he pocketed the drugs and a 100 bill and expensive sunglass case.you ever notice when people are lying they tend to go on and on , getting louder by the second. Came back later to get it then he brought other big mouth bartender who was enen worst with the threats. So be careful of these 2 big mouth stealing dummies. Thay claim there was no owner , or one would even j,,stop by so I could talk.,..,.'
R H
I thought this was a country bar, I was wrong but happily wrong. Everyone was very friendly, sadly left my money in the bartop slots.. womp
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
R L
❤️♥️?The bartender I like the happy hour great drinks......Rossy❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Justin Johnson
Cool spot. Good bartenders. Karaoke is a blast. The best Amaretto Sour in Las Vegas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Bell
We were encouraged by several to check out Badlands. Having been to other Vegas gay bars in the past, I can appreciate why this one might appeal a bit more to locals.That said, despite wanting to like it, we wound up leaving after 40 minutes.When you walk in it's a wall of smoke, which is standard for Vegas but still off-putting.We waited for about ten minutes to get a drink while a transient man in a winter coat repeatedly rubbed himself on us, walking by every few seconds.Once we found our spot, it was evident that the bar was full of a couple of local cliques of scene queens. I suppose they were friendly enough. A few of them overtly flirted in the passive staring sort of way that makes you self conscious. But the entire bar was lined up for drinks from the single bartender who, whilst very friendly, was a bit overwhelmed by the volumes and not great at multitasking.We also figured out that we were sitting close to the bathroom when the smell of poo greeted is. If anything can spruce up an atmosphere of cigarette smoke and coy flirtation, it's smelling someone's dank dump.We figured it would be faster to Uber back to the strip to get a drink than it would be to line up. People were literally standing there for 20-30 minutes waiting.When leaving, we watched a drunk man stumble out and literally fall onto his Uber. It was barely 10pm.While waiting for our Uber, we were engaged by 5 different transient folks. Probably best to wait inside until your car gets there. Not a great neighbourhood.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Lisa Brusca
Love.. Love..Love Badlands!!! Great dive bar feel. Great service. Fun times! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
JT Trick
Nice place. Friendly. Drag show music and mic settings are offensively loud. There is no food (that’s why the one star there). Bartenders are friendly and fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jerry Hollingsworth
I WILL NEVER GO TO BADLANDS SALOON EVER AGAIN BECAUSE ON JUNE 30TH SOMEONE ROOFIE ME I ONLY HAD TWO DRINKS, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WE ME ,BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR A THIRD DRINK, I WENT TO THE BATHROOM, COME OUT OF THE BATHROOM STARTED ON MY THIRD DRINK, I FELT DIZZY, AND WARM,LIKE I WANTED TO PASS OUT,SOME ONE MICKED ME, THERE WERE ONLY THE FOUR OF US IN THE BAR,THE BARTENDER, MYSELF AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE SO OUT OF THE THREE ONE OF THEM DID THAT TO ME,SO AGAIN THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WOULD NEVER VISIT THE PLACE AGAIN. SO PLEASE DON'T LEAVE YOUR DRINK.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Kara E.
Excellent bartenders (Rey is the best), fantastic atmosphere, nice and queer, get your ass over here.
Nick Burkert
Soooo, we were excited to come here because we heard it was a "must stop" while in Vegas as far as gay bars go. However, I felt kind of gross after leaving. Upon walking in, you are instantly consumed with smoke. My husband smokes and he was even saying how hard it was to breathe inside. We're no stranger to smoking indoors, but at least other establishments have proper ventilation and some sort of program to mitigate the strong odor. Not Badlands. It was horrific. We could barely finish our drink fast enough. Come to think of it, I think we left half our drinks there because it was so miserable to sit there.The bartender was nice and the drinks were cheap. We couldn't stomach staying for a second $1 drink. The smell was horrific. I imagine if we ordered a drink from the Bar Rescue episode, we would've gotten told they don't do them anymore. It looks and feels as dingy and depressing as before the remodel. We were truly disappointed.Sorry fellas
Excellent service X 2. Artist. Fans. The real deal.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Tdog
One of my favorite bars.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Michael Aragon Tadeo
Came in here on the Wednesday night to meet some friends for Karaoke and had a blast. Sometimes karaoke crowds can cliqueish but I gotta say how great everyone was. Adam the host was funny and a great singer It was decently busy and gotta give kudos to the bartender. He kept up and did so while staying consistently friendly and engaging. Both employees were awesome. Recommend for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Rebekah E.
I hesitate to even post this. i never want to potentially harm somebody working or harm a venues reputation, however... my friends and I went for an event to support the lgbtq community and we're having a great time. We have all worked service industry in one capacity or another and we are always patient. that being said, the bartender was alone and it was busy. understandably, there was quite the wait time. No worries. What is unacceptable is when the bartender is so overwhelmed he starts screaming at women. Its one thing to be an asshole to the bartender, it's another to be assertive and simply repeat your order because it was incorrect. Under no circumstances is it okay to call a woman a fucking cunt for politely asking for the correct drink. I was asked to go to the bar and try and mediate, thinking there was a misunderstanding. immediately the bartender informs me that my friends and I are really nice but he won't be serving us again because my friend, and I quote "is a fucking bitch, a fucking cunt, he's done, get the fuck out." no problem. Again, thinking maybe there was a break down in communication somewhere, we wait for our rides and leave. only to find another group of women that were treated the same way, simply for asking for the correct order after not receiving it the first time they asked. staff your bar correctly for events. perhaps your employees won't be stressed to the poiby of calling women bitches and cunts. Unacceptable. what started out as a great night was ruined. We had all discussed how much we enjoyed it there and now won't be back. I know we are a handful of people and in the grand scheme of things don't matter.But, as someone with 15 years experience in food and beverage and hospitality, I can honestly say there is no excuse. I have never left a bad review for a bartender until now.
Brett Oakes
I read the reviews before my trip to Vegas and was eager to visit a John Taffer rescue. The reviews seemed good so I am not sure what the issue was this past Wednseday May 1st approximately 3 p.m.I walked in the bartender did greet me at the bar but was extemely drunk, I ordered a bud light and he offered me a second for just one dollar , which was nice so I excepted. He opened both beers but said I could not have them unless I chugged the first one with him and the patron sitting two seats down from me. I was not impressed but said yes just so he would hand over the beers. It turned out the patron next to me was also extemely drunk and a bit handsey and got upset when I told him I could not understand a word he was saying. I figured drink theers quick and leave. While looking around it seems the majority of the maybe 10 patrons had been way over served including one who fell off his stool and required two other patrons to finally get him upright. Meanwhile the patron next to me was still rambling on upset so I pulled out a $20 and told the bar tender I would like to cash out. He walked over to the register stood and looked at it as if in a daze then turned away from it and started to talk with another patron. I tried to get his attention waving the $20 bill but no luck. So I walked out the front door where I stood for 10 monuts waiting on my Uber and to see if anyone would come o get payment for the two beers I consumed. It did not happen.Thinking about it I realized In the 40 minutes I was inside not one payment transaction had taken place not even between poeple that had left. I know this review was lengthy but wanted to walk through step by step because of my disapointment, this bar was definately NOT as it was portrayed after the completion of the Bar Rescue. I enjoy humble neighborhood bars but not this one. The next visit to Vegas will definately include a different bar scene.
Robbed by the bartender. Left sunglass case in bathroom , came back 10 mins and he had multiply stories,threw it away,it is in office. Proceed to yell about the drugs he found in the case and acted like he had uncovered a major drug bus. He reminded me of a bad clown actor. He failed to mention the 109 bill that was in the case. So he pocketed the drugs and a 100 bill and expensive sunglass case.you ever notice when people are lying they tend to go on and on , getting louder by the second. Came back later to get it then he brought other big mouth bartender who was enen worst with the threats. So be careful of these 2 big mouth stealing dummies. Thay claim there was no owner , or one would even j,,stop by so I could talk.,..,.'
I thought this was a country bar, I was wrong but happily wrong. Everyone was very friendly, sadly left my money in the bartop slots.. womp
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
❤️♥️?The bartender I like the happy hour great drinks......Rossy❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Cool spot. Good bartenders. Karaoke is a blast. The best Amaretto Sour in Las Vegas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were encouraged by several to check out Badlands. Having been to other Vegas gay bars in the past, I can appreciate why this one might appeal a bit more to locals.That said, despite wanting to like it, we wound up leaving after 40 minutes.When you walk in it's a wall of smoke, which is standard for Vegas but still off-putting.We waited for about ten minutes to get a drink while a transient man in a winter coat repeatedly rubbed himself on us, walking by every few seconds.Once we found our spot, it was evident that the bar was full of a couple of local cliques of scene queens. I suppose they were friendly enough. A few of them overtly flirted in the passive staring sort of way that makes you self conscious. But the entire bar was lined up for drinks from the single bartender who, whilst very friendly, was a bit overwhelmed by the volumes and not great at multitasking.We also figured out that we were sitting close to the bathroom when the smell of poo greeted is. If anything can spruce up an atmosphere of cigarette smoke and coy flirtation, it's smelling someone's dank dump.We figured it would be faster to Uber back to the strip to get a drink than it would be to line up. People were literally standing there for 20-30 minutes waiting.When leaving, we watched a drunk man stumble out and literally fall onto his Uber. It was barely 10pm.While waiting for our Uber, we were engaged by 5 different transient folks. Probably best to wait inside until your car gets there. Not a great neighbourhood.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
Love.. Love..Love Badlands!!! Great dive bar feel. Great service. Fun times! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Nice place. Friendly. Drag show music and mic settings are offensively loud. There is no food (that’s why the one star there). Bartenders are friendly and fast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
I WILL NEVER GO TO BADLANDS SALOON EVER AGAIN BECAUSE ON JUNE 30TH SOMEONE ROOFIE ME I ONLY HAD TWO DRINKS, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WE ME ,BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR A THIRD DRINK, I WENT TO THE BATHROOM, COME OUT OF THE BATHROOM STARTED ON MY THIRD DRINK, I FELT DIZZY, AND WARM,LIKE I WANTED TO PASS OUT,SOME ONE MICKED ME, THERE WERE ONLY THE FOUR OF US IN THE BAR,THE BARTENDER, MYSELF AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE SO OUT OF THE THREE ONE OF THEM DID THAT TO ME,SO AGAIN THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WOULD NEVER VISIT THE PLACE AGAIN. SO PLEASE DON'T LEAVE YOUR DRINK.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Excellent bartenders (Rey is the best), fantastic atmosphere, nice and queer, get your ass over here.
Soooo, we were excited to come here because we heard it was a "must stop" while in Vegas as far as gay bars go. However, I felt kind of gross after leaving. Upon walking in, you are instantly consumed with smoke. My husband smokes and he was even saying how hard it was to breathe inside. We're no stranger to smoking indoors, but at least other establishments have proper ventilation and some sort of program to mitigate the strong odor. Not Badlands. It was horrific. We could barely finish our drink fast enough. Come to think of it, I think we left half our drinks there because it was so miserable to sit there.The bartender was nice and the drinks were cheap. We couldn't stomach staying for a second $1 drink. The smell was horrific. I imagine if we ordered a drink from the Bar Rescue episode, we would've gotten told they don't do them anymore. It looks and feels as dingy and depressing as before the remodel. We were truly disappointed.Sorry fellas
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent service X 2. Artist. Fans. The real deal.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite bars.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Came in here on the Wednesday night to meet some friends for Karaoke and had a blast. Sometimes karaoke crowds can cliqueish but I gotta say how great everyone was. Adam the host was funny and a great singer It was decently busy and gotta give kudos to the bartender. He kept up and did so while staying consistently friendly and engaging. Both employees were awesome. Recommend for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I hesitate to even post this. i never want to potentially harm somebody working or harm a venues reputation, however... my friends and I went for an event to support the lgbtq community and we're having a great time. We have all worked service industry in one capacity or another and we are always patient. that being said, the bartender was alone and it was busy. understandably, there was quite the wait time. No worries. What is unacceptable is when the bartender is so overwhelmed he starts screaming at women. Its one thing to be an asshole to the bartender, it's another to be assertive and simply repeat your order because it was incorrect. Under no circumstances is it okay to call a woman a fucking cunt for politely asking for the correct drink. I was asked to go to the bar and try and mediate, thinking there was a misunderstanding. immediately the bartender informs me that my friends and I are really nice but he won't be serving us again because my friend, and I quote "is a fucking bitch, a fucking cunt, he's done, get the fuck out." no problem. Again, thinking maybe there was a break down in communication somewhere, we wait for our rides and leave. only to find another group of women that were treated the same way, simply for asking for the correct order after not receiving it the first time they asked. staff your bar correctly for events. perhaps your employees won't be stressed to the poiby of calling women bitches and cunts. Unacceptable. what started out as a great night was ruined. We had all discussed how much we enjoyed it there and now won't be back. I know we are a handful of people and in the grand scheme of things don't matter.But, as someone with 15 years experience in food and beverage and hospitality, I can honestly say there is no excuse. I have never left a bad review for a bartender until now.
I read the reviews before my trip to Vegas and was eager to visit a John Taffer rescue. The reviews seemed good so I am not sure what the issue was this past Wednseday May 1st approximately 3 p.m.I walked in the bartender did greet me at the bar but was extemely drunk, I ordered a bud light and he offered me a second for just one dollar , which was nice so I excepted. He opened both beers but said I could not have them unless I chugged the first one with him and the patron sitting two seats down from me. I was not impressed but said yes just so he would hand over the beers. It turned out the patron next to me was also extemely drunk and a bit handsey and got upset when I told him I could not understand a word he was saying. I figured drink theers quick and leave. While looking around it seems the majority of the maybe 10 patrons had been way over served including one who fell off his stool and required two other patrons to finally get him upright. Meanwhile the patron next to me was still rambling on upset so I pulled out a $20 and told the bar tender I would like to cash out. He walked over to the register stood and looked at it as if in a daze then turned away from it and started to talk with another patron. I tried to get his attention waving the $20 bill but no luck. So I walked out the front door where I stood for 10 monuts waiting on my Uber and to see if anyone would come o get payment for the two beers I consumed. It did not happen.Thinking about it I realized In the 40 minutes I was inside not one payment transaction had taken place not even between poeple that had left. I know this review was lengthy but wanted to walk through step by step because of my disapointment, this bar was definately NOT as it was portrayed after the completion of the Bar Rescue. I enjoy humble neighborhood bars but not this one. The next visit to Vegas will definately include a different bar scene.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 3