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One year ago, the Roosterfish, a small, divey gar bar on Abbot Kinney in Venice, closed its doors after 37 years. The Westside gay community was devastated, since the closure meant that there were no remaining gay bars west of the Various bars or restaurants around Venice and Santa Monica tried to capitalize on the now-untapped LGBT market over the next 12 months with various gay-themed nights, but the community lacked a space it could call its own — until now.

Just last month, a new Westside gay bar opened called the Birdcage, located on the top floor of the Victorian on Main Street in Santa Monica. Let's just do something about it. The entire property is owned and run by Gerson, his brother and a third partner. The Birdcage, which has its own entrance and is open Thursday through Sunday, is located in what Gerson calls the attic or the library and features an outside patio.

On the Saturday night my friends and I went, we arrived on the early side to have dinner although the kitchen, which serves the lobby, patio, West Room and Birdcage, is open until 2 a. The menu offered a variety of delicious options, including fried chicken, burgers and our favorites, sausage pizza and mac and cheese.

We were warmly greeted by house drag queen Big Kim who actually was named by santa Lil' Kim herself. Head bartender Joey Mar tall, dark and perfect cheekbones kept the drinks strong and flowing, conjuring up delectable cocktails based on what we told him we liked. As the night grew later, the crowd grew in size and the dance floor gay up with Birdcagers shaking their booties to a fun mix of current hits and favorites from the '90s and s.

It's not just out gay people who can be found at bar new hot spot. Another longtime Roosterfish customer, James Gierczak, 50, has an even more personal connection to the former Venice gay bar. So it is bringing the people back together. So what's next for the Birdcage? As we birdcage to expand, we'll [also] expand that whole outdoor sunbathing [area] like you're at the beach into different monicas of the house, into the front patio and then into the lawn out front.

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Inside the Birdcage, Santa Monica's Swanky, No-Photos-Allowed New Gay Bar

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