(The bar also recently added late night fare and Sunday brunch at their new Triple L. I don't know his name, but there's one mustachioed bartender who's excellent at paying attention to the patrons and being aware of when they need a drink. How many bars can you say that about? The bartenders at Leon's are also attentive. And there wasn't a horrible mess left by patrons when they either left or went back inside. And here lies the beauty of Leon's: Yeah, people were drunk and smoking outside, but it never got loud and rowdy to annoy the neighbors. All domestic beer, rails and call are two for one between 4 p.m.
Make it five: really, really cheap happy hour. The attitude here is, just grab a cheap beer and start talking with the always conversational patrons. This is a safe, welcoming, judgment-free environment, but our space is not a zoo. The Toolbox is open to all members of the leather community, their allies, and those who are curious, regardless of gender, race, etc. There was no big commotion over the mistaken shoe robbery. The Toolbox area of the Baltimore Eagle honors this tradition (and pays homage to The Toolbox, an original American leather bar). Everyone was extremely loaded and my girlfriend took someone else's shoes by mistake. There were about 15 guys who had their shirts off and were dancing and sweating for hours. It wasn't all that busy but the people that were there were partying like lunatics. We (my girlfriend and me) were at Leon's for the first time during the February double blizzard. Mount Vernon is the gay neighborhood in Baltimore, and many of the bars are concentrated around that central area. But that's not something you should pay forward.But the best gay bar in Baltimore that I've been to has to be Leon's, a bar with lots of history that may be the oldest gay bar in the city. Some of Baltimores gay bars have been around for decades, and continue to attract patrons both young and old. Who knows, maybe you were just having a bad day. I hope this prevents you from doing the same to someone else in the future. Compounded with the trouble I took out of my way to patronize your establishment, you ruined my day and made me feel like less than a person. Whoever you are, bartender, you really hurt my feelings. I paused and almost turned around to just order a beer but everyone was staring at me as if I was some piece of garbage so I just left in tears. I said I hadn't decided yet, just water for a minute and I have to use the bathroom to which he cut me off and said "you know what, do me a favor and get out" I was so embarrassed and stunned and surprised that my feet carried me to the door before I could even think. He stared at me after I politely waited for him to finish up with his other customers and he asked me what drink I wanted. The man said"you have to get a drink I'm not just handing ice waters out" I assumed he knew I knew that and I laughed it off and said "yeah of course I used to be a bartender" I was hot, exhausted and parched and alcohol could wait for a glass of water and a trip to the bathroom while I decide what cocktail I want, right? Wrong. When I arrived, I politely asked for a glass of ice water. So before heading back to the train station I decided to take, according to my phone, a 1.7 mile WALKING detour to steam punk. I had errands to run in the city and was in a rush leaving and I'll advisedly wore jeans and a hoodie to take the train downtown and end up doing a LOT (like miles) of walking in like a million degrees weather. It's been a while since I've been back because the memories make me want to cry.So a few weeks ago, someone fell asleep driving on the highway and totaled my car.
That is.until Jason dies on Christmas Eve two years ago in a tragic accident. Tina and Mikey were the best, and going out meant without question going to stream punk. I am not the sort of person who would take the time to do this kind of review but.So, before, when it was still steam punk alley, this bar was mine and my former boyfriend Jason Lewis favorite bar ever. If I could, I'd narrow this review specifically to the bald bearded awful bartender working this afternoon.