Sue Ellen's

First time at Sue Ellen’s today and the bartenders were great! The regulars were also super nice and the vibe was welcoming. We were there early and everyone seemed to know each other. It’s a real community vibe and I love that. My only complaint is that there is no gender neutral restroom. Even with the best intentions of staff, it’s not entirely safe for me as a trans person to just assume I’m safe in a gendered restroom just because it’s a queer space.

Me and my friends came on a Thursday when it was kinda dead, but we enjoyed our experience nonetheless. The karaoke was top notch and the restrooms were a vibe.

Joy (I think!) the bartender was absolutely lovely - the best server! All the way from London and I love it! Exceptional service.

Paid $20 to get into Sue Ellen’s on New Year’s, and the experience was honestly really disappointing. The restroom was absolutely filthy — overflowing toilet, trash and paper all over the floor and seat, splatter on the walls, and no sign that staff were checking or maintaining it. For a busy holiday night with a cover charge that high, this is unacceptable and unsanitary. When I asked why the cover was $20, the staff were rude and dismissive and simply said, “That’s the price,” with no explanation and no courtesy. The attitude made it clear they didn’t care about the guest experience at all. Between the lack of cleanliness, poor management of a holiday crowd, and unprofessional customer service, this did not feel worth the money. I expected a much higher standard from a long-standing Dallas venue, especially on New Year’s.

I LOVE Sue’s, and this isn’t a review against them. I love the community and vibes it provides on weekends and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. HOWEVER, I’d rather be anywhere else on a Friday when DJ PNOI is djing. The dance floor is consistently empty when he’s on DJ duty, and I wanted to suggest a line dance or literally anything that would draw a crowd to the dance floor, but upon asking if he takes requests, he said “for money”. This was really disheartening because every other DJ who has performed at Sue’s has taken requests, and the crowd always responded positively! I thought it was a joke at first, but he doubled down on taking requests for money. I was really polite about it, and again, my request would’ve only been helpful as literally NOBODY was on the dance floor. I implore Sue’s to get a different Friday night DJ because I’ve stopped coming on Fridays when I see his name on the weekly schedule. Otherwise, I’m a regular and I love it here!