Dragalicious

Only a few days into being 27 and I've already completed another item on my list. For my birthday, some friends and I went to Lips, a drag show in Atlanta.

After reading some of the reviews on Yelp, I wasn't sure that it was going to be worth it. But it definitely was. Sure, it was overpriced, but it's in Atlanta. Everything is overpriced. The show was very entertaining and we had a great time. 

A few things to note:

There is a $10 cover charge per person for Friday and Saturday nights (we went on a Friday). 

If you have less than 10 people, there is a $15 food minimum per person (more than 10 is $25 I think, we had 5 people). 

The food was actually pretty good, I thought. It was the equivalent to most bar food I've ever had. We ordered mostly appetizers and one entree to share amongst all of us. We had garlic bread, coconut shrimp, calamari, two of the combo appetizers which had chicken fingers, hot wings, pot stickers, crab cakes and spinach and artichoke dip, and one order of chicken fingers with fries. Nothing tasted bad to me. I actually really liked the shrimp and pot stickers. The chicken tasted like the kind you buy in the freezer section at the grocery store and heat in the oven but it was still fine.

The drinks were $8.50 each and really good. I had the Drag-o-Rita, Kick the Bitch to the Curb, and Yvonne Lame' Frozen Cosmo.

If it is your birthday, they give you a crown to wear during the show. They also call you up on stage, give you a brownie and insult you a little. It was quite funny and only moderately embarrassing for me. There is a $10 charge for this that is added to your bill. They don't tell you this but it is written on the menu. I knew this ahead of time from reading other reviews. If you don't want to be charged, don't tell them it is your birthday! My friends thought it was worth it to see me embarrassed. :)


The performers were also the servers but we didn't experience any problems with getting our food. We ordered our drinks separately directly from the bar each time. The only thing that took a little longer than we would have liked is getting our regular drinks re-filled. I was pleased with the service.

The show itself lasted about an hour, which is what I expected as there were two shows that night. 

All in all, it was a great birthday experience that I will definitely never forget.