Cowboy Jack's Downtown Minneapolis
4.1 ★
2,732 Google reviews
$
126 N 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA
Overpriced ghost town a
This was the worst experience I have ever had at a bar, and it happened on my birthday!!
I had multiple girlfriends fly in from out of state to celebrate with me, and I wanted to take them to Cowboy Jack’s for a fun night. I had never been before but had heard good things about it.
We arrived around 10 PM, and the line was already very long. Since we had never been there before, we did not know what to expect. We got in at the end of the line. After waiting a while, my friend and I thought maybe we could get in a little sooner if we explained it was my birthday. From our hometown that is normal and we thought it wouldn’t hurt to just ask a question. They said no which is not an issue at all so we retuned to our original group in line.
As we were walking back, a male bouncer physically grabbed us, yelled at us, and accused us of cutting the line. We immediately tried to explain that we had been waiting a while and had only gone up to ask a question before returning to our group. We were respectful and repeatedly tried to explain that it was a misunderstanding, but he continued yelling over us and would not listen. We were then told by the same bouncer that we were banned from entering AT ALL because he claimed we were being rude when we were simply trying explain what happened and how we just asked a question.
I had just turned 22, and all of my friends were 21. We were visibly upset and had tears in our eyes, repeatedly explaining that it was my birthday and asking him to understand that it was simply a misunderstanding. Instead of de-escalating the situation, he continued yelling at us and physically put his hands on us. At one point, he hit our birthday hats off our heads, causing them to fall to the ground and break.
Regardless of whether there was a misunderstanding about the line, I do not believe anyone should be physically handled or spoken to and disrespected in this way. We were a group of young women trying to celebrate a birthday, and the way this situation was handled was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting. It feels like it was a power trip from this violent man towards a group of young girls.
I came expecting to have a fun birthday weekend with friends and instead left feeling humiliated and shaken. Based on this experience, I would not recommend Cowboy Jack’s.
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