Twelve 22
3530 N Vancouver Ave Portland, OR 97227Phone: (503) 281.2936
Located in: North Portland & near Northeast Portland
BarFly's Review of Twelve 22
We’d like to say we’ve frequented the Twelve 22, but it’s always scared the hell out of us in a not-fun way. This is the one club in Portland that makes even the wiggiest of wiggers admit they’re super white and just stay home and watch some old Bruce Springsteen videos or something.
Citysearch hasn’t touched it; Yelp’s never heard of it. It’s nigh on internet-proof, save the occasional neighborly complaints about Twelve 22’s attendant home invasions, shootings, knife fights, and knock-down drag-outs.
It’s the sort of place you might visit in between prison stays, for some conjugal time with the hookers who set up shop (we shit you not) in the Port-O-Potties stationed behind the bar.
So go ahead. Be a middle-class tourist. Feel the thug life down into your chattering bones. But if your kidneys come up ventilated, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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I Think the twelve22 had a rocky time last year, but now they are under new management and are really cleaning up things. They have DJ's all week with local drink specials, happy hour, ladies night, they have beefed up security and made it alot more fun to be in. I would definately not shy against the twelve22 if I were looking for something fun to do in the area. Soon they will have a photography area, that you can get your picture done right there with friends and local celebs when they come through. Come in and give it a try, it's better now!
I'm amused by the Barfly review, but hope that readers take it for what it is, sarcasm embeded in fear. Twelve22 is probabley the only place in Portland that white peolpe experience being the minority. Is that a bad thing? I'll let you decide. As a Mississippi neighborhood resident, Twelve22 is one of my local Neighborhood Sports Bars and the one my husband and I frequent the most. We patronize it simply because the music, service and food is great! There is an eclectic range of funk, soul and old school R&B that can be heard from the disc jockey, live band or juke box depending on the night. I hope readers are not discouraged by the previous post and give it a try.
