O. Henry's — Restaurant in Asheville

I remember the old building, there were the old speak easy booths. Back in 1981 - 89, it had a basement area. I held my Diva shows with one or two others. There weren't many that did that then. Use to make sandwiches for Brunch there, run across the street and work in the Jarred's 5 star french continental late afternoon, then for dinners run into the back of Piccolo Mundo. One of my favorite things was when I got jobs to paint Murals on The Civic Center N wall when Barnum came to town, all in all I think 22, from W Asheville to Blanton's Jr College, and even the Pepsi plant. Hung allot of my art in Malaprop's. The best memories were hanging out at O'Henry's. I still have proprieties up on the Blue Ridge I'll have to get out that way soon and stopping at the New O' Henry's is a must. It sounds as though You wonderful guys n gals have tried to keep the best of the things I remember from the high-points in my life from that time, even the club that used to be called Trax now called The Plug and Paradox, hope they are still a place I can feel comfortable in too. Sincerely L Riki...

O.Henry's is the number one spot for the guarantee of a good time at THE only surving gay bar in Asheville. Whether you are a local (born, bread, and raised) or a visitor, the atmosphere is inviting and the staff is welcoming. Meet a fellow traveler or spark a friendship with a long-term patron and enjoy conversation and communion for hours! I've been in many spaces like O'Henry's, local gay bars, but there is a unique kind of magic about O.Henry's that I've seen play out time and time again. Longtime, long-seperated friends "just happen" to come to O.Henry's at the same time, reuniting by sheer "luck" or "chance". It happens often enough to lead one to believe in a certain influence of a grander design that ensures particular friendships and relationships are forged for the betterment of both parties, both persons just having had "run into each other" at random despite both visiting from out of town and neither person seeing the other for years. There are no consequences at this special spot. So, come for the drink and the camaraderie, stay for the full experience. You will...

I'm writing the review I wish I had read before putting this on my trip itinerary. If you're visiting Asheville from out-of-state looking for a fun, gay atmosphere, this is not where you will find it. The vibe was completely dead. My wife and I stood right up at the bar for 20 minutes getting ignored by the bartenders in obvious favor for the men who kept elbowing up around us. The show started before we even got our drinks, but that's okay because we weren't missing much of a performance: the drag queens just walked around and lip synced, almost no dancing. It was my wife's first drag show and I had to tell her afterward that this was NOT your typical drag show and promise to take her to another one back home. Immediately after the show ended we couldn't get an uber fast enough. We might have been gone an hour total and could have just driven our own car for how sober we...