Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row
BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW
BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW
Friday night October 11, 2019
Ridin’ into Town
Hi y’all we just got back from Arizona and we visited some interesting Country Western venues. We are excited to tell you all about them. When we arrived in Gilbert Arizona’s Heritage District, we were surprised to see lots of neon lights and lots of people and families strolling and sitting in the downtown area. The Arizona weather in the evenings is awesome in the Fall. It was so busy, that we had a hard time spotting our destination, Whiskey Row! And this was at 6 pm in the evening, Folks.
The town of Gilbert has a Historical District with multiple restaurants, shops, historical sites, and late night fun. Before coming here, we read and heard lots about Dierks Bentley’s country western music and Whiskey Row Gilbert, with its large dance floor. So we parked, walked in and sat at the bar, ready for a night of country dancing! We ordered some dinner and excitedly waited for the band to play. That’s when the bartender told us the band didn’t start till 9 pm. So, we decided to look around.
Here’s what we saw:
Dance Crowd: Mostly 25-50
Dress Code: No dress code (one review said the doormen got to decide)
Dance Floor: A fairly large wooden dance floor, but it was not well maintained. We also watched several people dancing while holding a drink in their hand. This is an unsafe practice.
Dance Floor Maintenance: Before 8 pm the dance floor is filled with removable tables for dining. We were sitting right on the edge of the dance floor for 2 hours. We could see lots of things being spilled on the floor, including food, napkins and utensils. When the tables were moved from the dance floor, some napkins and utensils were picked up, but no one thoroughly swept or cleaned the floor. From our vantage point, I could see at least 15 or 20 gobs of gum that had been mashed into the dance floor. Honestly, the dance floor looked like it had not been properly maintained in a very long time. Last word on that!
Dance Music: When the band, Yankton, came on at 9 pm, it turned out to be very disappointing. They did not play one country western song while we were there. Not one. It was a Friday night of free style dancing.
Dancing: No one was dancing two-step or line dancing
Food: They have terrific food here, and the service was very good.
Beverages: Full bar and they had tasty iced tea too!
Restrooms: Very large and very clean.
Security: They had lots of security at the door and inside.
Attmosphere: It was very festive inside with lots of people dining and socializing.
Newbies: This is not a place to learn or dance country western dancing.
WRAP UP: Remember, we are country western dancers, looking to two-step, linedance, and WC Swing. We did not find that at Whiskey Row Gilbert that night. We did find a very nice restaurant, in a nice town, with lots of parking and a friendly place to have a terrific meal. The atmosphere was based on a nice open air area and had a room for kids to play in while families waited to be seated. Staff was nice. The security was good. Food and drinks were great! Dance floor was large. Just no Country Western music or dancing.
So Long for now…Were off to the next venue! :))
