Black customers accuse Houston's Gaslamp bar of discriminatory cover charge; bar says 'no'
Three black men say a popular Midtown bar charged cover charges only to non-white patrons and turned other minorities away under the guise of "dress code violations" Friday night.
An attorney representing the bar said that bar did not act in a discriminatory manner and always assesses covers for certain parts of the bar and reserves the right to turn away anyone who doesn't meet specific dress requirements.
Brandon Ball, Dan Scarbrough and Ken Piggee — all three attorneys — said that when they approached the doors of Gaslamp, at the corner of Brazos and Hadley streets, the doormen immediately told them that to enter, they had to pay $20.
Deciding against it, the trio went to a nearby bar and later walked by Gaslamp.
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