Misster was born as a father-son business venture, aimed to provide a new space to better represent the Dallas LGBTQ community. “I just knew what kind of environment and space I wanted to make, so I really went to him and I was like, ‘Listen, I have this idea-I’ll go with or without you-but do you wanna do this with me?’ and he was like, ‘Yeah, sure.’” He approached his father, who owned restaurants through Trey’s childhood and knew the ins and outs of running a business, with a new idea. Misster opened, Trey went out with his friends in Dallas and consistently struggled with finding an LGBTQ spot where they could go and feel comfortable, a place that accurately represented their proud, exuberant, queer community.
Misster-are gearing up to open their brand-new, LGBTQ bar, Sir, in Downtown Denver at 1822 Blake St., where Vesta operated for more than 20 years before shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.īack in 2019, before Mr. It’s a busy, back-and-forth time in late September, as Trey and his father, Tyler-current business partners at their Dallas bar, Mr. “It’s an easy flight though, so I don’t mind it.” “I’ve been here the last four days, and I’m going back to Dallas tomorrow, and then back here again next week,” he says. Trey Stewart, co-owner of Denver’s newest LGBTQ bar, Sir, is situated front-and-center as his Zoom camera pops on, part of Denver’s skyline peeking through the window behind him.
