[4] The Eagle is the city's oldest leather bar and attracts a "young, fairly mixed" crowd.

[7] In 2010, the bar received a violation for lewd conduct from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) for showing a video that contained a man's erection.

[3][8] The bar has received "technical assistance" from WSLCB officers screening videos for objectionable content.

[8][10] Seattle Weekly included the Eagle in their 2009 list of the city's ten "most intimidating" dive bars.

[11] Matt Baume of The Stranger wrote, "There is nothing stranger than being at the Eagle during daylight hours—somehow it feels like it should be shrouded in perpetual dark, like a Gotham City where Batman suggestively rubs Burt Ward's package in a shadowy corner.