 Others, like Doc Holliday's, Red Rock West, and Yogi's, soon followed.The Coyote Ugly Saloon was a popular New York City bar from 1993 to 1997.In 1997, the bar was propelled into the national spotlight when former bartender Elizabeth Gilbert wrote of her experiences in a story for Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine, called "The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon."