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PlayPen - 1998
Rio, Downtown(Formerly Ultimate 10 Showgirls)
1501 E. Washington Blvd., Downtown LA
Exit 10 Fwy at Central, right
on Compton, right on Tarleton, right on Washington
(213) 747-0410
Sun - Wed: 11am - 2am, Thr - Sat: 11am - 4am
Room capacity: 202
Map
Opened: 6/2005
Name change to Rio: 8/2009
Last review: 5/2006
Last visit: 2/2006
The following review is from 2006 when this club was Ultimate 10. We will be re-reviewing this club in the near future.
 Photos by Saxbeat |
 Stage view from upstairs VIP balcony. Lights were turned up for photo. |
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Not many but friendly. | |
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Friendly for nude club. | |
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Rouge, Downtown(Formerly Silver Reign)
1616 E. 15th Street, Downtown LA
Exit 10
Fwy on Alameda, north on Alameda, left on 15th
(213) 748-8099
Web
site: http://www.rougegentlemensclub.com/
Sun - Wed: 11am - 2am, Thr - Sat: 11am - 4am
Room capacity: 368
Map
Opened: 1/2003
Renamed Rouge: 10/2006
Last review: 2/2007
Last visit: 1/2007
This club has closed as of approximately 2/2010 and is now a regular
night club. The review below is from 2007 when it was a strip club.
 Photos by Paul Hart |
 Main stage with bar to the left, VIP room to the right, |
 VIP room: Entrance on the left, bar center, stage on the right. |
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Plush with VIP room. Would be a 4 if located elsewhere. | |
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Good for a nude club. | |
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Higher possible with the right selection or in VIP lounge. |
Silver Reign, Downtown - 2003
[Reader Reviews]
Sam's Hof Brau1751 E. Olympic Blvd., Downtown LA
Exit 10 Fwy on Alameda, north to
Olympic, turn left on Olympic
(213) 623-3989
(213) 623-3922 FAX
(213) 622-8848 (Payphone outside)
Web site:
http://www.samshofbrau.com/
Coupon
Sun - Sat: 11am - 2am
Room capacity: 140
Map
Opened: 1/1995
Last review: 10/2008
Last visit: 9/2008
 Photos by Paul Hart |
Mixed in with this new hype is Sam's, what Los Angeles Magazine calls the best strip club in Los Angeles.
The best strip club label is arguable, but this is certainly one of the most relaxed, low pressure strip clubs in Los Angeles. This is one of the few strip clubs where you can bring your female friends and co-workers for a drink.
The neighborhood is typically industrial downtown, and the building is older but it's got a nice and cozy atmosphere inside. The customer base is mixed with some white collar types during the day, but mostly blue collar types at night.
The club has a large gated parking lot with security cameras and guards to watch over the cars. There's street parking available but be sure to read the signs during the day. At night when it is busy, they have valet parking for $5.
Enter the club through the front entrance on Olympic. Unlike almost all LA clubs, there is no cover charge to enter, day or night. This is great for people who just want to stop by and check things out without having to pay up front. The security at the door will check your ID (must be 21+) and take away cameras and weapons.
As you enter, the DJ booth is at the entrance. The bar is to the right, where they serve full alcohol. The chair dance area is near the front of the club (to the extreme right). The one large stage is in the center of the club with plenty of brass poles (vertical and horizontal), but the infamous spinning ring is now gone. The stage seats about 30 customers. The bathrooms, kitchen, payphones, ATM machine, 2 pool tables, change machine and dressing rooms are toward the back of the club.
 Bar to the left, stage with poles in center of the room, lap dance area on far side |
They've recently added a bunch of flat screen HDTVs and a large projection screen for sport fans, making this a lot like a sports bar. They have specials on some of the days, including on Monday and Tuesdays, a $2 Coors and Coors light special, all day and all night.
As for the chicas, there are about 8-25+ dancers during the day and 12-40+ dancers at night. It's a mix bag of all types of dancers, from seasoned pros, to brand new girls who have never danced before. Looks are from skinny white chicks to booty-lishous Latin girls. Some of the good lookers work at night. However, if you like quantity, this club probably has more dancers during the day than almost any other clubs in LA.
Table dances are $20 at your table in a g-string, or chair dances (with shorts) for $10. The dancer keeps all the money so the dancers seem happy to be there. As in most topless clubs, don't expect crazy mileage but pick the right girl and get your money's worth and more. This is the place to come if you love Latin dancers. Unlike most nude clubs, many of the Latin dancers really dance on stage and work up a sweat.
All in all, this is a place to come with your buds to drink, play pool and get some cheap lap dances. If you like booty, especially Latin booty, you've found the right place.
Expert Customer Hint:
Although the chair dances can get hot
for a topless club, for better results
and a close up view, try getting a table dance at one of the booths.
Use booth #5 near the exit and sit against the wall in the corner of the
booth.
Look for Bridget, Kira, Bella
(DOM for March 2002), and Siara
(DOM for October 2008). Be sure to say hello
to the bartender Rachel.
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Sam's Hofbrau - 2002
The Score Club2065 S. Santa Fe Ave., Downtown LA
Exit 10 Fwy on Alameda, south to
Washington, left on Washington to Santa Fe
(323) 588-8898
Web site:
http://www.thescoreclub.com/
Mom - Fri: 11am - 2am, Sat - Sun: 6pm - 2am
Room capacity: 331
Map
Opened: 2/2002 (Grand opening 3/1/2002)
Last review: 4/2002
Last visit: 6/2003
Update 12/2010:
Here's more updated info provided
by the club.
The club is now topless with full alcohol and
restaurant. They have happy hour from Monday through Friday from 3pm to
6pm with half price appetizers and $3 glasses of wine. 11am to 8pm
weekdays, all beers are $3.
They have $10 bikini "air" laps anywhere in the club or $20 laps on the "Score Couch" with some contact and privacy. More privacy in the "Starlight" room for 4 for $100. If you want to go longer, checkout the Champagne Suites for $150 for 15 minutes, 30 minutes starting at $275, and 60 minutes starting at $525.
Update 6/2010:
This club is now topless with alcohol. The review
below is from 2003 when the club was nude.
The
rumor on this new upscale club is that about $800K was spent on this building
so far. The club is in the industrial part of downtown, about 2 miles from
the Staple center, and is a little hard to find. If you are going south
on Santa Fe, when you get to the "bridge" at Washington, don't go on the
bridge. Go to the right side of the bridge but don't turn right and keep
going to the club, which will be on your right side.
Once there, you'll see a large 2 story sized building with a large sign. You can valet park for $3.50 and although I didn't check carefully, it didn't seem like there was any legal street parking available. There are classy double glass doors leading you into the lobby section of the club where you pay your $20 cover (which includes 2 drinks) to a lovely cashier girl, who sits behind a hotel like counter, right down to the flat screen monitor and computer printed receipt. The manager told me that they are trying to keep this place very upscale, as the cover indicates.
Walk to your right through more double doors into the main part of the club. This section is very large and the ceiling is all the way up to the roof. The bar is to the left, and the stage is basically in the center of the room with 2 high poles going all the way to the ceiling. The stage is oval and has stairs going up to it, and a nice stylish couch in the middle like at most Rhinos. There are the usual stage lighting above the stage. I was told that only R & B and rock music are played and no hip-hop or rap are allowed.
The basic interior reminds me of the Rhino style stage and similar lap areas behind the walls, and also VIP alcoves which can be rented for $500 for the entire evening, with hand picked dancers assigned to your alcove. Although the club is dark, it is not quite as dark as the Rhino and you can actually see the dancer on stage. A waitress will come by and ask if you want your $5 drinks. They have a variety of soft drinks, including Snapple and Red Bull. The waitresses were very friendly and on my first visit last month, Gina the bartender was a looker.
The bathrooms and DJ booths are further to the left past the bar. For some reason, there are 2 men's bathroom doors. At first, I thought it was just the doors that went into the same room but actually, the door to the right goes to a room with only 2 stalls, while the room to the left goes to one with 2 urinals and one handicap accessible stall. There is the required bathroom attendant sitting inside the left one only.
The entire giant room contains little tables with comfortable chairs with the Rhino-like candle-type lights on each table. On the far side of the stage, there is one white couch which seems to be the VIP couch for the big spenders. It's large enough to seat 3 comfortably and is great for talking with your favorite dancer. There are also soft bench seating against the walls on 2 sides which allow for similar activities.
Currently, the female restroom is also used as the dressing room, as well as one outside the building in a patio area, which I assume could be used for smokers. There is also a special dressing room upstairs for the feature dancer, who happened to be Felicia during the grand opening. The owner tells me that he wants to basically build a huge area for the dancers to workout, tan, get manicures and facials, as well as shower and get ready for work. Since the building has 22,000 square feet and half of it is currently unused, there is plenty of space for just about anything in the future.
Lap dances are $20 for topless and $40 for nude. There was the usual 2 for 1 specials and sometimes 3 for 1. During the grand opening, there were about 80 dancers on Friday and about 40 dancers on Saturday. That should be enough to please anybody. I saw a great variety of dancers, from average to great looking but I did not see any stunners, which will probably improve over time.
For now, the dancer gets to keep all their lap dance money and do not have to sell drinks. That seems to have attracted dancers all the way from Rialto to Orange County. I've never seen so many dancers from so many places. Many dancers said that it was still slow during the week and they are waiting to see what happens before deciding to move to this new club. All seemed happy about the management and the upscale look of the club. The dancers were all talkative and very friendly. Although the lap dances are not crazy, there is plenty of mileage to please the regular club goer.
If you like the very friendly talkative type, try Kitty. She's the self appointed social coordinator of the club.
Update April 2002:
Starting May 7, 2002 and every Tuesday after
that, The Score will have an amateur dance contest with $1700 in cash prizes.
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The most friendly nude dancers in LA. | |
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Higher possible. |
Spearmint Rhino, Downtown2020 E. Olympic Blvd., Downtown LA
Exit 10 Fwy on Alameda, north to
Olympic, turn right on Olympic
(213) 629-9213
(213) 629-9214 FAX
Web site: http://www.spearmintrhino.com/
Coupon
Sun -
Wed: 11am - 2am, Thr - Sat: 11am - 4am
Room capacity: 71
Map
Opened: 3/2000 (Grand opening: 5/2000)
Last review: 5/2006
Last visit: 5/2006
 Photos by Paul Hart |
Currently, you can park in the front or back lots, which are well lit for $5. During the busy hours, you can valet park right near the front door. There is a dress code so don't come here wearing tank tops and flip flops. Enter at the front entrance into a small lobby area to pay the cashier. The cover is $15 or $20 depending on the day and time, and the drinks are $5.
As you enter, you will notice the signature look and feel of the Rhino chain throughout the club, starting with it being super dark. The actual club area is about the same size as Van Nuys but there is no fancy bar/stage. The DJ and dressing room (upstairs) are to the left past the bar. Since this is a nude club, the bar only serves soft drinks. If you need to get alcohol, go down the street to Sam's (w/ no cover) then come here.
The stage is in the center of the room towards the right with the Rhino couch. The signature fireplace is to the right of the room with private areas for laps all around the club. This club continues Rhino's tradition of upscale gentlemen's clubs, with fancy seats and romantic lighting, even in this 'hood.
 Medium sized stage with couch for up close viewing. |
On the weekends, this club gets really busy and full, like standing room only, so come early. On the weekends, they stay open late and many customers stay until closing. On the busy nights, you will find 20+ dancers, and several are very good looking. The hiring practice seems to be consistent and you won't find any dogs here.
As for the lap dances, topless dances are $20 and nude is $40.
There is a big mixture of different mileage from one dancer to the next,
so pick carefully. The mileage here seems change like a roller-coaster,
but it's never low. Sometimes when there are features, the audience
interaction gets to be pretty entertaining. Read my review of
Alisha Klass when
she featured here. Of course, not all features are this wild, but one can
hope. Once in a while there will be a girl/girl show, which is the as good
as any I've seen in LA.
Checkout
Sugar, our DOM for March 2006
from this club. There are plenty of other ones to check out here.
Expert Customer Hint:
The club offers a "deal" at the
door where you can pre-pay for your lap dance and get a discount.
If you know you are going to do lap dances, it's a no-brainer to save some
money.
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Standard Rhino high rating, except for location. | |
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Some real hotties here. | |
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Higher mileage possible with right choice. |
Spearmint Rhino, Downtown - 2000, 2002
This
warehouse converted club is located in a very industrial part of downtown
Los Angeles. What used to be a separate business is now a large office area.
There are rehearsal studios and tow yards near by as well as a small Mexican
bar across the street.