hours: 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.

cover: $15 day/night (admission to downstairs video booths is free)

food/drinks: soft drinks from vending machines

private dances: $20 lap dances in the main theatre or for more $$ in small private rooms

vip rooms: special upstairs rooms for private shows and dances

dollars & sense: go at night, when the quality of dancers is marginally higher; look for discount coupons in SF Weekly

state fee: $100   tipouts: $100

In a Nutshell

Lower-quality, MSC-type dancers, but fewer of them. Might be worth a visit if you like the feature.

Full Review

A medium-sized, two-story club with a theatre/stage on the ground level and additional private rooms upstairs. The main theatre has a T-shaped stage like Market Street Cinema and Crazy Horse. Behind the main stage is a wall dance room and a cinema room where you can watch porn vids and get lap dances.

The NCT has weekly (or nearly weekly) porn star features, which sometimes are worth seeing. Beware of "feature" appearance that are really just the same house girls you can see daily, often in pairs, but that doesn't necessarily mean a sex show. The Century also occasionally "features" house girls using the names of well-known performers, so look carefully at the pictures outside.

Once upon a time (late '95, early '96), the Century was the original home club for Bay Area ASSCers, and this was probably the best time in the club's recent history. It's been all downhill since then.

Updates

A little more privacy in the wall dance area behind the main stage. Brittany has been generating some positive comments, so she might be worth looking for.

If I Could Change One Thing...

Well, if it couldn't make money the way it was when it first opened, what's the point?

The Bottom Line

Club Quality   Looking worn and tired, even with recent improvements.

Dancer Quality   2-6 Drop me a note if you find any serious lookers.

Dancer Attitudes   / Market Street mentality.

Heat   It's here, but is it worth it?

Go?   Not unless you have a favorite gal or want to see the feature.