Club Reviews

Reader Reviewed Clubs
There are so many clubs in LA and surrounding areas that I have not reviewed yet for various reasons. Many readers have sent me their reviews but I have not really had a place for them. This section will now allow readers to review unreviewed clubs. As you read these reviews, remember that they are not my reviews. As always, YMWV.


Alphabetical List of Reader Reviewed Clubs

Club Name

City

Type

Angel's Sports Bar Corona Nude
Candy Cat Chatsworth Topless
Candy Cat Too Winnetka Topless
Classic Cat
Classy Lady Updated Van Nuys Topless
Club Legs Wilmington Nude
Dreams Club Updated Wilmington Nude
Exotic City Los Angeles Nude
Exotica Updated City of Industy Nude
Fantasy Updated Colton Nude
First King Gardena Topless
Flash Modeling Los Angeles Nude
Front View Cabaret Harbor City
1612 W. Pacific Coast Hwy.
(310) 539-6122
Topless
Gotham City Canoga Park Topless
Holiday Gentlemen's Club Santa Fe Springs Topless
Hollywood A-Go-Go North Hollywood Pasties
Hollywood East LaPuente Nude
Illusions El Monte
12121 Valley Blvd.
(818) 444-8119
Topless
Imperial Showgirls New Anaheim Nude
Club Legs Wilmington Nude
Lingerie Oasis Harbor City Nude
Main Attraction Oceanside
Mermaids Newport Beach
CLOSED!
Nude
Miss Kitty's City of Industry Topless
Oasis Bikini Bar Riverside Bikini
Paradise Club City of Industry Nude
Ron's Barbary Coast Gardena Nude
Ruby Tuesdays Santa Ana
321 E. 17th St.
(714) 543-4575
Bikini
Sandraella's Anaheim
815 S. Brookhurst St.
(714) 635-8040
Bikini
Spearmint Rhino New Rialto Nude
Spearmint Rhino Upland Bikini
Sports Star Tarzana
18454 Oxnard St.
(818) 881-3377
Bikini
Starz Gardena ToplessNude
Strippers New San Fernando Valley Topless
Sunny's Saloon Chatsworth
20922 Lassen St.
(818) 998-6178
Bikini
Thirsty's Van Nuys Topless
Tiki Theater Hollywood
5462 W. Santa Monica Blvd.
(213) 462-0345
Nude
Villa Theater Ontario Nude
Z Island North Hills Bikini

Reader Club Reviews -- 1997, 1998

Topless Angel's Sports Bar

From Rick Jordan
October 18, 1995
Updated on April 10, 1996 on ASSC

Another Angel's
1650 E. 6th Street
Corona, CA
(909) 371-9738

Grand Opening is April 12-14. They will be open 7 days a week, 1pm-2am with "continuous dancing girls." Full bar Giant Sports Screen TV.

It's not easy to get there from here. Best bet if you don't know Corona well is to take the McKinley exit from the 91 no matter which way you are coming from. Head south on McKinley to Magnolia, then west on Magnolia towards Corona. Magnolia changes names to 6th street about half way to Angel's. It's in sort of an old industrial area...has been ugly at night over the years. Take a friend.

Promises to be big, drunk and loud for those who like a club like that. I was there a couple months ago when they were interviewing...it is a big sports bar with bartenders and drink servers dressed in referee black and white.

Uh...no...I was not looking for a job. I wouldn't settle for less than doorman at a Deja Vu. I'll leave it for someone else to review. It is not my kind of place, esp. if it is anything like the Long Beach club.

BTW, I originally thought this was to be operated by Capt Creme's because they have been trying to get a permit in Corona since FOREVER. Z Bone correctly thought it was Angels/Long Beach.

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Topless Candy Cat and Candy Cat Too

From Deelay

Candy Cat
21625 Devonshire St., Chatsworth
(818) 341-0134

Candy Cat Too
6816 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka
(818) 999-3187

I have been to CC2 and they have some of the finest looking ladies in the valley. The girls rotate between the two clubs from what I am told. And even the bartenders look pretty hot. The finest ladies are: Shelby and Lorelei. Both have unbelievable bodies and long gorgeous hair. No cover but no touching either! Other notable babes are Cassie, Alex, and for a really cute ass, Jennifer.

Candy Cat Too is at Vanowen and Winnetka and Candy Cat One is at Desoto and Owensmouth, I believe, but I have not been there yet.

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Classic Cat

From Saxbeat

There is one of these on Devonshire east of Topanga Canyon, and another (may have closed) on Winnetka and Vanowen (I think). Great places to get some brewskis on a Saturday night, but nasty factor is a big zero.

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Topless Classy Lady

From Murf <bamurphy@primenet.com>
August 25, 1997


8314 N. Spulveda Blvd.
Sepulveda Blvd just N of Roscoe
(818) 891-9544

True Love Du Jour: Ariel

The Skinny:
The place is a total pit. $10 low-contact private dances - NOT lap - or topless airdances with 6' plus between you and the dancer. ONLY redeeming value is Ariel.

The Fat [or VTOC for you Apple fans]:

The wife of one of my buds had been bugging me to take her with me to a club: she does costumes and wanted to talk with some dancers. I didn't mind playing escort, but they don't have a lot of ready cash and we all know how expensive SCing can be.

Last Wed, Aug 20, I was in the mood for some cheap pervin - like I'm ever NOT in the mood - and decided to hit the HAGG [Hollywood A-Go-Go]. This seemed like the perfect place to take my bud's wife: it was cheap and she could shoot pool if she got bored, leaving me to perv in peace.

This was my second stop to the 'Cheers' of SC's. There were two new dancers working: I didn't catch either name, but one looked vaguely familiar.

The light bulb went off: Deja Vu [pun intended]! It was eight months ago at Bob's Classy Lady and the dancer was the lovely Ariel! 5'4", jaw-length brunette, and tiny. When I confirmed it was she, I told her she was the first dancer I'd ever fallen in love with and she gave me a 'that's so SWEET!' looks and I was in love all over again.

Yea, I know it was a dancer lie, but it was enough to convince my hormone-clouded brain: she sold the fantasy. Later when she danced she reminded me why I'd avoided going back to Bob's: her siren song was so irresistible I'd have sold everything just to buy laps.

Thank GOD the HAGG doesn't do lapdances.

The customer next to me asked for her schedule. She told him she'd be working the Classy Lady that Friday from 1 to 4. I perked right up and asked her where and what kind of club it was and she said it was topless: '[I'd] get to see titties'!

I'd been running late all day Friday - like that's something new - and still hadn't caught up by the time Ariel was on shift. It was 2:30 before I got out of work and pointed the Silver Sled to Seuplveda. I knew well where the place was: I'd had my car stereo installed at the place that shares the building with the Classy Lady.

When I walked in the door, I realized it was everything that I'd expected from the HAGG and more: a real dump. Two pool tables: most of the 30+ customers were ignoring the dancers as they either sat at the bar or shot pool. There was one single large stage: as large as DJV NH, yet the bar was only 30' x 90' MAYBE. An intricate lattice work of poles that promised an interesting show if the dancer were tall which Ariel isn't. One dancer was on stage and another was dancing on the 20' long seat of a booth whose backside was a bar. This area was what passes for HMS in a bar that doesn't allow touching.

The little blonde on the main stage wasn't bad although she looked a bit glazed and dazed. The dancer in the HMS area, however....

Let's just say I was thankful for the no-touch rule.

There were signs all around that said, 'Ask your favorite dancer about our new private dances'.

Uh oh.

I'd only brought about $120 and she was getting off in an hour: I outta be reasonably safe.

Ariel took the stage and recognized me, giving me hell for not getting there sooner.

Shitfire. You'd think we were married... :)

She danced a set on the main stage, then did a set on the booth stage. I followed. I enjoyed. Damn.

When she stepped off the 'stage', I asked her about the private dances. She already had one waiting, but I could buy them in advance from the bar. Yep, the bar. Rather than pay the dancer, you pay the bar in advance. I don't know what happens if you want to buy more after your 'deposit' has run out. I paid for four of the $10 dances and sat down, trying not to touch anything. My bladder was asking me to hit the loo, but I told it to wait: judging from the rest of the club, I could only shudder to think what the bathroom looked like.

She appeared at the bar a few minutes later looking for me. I waved at her from back in the corner. She lighted next to me and started getting friendly. I asked if she still danced any clubs that did full-contact laps and was saddened to hear her say no.

My wallet breathed a sigh of relief.

Just before the next song began, we headed towards the booth and she explained the rules: 1) she could dance topless but would have do so from across the booth. 2) she could do a bikini dance but it wouldn't be a lapdance.

She read my like a book and knew I didn't give a damn about option #1.

I sat in the inexpensive metal office chair with arms and settled in for a repeat of my HAGG experience, but in a one-on-one environment. Then she told me to move my fanny pouch.

hmmmmm.

While it wasn't the delicious grind she'd given me at Bob's eight months ago, it was damned near as erotic. The 'no touch' rule apparently applies to the customer, not the dancer. Oh, it wasn't like she was sliding up and down on me or giving me a grind, just a lot of suggestive movement: maybe that's why it's called 'tease'?

Unlike the little blonde from SR in Oxnard, Ariel 'gets it': her moves were designed to arouse and arouse she did.

Next time I'll get there closer to the beginning of her shift and bring more cash!

I didn't see any obvious bouncers, but if there was one, you can bet he wasn't wearing a tux. They do have a camera in the booth directly over the chair. With that kind of a vantage point, it would be VERY difficult for a dancer or customer to do any nasty.

I'll be going back but only if Ariel is dancing. This place lacked the friendly atmosphere of the HAGG and there weren't any dancers IMO worth looking at besides Ariel: they fit in the 'dancers that should have retired' category, even though none were too old in my book.

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Nude Dreams Club

From Noodle Boy <jimclark@netcom.com>
September 11, 1997

811 Cristobal Ave.
Wilmington
(310) 830-6760

Directions:
Thomas Guide page 794:G6
Take the Long Beach FWY to Anahiem West. Go appx. 2 miles. Cristobal is on your right, one block past Henry Ford Ave.

Dreams Club has been open for a few months now, and being in Wilmington, so close to the dreaded Angel's, I was skeptical about how good they could be.

THE CLUB
I've been to Dreams Club twice now, both times on weekday mid-afternoons (While this typically is not the best time for variety, I prefer not to hassle the crowds). Afternoon cover is US$5, don't know about evenings, but my guess is US$10. After paying your cover, you enter through a curtain next to the stage. To your left is the bar, and to the right is the club itself. The club is divided into 2 rooms. One with the stage surrounded by a tipping rail and chairs and small tables further back. The other has a couple of pool tables, the DJ (a woman one time), the padded lap dance booths, and a stall for a shower show (!) The lap booths hold one chair, and are three sided. They open facing the rest of the club, so real privacy is not available. (poor design choice, IMHO) The décor is minimal with the walls air-brushed with naked women, bubbles and stars on a black background. There is an ATM available, but I didn't check the usage fee. In front of the DJ booth, there is a happy-hour buffet in the afternoon: small burgers, and sandwiches in steam trays. A non-dancing waitress approached me soon after I chose a table and took my order. A 7-UP was US$3.50, with no minimum in the afternoons. There was only one bouncer visible, and he stayed at the bar chatting with the bartender the whole time.

THE GIRLS
During the afternoons, there were 3 or 4 girls performing the typical "first song dressed, second song topless, third song gynecological exam" routine. The girls were different both times, ranging from 4's to maybe 7's max, and of varying ethnicity. I'm terrible with names, and the sound system or the DJ's enunciation was poor, so I can't make any specific references. The performances were for the most part lackluster with one exception: an older girl (maybe late 30's) with a noticeable boob job gave an all-out athletic performance. Obviously she's been in the business for a while. There were a few Latinas and a sister or two who basically got up, got it over with, and disappeared into the back. One girl that caught my eye was a very sweet, Midwest looking blond with soft white skin, markedly different size breasts, and NO TATTOOS!! (yea!)

THE HUSTLE
None! Both times I was there, the only person that approached me was the waitress, and then only once. No "Buy me a drink?" No "Would you like a private dance?" Nothing! I even considered it with the blond. Turning around to catch her eye I smiled and she smiled back. She went right back to talking with the waitress waiting for her next turn at bat. A small rant here: I'm not a pushy guy, but I do enjoy the company of pretty girls. I am a decent one-dollar per dance tipper, but I don't hang over the rail. The Strip Club industry is a service industry (although some might argue that it is a product -snicker-) I believe that it is in the best interest of the dancers and clubs to promote, but not push, both dances and conversation.

THE LAPS
"When's this guy gonna shut up and get to the good stuff?", you ask. Well, I can't really fill you guys in on this point. I only observed one guy getting a lap. It was the typical L.A. clothed, no touch dance. (At least you can't feel the bouncers breath on your neck, a la Angel's.) The girl looked around furtively while dancing, so I assume there were some limits being pushed, but I can't verify. The guy went back to the tipping rail after the one song dance, so I can only assume he didn't think it was worth a second try. I don't know the price of the laps, and at this point I don't care. Tampa and Mexico City have spoiled me, so I only go to First King in Gardena for laps. (Ontario is TOO far for me).

All in all, I'll go back since it's right on my way home, but there is nothing else that would draw me out of my way. It may be livelier in the evenings or weekends, but since it is in the middle of the harbor district, everyone has to come from out of town to get there, so I doubt it. And, to give this review a Z-Bone feel:

Club: ** Roomy, but a bit dark
Dancers: ** No 10's, but no 3's either.
Attitude: ** Needs to loosen up a LOT, get more personable
Nasty Factor: *(?) It IS L.A., after all.

I am open to management invitations to change my mind.

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Nude Exotic City

From Z Bone
December 1995

Exotic City
Private Fantasy Modeling
10301 La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles
South of Century Blvd., near LAX
(310) 410-0180
M-Sat: 10am - 12am, Sun: 12noon - 8pm?
Last visit: 12/95

Did a drive by and walked in and got a business card. This is NOT a strip club. On Saturday night, there were 2 girls waiting for customers. One was a buxom blond named Samantha. They have private rooms where you can get a nude show. Prices start from $40 and go WAY up from there. If I ever get a "show", I'll do a review. Otherwise, buyer beware.

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Nude Exotica

From OC Rob <oc_rob@juno.com>
November 2, 1997

15619 E Valley Blvd.
City of Industry, CA 91744
(626) 968-4434
(Note: new location)

This club has moved just a few doors down, but is still located in the same strip mall on Valley Blvd next to the Beef Bowl. Went their to check it out for the first time on a Saturday early evening. Upon entering, you find yourself inside an adult book and video store. A door blocked by a black curtain leads to the "club". Admission ($5.00 before 6pm and $10.00 after) is paid to the book store cashier.

Once behind the curtain, a roman style theme is revealed. Decorative marble columns and a fountain come into immediate view once your eyes adjust (it's pretty dark inside). The one side of the club contains a bar complete with a 7-11 style hot dog cooker. The front of the club showcases a large 20x20' marble stage with a single pole. The stage backs up to a marble waterfall. To the rear of the club houses the DJ booth and opposite the main entry is a entire wall made up of private booths for couch dancing. In the middle is about 20-25 small round tables for the with 2-3 chairs at each. The size of the club is "medium" even though the occupancy sign on the wall listed the room capacity at over 200.

Each girl performs solo on stage to a 2-song set. Fortunately, unlike the rest of the club, the stage is very well lit. The music was just right, not too loud as I have found it to be at some of the other nude clubs in the area, so you can still engage in conversation.

Drinks consist of your standard selection of soda pops, juices, coffee and Miller's non-alcoholic Sharps. Drink prices are $4.00ea ($5.00 if you by one for the dancer) and there is a one drink per hour policy which was strictly enforced the night I was there. Unfortunately the "do you want to buy the lady a drink" nonsense is pushed quite heavily.

Couch dances are $20.00ea for topless and $30.00ea for full nude. Dances are performed only in the private booths along the wall. After your dance the girl escorts you back to the tabled area in front of the stage--no hanging out and socializing in the private booths once you have indicated that the show is over.

After finding a dancer I liked (about 15 girls on duty), we proceeded to the private booths. Standard "dance" time is about 3-1/2 minutes--longer songs count as two dances and are announced as such by the DJ. I opted for the topless version and was QUITE PLEASED. My dancer, Kristen, led me to the booth closest to the stage (farthest from the DJ booth) and gave a great in my face dance. Just about anything goes--as these dances are completely unsupervised. I asked my dancer, Kristen, about this and she said that the girls keep 100% of the dance money--so there is no need for a "counter" as I call them to stand around and watch your dance! The girls currently pay a $20.00 stage fee plus tip out the DJ--that's it. Obviously the club is looking to attract some dancers and this is a great way to do it!

About every four sets the DJ calls for a 2-for-the price-of-1 private dance. These are a great value, and as far as I could tell the songs were not shortened any more then normal.

SUMMARY--Right now this club is a great value. With the right dancer you can really get some HIGH milage here. I recommend Kristen if she is available, she gave about the best dance I have ever had in LA. If the word spreads about the girls keeping their tip monies, this club could attract some top talent.

TIP--Since the girls keep the money, fare negotiations may be possible--extended 2-for-1's etc.

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Nude Fantasy Theater

From darkside@dreamsoft.com
February 17, 1998

1091 S. LaCadena Dr., Colton
(909) 370-1574

I recently (february 16th) visited Fantasy in Colton... Was one of the best times I've had. I've been to nude clubes before... This Topless club beats every nude club I've been to. The women there were at least a 6+... Most 8. The best looking were Sandra (whom looks like Sandra Bullock) and Roxy (don't know her real name). September (once again, don't know her real name) was by far the most seductive... Made me feel like she wanted to take me home. Sucked on my ears, kissed my lips, and caressed my leg for a 3 dollar tip. Yes, I'm a poor bastard, but if I could've tipped more I definately would've given it to September. September, although not the prettiest, was by far the most entertaining and seductive. Like I said, I kept telling her... I don't have the money for a couch dance... she replied "don't worry about it." She practically frenched me... A nice kiss on the lips anyway.

Anyhow, this is a nice club in SanBerdo county...

Give it an overall 3+!

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Topless First King

From Saxbeat

14401 S. Western Ave.
(310) 532-5801

Ron's & King's -- These Gardena clubs are "black" clubs, and are really nasty. The dancers run from 0- to 10+, but the nasty factor is always 4+. I saw a guy getting a lap dance once at King's, with a hand on each cup, and the dancer wore a face-splitting smile.

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Nude Flash Modeling Studio

From Sixmet
January 31, 1996

11321 San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles
At Paxton, 118 East off at SF Rd go North
(818) 890-6650

An easy to find establishment with parking in the back Flash Modeling Studio is a good place to go to unwind (or to be unwound). A very attractive petite girl named Josie is the long time in-charge lady there (possibly part owner?).

For $55 for 15 minutes you can do something I've never seen in LA before. You can shoot 2 polaroid pictures of some Very Hot (and a few ok) ladies anyway you want them to pose for you in a private room. The camera to use and film is included (additional pictures are extra). A very interesting angle on the "modeling" scene. They can be a nice remembrance of your time there.

[snip of details]

Josie used to work with the other girls but now does meet-n-greet service only. Usually there are 4 to 8 girls and hours are M-Sat noon to 8pm. All the girls seem friendly, and I've never been disappointed. The girls range in beauty from 4 to 9 with Josie the real 10 (if you like 'em petite with cute size six feet!). Almost all are white although I've enjoyed a couple latinos too.The Girls are of course full nude for you barbarians, or will wear something sexy with HIGH spike heels.

Tips are also in a range but mostly $40-60.

When you enter, usually Josie greets you and puts you in a room (all have full 1 wall mirror), takes your $55 and then has all the not-in-service girls come into the room just long enough for them to say hi and introduce themselves. Make your choice and Enjoy. The music is just loud enough to keep your room noises contained. They have been in business for over 3 years and seem stable.

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Topless Gotham City

From Z Bone
June 13, 1997

21516 Sherman Way
(818) 703-0089

This club has been bought be the owners of The Gentlemen's Club.

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Topless Holiday Gentleman's Club

From Arduino
June 13, 1996

10915 Norwalk Blvd.
(310) 944-6584

The main reason I sent this though is the fact that you don't have The Holiday on your review list. It is on Norwalk Blvd. Just off of Florence Ave. in Santa Fe Springs. It's always been a nice place the girls are friendly and looks 6-9+. Beer and wine only. If you have the time check it out I'll be waiting to see what you think.

Z:
Actually, I have been there several times but not for a while. To be fair, I won't review it until I return and do a full review.

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Pasties Hollywood A-Go-Go

From Murf <bamurphy@primenet.com>
August 19, 1997

10542 Victory Blvd.
(213) 763-3090

I'm a druggie whose addiction can only be satisfied by the sight and scent of female flesh on tight bodies, preferably in vast numbers and assorted shapes, sizes, and hues.

Is it possible to OD on wimminz? I know you can go into sensory overload and sit glazed and dazed in your seat for a few moments, but soon every true perv is ready for more.

It was 1pm Saturday. The night before had been filled with all forms of debauchery: leering, groping, being groped, talkin nasty, and wishful thinking. I'd had my fix and it would be days before I needed another injection of babia majora.

Or so you'd think.

For several years now I'd only driven by the 'Girls! Girls! Girls!' sign painted on the front of 'Hollywood A-Go-Go': a hole-in-the-wall bar on Victory Blvd where Burbank becomes N Hollywood. That it was nowhere near Hollywood always made me a bit suspicious: obviously they were trying to make you believe it was a class joint.

The sign caused a stirring that reminded me I'm always in the mood to look at beautiful wimminz and my wallet assured me it was in the budget. This place sold liquor, so at best these would be bikini-clad wimminz, but hey - I have enough imagination for any ten people. Considering the feel of the joint from the outside, I might need it.

I pulled into the lot and had a flashback to my days in the Midwest: the parking lot was paved but still gave me the impression of a pot-hole pocked gravel & mud mix, set off by the occasional broken bottle. Entering through the back door, I was expecting the worst: somebody's mother - maybe even grandmother - showing off her stretch marks and wrinkles to a bunch of drunken slobs.

BTDT. EWWWWWWW!!!

Just inside the door was a uni-sex one-holer that lived up to it's British label: Water Closet. No ugly odors, but I've seen nicer loo's in old gas stations.

Once my eyes adjusted, the first thing I spotted was a tiny flash of crimson barely large enough to keep the beautiful long-legged brunette it adorned from being sent up-river.

SHAZAAM! Not a stretch mark in sight and definitely NOT a grandmother!

My mental checklist ticked off her assets. 5'10" in heels. Auburn mane flowing to mid-back. Slender but too curvaceous to be called willowy. Not one, not three, but two well-proportioned breasts testing the tensile strength of the bikini top. She turned around and my eyes zoomed to one of my biggest weaknesses: a delicious butt barely covered by her t-back.

This gal was a solid 8 on anyone's scale, and a 9 on mine [I've got a thing for brunettes :)].

She smiled at me in greeting and asked if I'd like a drink.

WOW! This is the WAITRESS? What the hell do the DANCERS look like?

I asked her for something non-alchoholic and she gave me the list: ICED TEA! YEA! She grabbed a bunch of quarters from the cash register and started sticking them in a machine on the floor.

Oh yea, class joint.

While she was playing the libation slot machine, I looked around the room and took in the decor. Yep, it reeked of corner dive. Two pool tables occupied about a third of the 60' x 70' room. A U-shaped bar jutted out enough to make room for the 8' square 'stage' that was raised a foot above the bar floor. The 'stage' sported a pole that was way off to one side: it was the only place to anchor it to the low ceiling. Between the bar and the 'stage' was a path just wide enough for the bartender to serve and stay off the platform.

I breathed a mental sigh and thought, if nothing else I could look at the waitress.

She brought me my can of Lipton Iced Tea and offered me a glass. I turned it down with a shudder: visions of rampant bacteria danced in my head. The charge: $2.75.

Hmmmm.. No cover, 12 ozs of tea for 2/3 what I pay at the nude clubs. At least I wasn't going to go broke.

The silence was broken as a new song started on the jukebox. I was looking around for a dancer when the 'waitress' took the stage and began swaying erotically to the music.

Hoookay: dancer doubles as waitress. Yep, class joint.

The curtains parted to the left of the 'stage' and a lovely blonde came out of the back room. She'd painted on a black bikini using a half of a 1-oz bottle of Testors enamel. Her t-back had 'suspenders' and she wore a vest over the top, but there was plenty of cleavage exposed. Her tush was every bit as magnificient as the other lass. Although not as tall as the brunette, like 'my waitress', she had all the parts in the right places: another solid 8!

The brunette ended her set, there was a break song, then the blonde took the stage. The puddle of drool beneath my chin became a lake: these bikini-clad lovelies were more erotic and enticing than their birthday-suited sisters at the nude clubs!

By the end of her dance, I'd become accustomed enough to the sight of these lovely ladies that I could pry my eyes away from them and take stock of my surroundings. There was an older couple at the bar chatting and doing damage to a pitcher of beer. Opposite me was a large gent watching the dancers. A few seats to his right sat two guys in their mid-50's downing a couple of long-necks and talking to the dancers. Another couple were shooting pool and ignoring the stage show.

By now, you're probably wondering why I even bothered to write about this place. It sounds a bit boring except of course that there were two beautiful nearly-nekked wimminz swaying to the music outside anyone's reach.

That was my impression before I realized what made this place so unusual.

Everyone was totally relaxed. This place was the fictional Cheers where everybody knows your name and they're all friends. The dancers chat with the customers while shakin their thang, talking about what they did the night before, their plans for later in the day, etc. During one dancer's set, the dancer-now-waitress would do bar business directly in front of the stage. No one complained: most people didn't even notice. When the two gents with the long-necks took off and the ladies both said their goodbyes like they were old friends who'd stopped by to visit.

I kept looking around for Cliff Claven.

The HMS in this place is actually the HMC, or High Mileage Cooler. It has a flat top that gives the dancer a place to lay back and put her head on the bar next to the customer. No touching means zero mileage, but sitting next to that cooler you can at least get a close-up view of these tasty ladies.

The seat by the HMC now vacant, I changed barstools and settled back for some light-weight perving. Introductions were made all around: the brunette was Ginger, the blonde was Bambi, and I was Thumpin, er... The guy to my left introduced himself as well: a regular that always has trouble explaining to his wife why he smelled of cigarette smoke after going to the bar he didn't tell her about.

She wasn't the understanding type: the truth would never do.

I sensed my duty as a fellow male and came to his rescue, passing on Bob Smythe's advice: stop at the Texaco on the way home and spill a bunch of gas on your clothes.

He seemed to think there was a better solution.

What did he know: he didn't even wear pajama bottoms.

Ginger took the stage. The long-legged lass did her best to tittilate and reached her goal with me. She moved over to the HMC and lay back, her hair splaying out like an auburn fan. As she squirmed about for the enjoyment of the gents across the bar, we began to talk about how her parents don't know she's dancing and would never understand, how dancing had paid for her college, her car, her apartment, and untold other little things.

I tried hard to not stare at her boobs.

Ok, so sue me! I didn't try hard at all: I just blatantly oogled.

As she lay there showing off her ass-ets to the guys across the way, I showed her pictures of my sons.

There's something kinda weird about a dancer laying down on a cooler, scissoring her legs back and forth, all the while holding pictures of two perfect boys in the air and making the appropriate approval sounds.

She moved back to the dance floor and my compadre remarked, 'Her boyfriend is a lucky man.' I replied, 'No - we're the lucky ones. We only get to see her smiling face: he gets to see all the rest."

She stopped dead in her tracks and gave me the strangest look before she started laughing.

I promised myself just one more tea and one more round of dances then I'm outta there. Three promises later I headed for the door.

My new friend and I shook hands and I stood up. Bambi was on the HMC and gave me a big hug. Ginger was standing where she'd been when I came in and gave me a full body hug [woof...]. Both wished me a safe trip and asked me to come back real soon.

Talk about the personal touch.

If you're in the mood for some light pervin', I can't recommend this place enough - at least during the day. No lapdances, no groping, but no cover and cheap drinks combined with pleasant, intelligent, sensuous dancers that could work in even the best nude clubs makes for a good time.

Just remember to pee before you stop in...

"...where everybody knows your name..."

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Nude Hollywood East & Topless Miss Kitty's

From Lapmerich
February 19, 1996

Hollywood East
13217 E. Valley, La Puente
(818) 369-3475

Well, I stopped in at this place, and I shouldn't have. The place is pretty run down and the gals are hmm.. 4's and 5's and I'm being nice. I think almost every gal there was getting over some sort of pregnancy (stretch marks, extended stomach still, loose skin, etc) or was currently pregnant. I was there in the afternoon and the cover was $3. I guess I shouldn't ask for more. The chair/lap dances are $10, and the gal actually tried to kiss me! Ack. not a good thing. Maybe one of the gal's from Bob's or Bare, or even TJ's, but not this place!!

Miss Kitty's
13079 E. Valley Blvd., City of Industry
(818) 336-1453

Next, I stopped off at Ms Kitty's (a block and a half away), which is a topless bar, and it seems to be a local hangout for many of the workers in the area. The gal's here were 5's and 6's with one 7/8 that I saw. Light to moderate contact on the laps and I'd say about 90% of the dancers were hispanic.

I guess I should have drove down Valley a bit more...

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Nude Imperial Showgirls

From maonaco@juno.com
December 10, 1997

2640 W. Woodland Dr., Anaheim
(714) 220-2524

Imperial Showgirls is a newer club to the scene in Anaheim. It has only been open since May of 1997, but already it seems to be doing things that make it a great place to go.

Cover is $7 during the days and $10 after 6:30pm. However, admission is free on Monday and Tuesday between 5:30 and 6:30pm, so you could check this club out on your own for the price of a drink on those nights. Also there are $5 couch dances after 6:30 on Monday and Tuesday Needless to say I went on a Tuesday. Hey! I like to give my money to the ladies not the manager!

I sat at the stage for a long time (at least 3 dancers) before I had to order a drink. The waitresses are really low key! Diet coke in hand I watched the stage show from the rail. I won't rate the girls because there is no way to do it objectively. But I can say there was not a single woman here that I would kick out bed. Observing my tipping rule of, "One song, one dollar", I must say that the women were paying all sorts of attention to me, even up on stage (Up close views of cleavage, etc)

I selected one named Dominique for a table dance and a chat. I was talking to here for a good ten minutes before the waitress came over and asked about a drink. I swear this is true: I said no, AND DOMINIQUE STAYED! Yes, I turned down a drink and the dancer stayed, now it may have been because I was just lucky, but it seemed that as the night wore on more than half would stay without the drink, if I had told them I would like a table dance later. (I asked and the girls only need to sell two a night)

The lap dance was very nice, and she worked really hard to make it so. I also found out that the $5 price only applies to the main room couches not those in the VIP room, where she promised me a even better time if I wanted that. Ahhh, the things that I will do for research.

The dances in the VIP room are $10 all the time and a three song minimum. But it is out of the way and the laps in there had significantly increased mileage. All in all, I had table dances from four of the ladies and enjoyed them all. The VIP room is definitely worth he extra money.

Overall, this club has everything that it takes to survive except patrons. It was less than a quarter full when I went in and seemed to cap out at about half full. It is small but it does have a nice cozy, intimate feel to it. Plus the music isn't too loud.

Now the technical details:
Drinks are $4.25, and they are non-alcoholic as they are a fully nude club. The ladies drinks are $5.25, but they all acted so gracious when I bought them, it felt very painless

The club is a two story building that is hidden in a light industry park behind a Keno's restaurant and a Del Taco. It is a non-smoking club, at least on the dance floor. There is indoor parking for free right now, which was a plus in the recent deluges that mother nature has visited upon us.

Inside the downstairs has the bathroom and a phone booth that is like those I remember from the phone exchanges in the Army, enclosed in glass with a bench along the back wall. The place looks and smells new and clean.

The naked girls are upstairs. There is only one stage, set at about waist height with padded bar stools set around the stage. Around the walls of the room is a continuous couch. The stage itself is rather small with two brass poles. The stage also looks funny because of its small size and the restriction that nude women have to stay 36" from us horny men, there is a space about the size of a large beach towel that they can dance in totally nude.

The VIP room also has the wall couch and a separate couch on the floor for one lucky couple. The shorter dancers use this to the best advantage.

If you go past the dance floor, you get tot he bar. Here ther are comfy couches and all of the smoking patrons and ladies. Definitely more relaxed. At one point I had three of the dancers around me talking about why some guys don't tip. (I felt morally superior, went through $20 in ones on the stage)

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Nude Club Legs

From Mr. X
August 13, 1996

340 Broad Street
Wilmington
(310) 549-7930

One of my sub-agents discovered that Leggs in Wilimington is open for business. Actually from one of the dancers they said it has been open 6 months (but I find that VERY hard to believe).

He stopped on a friday night and the action was dismal. Two dancers and he was the only customer. In fact, he said he hardly thought he was in a strip club when he arrived (no music). After a set both dancers disappeared and he ended up watching an entire episode of Wheel of Fortune.

The interior of the club is just as nice as Deja Vu (No. Hollywood) and the Bare (but the atmosphere is modeled after the Bare and Jet). He started to give up, and was informed by a extremely attractive dancer (probably the only reason he lasted an entire episode of WOF) that saturdays was the day to come. He reluctantly returned on saturday to find seven dancers and a club that somewhat resembled a strip-club atmosphere. Still seemed like a new club, not a lot of money being made. It is not obvious that this club exists (not advertised), and is not attracting appreciative (good tipping) customers nor experienced dancers. My sub-agent is hooked on one of the dancers, but more interested in converting her to the Jet Strip or Bare.

He rates Club at 3.0.
He rates Dancers at 1.5 (with Alex receiving a special 3.5+ rating)
He rates Attitude at 1.5 (lack of money is effecting the dancers attitude; even though sub-agent wanted dances on friday, dancer was uninterested in working (saturday was better)).
He rates Nasty Factor at 2.0

Only recommended to visit on saturdays. Couch is $25, VIP Couch is $40 (may not get anything more for this YMMV), Tables are $20.

Of the 7 dancers, Alex is hispanic (good dancer/stage show), PussyWillow and Cinnamon are white, Jordan (good dancer/stage show) and the rest were black.

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Nude Lingerie Oasis

From Big Al
March 19, 1996

1212 W. Pacific Coast Hwy
(310) 325-0308

Big Al says:
I put a telephone call into the Oasis to get a better fix on their exact address since I was going to be in the South Bay area and I found out that the place is a lingerie modeling studio. The recording said $40 plus tips for a session. This is interesting since their ad in the times makes them look like a strip club. So it goes.

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The Main Attraction

From Mr. Cracraft
December 26, 1995

939 N. Coast Hwy.
Oceanside, CA
(619) 722-7123

Directions:
The Main Attraction is located on the service road on the ocean side of the 5 freeway in downtown Oceanside near the exit of the 74 freeway. Take the exit towards downtown, but turn right at the first street that parallels the 5 freeway. The Main Attraction is just a short way along (maybe a half mile or less.)

Mini-Review:
I would suggest you review the Main Attraction in Oceanside, along the 5 freeway. It is awesome. Very nice interior. Pretty girls.

But the main fun is that there are three types of dances. By far the best is the cheapest, called a $5 table dance. The lunch special is you get two of these at lunch for the price of one with lunch or something like that.

The girl I had, Lauren, used to be a regular at Captain Creme's. She has the hardest body I have ever seen (at clubs or in my relationships.) I pay her $5 over and over and she climbs up on the converted tables and dances in the center. It is perfectly built (the table) for the maximum possible view.

It is way out of the way, in marine territory, otherwise I'd visit it more often. But every time I go to San Diego, I drop in if they're open.

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Bikini Oasis Bikini Bar

From Rick Jordan
November 1, 1995

6148 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside
Just south of Jurupa near Central Lumber

Up until the late 70's there were a couple of good nude bars in Riverside. For the life of me I can't remember the names, but both were on Magnolia. One near Hole (appropriately?), another very nasty one farther south. Then Riverside got puritanical (again) and closed everything down. The Oasis is a step in the right direction, but an extremely small step.

It is really just a small local bar...really small...18x48 feet (I counted the 2x4 ceiling tiles...I was bored). The stage is 8x8 (same methodology, same reason) with a 3" dia. unfinished EMT pole. None of that upscale brass pole crap.

Dancers come on duty at 3pm and stay until 2am when the bar closes. There are 9 dancers...and to keep you interested, they are not all there at the same time. In the afternoon there is one, but in the evening there are TWO. I only saw three of them...everyone here has met them before...

The guys in the bar are salt of the earth, of course. When I was there, everyone except me was a dry waller. Workin' men. We watched The Worlds Strongest Man competition on tv, drank Bud, talked about how the Japanese are going to take over the world, and asked each other if there was any work around.

If you are in Riverside, God knows why you would be, but if you are and absolutely positively have to have draft Bud served in a Ball jar...this is the place.

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Nude Paradise Club

From Ronk <72256.2737@compuserve.com>
December 23, 1998

14310 Valley Blvd, La Puente
Exit 605 at Valley Blvd go east until you reach Orange.
Big neon sign on the right side of the road.
(626) 336-1622
Web site: http://www.saharaandparadise.com/
Mon - Sun: 11am - 2am
Last visit: 12/98

I went here to see my favorite feature, Selena Steele and since I went back four nights for her show, I have decided to do a Z Posse review on this establishment. I have lifted the flavor and style of the review from Z Bone's review on the Sahara Theatre 3 with observations of my own.

Cover during the day only $5 (even on weekends) and goes up to $10 in the evenings. Hint, get a copy of the OC Register and clip out the coupon from the Sports Section. Free admission during the day and $5 at night with coupon. This coupon works on weekends as well.

The general drink rule is 1 drink upon entering and 1 drink per hour minimum. Drinks are $4.25 each, and they are pushed like drugs at a concert. During one set (2 short songs), no less than 3 of the 5 waitresses asked me if I wanted another drink. This is a place to make sure to keep a full drink next to you at all times. Often a dancer will sit right next to you and try to make friends. A waitress is usually not far behind and will ask you if you want to buy a drink for the dancer. If you feel so inclined, ask for a "small" drink. These are $4.25. If you do not, the waitress will bring a large drink $8.25. I spent over $65 on drinks alone my first evening there and learned my lesson.

The club is in a small strip mall near the intersection of Valley Blvd and Orange. The outside looks a little fancier than your usual mini-mall strip club. Obviously, owned by the Sahara chain. Enter thru a mini lobby area with the book store on the left with the club entrance a walk thru a turnstile on the right. The stage is relatively small and is in the center of the floor. There is a smoke machine right above the stage and the DJ usually pours it on. At one point, Selena almost walked into on of the poles during her performance. There are tables and couches all around with couches on higher level areas near the walls. The club is fairly bright for a nude club and the music is LOUD! I could not find an area to sit where the music was not too loud for my taste. As you enter, the DJ booth is immediately to your left, the bar is center on the same side as the DJ booth, and the restroom far to the left near an Exit sign. Official house prices for laps are now $20 for topless dances and $40 for full nude. However, the girls will charge you $25 for the topless and $45 for the full nude. I suspect that the clientele does not tip and so the girls are adding in the tip as part of the dance fee. Speaking of the clientele, the majority of the customers are Hispanic blue collar guys with some gangbanger types mixed in.

There is a specific lapdance area for the nude dances to allow a little privacy and no touching is allowed. Topless dances are done on the main floor, although I am told that Topless dances are allowed in the lapdance area during the week only. I was there from Wednesday through Saturday. On Wednesday and Thursday, the DJ would announce dance specials of 2 for 1 Topless and 3 for 1 Nude. On Friday and Saturday, all of the specials were 2 for 1 only. Songs averaged about 2 minutes or just a little longer. If Nude is your thing, then going during the week at night is your best bet. The dancer is allowed to stand up on the couch and the dances I got were as nasty as could be allowed without customer participation. I didn't ask about the House tipout nor the minimum number of drinks a dancer must sell.

Between the heavy push for drinks, the loud music and low percentage of good lookers, I was somewhat disappointed with this club. However I did notice a couple of gems in Careena (tall georgeous Hispanic with an enhanced bustline but still an excellent figure) and Raquel (an Alicia Silverstone look alike - also tall, very shapely and 100% natural breasts). Not only did these two women look great, their stage dances were watchable, and their lapdances were as top notch as this club will allow. One note though, the average length of employment for most of the dancers I talked to here was about a month or less, with Careena and Raquel having been the longest (both having started in September 98).

Club Nice and mostly clean but other problems.
Dancers Slim pickin's during the day but look hard. I found a couple of good ones at night.
Attitude More friendly than average lap factory.
Nasty Factor YMWV (The two that I picked were right on.)

From Dispater
August 26, 1996

Soon as I entered I was struck by a 'vaguely familiar air'. Turns out this club is owned by same folks that own the various Saharas. If you've been in Sahara III, you've been in here. One would think they would put more distance between their establishments though.

They were not pushing the drinks *quite* as hard as at their counterpart down the road; note they were still pushy, just not as much so. The DJ was pushing 2-1 about every ten minutes, which was a bit much. Laps are $15 a pop, as per Sahara III, and nastiness level was more or less the same as well, with one exception [see below]. Also: Now I tend to like loud music, but this DJ was overdoing it. And if I think the music is too loud, then the music is definately TOO F*CKING LOUD for anyone elses taste. The same dancer who told me about this being connected to Sahara also told me most the dancers kept telling him to turn it down :). I liked his taste in music though [mostly rock/alt/metal] <g>.

Once dancer did stand out. Her name is Chris, and she was a 'transfer' from the Sahara. She said she had also worked at TL. Nice attitude; she was so busy [and this place was less than packed] that I couldn't get her for a legit 2-1, so she *offered* to give me her own two-fer during the normal stage sets. Which also meant a -long- two-fer; since the normal 2-1s have cut songs. And not only is she hot to look at, but gives pretty hot laps as well, more so than the usual Sahara-class laps. She seemed to have an understanding with management too, and was getting away with coming *completely* over the rail while nude and more or less sitting in a couple of customers laps. She would also stroll between the lap couches and the DJ booth without bothering to put her top on; rather casual about her nudity :)

She was familiar as well; I might have seen her one of the two times I went to SaharaIII, most likely; she apparently worked at TL before ever I got there.

In summary, the club gets a 'so-so; not bad, not great'. Chris get a definate thumbs up though. Ok everyone get out there and convince her to go back to TL ;-)

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Nude Ron's Barbary Coast

From Saxbeat

14320 S. Western Ave., Gardena
(310) 532-3406

Ron's & King's -- These Gardena clubs are "black" clubs, and are really nasty. The dancers run from 0- to 10+, but the nasty factor is always 4+. I saw a guy getting a lap dance once at King's, with a hand on each cup, and the dancer wore a face-splitting smile.

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Bikini Spearmint Rhino, Rialto

From Dan <poolman@qnet.com>
January 2, 1998

312 S. Riverside Ave., Rialto
(909) 873-2257

I checked out the Spearmint Rhino in Rialto last week. It is a pretty good club. The Dancer that I had was named Eileen and she definetly knew what to do. The floater only bothered us once out of 5 dances ($20.00 a pop, Fully nude) 2 stages but only one was in use when I was there. That was the afternoon and it was pretty slow. No telling what it's like in the evening. The nasty factor was up there pretty good and the club was nice inside although not real high class. $5.oo cover, 2 drink minimum, at $4.50 per drink. No alcohol.

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Bikini Spearmint Rhino, Upland

From Agent Special K
November 25, 1995

573 N. Central Ave, Upland
Very close to Tropical Lei
(909) 946-5378

The phrase "Bikini Bar" pretty well says it all. The place is basically a tavern with lots of pool tables and sports TV's mounted on the wall. There is a stage in one corner where the dancers do 2 songs each set. They move along the tip rail on the first song giving hugs to the tippers who get to tuck the bills under a garter belt. Then they move back to a 6 foot separation line and remove the "short-shorts" part of their costume to reveal a T-back bikini bottom. They do not come within 6 feet of the tip rail while wearing only the T-back. Tops stay on at all times.

I'm not sure that this place fits the category of a strip club since you can now see T-backs on network television shows. And that's a shame because the dancers were quite good looking, covering the spread from 6 to 8.

The club does offer a $10 chair dance. You sit in a straight chair again a wall with your hands to your side and the dancer sort of hovers over you. I saw only one guy get one and decided against trying it myself. You could sense that there was not much to the chair dances. I didn't have a single dancer ask if I wanted one.

The area around the club is a major upscale business street so it's O.K. The bar offers both beer and hard liquor. Beer prices ranged from $2.50 for domestics to $4 for imports. I went in at 6:00 PM on Friday night and was not charged a cover. In spite of what the price sign said, I got Heinekin's for $3.25. Maybe this was some sort of happy hour? Lighting and sound equipment were grade A.

There were couples at a few of the tables. Since the dancers don't really strip, mama doesn't get embarrassed, but the girls look good enough to keep papa happy.

The Spearmint Rhino Bikini Bar will not satisfy the hard-core strip club seekers. It's a good-time bar with cute girls in skimpy outfits, but the nasty factor is below zero.

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ToplessNude Starz (was Sly Fox)

From Mr. X
May 15, 1996

2528 Rosecrans Blvd., Gardena
(310) 327-2796
Mon - Sat: 11:30am -2am, Sun: 6pm -2am

I went to check out Starz. Mainly because I met a dancer that was an extremely attractive young Asian with a near perfect body working in a dump that you don't list (and isn't worth your time), she used to work at the Starz (formerly the Sly Fox) but said she couldn't make any money because of the competition (too many really pretty girls). I considered this an endorsement for Starz and needed to check it out. I want to see the competition! Especially if the loosey money she is making in this dump is more than Starz!

Well I spoke with another dancer friend, and she said that she used to work a Starz too and didn't make money. That the girls that who were willing to "do extras" (seriously risk being arrested) were the ones making the money.

I went to check it out. I stopped on Sunday, but was turned away. On Sunday's they have male dancers. I returned on Tuesday evening. Parking is well lit and safe. I stated that it was my first time and needed some logistic info from the doorman ($5 cover). There is a downstairs that is topless, serves alcohol, has atleast a pool table, etc. There is an upstairs where their is the nude dancing. You will be charged $3 on your first time for a drink, but then can move back and forth.

The dancers were mainly black, couple of latinas, and maybe a caucasian. When I enter I am at the edge of a long bar. The bar basically runs the length of one wall (save for a door at each end). Across from the bar running about the same length is the stage. (picture barstools, an aisle for walking, then the seats at the stage.) The stage is long and narrow. 3 feet into the stage where some places have markings on the floor where the dancer needs to stand behind when topless, Starz has another brass rail, like the one infront of the seats. This enforces the 3 foot rules in spades, and the lighting is poor so there isn't much to see. there were 4 dancers sitting at the bar with maybe 3 customers. The dancer on stage was not making money (and completely ignored in the topless area because of the bad lighting).

I didn't notice any designated areas for private dances. Across from the stage was an entire other room with LOTS of seating, but nothing occupied. I proceeded around to the stairs, I note that in the other room is atleast one pool table (from which the stage is not visible).

I go upstairs and they buzz me through without charging me the additional $3 for the drink. I sit down and observe. The upstairs is brighter. It is not as dark as I think the place should be. Their is a nude girl on stage and the rest sitting with customers. The dancers do not sell drinks, they don't carry trays. No one was selling drinks, I would have to actively go to the bar and buy it myself. (And based on my experience downstairs, where I stood and leaned on the bar for 5-7 minutes and looked at the bartender a number of times, I would have to shout and pound to get a drink).

The girls danced, then came off stage and sat with a customer (probably a repeat one). I didn't even see a girl coming off stage and out of the dressing room stop and thank any of those that tipped her on stage. One just sat down by herself, until a customer went to sit next to her and strike up a conversation. One went to payphone and talked until it was time to go back up.

They do have designated areas here for private dances, but I didn't see any of them used. I saw 3 chair dances performed up here. Fully clothed, two might have passed for laps, one definitely wasn't. It was performed at the same distance that one sitting in the front would have from the stage act, except that the stage act is fully nude. I don't know what that cost, but I wouldn't pick her for another "table dance". The DJs were not advertising "private dances", the girls were not soliciting them, no one was pushing drinks. The dancers weren't making any kind of rounds to interact with customers.

I left, I don't know how anyone was making money here. I don't know what keeps the doors open. Maybe I hit it on an EXTREMELY slow night, I don't understand, but I am not going back!

Save yourself a trip!

Z:
I have been there before and sounds like the new name didn't change much.

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Topless Strippers

From Pieter D. Breitner <pieterb@IDT.NET>
November 12, 1997

13324 Sherman Way
A few blocks west of Coldwater Canyon.
(818) 765-1158
Sun: 6pm - 2am, Mon - Sat: 2pm - 2am

The former Playtime, a slimepit if there ever was one, has been redecorated and upgraded to a niche somewhere between a neighborhood bar and a "gentleman's club." Advertising budget is nil, unfortunately, so word of mouth is the only thing that will keep this rather nice place going. Stop by -- you might like the joint. I've found it sorta habit-forming.

The only topless full cocktail bar in the San Fernando Valley. Parking lot in the rear, security cameras. Two pool tables, and some of the dancers shoot a pretty good stick.

There's a delightfully high percentage of natural breasts among the dancers, with body types to please every taste. Very few steel-bellied airheads, to quote the inimitable Dan Jenkins. Very little high-pressure promotion of drinks or dances.

Table dances are officially $20, but it's a buyer's market, if you get my drift. Mirrored booths at the far wall, dark and cozy. Private dances I've had have ranged from pleasant minimal friction to Certified Religious Experience. Be a gentleman -- if you negotiate a discount on the dance price, buy two.

$5 cover after 6, 14 different brands of beer at $4 and $5, plus Sharps and O'Doul's. An excellent selection of hard liquor including some very upscale congnacs and tequilas. Buy a drink for a dancer, it's usually $7, of which she gets a percentage.

Daytime and most nights the DJ is Pierre, formerly of the Aladdin; daytime bartender is Gus, also formerly of the Aladdin, and the best bartender I've met in the business.

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Topless Thirsty's

From Saxbeat

7707N. Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys
(818) 989-9005

Sepulveda Blvd., north of Roscoe. A construction-worker-type topless bar. Dancers from 1 to 7. Great atmosphere, lousy club.

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Nude Villa Theatre (aka Villa A-Go Go)

From Rick Jordan

1420 W. Holt, Ontario
Between Mountain and Benson. Mountain exit @ 10 or 60
(909) 986-3607

Villa has been there a long time. It is nude, non-alcohol. A dump. A lot of R&R and biker type guys hang out there to play pool. The women range from -2 to +3, but occasionally you will see a 7 or an 8 working for the first time. Go back a week later and she is not there...it took her that long to learn about Tropical Lei or Deja Vu. $10 cover, but that includes two drinks (mandatory). They have a little lap dance booth in the back. You buy a $10 ticket at the bar first. I like sleazy places, but I never took to this one for some reason. I think the mandatory two drinks right away puts me off more than I think.

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Bikini Z Island

From Saxbeat

8756 Parthenia Place, North Hills
(818) 894-0661

Z Island is a dump of a bar in North Hills. It's on Parthenia Place, a block north of Parthenia and a block east of Sepulveda Blvd. I had vowed never to return to this place, but I was literally driving by and surprise, surprise, the parking lot was packed! The place had been noticeably fixed up, with lots of tacky day glo paint and a bogus "island" theme. They had a couple of pool tables, and a separate area with private dances!

It was early in the afternoon and nothing was happening, however. They had at least four dancers. All were one-time ravishing beauties, but time has not been kind to them. What Tom Waits would call, "That razor sadness around the eyes... nothing a $100 won't fix."

The dancing was very enthusiastic though. Maybe I was caught off-guard by pit-low expectations, but I had a good time. Since I had all of eight bucks in my pocket though, so I didn't sample a private dance, just a coke and a few dance tips and I bailed out. The sign said private table dances were $15, bikini dances were $10. The stage dancers never took their tops off while I was there, I don't know if that's usual.

There was no DJ, so I didn't get any names. I liked the place. RJ would like the place. The rest of you... I don't know. Maybe if you're feeling more adventurous than horny. The neighborhood around Z Island is unspeakably bad-- maybe not south central bad, but bad for the valley -- i.e., I didn't feel any personal danger, but my car was visibly nervous. Hey, that's why I have insurance, eh? I set my alarm, mounted my Club, and still breathed a sigh of relief to find out my car was okay when I left the bar after 20 minutes. All in the name of science!

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