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1109 N. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana
3 mi. south of Anaheim Conv. Center
Exit 22 at Harbor, south on Harbor, North of Hazard
(714) 554-0491
Sun - Sat: 11am - 1:45am
Map
Last review: 1998
Last visit: 1/1998
 This club has been remodeled since my last visit many
years ago. It's a small but cozy club with self parking in the rear and a
friendly security guard at the lot. Since there is no cover charge, you can
walk into the club from the back door or the front door. If you enter from
the front, the stage is to your right, and there is a large area to the left
with 4 pool tables. The new DJ booth is next to the bar which is near the
back of the room along with the dressing rooms and bathrooms.
On a normal shift, they will have between 4-11 dancers and 1 or 2
"hostesses" who are basically waitresses. All the dancers all waitress as
well which is a good way to get to talk to the dancer while ordering your
drink. The crowd is mixed but seem to be more blue collar oriented with a
very friendly atmosphere.
There are about 25 micro tables with chairs and mirrors on the walls. The
stage is small and against the wall on the right with a skinny runway going
out of the stage to the left. The DJ now controls the lights and music and
the dancers dance 3 song sets. Since this is a bikini club, there is no 6
foot ABC rule in effect and the dancers come close to the patrons and do
some floor work as well.
 Periodically, all the house dancers go
on stage for a "House Song" (which happens to be... you guessed it,
California Girls) and prance around a bit. Other times, the all the
dancers go on stage for a "Tease Dance" which is where they come off the
stage and do a short tease in front of the customer.
There is a booth type couch to the right of the entrance where the
dancers can do a no contact "chair" dance for $10 per song (dancer keeps
all). The club sometimes has promotional ads in the local newspaper with a
coupon to get free chair dances. This is because there is no cover and the
ABC does not allow clubs to give away drinks. The dancers are doing these
free chair dances for no money so be sure to give them a tip or at least get
another dance for the normal price. It's always nice to tip extra anyway.
Some of the dancers with seniority get paid by the hour to work there.
Although the club is small, the real find here are the girls. The hiring
practice here is excellent. There were only 4 dancers the last time I was
there but all were 7-9+. I think this may be preferable to the
Fritz attitude of "let's just
hire anybody and everybody to fill up the space."
Update 8/1999:
There are now benches in the back for smokers and the stage has been
extended.
Update 9/2004:
This club is now owned by the family that owns
Imperial Theater.
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