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12147 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood
Exit 170 @ Victory, Right on Victory.
(818) 760-4865
Web site: http://www.vipshowgirls.net/
Sun - Sat: 11am - 2am
Room capacity: 375
Map
Opened: 9/2003 (Grand opening: 10/3/2003)
Last review: 10/2003
Last visit: 10/2003
 VIP is owned by the same people as
Imperial in Anaheim and is the biggest of
their clubs with approximately 9500 square feet of club space. Located
in a large strip mall in North Hollywood, along with Sears, this club features
tons of parking available. The club can be seen from the front (on Victory)
but the entrance is in the back of the building along with the parking lot.
 As you enter, there is a large lobby area
with a cashier behind a counter. The cover is $10 (or free with the Z-VIP) and
one $6 drink (refills are only $2-$3). During the day, the cover is only
$5. In this same area, there is an area with dancer outfits for sale,
and a smoking patio for customers with tables and chairs. There is a separate
smoking patio for dancers accessed from inside the club.
As you enter the club, the large bar is to the left, one of the VIP areas and
the DJ booth are to the right. The huge stage is against the right wall and
is in the center of this main area. The stage is connected at the wall to the
dressing room, which allows the dancers to exit the dressing room directly onto
the stage. There is a ramp onto the stage in the dressing room to comply to
the handicap ordinance, similar to the way Bob's stage
used to be setup.
The dressing room is simply massive. It is about 3 times the size of the
Deja Vu (North Hollywood) dressing room, and about 2
times that of the Silver Reign (Downtown),
which was built by the same builder.
The club features comfortable lounge chairs around small tables, all around
the club. On the left side, past the bar, is a large VIP area for lap
dances. Each chair is separated by a divider. If that's not enough, there
are 2 "celebrity rooms", which are separate VIP rooms that can be used for private
parties.
Currently, the lap dances are $10 bikini, $20 topless, and $40 nude. You can
get any of these dances in the VIP area without paying extra. You can also just
get a bikini dance, right at your table. The DJ was offering 2 for 1 bikini
dances for $10, and the songs were not cut. I found this to be a great way to
"test the waters." I did not try any VIP dances. The $10 bikini dances were
good contact and sensual, but mild. I enjoyed them because of the low pressure
by the dancers.
One of the best features of this club is that there are no "Lady's drinks."
Therefore, as with Imperial Showgirls,
you will not hear the dreaded question, "Buy the lady a drink?" This alone
makes it a good club in my book.
Since this is a new club, there are not yet tons of dancers working. However,
there were enough to cover the customers, which speaks for their location and
heavy advertising. Adult video girls Ruby and Avena Lee were dancing as
house dancers.
All the dancers were very friendly, and one that I did not get a dance from
even gave me a free neck and shoulder massage. Even my friend (who is
a picky guy) thought that was the nicest thing he's seen in a club. As
for me, I've gotten massages before. In fact, another dancer was so friendly,
my friend thought that she was a friend of mine. In truth, I had never
met her before.
The club currently does not take any house money from the dancers, and only
take about 20% from their lap dances. This is very low in the industry
so dancers might want to check this out before it changes.
With the current climate of million dollar upscale clubs, I've gotten used to
seeing them. But, all in all, I like the setup of this place, the lap
prices, and the attitude of the dancers and management.
Update 9/2004:
This club is no longer owned by the family that owns
Imperial Theater.
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Club
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Good location, plenty of parking, near 170 Freeway exit,
upscale gentlemen's club |
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Dancers
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Not bad considering they just opened. Suspect, it will
get much better really soon. |
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Attitude
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Super friendly dancers. |
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Nasty Factor
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Good action but nothing crazy. However, I love the pricing
structure. |
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