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PlayPen - 1998
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
 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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In the process of building up their inventory but some lookers available. | |
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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: 7/2002
Last visit: 7/2008
This restaurant bar in downtown LA now has topless
dancers. The neighborhood is typically industrial downtown. Older building but
nice and cozy atmosphere inside. Some white collar types during the day, but
mostly blue collar types during the day and early evenings. One stage in the
middle of the club with tables and chairs all around the club. The owner of
this club used to be part owner of the Extasy in Northridge.
The club has a gated large parking lot with security cameras and guards to watch over the cars. At night when it is busy, they have valet parking for $3. Enter the club through the front entrance on Olympic and the DJ booth is at the entrance. Unlike most places, I was pleasantly surprised that there is no cover charge to enter. The bar is to the right, the chair dance area is near the front of the club, the stage is in the center of the club with plenty of brass poles (vertical and horizontal) and a ring for the dancers to play with. The stage seats about 30 customers. The bathrooms, kitchen, payphones, ATM machine, change machine and dressing rooms are toward the back of the club.
They serve food, free buffet during happy hour, and full bar with alcohol. On Monday and Tuesdays, there's a $2 Coors and Coors light special, all day and all night. Pool tables, large screen TV, and video games. That's booze, girls and TV! What more do you want?
They now have a dance contest on the last Monday of each month. $300 for first, $200 for second, $100 for third and everybody else gets $20. During the contest, they often hand out FREE Sam's T-shirts to the crowd. Unlike most free strip club T-shirts, these are actually very cool shirts with some funny sayings and logos on them (e.g. got tits?).
There are about 8-25+ dancers during the day and 12-40+ dancers at night. 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) are $10 and 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 more.
This is the place to come if you love hot Latin dancers. Unlike most nude clubs, many of the Latin dancers really dance on stage and work up a sweat. There are plenty to choose from, especially during the day shift. This is a place to come with your buds to drink and play pool while you notice there are dancers there.
Expert Customer Hint:
Although the chair dances can get hot for a topless club, the floater keeps
a close eye on them. For better results and a close up view, try getting a table
dance at one of the booths.
Look for Bridget, Kira, Bella, Misha and Hollywood. Be sure to say hello
to the bartenders Gustavo and Danni.
Update August 2006:
Los Angeles Magazine (August 2006) says Sam's is the best strip club in LA.
If that's not amazing enough, Men's Fitness Magazine (September 2005) says Sam's
is one of the best strip clubs in the nation.
Update July 2008:
Sam's has added about 5 flat screen HDTVs showing sports, and also a wall
sized projection screen for special events like boxing.
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Cozy setting. | |
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Coming back up, "G". | |
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The Score2065 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/
Sun - Wed: 11am - 2am, Thr - Sat: 11am - 4am
Room capacity: 331
Map
Opened: 2/2002 (Grand opening 3/1/2002)
Last review: 4/2002
Last visit: 6/2003
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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Plenty and I predict will get better. | |
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The most friendly nude dancers in LA. | |
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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. You
can bring a free topless dance
coupon and if you pay the full cover charge, you get one free. 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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Normal nude club level. | |
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Higher mileage possible with right choice. |
Spearmint Rhino, Downtown - 2000, 2002
Ultimate 10 Showgirls1501 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
Last review: 5/2006
Last visit: 2/2006
 Photos by Saxbeat |
 Stage view from upstairs VIP balcony. Lights were turned up for photo. |
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Spacious and new. | |
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Not many but friendly. | |
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Friendly for nude club. | |
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VIP balcony upstairs rates even higher. |
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.