From a recent review of "35 Club" in NJ:
"... I know I know - why am I talking about the waitress instead of the strippers? A little bit of venting for sure but also to serve as fair warning. Read on my friends to avoid the pitfalls.
Bored on a Tuesday night and nothing much going so I decided to venture out here. $20 cover on a Tuesday after midnight is crazy, but I was already there so I paid and went in. It's BYOB but that was fine since I was okay sticking with water. Had a really cute stripper approach and help me track down the waitress so I could get a bottle of water. I give the waitress $5 for the water and a $1 tip. She extends her arm out and demands (seriously, she actually demanded) that I give her a bigger tip. I give her a look but give her the extra $1 because what the hell, maybe it's really really good water (only average).
Get back to talking with the cute stripper, grab a dance ($30 for 5 minutes) and hang out for a little bit. Couple of guys who had brought beer were nice enough to give me one and I'm having a decently good time until that point. I go up to the waitress and ask her for singles. I give her $20 and she counts out 16 dollar bills and hands them to me. Then looks me straight in the eye and says - the rest of the $4 is my tip. Dead ass fam. That is what she said. I'm at a loss for words at this point. I've gone to many strip clubs and gotten the hustle from many girls but this was just straight up robbery. Suffice it to say that soured my experience there.
The strippers were all pretty chill and nobody was super pushy. Not too many people so it was a pretty laid back vibe. I stuck around for a little bit longer and tipped at the stage but didn't get any more lap dances. So fair warning - if you go here don't get change from the waitress - go to the door lady or someone else. Otherwise risk that 20% tax ..."


Would've pissed me off - not b/c the $$$ involved, but b/c of the disrespectful attitude - I would have gotten my $$$ even if I had to snatch it from her