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Moonlight Lounge
98 Market St Paterson, NJ 07505
All Around Passaic Co The Same Song...
Since I see there's been some recent interest in this place, I'll post about my recent experiences. Since I guess I have to describe the location, here you go: it's located in the middle of downtown Paterson, so street parking is the only option if you can find some. The joint is a mid-sized rectangle. On the left is the bar w/ stools that runs the length of the place w/ a tiny stage at the end. Halfway down on the right there are 2 tables w/ 1-2 chairs separated by 3 LD booths in the middle that are actually never used for LDs! At the end is the men's bathroom & dancer dressing room. The bartender is a nice Dominican lady & it's rare to find a dancer there who isn't one of her countrywomen! And as opposed to other high mileage spots in Passaic Co, the dancers here tend to be a lil younger, like mid-20s to early 30s. Drinks for customers are $8-10 & for dancers are $10. The small stage means no tip parade. Frankly, the women are only interested in getting you to buy 'em a drink and take 'em to the dressing room, which doubles as the VIP! In terms of talent, this place has been hit or miss since last year, but in recent months it's been mostly miss unfortunately! Nowadays you won't find more than 6-8 dancers & the quality is subpar. On a good night you might find 1-2 lookers & my issue is that I've had all of the best ones & most of 'em stopped dancin there! It's worth poppin your head in there once in a while to check out the talent, but sadly, it's the typical high mileage Passaic Co bar where you'll strike out most of the time.
A Sad Sign of the Times
I've been to this place twice since I saw it had been reviewed for the 1st time this year. There's not much to this bar to describe - the whole place is just 1 medium-sized rectangle. When you walk in a long bar is to your left with a very small, poor excuse for a stage w/ a short pole at the end. As of my 2nd visit, they now have 3 small booths to the right w/ small chairs inside & no doors or curtains - completely open. There are a few tables & chairs on both sides of the booths. The bathrooms are at the opposite end part the stage & tables. Drinks are $5-8. The talent is nothing to write home about & I'm being kind. You wont see more than 6 'dancers' in the place & at least half of 'em will be 40+ y.o., washed up, sloppy broads! On the right night, there will be 2-3 in there late 20s/early 30s, but almost all of them will be plastic from head to toe, if you're into that. And if you don't speak Spanish you'll need to be good w/ G-translate! The worst part about this spot is that in 2 visits I found no indication of extras, which would be the only reason to go there! There was 1 female the 1st time that was decent who I would've had some fun w/ but she there was no place for us to kick it. So contrary to an earlier review, perhaps they stopped doing VIP in the dressing room. And the 2nd time confirmed that b/c they now have those open-air booths, for which I didn't ask the price b/c they're just silly! And for those who have to ask, since there's no real stage, there's no dollar parade. Most of the dancers will be sitting w/ customers, so it's only the trash ones who will occassionally hit up guys who've just walked in for tips. Paterson has seen so much many better days when it comes to high-milage, fresh off the boat Latina spots...
3 yrs ago
Latina Bar
Let me preface by saying that this review is for Cabaret which is down the block from Moonlight. TUSCL shows Cabaret closed so I could not submit a review. It's Friday night and I went back to my precovid stomping grounds. I did the Baby Dolls--Moonlight--Caberet tour on Market/Main. In the past between the 3 clubs you would have a selection of around 50 girls. Girls used to range from 10's to absolute 0's. These clubs would have every shape and size latin girls ranging in age from their early 20's to 60 year old grannies. Actually some of my best times came with mature women with experience. First Baby Dolls is completely gone. There is a new store in its place. Next stop was next door at Moonlight. It's accurately described in other reviews. This night there were six girls working. All Latin and all over 40 plus years of age. Like I said above their age doesn't bother me. I know a lot of sexy mature latin women. However the selection this night was very poor. The best I saw was a borderline 3. I wasn't going to waste any money in here other then buying a $4 corona. As I sat and drank I was approached. I played along like I had some interest. Bar lap dances and groping was happening with my neighbor. As the conversation evolved, I was offered private service in the dressing room. I almost wanted to try it but the entertainer was just too unappealing. As she went away another girl came by and much the same was discussed with the exception that take out service is available for $60 to the house. In the past I would occasionally get take out when I would found a diamond in the rough but there was never a charge from the house. Now there is. So I left and proceeded down the block to my next stop. Good old Cabaret. Home of 25 plus Spanish girls every night. The old Cabaret offered full service in 8 private booths. It was probably the best club in Paterson to get what you came for. None of the clubs in this area are upscale. You come to Market and Main to get layed. If you want an upscale you came to the wrong area. But it served it's purpose very well in the past. Ok now finally to this clubs review. Cabaret is now known as Latina Bar. The club is identical to the old Cabaret in its appearance. As I approached the club outside, I met my old friend Steve the security guard. This guy has been around these parts for a very long time. As I caught up with Steve a van full of girls arrived. Its was around 11pm. For those who don't know, most of the girls who work in the area are from NY. A van picks them up from parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx. As they started rolling in, I got a great look at the selection. I was very interested in a few just by looking at them with their clothes on. I was starting to get excited about entering. As I'm still talking to Steve he warns me that things are not like they were in the past. First there is a new owner. Secondly the club got raided last week. Third the owner is hands on and is there every night. As excited as I was a minute ago, my hopes were rapidly diminishing. So I say so long to Steve and enter. There is no cover charge like all the clubs mentioned above. The club is exactly like it was precovid. The bar and lap dance booths are exactly like they used to be. Now I saying to myself I want to try one of those hot girls I saw from the van in the lap dance booth. As I enter there were 6 girls working and about 10 more from the van that were getting dressed. There was one girl who immediately came up to me. Here name was Alda. She was a dark Venezolana. Her face was about a 5 but her ass was off the charts. So I buy her a drink and get a bar lap dance, which is a few bucks every few minutes. Now I see some of the van girls starting to work. The selection was very good. I was happy so far. One thing to mention is I used to come to this club a lot and many girls I would recognize. This night I did not recognize any of the girls from the precovid days. They have all new girls. Back to Alda... So she is giving me a massage at the bar and I'm groping her unreal ass, she says let's go private (in Spanish). It's $40. I didn't even inquire what $40 gets you. Im ready to to go "Cabarat" on her round phat ass. So I eagerly agree. In the past at Cabaret you would pay a man in a booth and enter a booth with a curtain and be given a condom and anything would happen inside between two consenting adults. So I sit down and she starts grinding. I asked about the condom (I always play it safe) and she says you can't do that any more. I can touch her and vice versa but you can't remove clothing. All that was available was intense grinding. That's a big departure from the past. Now I'm hit with the $40 is per song. In the past I would get full service for $150-$200. So I get another dance and try to grind away to happiness but I couldn't get there. My night came crashing down. As I went back to the bar there were other fine asses and after getting a few bar dances all were pretty much in agreement, a lap dance is all you can get here. Gone are the wild days before covid. On the bright side, Paterson just fired it's police commissioner and maybe the new one will be a little more "mafia" friendly. As long as there are closed private booths for lap dances then there is hope. So overall I will not come back any time soon and get my dreams crushed again. I'll take some time off from Paterson and stick with Bridgeport. I'll try again in a few months and advise if the wild wild west returned.
Bottom of the barrel Dominicans
You walk in and there is a security guy outside because let's be honest, the neighborhood is shady. I parked across the street about a half a block down and walked over. Inside there is a small neighborhood type bar on your left with seating for about 10 persons. The bartender is behind the bar and there is a camera near the front window facing inwards in which her boss is monitoring everything from a remote location. This is a bit creepy but to be expected in a place like this. There are a total of 3 dancers plus the bartender. All of the women are Afro Dominican and none of them is good looking. One is in her 30's one is in her 40's and one is in her 50's. Upon entering the oldest and frankly ugliest of the three immediately comes and tries to sit with me. I don't want to be rude so I tell her that I am waiting for another girl and she leaves me alone thank God. I order a beer which I believe was $6 The bartender then asks me if I am going to do any dances tonight because apparently you pay the bartender for that. I then go to the bathroom which is in the rear of the building down a narrow hall. In the bathroom there is a single toilet and there is some graffiti in the bathroom, something I hadn't seen in years. Coming out of the bathroom there are a couple of chairs and two tables to your left were the lap dance booths used to be. For those of you who have been here and think that dances are no longer available you are mistaken they are still available it is just different because the booths are gone. Now I will delve into a historical comparison, the last time I was here was about 6 years ago, the booths were up and running and I received FS for a total of $.7 at the time the girl had wanted and asked me for $1.0 but I told her I can just walk over to Cabaret around the corner and they do FS for $.6 so she agreed to $.7 total FS. I remember it was mostly standing with her bent over, it was fun and the girl at the time was a Brazilian. So back to the present and these Dominican bitches. The second one now comes up to me and starts grinding on me. She is giving me the Jersey Handshake and asks me for a drink, I agree to buy her a shot for $10,she then let's me know that everything is available as far as extras. Apparently, although the booths are gone these skanks just take you into the women's bathroom/dressing room area and have their way with you in there. You pay the house $1.4 all included. Now remember this is the second of the 3 Dominicans and I am still hoping to see the youngest and quite honestly the only one that is not beastly looking. So after a while I thank her and send her away, I am glad I did. At that moment before I could approach the youngest dancer some guy came and took her to the back. I was out of luck. But on the bright side I left with a wallet full of cash. The entire time I was there the girls did not attempt any dancing of any kind, so in conclusion. There was literally no entertainment value whatsoever. If you want FS from some ugly looking Dominican chicks for $1.4 then this is the place for you. But let's be honest, this neighborhood has a 24 Korean massage parlor where for $1.6 you get a clean looking and much younger Korean girl for an entire hour and not only will you get FS but they throw in a massage and a shower. So, in the end I cannot recommend this place. Perhaps I will return in another 6 years.
Return to Market Street
Had stopped by the Hitching Post first to see if the dancer Carolina who used to work days, was the same one working the night shift but did not see her there. Did not stay long before deciding to take the short drive to Market Street to see the status of the bars there. First drove passed Cabaret which was closed. Circled the block and found a parking space opposite the Moonlight Lounge which looked open. Was immediately greeted when getting out of my car by a homeless person telling me he has no money to eat. I gave him a handful of change. There was a security guard outside Moonlight, who I recognized from working outside Cabaret. He said Cabaret will be reopening along with Baby Dolls which is right next to Moonlight. He said Baby Dolls was sold and will be under new management but did not say when it would open. Walked into Moonlight around 9:30. Bar usually opens at 9. Was surprised at the upgrades they had made. As a previous reviewer had mentioned the bar countertops were all new. There were no seats at the bar, just small tables throughout the bar. The bartender Rosa was there before the Covid shutdown. The bar seats were supposed to return on May 19. The place looked much cleaner. I ordered a water for $5. The lap dance booths on the opposite side of the bar had been removed. Whether this is permanent or not I do not know. Moonlight, Baby Dolls and Cabaret were all busted for prostitution before Covid hit. As far as the dancers here, there was none when I entered and only one other customer. Finally, 2 dancers came out of the dressing room. One was in her 40's and out of shape and fortunately she headed to the other customer. The other dancer was Columbian, maybe in her early 30's with implants on top and on the bottom, but had a pretty face. I bought her a shot for $10. Tipped some dollars as she rubbed up against me but left after 30 minutes.As I was leaving, another dancer was entering ( older and unattractive ) Will return in a month to see whether the other bars have opened.
4 yrs ago
Boring
I was a frequent visiter of the Paterson clubs around Market St and Main St, Moonlight, Baby Dolls and Cabaret. Yes those clubs are seedy and provide no ambiance but I don't go there for that. These clubs have all been closed since the start of Covid. Prior to Covid they where a spot for older Latinas and Black women to strut their stuff past their prime. They all had private booths that allowed you to to whatever you wanted and take out was always available. Prices were around $100 for 15-20 minutes of whatever you wanted. So I decided to go to Paterson and see for m myself what was going on. Baby Dolls and Cabaret were still closed but Moonlight opened the day before. For those who don't know, Moonlight is a small club with stools at the bar and three private dance booths. The club is old and in bad shape prior to Covid. The new Moonlight is much different. They layout is mostly the same with new counter tops. The big big big difference is they removed the private dance booths which was a huge disappointment. Instead they put three tables in the area instead. On this Saturday night that I visited they only had two girls working. They were both 30 year old Latinas but I would rank them about 3 or 4's. Even though they used to have much older women working before, occasionally there were some 8 or 9' that were in there 40's. Anyway there are no more private dances. Take is still available if they have enough girls working on a particular night. The Corona was either $4 or 5$, I can't remember if the $5 included a dollar tip. One of the girls came around and explained that all they can basically do is play with you and your seat. BORING!!!. I tipped here $2 and went over to 5th Ave where the club is much like Moonlight used to be except 5th Ave has the ugliest older women I have ever seen. I will pass by in another two weeks and see if things have improved.
still in business
Drove down to Market Street Monday night for first time in months. Was curious to know if Baby Dolls was still open since raid in late November. Place was closed, but security for Moonlight Lounge said they are still open. He said they are closed on Monday's. It used to be they were closed on Sunday's. Being already down there, I decided to check out the Moonlight Lounge next door. Music was loud enough to damage your hearing. There were about 6 customers there at 10:30 and 3 dancers. Two of the dancers were at least in their 40's and the third was much younger but on the heavy side. All had big natural tits. There is a television at each end of the bar. No longer any dancing in this place. One of the middle aged dancers sat down next to me at bar and ordered a beer. They charged me $10 for it. ( was not even the regular size ) Besides the fact the dancer( who was Dominican ) did not speak English, you would not be able to hold a conversation if she did due to the music blasting. Ended up paying $20 for a lap dance. That $20 goes to the bar and then you negotiate with the dancer for extras. They have a few lap dance cubicles opposite the bar against the wall. Dark curtain for privacy. Had her first pull out those mammoth tits for me to suck on. ( Had to be at least a D cup. ) She proceeded to pull out a condom and started sucking before finishing with full service. Was probably in there 15 minutes. Ended up tipping her $80. After finishing up in their , I left. Will probably return to Market street soon to check out if there have been any changes made in Baby Dolls since the raid.
6 yrs ago
Did the trick
Came here after having to duck out of Xscape next door. Xscape was jus dead and nothing seemed like it was gonna go my way. So I left and came next door to Moonlight. I was going to go to Cabaret’s originally but lucky for me this was open. It was a small bar. Bar was on the left side of the room and the other half was jus open space against the wall for standing. No seats only at the bar. The spot wasn’t packed but it wasn’t empty either. I went up to the bar and ordered a beer. Price wasn’t bad, $5 for a corona. The bar would’ve been a bit cramped if I sat there so decide to stand in the back against the wall to better scope out the talent. At this point I already knew why I was there so I might as well get it and go. Only saw three dancers there. One was talkin to someone and the other two at the end of the line of the bar talking to each other. They all seemed like the typical girls you find at spot like this. Older, thick and stacked Hispanic women that definitely know how to show you a good time. None were ugly but just no pretty young faces. Either way I didn’t care too much. By the time I finished my beer I already decided who to go with. Never got her name but she was blonde or atleast a wig and had this light coffee complexion that made her stand out. That and her tits. They were attention grabbers. I talked her up and we went to the back rooms. I thought they would’ve been in the back but they were in the bar area, these two doors at the end of the wall side. They were decent not too dark. Decided on some mouth action to be quick. She told me 60 which seemed fine. I was feelin her up and suckin on some tits before I knew it she was on her knees cappin me up letting me hit the tonsils. I came. I saw. I conquered. An unexpected hole in the wall type bar but def did the trick. Would come back on another off nite...

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