Does a Wall Dance count as a Lap Dance?
Came on a Friday night at around 10:40pm. $5 cover and a frisk gets you inside.
Get inside and this place looks more like a regular "bar and lounge" than a strip club, as it has the bar to your left, some seats and tables to your right, and if you look all the way to the back, you'll see those bar and lounge couches... you know what I'm talking about, right?
I ordered a Heineken from the bar, it was $6, max $7 dollar, don't remember exactly because I pregamed and I tip bartenders. I have my drink, sit at a table by myself because unless I see someone absolutely irresistible, I like to be approached in a club. I wasn't approached for well over 30 minutes, which I found strange, but once I was approached, it was by a young thick Latina who could barely speak English. She was one of 8 to 10 Latina ladies sitting at the tables on their phones doing nothing until this interesting moment in time, with maybe four or five more entertaining dues in the lounge couches. Despite barely knowing Spanish, I know what bailar means, so I accepted the dance.
The dance was against a wall closer to the back where the lounge couches were, and it seemed like everyone in the club (dancers and patrons) were all dancing at the same time when during that whole 30 minutes, no one was dancing at all. I actually have no idea if you can just approach a lady prior to this perceived "designated dance time" and get a dance before or after. The dance itself was really good though, and really long... I'm pretty sure we (all) danced for about five songs. However it did feel a bit juvenile... juvenile is probably the wrong word, but like... the ladies are clothed in sexy outfits, but still clothed, and I honestly didn't dare touch anywhere that I felt like would have gotten me kicked out, nor were hands ever invited to touch said forbidden areas. But that grind was a very, very good grind, especially for four or five songs (once again, don't remember because I pregamed).
Five songs done, and this perceived designated dance time is over, and the lady ask for $20. That's it! For four or five songs! I gave her $40 because... well, it was a very, very good grind.
This place seems like you can get more out of it if you speak Spanish. All I know of Spanish is what I learned in grade school and from working in NYC kitchens. Interestingly enough, I'm fairly certain that I was the only person in there that night that doesn't speak Spanish. That said, the price of a wall dance that good is good enough for me (someone who very barely speaks Spanish) to consider going back. Not gonna lie though, I'm not sure I'd recommend the place to non Spanish speakers, but if you speak Spanish or you're willing to use Google translate, it's a definite recommend if you're in the neighborhood. I'll probably go back at least one more time to see how far my muy pequeño Spanish gets me.