Stars, Bend 4-21-17 visit.
I've visited this club many times over the years, primarily because there is no other choice in Central Oregon. Older building with run down exterior and dated interior. It is kept very clean indoors. Hours start at 11:00a.m. Mon-Sat and 4:00p.m. Sun. Video gaming is available. Two different areas for private dances, one more private than the other, but cameras everywhere. Shower show area, but I've never seen anyone use it. Numerous TV screens around the main area of the club, usually running various sports shows. Pretty good liquor, tap and bottle beer selection at reasonable prices. Food in the evening is outstanding. They have a chef, who just completed culinary school, and he is amazing. Cover charge starting early evening is a bit stiff. I want to say it was $6-$8 maybe based on the day, but would have to confirm. Bar staff and cocktail waitresses are very friendly and talkative. Music is combination auto DJ and live DJ and usually very good selection of songs that aren't abbreviated.
Now for the entertainment. I normally go early afternoons. This is where this club is severely lacking. Frequently have been greeted with an empty club and the bartender with not a single dancer to be found. Sometimes one girl at 2:00p.m. and maybe one or two more showing up at 4:00p.m. It's pretty remarkable how few new faces ever appear in the afternoon. Same faces for years, with a couple in there forties and fifties, nice and friendly, but come on, this is supposed to be a strip club. Private dances run $25 in the area near the DJ booth and $45 in the back. I've asked about mileage a couple of times and the dancers admit there is really not much of a difference with the exception of maybe a little boob rubbing on your face. Touching is not permitted except for arms and thighs down. As mentioned before, cameras everywhere and in the evening, bouncers hover over the private dance area. Depending on the dancer, maybe a brush of the leg against your lap, but that's about it. I remember talking to a guy visiting from PDX, who has a lot of club experience, and he said the Stars in Bend is the most conservative club in Oregon. Evenings offer more dancers and the quality goes up, but the mileage doesn't change. Also, confirm the price of a private dance as I've personally been upsold on more than one occasion. I'm not exactly sure why, I believe Bend is pretty conservative in a lot of ways and they have to be careful for fear of LE repercussions. The Fan in Redmond, when it was open, was a lot more liberal. For that matter, the Salem Stars has more contact, but still not as much as some of the Portland clubs have to over. Would love to see another club come to Central Oregon, but outside of Deschutes County. All you guys on the west side of the Cascades, thank your lucky Stars!