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25 reviews by mikie27

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

nothing changes - but that's not always bad !

This was my first visit in probably two years since I moved to a southern state in anticipation of retirement, and my visits 'home' have been few and far between. This was during a…

10 mos ago

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

back to type

★★★★★★★3.7/10

I hate when reputations and stereotype prove themselves. I am far from alone in the near-perpetual complaint about the all too predictable stereotypic dancer at Bogart's - too thick ! - and rarely the exception…

4 yrs ago5

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

Thick as before

★★★★★★★★4.7/10

Some things do not seem to change - including the thick build of the vast majority of entertainers here. Yesterday was, if my memory serves me well, my first visit here in close to two…

4 yrs ago1

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

Post-pandemic scouting trip

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

Just returned from a too-long extended winter down South - and will gladly stay put in my home state now till after Christmas. Although I made a few short trips back North to check on…

5 yrs ago4

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

Quick check-in - Reason for optimism !

★★★★★★★★★6.3/10

I'm a longtime customer here - although I post much less often than I visit including in normal (pre-COVID) years. This year is obviously an exception. I hobby (Clubs etc) much much less often. This is…

5 yrs ago2

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

Scouting Trip

★★★★★★★★★6.3/10

Well - like everyone - been thinking of testing the COVID waters (or post-COVID waters, depending on your take on it) in my favorite hobby - it's been way too long - but gotta do…

6 yrs ago

Diamond Dolls

Pompano Beach, FL

Disappointing to put it mildly

★★★★★★★★5.7/10

So - I'm now semi-retired and last week started what will be a series of month-long stays in South Florida separated by a few weeks every once in a while back up North. DD's had…

6 yrs ago1

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

a looker - but lackluster effort

★★★★★★★3.7/10

This is my local neighborhood dive when I am in Michigan, and I get here a couple of times a month when I am up north. General background - written for the benefit of members…

6 yrs ago1

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

Hit and miss

★★★★★★★★4.7/10

The baseball analogies persist for my favorite sport when I am back up North. (Trouble is that Michigan can be as hot and humid for extended stretches as Florida in the summer - another story.) Back…

6 yrs ago

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

sometimes you just strike out again

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

Ok, it's my favorite neighborhood bar. Ok, i've been here so often the past five years I cannot count the number of visits. And yes - there is consensus from anyone who is a regular…

7 yrs ago1

Diamond Dolls

Pompano Beach, FL

Scouting trip - truncated by circumstances - but not over !

★★★★★★★★★6.7/10

It's been quite a while - but back when I split my time between the frozen north and south Florida this was one of my go-to places. Now - that was before I joined this…

7 yrs ago4

The Landing Strip Lounge

Romulus, MI

no GPS today !

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

It has been a long time since I last visited this club, which once upon a time was my go-to local hangout, so I figured that it was time to see whether the turnoffs (basically…

7 yrs ago3

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

"Found time" - but disappointment at my first stop

★★★★★★★3.0/10

I had the gift of "found time" Sunday, and on short notice too, so I scampered out to enjoy a sudden free evening. (For those who don't know the concept: for those of us who are…

7 yrs ago

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

more time with mutual Satisfaction

★★★★★★★★★★8.3/10

Those who know this club know it is hit or miss to find what you are looking for. There can be long droughts and then several visits in a row when the diamond in the…

7 yrs ago

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

avoid Lara (ROB alert)

★★★★★★★3.7/10

I alluded to a negative experience here a while back and promised to share details of really my only bad experience of this sort here. I am finally doing so in this review. I am doing…

7 yrs ago4

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

paydirt !

★★★★★★★★★8.0/10

For those who know the southeast Michigan scene, my occasional reviews describing inconsistency at Bogie's (once upon a time my favorite local place) are no different from what others' experiences here and from what others…

7 yrs ago2

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

why oh why do i go back here ?

★★★★★★★3.0/10

Another wasted night at Bogey's - the place that defines inconsistency. As usual, I often have the opportunity to hit the Clubs only on short notice - and since Bogey's is the closest of these establishments…

7 yrs ago1

Silver Criket Gentlemen's Club

Dearborn, MI

if they would only get away from their regulars...

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

Finally had the chance to pay a mid-evening visit (arrived about 830pm) on a recent Monday (latter part of November). In the past due to circumstances my visits were weekend afternoons or evenings, or weekday late…

7 yrs ago2

Subi's Place

Southgate, MI

finally !

★★★★★★★★★7.0/10

Not my first time at Subi's - so I took the sage advice of several regulars who responded to my earlier post(s) - of this club and of others in the area - in…

7 yrs ago1

Silver Criket Gentlemen's Club

Dearborn, MI

no luck (is this a social trend ?)

★★★★★★★★4.7/10

I decided to give this club another chance. On prior visits I kept running into the same issue - of a preponderance of thick dancers. I'm drawn here because it is the closest to a true…

7 yrs ago2

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

disappointing visit - BUT...

★★★★★★★★5.0/10

(Note to reader: this review is not meant as negatively as I'm sure many will find it. You will see what I mean in a few sentences below.) Well - I can't say I wasn't warned…

7 yrs ago2

Subi's Place

Southgate, MI

too quick a visit - the jury is out - I shall return

★★★★★★★★5.7/10

The quest continues to find a club which I might find comfortable enough to call my new 'home club'. Faithful readers will recall that I decided to ditch my previous haunt because of what one…

8 yrs ago2

Henry the VIII Lounge

Inkster, MI

no luck !

★★★★★★★★4.3/10

The saga continues as I continue to look for a new favorite hangout SC in southeast Michigan. As I stated in my review about 2 months ago of Bogart's around the corner from here, which…

8 yrs ago2

Silver Criket Gentlemen's Club

Dearborn, MI

first visit

★★★★★★★★6.0/10

This was my first visit to the Cricket (also known as the Silver Cricket). I'm a longtime southeast Michigan SC guy going back over 10 years - but my ability to consistently hit these clubs…

8 yrs ago5

Bogarts Lounge

Inkster, MI

My neighborhood club

★★★★★★★★★6.3/10

Bogie's is my local go-to when i know what i want and that i'm - usually - going to reliably get what i want. It is not a snobby high-end expensive shiny snooty place. But…

8 yrs ago1