Riviera Gentleman's Club
34-48 Steinway St Astoria, NY 11101

When you walk into this club,...

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jack0505
Oct 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
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Visited: Saturday Evening

When you walk into this club, they are insane with the security. You have to go through a metal detector and clear everything from your pockets before you go through. The security guys give a head-to-toe pat down, too. This club's not in a bad area, so I'm not sure why this is done. Maybe past issues led to the high security. Aside from that, it's a $20 charge for cover and then $3 to check your coat. Club itself is nice. Bar surrounds the main stage. It's a full bar. There's some seating, but some of it's reserved for table service it seems. There's a back bar that is a little quieter and some seating that can be a good place to chat with the dancers if you are interested in that. Dancers only get topless, but they will come down from the stage and be around the bar for getting tips and will sometimes allow a little touching. One odd thing is you can smoke inside this club, I thought that that was banned in NYC, but apparently not.

The club itself had at least 25 strippers. Some would approach and push for dances, some appeared to be with regulars. The dances here are overpriced: $30 for just a topless dance, though it is in a semi-private booth. In Manhattan, topless dances are only $20 at some of the clubs, and you get slightly better quality strippers. Depending on the dancer, you may be able to get a good grind without taking a private dance for tips. Lots of Latina dancers here - over 75% of the dancers seemed Latina, so if you're into Latinas this is a great place. Otherwise, a couple Asians, a couple whites, and a couple black. There is everything from petite to big booty / breasts strippers, so you can probably find the body type you are looking for.

I took one dancer for a private dance and the experience was very good. Great mileage and touching allowed anywhere except between her legs. On this trip, the bouncers aren't watching the cameras that are in the semi-private rooms, they only would look at them to see what room was open when someone went to buy a dance. Not sure if that's typical or not. Overall, a good experience, though pricey. I'd consider returning.

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