PortHole Pub

So, as a diligent TUSCL'er, I've been keeping up with reviews of this club and hadn't stopped by recently due to the changes that had been noted. I found myself in the area and in the mood for a change of scenery, so I decided to come in and see for myself. I genuinely had a good time and am actually looking forward to going back.

There's solid descriptions of the interior of you go back far enough, so if that is important to you go back a few pages. Quickly, its in a shopping center that's busy during the day, but mostly empty at night. It's not in the best area and there's been a number of violent incidents late at night that ultimately resulted in them having to close down at 2am instead of 4am. I suspect those incidents are also driving the changes at night. Before 7pm ish, there's no charge to park or enter. After 7pm they charge 2-5 bucks to park depending on the day and if you park in a coned off area or not. During the day, there's no cover. Around the same 7pm time they start charging a $5 cover during the week and $10 on Fri/Sat. Inside, there's a bar that occupies the right half of the club, with an additional row of hi-top chars along a the wall on one side. The left half of the club houses a modest sized stage with no tip rail but easy access for walk up tipping. There's a booth and a few cramped tables on either side of the stage. During the day, its rarely busy but most of the bar seats are taken. I haven't been there at night, but before all the changes it would get pretty crowded after 12 and usually straight up packed after 2 when everything else closed. There's no food during the day, at night there's a dude with a hotdog stand type thing who passes out menu's. I've never eaten it and don't see that changing. The bathroom usually has an attendant. The dance booths are smallish cubicles that can serve two couples with a divider between the two and a curtain separating them from the main floor. Privacy isn't really an issue for all but the most shy folks, but space can be. There's also a "Champagne room" with is slightly larger than the dance booths and is usually good for one couple at a time, although I have seen them put two couples in there when the other booths fill up during 2-4-1 times. In terms of cleanliness, I don't have any issues with it. It's not the Ritz and I wouldn't put it to a blacklight test or eat off the floor, but I don't feel dirty being in there. As far as the atmosphere goes, its a pretty laid back place. There's no fancy lighting, the DJ plays songs a bit over 3 mins and generally just announces the girls and specials without yapping the whole time. Music is usually hip-hop, with occasional classic rock for the older white girls.

Drinks are priced pretty cheaply during happy hour, $3 domestics and wells, $5-7 call liquors, and the few top shelf selections they have vary in price. At night, prices go up a couple bucks. I've never seen a daytime waitress, but they sometimes have one at night. Bar service is usually good, I tell the bartender what I want the first time and when I want another she usually sees me coming and has it ready before I get my wallet out. The bartenders are generally cute and friendly too. There's always a floor manager type around too, he monitors who goes in the dance booths and collects the clubs cut from the girls on the way out. Some of them can be a little nosey in the booths, but for the most part its just one or two who'll do that, presumably to get tips from either the customer or girls. I never tip them, I just leave when I see it happening. Dance prices are $10 for tableside dances, $25 for lap dances, and $100 for 30 minutes in the room + whatever the girl wants. I've never done the room, so I can't provide any insight into what's typical. Given the going rates in the area & this club's place in the market, I'd guess $100-150 for the girl. Table dances are generally decent mileage, although a lot of girls don't bother with them. The club runs periodic 2-4-$25 dances during the day, I hear at night its been moved to 2-4-$30 with the club getting $10 of the 30.