Intro: Living on the east coast,...

Intro: Living on the east coast, I rarely get to California, so when I travel and have free time, I try to make the most of it. This was my first-ever trip to clubs in the COI area, and over three days I visited Bare N Legal, Tropical Lei, Synn, Paradise Showgirls, Spearmint Rhino, DejaVu Showgirls, and Bare Elegance (in Hawthorne). See individual reviews for details from the perspective of a non-local.

I visited BNL on a Saturday night from 8:30-9:30 as a warm-up to a trip to Tropical Lei. Parking was free, and plentiful at this hour. The door guy was a real Neanderthal and was not welcoming at all. Cover was $20, which included free (non-alcoholic) drinks.

There were about 8 girls on duty, a nice mix of body types and ethnicities. If I recall correctly, dances were $20 topless, and full nude dances in the VIP were $75 for 15 minutes. I really liked the VIP set-up, which was comfortable and totally private behind a thick, dark, ceiling-to-floor curtain. I did 15 VHM minutes with C-------, and though it was hard to resist her offers of extra fun for an additional fee, I was saving my funds in hope for more at Tropical Lei later. At the end of our time, I heard the bouncer say, "C------, you are done." Other than that, we had no interruptions. I believe C------ was up for anything, and I would definitely repeat with her. She told me she used to work at Tropical Lei, and when I told her I was headed there, she gave me advice on which girls to choose and which to avoid. She's definitely a keeper. I would definitely return.