Rio Gentlemen's Club
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1457 Hooper Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011, USA*

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Wooly105
Jul 31, 2006, 9:20 AM
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This may not be a typical experience, but in light of the previous reviewer's very negative reports, I would at least like to tell you about mine, which, in general, was pleasant. The main reason I went there was that they had a closed, by invitation only, first birthday party yesterday evening. Since it was a private party, they served some alcoholic drinks, free of charge. They also had some free food, which consisted mainly of some small sandwiches. There was no admission charge, and I was able to self park my car in their garage. I got there almost at the beginning of the party, which was 7 - 11 PM, and there were relatively few customers at that time, but a good number of dancers. One thing I noticed immediatly is that there continuously was a dancer on stage. I thought that that was most likely because of the event, but later was told that this was the normal practice here. The only time they don't have a dancer is during their frequent 2 for 1 specials. I would say this happens about every 1/2 hour, or so. It is always preceeded by a stage walk on of "all" the dancers, although I saw quite a few that didn't participate. The walk on is not used very effectively because the girls walk on and off the stage in a continuous file, with no individual introductions by the DJ. I also had difficulty in hearing the dancer's names when he did introduce them prior to their dance.

The 2 for 1 special applies only to their nude dances, not the topless, or the VIP. Their topless dances are $20.; the totally nude $40, and the VIP, which requires a minimum of 3 totally nude dances. The song lengths are decent, and did seem to vary a lot. Maybe 3 to 4 minutes on average. The quality of the dancers varied quite a bit, as did their lap dances. The stage is quite small, but has comfortable upholstered armchairs, with good lighting. There was a limited amount of contact by some dancers with customers.

Topless dances are done in a very small alcove right on the main floor, just separated by an iron railing. The totally nude dances are done in a long room that again is partitioned off by an iron railing from the main floor, but offers no real privacy. VIP rooms are out of the main room in a couple of rooms that have iron railings and or open curtains. One is very dark, the other has some lighting. I did not see the counter during my one VIP, but that was pretty early in the evening. There seemed to be a very limited amount of lap dancing in general, except during the 2 for 1 specials, when there would be 5 or 6 dancers in there. The range of allowed customer contact varies widely by dancers, with several indicating that "that" was only possible in the VIP area.

I think the friendliest dancer that I encountered was Poppy. There also was Brazil, who has a good size all natural pair. Unfortunatly, the dancer I took to the VIP on the misunderstood belief that the 2 for 1 special also applied in there, was probably the most unattractive dancer there. I don't recall her name, some foreign name, but she can easily be recognized by her relatively advanced age, her blonde hair, and her rock hard oversize boobs. I would rate her as a 3, Poppy a 7, and Brazil an 8. Other names that come to mind, although I can't recall specifics of the quality of their dances, are: Stormy, Naomi, Dianna, Dominique. I think that they were all relatively attractive, maybe 7s.

I might go back one time just to see what a normal night was like, but it would have to be Sunday night in view of the traffic on the 5, and that the club is considerably farther away than my usual haunts.

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