The typical Porthole.

Decided to check in at Porthole as I hadn’t been there in a while. Seemed to be as busy as ever when I arrived late one afternoon. Fifteen dancers and a dozen patrons. If you walk in during the daytime, be prepared to give your eyes a minute to adjust.

Porthole Pub is located at the end of a busy strip mall, so the parking is free, but you may need to search a little bit to find a spot. I walked in and was able to grab a seat at the bar, which is one big square and probably seats 20. This used to be a primarily AA club but seemed to have more diversity this afternoon, though the white dancers seemed to be on the older side. You can occasionally run into a really cute AA here, but part of Porthole’s charm is seeing dancers who obviously couldn’t get hired to dance anywhere else. The typical dancer here is in the 4-6 range with the occasional above average outlier desperate for work. You will occasionally find a spinner but more common to see ebony women who are extra endowed both up front and in back. Got a $8 Red Bull, beer at this hour is $4. No cover before 7:00.

One of the plusses here, if you do find someone you like, your money will go far. I’ve been quoted full service from $80 to $200 here, but be sure to clarify if that includes her paying the $5 per song fee to the house. Unfortunately, today I didn’t see anything I was willing to go full service for. I did do a couple of $25 booth dances, as the mileage in the booths is much better than out on the floor. Around once an hour they'll do 2 for 1 booth dances which happens to include a really long intro so it's almost like you get three songs.