sinclair's Review

I made visits to Annie's Saloon on back-to-back nights while staying in Astoria. I went at 20:30 on a Tuesday night and 19:30 on a Wednesday night. There was no cover charge. I parked on the side of US 30 as there didn't appear to be a parking lot for the strip club. Upon walking in, there is a pool table to the right and a bar on the left wall in the midsection of the room. Past the bar in the back is where the stage is located. The stage is at floor level behind a table style tip rail that is about a yard wide and wraps around two sides of the rectangular stage. The stage has a spinning pole and mirrors on the wall behind it.

Sincweisers in bottles were $4. There were a half dozen draft beers available. A pint of Pabst Blue Ribbon was $4. A pint of Widmer Brothers Here was $6. A Red Bull was $5. Jello shots were $5. There was a small kitchen with a limited food menu. Taquitos or a chimichanga were $10. Chicken noodle soup, chili, or clam chowder with jasmine rice were $8. The only staff member was a female bartender. There was no bouncer or DJ. Most of the clientele seemed to be Mexicans.

Each night I went, there were only two dancers working. On Wednesday, there was supposed to be a third dancer, but she didn’t show. Two of the four dancers I saw during my visits were bangable. You are not allowed to touch the dancers at the stage, so you just toss your dollars onto the stage or drop them on the dancer if she lays down on the tipping counter in front of you. All dancers got completely nude during their stage sets. Dancers pick out their own music on a computer, resulting in an eclectic soundtrack that ranged from folk music to $uicideboy$.