Worth a right turn, but not a left.

Porthole Pub

Pompano Beach, FL

I'll never feel comfortable calling anything else a dive. Basics: easy parking, plenty of other businesses in the complex and upstanding citizens going about their business. No cover, no ID check, but they did have…

Booby Trap

Pompano Beach, FL

Basics: Parking fee (the $2 lot is not in the back, it's way off the side; otherwise $5); tip jar next to the do-nothing girl at the front desk; bathroom troll. No ID check. Soft…

AJ's Gentleman's Club

Portland, OR

Layoff not much changed from old Dream On Saloon. In early afternoon, maybe 10 to 12 dancers, equal number of customers. Some custies playing video poker, a few at the bar, others chatting with girls…

Okay, it’s a dive, but it is weird and small so the interactions are interesting. I stop in regularly because it doesn’t have expensive booze, deafening music or hard-sell dancers. It’s easy to see the…

If you’re looking for divey, old Portland, titty bar charm, it’s tough to beat 82nd. It’s a small venue (just one stage) and it’s not exactly filled with amenities. But the drinks are cheap at…

I was in the area of 82nd Strip this last Wednesday afternoon and decided to make a stop. This club is owned by the same person that owns Columbia Strip and Angels. A couple…

Decided to venture out of the ordinary stops and visit a few dive bars Tuesday afternoon, this one was definitely dicey and odd all around. As you walk in the two lap dance booths are…