JR's was one of three clubs...

JR's was one of three clubs my buddy and I hit last weekend when I was visiting him in Newark (East Orange), NJ. Before I comment any further, let me preface my comments with the statement that the majority of our experience with booty clubs is in the south (North Carolina and points south) and the D.C./Maryland area.

With that being stated, I have to say that I, as well as my buddy, was disappointed. It does have a lot of room, but it is a single big stage with a glorified moat. As mentioned previously, the ladies will sometimes get up on the bar and give you a better look, but it appeared to be limited to those patrons who they knew, or had already purchased a couple of lap dances. I, for one, am not a big lap dance fan. I like the show on the stage or side stage and I tip when they are twerking it and making stuff pop, clap, and snap. By the time we got there, about 2:15 AM (8-19-2007), they were definitely not about puttin' it down like I like it. As a matter of fact, I kept hearing "I'm tired" or "I'm bored" from many of the ladies. With a place staying open until 4 AM, one would think that the time of our arrival would have been prime time. Nope. There were not many patrons at all, much to our surprise, especially in light of the sizable crowd that had gathered at the nearby Mickey D's and the parking lot across the street from Mickey D's to just hang out and get their drink on (probably among other things). I guess it is truly a different culture and mind set up there than in the south, when several of the late night clubs (until 4AM or later) don't even get shakin' good until after midnight. At any rate, even though the posted open hours are until 4 AM, they probably should say until 1 or 1:30 AM, because the ladies get there at like 8 or 9PM and are apparently about "done" by 2AM. It also did not help that the one lady that was trying to put on show was interrupted by some fellas that were trying to take video or pictures with their cell phones (a no-no down south). For me to rate the club experience and show higher than a 5, I'd have to lower my expectations. I certainly would have expected a black/latino nude booty club in the Bronx to be full of rump shakers, breaking it off sumthin' proper, but it just was not the case. I'm not so sure if it is worth going back some time in the future, earlier (obviously much earlier)in the evening.

Peace,