I was on the Island for...

I was on the Island for a party last weekend and had some time to kill during the day so I figured I'd stop in and check out the Fox so I could post it's first review. It's a nicely laid out club, large and square with a round sunken level surrounding a large circular stage with two poles and a shower off a short runway to one side. Seating is plentiful around the stage, with a circular bench with small tables behind that, and a row of raised bar seating behind that. There are tables along the North, South and West areas behind those seats and booths along the North and South walls. The bar is on the West wall and there are pool tables in the area to the East behind the seats. Restrooms are behind the pool tables and the gent's was clean. The lighting level was fairly high for a strip club and I didn't see any fancy spotlight crap for blinding the patrons at stageside. Beer selection was good, a pint of pale ale ran me $7 with time and service was fair.

Vancouver Island clubs draw from the Vancouver talent pool and, since they have to pay lodging, they tend not to have as many dancers each week as in Vancouver. The up side to this is you get to see the best talent during the dayshift as well as at night: Tia Marie, Striptease and Beverly Blackburn all put on great sets while I was there, although being the afternoon the waits between sets were fairly long. They advertise private dances during the night, so I didn't get to see if they have any house dancers or if they rely on willing stage talent -- I also didn't see where they'd have any "private" area to perform in. However, it's BC so don't expect much in that department anyway if you go.