Thursday Night at the Condor
I'm a few weeks late with this report, so my visit happened before the tragic shooting of the GM of Condor Club. I didn't see him during my visit, but the rest of the staff were fantastic, so I respect him for running a good establishment.
I was in town for a convention, so I decided to stop by the Condor on Thursday night. As I approached the door, an older gentleman (I think he might have been the floor manager?) greeted me, and as soon as he heard I was a convention-goer, he ushered me inside like I was a high roller or something. He didn't bother with any ID check or cover charge, so I don't know how much it usually costs. He just took me inside, gave me the lay of the land, and found me a table I liked. So right off the bat, I had a good feeling about this place.
The main room is a long rectangle, with the entrance on one of the short sides of the rectangle. To the left is a very wide main stage, along one of the long sides, so it makes for a rather shallow space where no seats are terribly far from the stage, giving you a good view from pretty much anywhere. There are several short round tables with short leather chairs scattered around the room, with some wide, stretched out booths lining the outer edge of the room. There weren't any chairs stageside, but the closest tables are so close you could throw a tip on stage if you have good aim. There is a lot of stage tipping, to the point there was a staff member coming out regularly to help the girls sweep up their dollars. No customers were making it rain, exactly, but there were a couple of light showers. No staffers mentioned any kind of drink minimum, so I didn't order any drinks while I was there.
It was more crowded than I expected for a Thursday, with maybe 15 girls and 15-20 customers. The girls were uniformly attractive--I feel like I didn't see anybody below a 7, just a few who weren't really my type. For instance, there was a heavily tatted and pierced girl who was very pretty but wasn't my taste, so I could easily imagine somebody rating her a 9-10 if that's what you're into. Almost all the girls I saw were white, with maybe two AA and two Latinas. Mostly natural bodies, a few boob jobs, but very nicely done. The girls on stage were working hard for their tips. Many of them used the pole, which must have stretched up 12 or 15 feet! A few of the girls would climb practically to the top, but even the girls who weren't acrobats would dance energetically and sensually on stage, giving a little extra attention to the big tippers, but not ignoring the rest of the customers. Girls would occasionally work their way through the crowd, asking if anyone wanted table dances, which were $20, or private dances in the back, which were 3 for $100. Everyone who came by my table was friendly, never bothersome or overly aggressive.
After I had been there maybe an hour, the floor manager came to check in with me, which was surprising and impressive. He asked how I liked the place (I had told him it was my first time at Condor), and asked if any girls had stopped by. He also asked if there were any girls I liked that he could fetch for me, or if I needed a server to come by. He really went above and beyond to make me feel like an appreciated customer.
At midnight, they did a roll call on stage, where they brought all the dancers up to show off their wares and then circulate through the crowd. During this time, they were also doing a discount, where you could get 3 private dances for $60 instead of the usual $100. A cute young brunette with a body like Salma Hayek in her prime stopped by my table, so I immediately grabbed her for some dances. We crossed through a smaller room with a bar and a girl dancing on a tiny satellite stage, and then arrived at the private dance area, a long hallway with several small, curtained off rooms. You pay the cashier in advance, then go to one of the rooms. My dancer got completely nude, but she only allowed very basic two-way touching on her ass and legs. Overall mileage was pretty light, with decent grinding but not much else, but goddamn was she hot. After that I waited to see if they would do the special again, but it must just be a midnight thing. Before I left, I sought out my favorite stage dancer and paid the full $100 for three dances with her. She gave slightly better mileage, with heavier grinding, but no stick shifting or anything like that. But again, very hot--maybe the hottest stripper I've seen this year. So for San Francisco, I thought it was an OK value.
All told, I'll definitely be back to Condor Club the next time I'm in SF. Of course I wish it were higher mileage, but the dancers were beautiful, talented, and engaging, and the club just has a nice relaxed vibe to it. You could get out pretty cheap if you just want to enjoy some eye candy, have a few drinks, and throw a few dollars in stage tips. The private dances are expensive, but not outrageous by local standards. And again, the staff was extremely friendly and courteous--not the main thing I go to strip clubs for, but always a welcome plus.
