Sunday Afternoon at Dirty's
So. I was in town for a Sunday and had just an afternoon. My original plan was to get a rental car and drive down to Tucson as I had a marvelous time at Raider's Reef the last time I was there. Unfortunately, the freeway construction going on all over the southern aspect of Phoenix made me rethink my original plan. After doing a little research, it seemed like Dirty's might be a fun trip (I had been to Sugar, Bourbon Street and Bandaids in the past and was sort of underwhelmed by them).
Dirty's is more on the west side of Phoenix but wasn't difficult to find with the GPS and the parking lot was large and free. I received a cursory pat down but they didn't scan my I'd and there wasn't a cover for me. I wasn't drinking but bought a water that I think was $5 with tip. Walking in there is a stage on the left side, the bar in on the right side. The restrooms and the lap dance rooms are to the right near the front and the restroom was clean with no attendant. There were several small tables with chairs in between the bar and the stage and also to the back and then a bunch of chairs and table up against the back wall (far across the room from where you entered from the parking lot).
There were probably 6-8 dancers and probably about 12 patrons there when I was there. Given that it was Sunday afternoon, there seemed to be a very "chill" vibe and really no pressure to get dances. There really wasn't much of a tip parade either (and no one was really tipping much anyway). I sort of felt bad for the stage dancers -- they would do their show, most of the patrons were at the bar or away from the stage and they would finish and make the rounds. Dances in the main room are $10. I met Paola, Selena, Veronica and Phoenix (yes, that really was her show name) and they all seemed fine with just chatting for awhile -- this is a refreshing change from my other experiences in the other Phoenix clubs. I did get main room dances from all and the quality of those main room dances varied. Selena was quite sensual and she enticed me to go back for the 4/$100 VIP special and it was quite special. I had a delightful time (although truth be told, it wasn't as wild as my Raider's Reef trip of the past). Still, I think I would give Dirty's a nod over the other Phoenix clubs I mentioned above due to the low pressure, chill vibe and the welcome attitudes of the dancers. I didn't feel "hustled" at all and that made for a nice time.
Hope this review helps.
LD.
Got "hustled" at the Hi-Liter
So, I have had several trips out of Phoenix. I had always circled this club as one I wanted to visit -- especially when the VIP lap dance booths were turned the other way. As I am to understand it, a very good time could be had (with the right girl) back with the previous booth configuration -- presently, not so much so. So I never ventured in until this last trip and so I said, "what the hell. . . . ".
And I was VERY impressed by the quality of the dancers. I can totally see why the Hi-Liter has such a good reputation. I don't this this is a total "7-up" joint but on this Sunday evening there were 25-35 dancers and I would say that the vast majority were at least "7's" -- and there were multiple body types for nearly all desires. The place was quite packed even for an early evening. There was a $10 cover charge and I think my water was also $10 (with tip). But the hustle vibe is really extreme here. The music was loud and the dancers would stop by and ask if you wanted a dance. I believe the dance price in the main room is $10 but you need to ask before they start -- some of the more aggressive dancers (and I think they were Cuban if I'm not mistaken) were saying that the dances were $20 each. There were lots of dancers just hanging out with others on their phones and if you didn't take a dance, they'd move on and sit and look at their phones. Other many hot dancers were with customers (their regulars?) and just talking, not dancing and not circulating so that was a little disappointing but so it goes sometimes when you're just visiting from out of town.
The dances in the main room DID seem to be a pretty good grind and at $10 per, that's not too bad. The songs did seem a little short but I didn't think to time the length of them. Having just come from Dirty's where the hustle factor was very low, I did not really enjoy the vibe at the Hi-Liter. I did have a couple of dancers who did stop, sit and chat for a little while, and tried to establish some rapport. One was Maya and another was Scorpio. I got a few dances in the main room with each of them that were nice but nothing spectacular. Neither of them pushed the VIP very hard and I didn't ask for them to go. I could see into the VIP room with the booths and the dancers performing there did seem to be pretty good grinds but I could also see why many have bemoaned the diminished milage in VIP. I think that VIP was quoted at $40/ song (and as I mentioned, the songs seemed short).
All in all, it's a very nice club physically speaking and the attractiveness of the dancers is also quite high. The hustle factor was a turn off for me and I don't think I'll probably return on my next trip to Phoenix.
Hope this review helps.
LD.