Quality of Dances (14/20) – Just like at the other big City of Industry clubs, the lap dances are very nice with full two-way contact and enough of a grind to help the girls segue into their VIP sales pitch. Back there, different girls have different limits (one was apologetic for only offering to lend a helping hand even though I hadn’t indicated that I wanted anything more than a lap dance), but you should be able to find someone who is willing to do whatever it is that you’re looking to have done. It won’t be cheap and there will be some upsell if you agree to go to the VIP before you clearly agree to specific services for a specific amount of money, but that’s true everyone and isn’t nearly as bad here as it is at the Spearmint Rhino.
Quality of Dancers (5.5/10) – A lot of these ladies are a little rough around the edges. Most of them are passable but unspectacular and a few are just sloppy, but I’ve seen at least one stunner and a few pretty good girls during each of my visits. As long as you’re patient, you shouldn’t have a major problem finding a few girls who are more than worthy of your dance money.
Number of Dancers (8/10) – For a fairly small club, they have a ton of dancers, with more than two dozen lining up for the 2-4-1 cattle calls. Unfortunately, that’s the only time that you’ll see them all since a large percentage of them is either in the dressing room or off giving dances, but there are still more than enough to choose from.
Variety of Dancers (5/5) – I couldn’t ask for any more from a club. During my first night there I saw Asian chicks, white chicks, black chicks, Latina chicks, young chicks, old chicks, skinny chicks, chubby chicks and possibly even a chick who was born with a dick. I can’t confirm that last one though.
Attitudes (4/10) – The girls rarely sit with guys to chat and the “wannadance?” routine can get old quickly, but most of them are pretty friendly once you do get dances. Plus, the attitudes are significantly less important here than they are at any other club (other than a few other CA Deja Vu location), because they have no way to rip you off during the dances. For the dances, you have to insert your money into a machine that counts down until the money is gone, then the light changes red and your dance is over. If it’s a 2-4-1 or some other kind of special, the machine calculates that, so the girls couldn’t miscount dances if they tried. Of course, they could still give shitty dances or not deliver on promised services, but that hasn’t been my experience at all.
Value (8/10) – The $20 cover is steep, but sodas are free, no one tries to get you to buy sodas for girls and the stage value is excellent. Shelby, in particular, put on the best stage show I’ve ever seen, with a nice mix of pole acrobatics, floor work and crowd interaction. Even the pole cleaning routine is turned into a fun little production with the waitresses wearing sexy maid outfits and parading around while wiping it down. More importantly, though, dances are an excellent value. The topless version is only $10 each, but since I only had $20s, I just put them into the machine and it calculated the time for me. If you’re looking for nude dances they’re $40 for some amount of time that’s longer than one song, but I couldn’t get a straight answer from anyone about how long they are. VIP sessions are $150 for a half hour plus whatever you negotiate with the girls for specific services. At those rates, everything is a decent deal anyway, but it’s even better if you wait for specials and/or go on the right night, since VIPs are only $100 on Thursdays, dances are 10% longer on Sundays and topless dances are frequently discounted to 3-for-$20.
Club Setup (4/10) – The club is nice enough, but the circle of chairs lined up around the room is a little awkward. There are at least a few benches in the back of the club, but there still aren’t enough seats for weekend nights. The stage does allow for some good shows, though, since the two tall poles are able to rotate, allowing some of the more skilled girls to do some very impressive tricks. The other thing that I like about the club is that they have a rain making machine that will rain down 19 ones over the stage for every $20 that you enter. It’s gimmicky, but it’s a fun gimmick, and the girl gets the same out of money that she’d get if you got your ones at the bar since you’d tip a dollar for that anyway. Unfortunately, the machine was out of order when I was there, but hopefully that was just a temporary problem. If you’re really curious to try it, the one at the North Hollywood Deja Vu was working, though it’s honestly not cool enough to justify the drive.
Dance Setup (5.5/10) – You’ll get your own booth for the topless dances, but you should know that these are much smaller than the average lap dance booth. That’s both a good and a bad thing though. On the bright side, the walls of the booth are so close to you that no one can really see what you’re up to, but the downside is that big guys might be uncomfortable and no guys will be able to spread their legs to the optimal angle for a proper grind. The VIP area is much more private, especially in the last room, since the only opening to the large cubicle areas can be blocked with moveable fake trees. The couches desperately need to be replaced, but they’re comfortable enough for whatever activities you want to do back there. The dance counting machines are in the VIP area as well as the regular lap dance area, so you can monitor the countdown timer. It’s based on dollars and cents rather than minutes, but it doesn’t take long to figure out roughly how much time you have left.
Atmosphere (4/10) – This is another California club that decided that bottomless ladies add more to a strip club experience than booze. I can’t say that I agree, but there is at least a bar next door where you can down a few beers before heading into the club. As for the club itself, the seating arrangement makes it less than ideal for large groups and the crowd can be a little rough, but the music is a decent mix of rap and dubstep and, even though he’s incomprehensible, the DJ isn’t too obnoxious. Overall, but this is a fairly comfortable place to hang out and has as much of a party vibe as an alcohol-free club can have.
Location (3/5) – The City of Industry isn’t particularly close to anything and there aren’t many hotels in the area, but since you’ll be stone cold sober, it’s not a big deal if you have to drive a half hour to get home, and these clubs are worth the drive. Deja Vu is only a few minutes away from the very nice Spearmint Rhino and the solid Synn, so the location is perfect for making a night out of hitting the clubs.
Overall - The City of Industry Deja Vu is my favorite of the clubs that I've been to in California and my favorite of the half dozen Deja Vu clubs that I've been to. The girls aren't as consistently hot as at the Spearmint Rhino or Synn, but this would be my first stop of the night to see if you can find a girl to your liking for less money than you'd spend at the other places.
RAW SCORE = 61
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The talent at this place is usually pretty rough, I've been there a couple of times to check it out but there are a few diamonds in the rough. $20 for a cover isn't too bad, most places out here are in that area, but they always get you on the Sodas. Flamingo Showgirls
ReplyDeleteis like that, but it's at least in Anaheim so there is something around it. Another one you should check out the next time you're in So Cal is the Venetian.