Frommer's Las Vegas 2004

STRIP CLUBS 275
that here you can actually hear yourself think, and also, the girls sometimes wear
more clothes than at Rain. And it’s also more friendly and less attitudinal. Expect
three stages in a bridge shape (including one where gawkers who paid for the privilege
can watch the action from below, thanks to a glass floor), and a fourth in a
separate, and still large, room, with several poles and strippers all working it at the
same time. Giant video screens occasionally act as a Jumbotron for the action on
the other side of the cavernous room. Upstairs are incredibly posh and incredibly
expensive rooms for wealthy sports and movie figures to utilize. Lap dances are
$20. Open 24 hours. 3025 S. Industrial & 702/796-0000. Topless. Cover $20 after 6pm.
Spearmint Rhino Did you know that even strip bars come in chains? They do,
and this is a familiar brand to those in the know, or who read billboards close to
airports. The runway (where some of the dancers get a little personal with each
other) is actually in a separate back area, so it is possible to have a drink at the front
(where there are many TVs and other manly accoutrements) and never see a naked
girl (save for the smaller stage and pole nearby). On a busy night, it’s crammed
with grown-up frat boys enjoying a clubby space. There can be a veritable factory
assembly line of lap dances during these busy periods, which frankly, seems the
opposite of a turn-on to us. Unescorted women should also note that while nominally
they are permitted, lately it seems that they might also be taken for hookers
and turned away from the door (lest they come inside and lure customers away).
Lap dances are $20. Open 24 hours. 3444 Highland Dr. & 702/796-3600. Unescorted
women allowed. Topless. Cover $10.
Strip Tease Cabaret This club has been redone to eliminate the rather disturbing
“fantasy rooms” (where lap dances could occur in private), replacing
them with a generic “classy” gentlemen’s-club look, all shiny runways and stages
(three total, plus the “shower” stage, where periodically two girls will soap each
other up). One of the bouncers was in the recent Ocean’s Eleven as a thug menacing
George Clooney. With live deejays and girls far more interested in working
the lap-dance angle than dancing, it’s a fine safe first-time strip-bar experience,
but not one to make you see what all the fuss is about. Lap dances are $20 and
up. Courtesy limo pickup. Open daily from 11am to 6am. 3750 S. Valley View Blvd.
& 702/253-1555. Unescorted women allowed, couples encouraged. Topless. Cover $7–$12.