Ry P.
Yelp
According to yelp, 5 stars = "Woohoo! As good as it gets!"
I took a solo vacation to Portland and was taken to Devils Point to pop my strip club cherry. It was quiet and the complete opposite of disappointing. Again, I have never been to a strip club or ever thought I would step inside one and it truly was a good-as-it-gets experience for me! The dancers were friendly, attractive, talented dancers, strong and great performers. Wednesday was my favorite dancer - super nice, talented, funny (has some jokes to tell too!), cute - and it was a delight to meet her. I had a private dance with her and she was respectful of my comfort level with is more than appreciated.
Lisa, the bartender, was fantastic. Lisa has a great personality and makes you feel welcome the moment you step inside.
Both Lisa and Wednesday recommended I come back to check out Stripperaoke the following night.....so I did. Wow. It was packed and lively. I was unsure what to expect, but it was so much fun! A patron can sign up to sing onstage while the dancer does her thing. Not everyone is a rock star, but there were a few patrons with great vocals. It was sexy, fun and at some times just funny. Even better - my favorite bartender, Lisa, was back at it.
I work in live performance management and I give the folks who run Devils Point two thumbs up. When I was at Stripperaoke, there was a patron who couldn't find her purse...her purse actually did walk off. Security was quick to respond, attentive, alert, was able to retrieve her bag.
To anyone considering stopping by Devils Point, I highly recommend this venue. I stopped in Lucky Devil Lounge (same owners) on my last night in Portland, but that's for another review.
Also, I feel inclined to say the following 3 things because some people do have bad experiences but....
1) Folks - be respectful to the dancers and they will respect you too. It REALLY IS that easy. Don't have expectations, don't trash talk, please keep your phones away and your hands to yourself. Dancers should not have to be concerned or subjected to their photos being taken and displayed elsewhere so if they ask you to put your phone away, don't trash talk them. Dancers still own their bodies and its really not cool. You, yourself, might be a great patron but not everyone may know how to behave. The dancers are doing their jobs and protecting themselves from things they did not give consent to.
2) You know what else is not cool.... not leaving a tip. You don't have to sign over your whole paycheck, but respect their time. If you are going to watch and just keep watching a woman dance, even if you are not sitting at the rail, you should slip her a bill or two or however much you want. If you can't afford to give someone a dollar after watching them dance naked a few minutes, then you should stay home.
3) Never leave your purse hanging unattended on a chair in a public space. Silly.
I definitely plan on going back to Portland in the future and I will definitely go back to Devils Point.