#1 | SHOWGIRL I
By far, and we can’t stress this enough, by far the best looking “entertainers” in the city. We walked in pretty unnoticed and immediately found seating and got relaxed. The atmosphere is chill and relaxed. Drinks were only $4 for well so we got to drinkin’. I wouldn’t call this a fun club as much as I would call it Ft Wayne’s closest thing to a Mecca City Gentleman’s club. Very typical and predictable but it works extremely well. We had a great time, spoke and laughed within ourselves and kept drinking. Girls on stage looked great but none spoke to us very much. The music varied between rock, country, hip hop and top 40. Once again, this club is operated very typical old school adult club. It works great for them but we wish they provided a little more so they could just run away with this thing. End of 2nd night at SG I in the books. Definitely deserves the #1 ranking by a long shot, but, this city’s adult clubs need some attention to detail and to make things more upbeat and fun.
We were honestly thinking that SG III would beat out SG I but it just wasn’t the case. The venue itself we believe is the nicest looking in town and the location is just prime. The door guy was a little suave but made bad judgment call on hitting on the wife of an investor who was the one spending the money. The rest was mostly all positive. Our waitress was a doll. The art of being a cocktail is definitely a lost one in the Fort. At SG III though we actually got to experience that. We weren’t even in mood to drink. The door guy has rubbed our investor wrong but this cutie pie waitress just made us all want to drink again. So we did. Then the shot girl came over in a non-aggressive way that made us want to buy some shots. Now, the “entertainers” were very diverse in every way. Seems SG III tries to satisfy everyone and therefore doesn’t hire based on the traditional looks of the industry. The music wasn’t very good in our opinion. All over the place as if the girls themselves DJ’d for themselves. I also felt as if every guy in the club was friends with the guy staff and all about to pounce on the girls at exactly 3am. We definitely enjoyed our experience. The decor is comforting with a 1980’s Miami Vice feel that will forever remind us of “dad’s favorite gentleman’s club”. It wasn’t a party but functioned very well as the typical strip club of America.
We were shocked but in our opinion Brandy’s had the 2nd best looking girls in the city. The trucker stop across the street has always fed Brandy’s. We do wish Brandy’s would just give a little back to all of us for the years of continuing to stop in for a quick drink. Remodel the place already. Besides that, Brandy’s is what it is. A trucker stop adult club that caters to the in and out crowd along with the regular passerby. It must be good money because like we stated the venue does give you something to smile at as long as you ignore the decor around you. If the venue was much nicer they’d probably be number one.
I know, I know. Giving a 4th place ranking to this establishment is embarrassing to us as well. We actually had Shangri La ranked above them BUT we came in on a night when the new owner and the remaining owner of The old Cover Girls were in the building doing remodeling with what appeared to be a work crew in the back of the club. I think they saw our discomfort and immediately came over to tell us all about their remodel and quest for excellence in security. It was easy to get excited with them. For a little while I had forgotten that I stood inside of a venue that has HORRIBLY failed for quite some time. My first question once the veil went up was “how do you plan on keeping us safe when we come here now”. We were assured that security is of utmost importance and that no costs were being held back in assuring that the venue is the safest and most enjoyable in town. They better or they won’t make it. Cover Girls (or CG’s now) did rank pretty low on “entertainers”. It wasn’t that they were bad, there were just not many at all. We were told that by bringing in world class events, remodeling the entire venue into a “luxury haven” and keeping things fresh that maintaining the attention of the entire city will be the easy part. The place itself was being remodeled but not remodeled yet so we’ll hold our judgement and excitement. The owners definitely “sold” all of us on the future of the place once again being a major player in the industry. It’s been a while.
We want to like this place, we really do. It just seems as if the staff doesn’t want us to. The venue itself is big and although it looks unmaintained it still gives you hope that the inside might be nice. It’s not. Plain and simple, it doesn’t appear as if cleanliness is of any importance. The potential of this place is insane though. As we sat at our table we all were able to carry on conversations within ourselves. The music level was at good point. We couldn’t get a waitress to come to our table so we went to bar and ordered drinks. Nothing special but prices were cheap so we toasted to that. After an hour of being there we had been spoken to by a waitress once as she literally checked her phone while asking us if we needed anything. That was the last female voice we heard the rest of our stay. Not one girl came to our table. We actually had a good amount of company money to spend too. The club didn’t seem very organized and some of the girls we saw working were actually wearing house shoe slippers. We witnessed one entertainer leave while loudly saying how “this was bullsh*#”. Made us wonder what was “bullsh*#”. We did see a couple of cute girls but they seemed more concerned with themselves than talking to anyone. Even with all that we did have an enjoyable time within ourselves. If an adult club to sit by yourself and not talk to the girls is what you’re looking for then this place works. Shangrila West definitely fails in the operations department. New management that cares about detail is what we would recommend. We walked in with $500 to spend in a four hour timeframe. We spent $60 in 2 hours and left. We can’t tell you about the dance area because we never made it. Shangrila West should be fun, it should be busy, and it should stand out since it’s away from competition. Instead, you end up leaving there shaking your head at an operation that drops the ball all the way around with an uncaring staff. Start by cleaning the bar and entire venue altogether. It’s gross to think of the amount of fruit flies there must be with that high of uncleanliness.
What can we say that you don’t already know? It’s a dive bar that’s adult based. Not really sure if they have girls. Both times we went we didn’t see any. We still managed to stay for 4 drinks a piece. We actually had fun. Drinks were cheap and the atmosphere very seedy. If that’s your thing then it’s got an amazing location. 2nd of best location actually with only SG III having a better one.
The Harem we believe has its sister club in Dayton, OH. Once upon a time they went all nude there even though it was against the law. They definitely brought the lawlessness to the Fort. The place itself is extremely nice. Much nicer than the previous Shangrila East that use to be here. We are sure the current owners are not happy about this purchase and the previous owner happy he was able to sell and get out. This is a sinking ship. It’s a rough place. Although there weren’t many patrons when we were there we still felt a tension in the air. The few staff there was didn’t seem happy at all and the entire vibe was a little Wild West like. They do seem to put some effort into pushing advertising although it is cheaply done. We don’t really have any recommendations for this place as it seems as a place that’s better left avoided unless you’re into violent type individuals as most of the patrons appear to be. We understand that stereotyping is an outdated thing but with the reputation of the place and then the ambiance of the place you can’t help but feel a little intimidated as our entire crew felt. We can’t in good faith recommend this place to anyone at this time. It’s a shame really considering that the venue itself is nice.
We try to be positive when possible but it’s incredibly hard here. Everything about the place felt like the parents had left home and abandoned the place with their kids there. Really dirty and worn is best way to describe it. Why even own a place if you’re not going to operate it properly. It’s sad I have to rank this venue this high but that’s your warning to what’s coming next on our list.
This has to be a joke. How can anyplace be worse than the previous Poor Johns? The name alone is just ridiculously trash. We went in regardless to our laughter prior. The bartender who was a heavy set male has no clue what bartending means. We all refused to drink our drinks as we were sure that rat, roach and maybe even corpse pieces might be in it. (That last part was a joke…the corpse part only.) This place is only good if you are trying to have a good laugh at an establishment that should be shut down immediately. Gross, gross, and grosser is about the ONLY way to describe this hellhole. They should be ashamed of themselves for operating or opening the doors here. There is absolutely no way that this place is operating legally, that there’s not back of the house crime being committed and that whoever owns this is as much of a dirt bag as this establishment is gross!
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