I've never been that into topless clubs. When I was young and more "eager", I really couldn't afford them.. and now that I can, I am not that interested, and the money just goes too fast in the wrong direction. Sigh.. such is life, I suppose.
That being said, I have been in enough of them to know what I like, and of all the strip clubs I've been too, I actually do like Bouzouki the best for a few reasons.
1- Price. Obviously, you go to these places to spend money, but I've found everything pretty reasonable considering how notoriously expensive these establishments can get. It's really not much more than prices at a Royal Oak bar (don't quote me on that, but I wanna say a beer was maybe 6 dollars where in RO I would pay 4.50 or 5).
2- Location. Because there are so many reasons to be in Greek Town, it seems on those occasions when we do go to BL, we just "end up" here. I'm not a fan of strip clubs as a "destination" place where you stay for hours or coordinate transportation, etc... I just don't care enough to all that for a titty bar. But because of it's proximity to everything, you don't feel like you're making a special trip or going out of your way... nor do you feel like you have to stay for any specific length of time. If you're down there for something else and you just stop in for an hour, it's easy and low maintenance.
3- I have to say that of all the places I've been to, Bouzouki has one of the most relaxed approaches to running a topless bar. I've places with a LONG list of rules, not just when getting dances, but where you can stand, where you can sit, and which direction your chair has to be facing (I'm not kidding.. I was at a place in Toronto having a conversation with a hockey buddy who was turned and facing me, and the bouncer actually came over and told him he had to face the stage? Seriously? Fuck you, buddy). I'm not that desperate to see boobies that I want to list follow a bunch of rules.. these are strippers, not artifacts in the Smithsonian.
The girls vary from meh to cute... I'm not gonna say they are all hot, they aren't, but they entertainment is adequate.
Couple of random caveats:
-There is a mandatory coat check, and I think they charge for it, so consider leaving your jacket in your car.
-With a game stub, there is no, price for admission... which is only like $5 or 6 here... but keep that on ya if you think you might be heading over.
-The ATM is a bit of SCAM there. If the $10 fee isn't enough, they try to limit the withdrawl to $40. I'm not sure how that's even legal, but bring cash, or walk across the street to the Casino and get cash, it's a 4 minute walk. The bar does take CC, but as I recall, the dancers don't.
-Like any other establishment in this area, it can get too crowded to have a decent experience when something is going on downtown. Absolutely stay away during Football games... baseball games can get pretty crowded too, and hockey less so.. but any event in the area can have an impact, and honestly, it's not a huge place. At about 1/2 of what's it's legal capacity is, it starts to feel a little claustrophobic. read more
