. "15"^^ . . . "3"^^ . "12"^^ . "23"^^ . "So if you find yourself north of Fremont Street on Las Vegas Blvd (AKA: The Strip), you will find a gray area of tourist delights. I say \"gray\" because amidst Cashman Field, the new Neon Museum (a worthy stop - BTW), and other Vegas attempts at cultural enrichment you'll pass a two weekly hotels, two large cemeteries, and a massive homeless shelter. This area represents itself well as this is the area where you transition from Las Vegas city proper into North Las Vegas. The city where one Dr. Hunter S. Thompson once wrote: \"North Las Vegas is where you go when you fucked up once too often on the Strip, and when you're not even welcome in the cut-rate downtown places around Casino Center.\"\n\nThe border between the two cities is signified by a loop as if to warn you that this is your last chance. Here's your chance to go back. You've taken on glitter gulch and the Strip was too tame, but this is madness. You're in North Vegas now. The brave continue and find themselves welcomed to everything that makes North Vegas worth while. Jerry's Nugget Casino to the west occupies the next full city block. To the east, nestled between a title loan store and a pawn shop is Chicas Bonitas. \n\nNow it's notable to say that just beyond the pawn shop is the \"world famous\" Palamino Club. You're welcome to other reviews on that place. I haven't been there. On the surface, Chicas Bonitas looks like exactly what it is. A topless bar with a flair for Latino culture. A banner on the wall outside boasts an extended happy hour consisting of $2 draft beers and $5 pitchers. All other frills aside, this was enough for me to come inside and investigate.\n\nUpon entry, you're greeted by a \"coat checker\". Note that there's a $5 cover charge after 4pm with a sign saying there's a two drink minimum, so be forewarned. It's not nearly as much as other places and the lovely door woman who didn't waste my time with idle chat smiled as is she actually wanted to be there. Coming in from after work, still in my work fatigues (collared shirt/dark pants) I supposed that I seemed harmless enough.\n\nThe space itself is rather small with two areas to feature pole dances. I get the feeling that at one point in this building's history that it was actually a dive bar and the \"stages\" were placed intentionally. To be honest, it was kind of a relief. I'm always so intimidated by these huge strip clubs. Here, I wasn't pressured by a swarm of skanks that were practically pushing me into the seat for a lap dance. I was able to actually get to the bar and put away a couple of those $2 drafts first. You can definitely tell who their primary clients are as there was a soccer match on the TVs and the Spanish speaking DJ played mostly Latin Rock and dance music. The was loud but if you found a good spot to sit, you could actually have a conversation with the girls... which brings me to my next topic.\n\nIf you've made it this far in the review, you're probably banging your head on your desk wondering about the girls. So here you go... The girls there are \"real\" and from what I saw, consisted mostly of ethnic types. Sparse big bootied caramels with an array of spicy Latino ones to choose from. Now these girls aren't your typical \"made of plastic\" varieties you get at other places. The women here more like the \"girls next door\". These are women you could easily have seen shopping at Mariana's Grocery or picking up a Big Gulp at 7-11. \n\nSo you're there but why are you there? Well, it's for the eye candy and maybe a little stimulation. The girls are very conversational. She'll chat you up while you have your drinks. They'll even flirt and hang on you. Best part is they'll let you flirt and touch back. Within reason, of course. Dances are typically $10 for a lap dance which consists of one cycle of the song. For $20 you can go to \"the champagne room\" for a more intimate experience. \n\nMy $.02 -\nThis place is a good little dive bar with the benefit of having boobies thrust in your face. Where other places put a facade of glitter and shine, only to find out it's a sleazy halfway house for washed up porn stars; this place is exactly what it shows. No intimidation factor. No blowing half your paycheck to pay for your dancer's next boob job. Cheap drinks and a casual atmosphere. \n\n*** - Three stars based on overall positive experience. Would recommend for the working guy looking to find a place to hang out. Wouldn't recommend for larger parties, though... especially on busy days."^^ . "2013-05-25T00:00:00"^^ .