Westside Clubs
The Bikini Club
Bikini
Address: 1553 Lane Ave South
Phone: (904)781-1877
Cover: None
Private Dance: $10
Last Visit: August 2000
GPS: N 30 degrees 17' 31.7" W 081 degrees 45' 15.5"
Dancers: There were a couple of overweight women, but they were outnumbered by good looking women. Short shorts and halter tops were more common than the normal bikinis at other clubs. The dancers also put more effort into actually dancing that I am used to seeing.
Attitude: All of the staff I have encountered here have been very friendly. The dancers don't constantly hustle for dances. There is very little pressure to spend money other than to keep a drink in front of you. The DJ is fairly obnoxious though.
Club: This is a dark and slightly run down club. The music isn't too loud if you don't sit in front of a speaker like I did.
Notes: This club appears to be a place where you can go to spend a relatively quiet evening.
B.J.'s Showbar
Bikini
Address: 13248 Normandy Blvd
Phone: (904)693-0795
Cover: None
Private Dance: ?
Last Visit: August 2000
Dancers: Out of about five dancers five were fairly good looking.
Attitude: I didn't have any real interaction with the staff, but everyone seemed nice enough.
Club: This is definately a redneck locals bar.
Notes: I've only been to this club once.
Cozy Corner
Bikini
Address: 742 Dellwood Ave
Phone: (904)355-8585
Cover: None
Private Dance: $?
Last Visit: November 1999
This club appears to be closed.
Green Door
Bikini
Address: 975 McDuff Ave
Phone: (904)384-0913
Cover: None
Private Dance: $?
Last Visit: December 1999
GPS: N 30 degrees 18' 42.4" W 081 degrees 42' 19.4"
This club appears to be closed.
HP2
Bikini
Address: 6337 San Juan Blvd
Phone: (904)786-5466
Cover: None
Private Dance: $?
Last Visit: August 2000
Dancers: We only stayed long enough to see two dancers. It was very scary.
Attitude: The people behind the bar seemed nice enough.
Club: This is another lounge/drive-thru liquor store that decided to throw up a stage and hire some dancers. I think the only people there were regulars of the old lounge.
Notes: I've only been to this club once. They had a menu with typical bar food.
Jake's Place
Bikini
Address: 315 S McDuff Ave
Phone: (904)384-2902
Cover: $?
Private Dance: $?
Notes: I've never been to this club. I've never even seen this club listed anywhere. I just happened to be driving through the neighborhood when I saw the sign that said go go dancers.
New Solid Gold
Nude
Address: 7175 Blanding Blvd
Phone: (904)771-9661
Cover:$6
Private Dance: $10
Last Visit: May 2001
Website: www.newsolidgold.com
Dancers: My last visit was on a Friday afternoon. I was plesantly suprised at all the beautiful dancers working.
Attitude: The best of the nude clubs. I managed to hold a conversation with a dancer here.
Club: Flashy, mirrors, smoke machine... Yawn
Notes: This club used to be named Gypsy's. The sailor to dancer ratio is really bad on Friday and Saturday.
They have started bringing in feature dancers recently, but I don't know how they run those shows compared to regular nights.
Mr Magoos Lounge
Bikini
Address: 10731 103rd St
Phone: (904)771-9822
Cover: $?
Private Dance: $?
Notes: I've never been to this club. It also spends a lot of time on the Navy's off limits list.
Ricochet
Bikini
Address: 1957 Cassat Ave
Phone: (904)387-9436
Cover: None
Private Dance: $?
Last Visit: June 2001
Dancers: The few that I saw were a little under average.
Attitude: Outstanding. We were treated like old time regulars from the minute we walked in the door. This is the kind of place where everyone will know your name after a few visits.
Club: The normal brass and mirrors, but too bright. The club is very clean for a strip club. Music comes from a jukebox.
Notes: This club only has a beer license. It appears to be owned by the same people/person who own Pony's.
San Juan Liquors
Bikini
Address: 2003 Blanding Blvd
Phone: (904)389-8273
Cover: None
Private Dance: $?
Last Visit: December 2000
GPS: N 30 degrees 16' 54.4" W 081 degrees 43' 32.3"
Dancers: Mostly above average.
Attitude: Seems to be fairly good with the regulars getting most of the attention.
Club: Clean, dark with most of the seating at the bar.
Notes: The bar now runs the length of two walls with a small runway into the middle of the floor. The dancer will start at one end of the bar dance down the length of the bar for a song. This makes for an interesting show, but you have to keep turning on your stool if you want to keep watching the dancer. There is also a large screen TV for race day.
SOS Lounge
Bikini
Address: 4506 San Juan Ave
Phone: (904)387-0474
Cover: None
Private Dance: $10 and $20
Last Visit: August 2000
GPS: N 30 degrees 16' 54.5" W 081 degrees 43' 14.4"
Dancers: Ugly to not-so-bad during the shifts I have been there.
Attitude: Most of the dancers seem to be friendly and trying to have fun at work. I have seen a couple that just acted bored. The DJ isn't overly obnoxious.
Club: This place feels like a redneck bar. Maybe it had something to do with all the rednecks there. They have added a VIP room where dances are $20.
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