![]() ![]() Here’s what the old Power Strip Detroit location looks like in the most recent picture from Google Maps street view: So while Chix on Dix closed, the gentleman’s club tradition lived on at the Dix St. I’m not sure what happened with the sale, but I think there’s a good chance the bar was purchased given the location’s current situation.įor a time, the old Chix on Dix Detroit location was occupied by a new gentleman’s club called Charmed Gentleman Club. This price included the liquor license, topless license, land, and all equipment. The bar was listed for sale with an asking price of $600,000 (eventually dropped to $500,000). Power Strip closed for good in June 2016, which is only around seven months after the Bar Rescue episode aired on TV. Is Power Strip from Bar Rescue still open? However, it appears that, either way, Jon’s changes weren’t enough to save the club. It’s hard to tell whether Jon’s changes actually made patrons happier as not many people review strip clubs on Yelp. On all of their social profiles, they referred to the club by its new name of Power Strip. Now that we’ve recapped the Power Strip Bar Rescue episode, let’s talk about what happened to the club after Jon Taffer and his crew left Detroit, MI.Īfter the episode aired, it appears that the Chix on Dix team accepted Jon’s name change. Keep reading our update to learn what happened to the club and how it’s doing in 2023 and beyond. So was the Chix on Dix Bar Rescue episode a success? He was also joined by Renae Lemmens, an expert in the gentleman’s club industry who is the director at Sapphire Gentleman’s Club.Īs part of the makeover, Jon Taffer fired much of the existing crew and renovated the place with new drink systems and poles. To help save the bar, Jon brought in Lisamarie Joyce as the mixologist. I hope none of that broken glass got in the ice bucket – Jon Taffer would freak out!Īs you’d expect from a struggling “gentleman’s” club, there are also plenty of issues with cleanliness. Things even get a little testy when Jon Taffer makes his entrance, as one of the employees pushed over a whole shelf of glasses. ![]() In the episode, we learn that the dancers at Chix on Dix are from from sociable and that fact is making the bar lose a substantial $5,000 per month.ĭarren, the general manager, is clearly struggling to make ends meet.ĭancers drink and sleep on the job and there just generally aren’t many enforced rules at the club. Jon Taffer isn’t known for rescuing strip clubs, so this one is actually a fairly unique Bar Rescue Episode. The bar’s original name was a play on the fact that the bar is located on Dix St. It’s owned been owned by Richard Skinner since 2005, which means he’s had it for almost a decade at the time of the visit from Jon Taffer and his crew. It was Season 4 Episode 41 and the episode name was “Bare Rescue”.Ĭhix on Dix is a Detroit “Gentleman’s club” that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue. Though the Power Strip Bar Rescue episode aired in December 2015, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that. The way she behaves in the club, to get your tips, is just a small well-tuned facet of her that's targeted at making her ultra desirable.Chix on Dix, later renamed to Power Strip, was a Detroit, Michigan bar that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue. Over my time I've turned a few ATF/customer relationships into FWB with a stripper, so it's possible. The waitress knows all this, and that's why she might not be open, not because she thinks you're a loser. And as a college guy, your head is not remotely on straight yet. it is VERY well known that certain types of men fall hard for the waitress because she's "out of reach", versus the strippers who you can pay for a dance. she shows you only her best, most feminine, delightful, and desirable part of her personality, so you'll tip her like crazy (IOW, you are paying her for this), 2. In the case of the waitress, you're crushing on a fictional character, 1. They all know this, your crush is real to you but it's an illusion. Strippers who have dated customers very often have stories about how it fell apart very quickly once the customer discovered the non-SC persona part of her personality. But it's also the case that strippers, and especially waitresses, understand that most customers who have a crush, are badly confusing lust and love. ![]() I don't think you should over-rotate on feeling like a loser for being a young guy alone at the club. A strip club crush is almost always a no-win situation, and in fact has significant risks, because many of the girls (waitresses included) will run a romance hustle on you that gets you deeper and deeper in your crush, and supporting her financially in a way that you think is your idea, until reality comes crashing down. ![]()
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