Doc's Club 82
4229 SE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 97266Phone: (503) 788.1500
Located in: Southeast Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of Doc's Club 82
Upon entering, you may find yourself scratching your head in confusion. It's not exactly a strip club, it's not exactly a sports bar, and it's not exactly a neighborhood dive. Doesn't matter though, once you are in, take a seat at the island bar in the center of the room an succumb to the creature comfort charms.
Affable staff & regulars alike are more than happy to chat you up while dancers often hang out and chat with patrons rather than grace the 1.5 stages tucked away in the two back corners. Lack of obnoxious DJ makes for a far more pleasant experience and the large cavernous interior can accommodate large groups.
Bands every Saturday Caveat: Cash only. Yes, cash only.
1x boxing, 2x Pool, 2x Pinball, 2x megatouch, 2x stages, multiple video games, Metal tip darts, ATM Located 1 block North of Holgate on the west side of SE 82nd. Blocked signage makes it difficult to see from the street.
Hours: 11am to 2:30am daily
| Doc's Club 82's Happy Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday | $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm, $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, 10pm-12am |
| Tuesday | $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm, $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, 10pm-12am |
| Wednesday | $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm |
| Thursday | $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm |
| Friday | $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm |
| Saturday | $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm |
| Sunday | $2.50 wells, $2 dom drafts 1-7pm, $1 PBR, $1 well 11am-1pm, 10pm-12am |
I'm a big fan of Doc's. Have been in there a couple of times this week. Lots of dancers, lots of regulars, everyone laughing and enjoying. Played many a game of free pool, cheap drinks, nice bartender... what more could one ask for?? I'll be back to Doc's regularly.
Made the mistake of stopping in. Hardly anyone in at 6:30 on a Monday evening. Nice bartender, topless, cute, served me a drink. One very tall but otherwise plain looking woman in the whole place, on stage (not topless), looking bored and boring. I sat at the tip rail to see if having a customer would liven her up. She continues just sort of strutting around the stage, not making eye contact -- then stops after about a minute. Makes some gesture to the bartender and points to me. Bartender comes over and says I have to tip at least a dollar a dance to sit there. I finished my drink, handed the bartender a $5 and told her to have a nice night, and left.
Every other strip club I've tried in Portland is better than this.
I don't know if this is in any relation to the Doc's of old down on Powell but if it is, I'm sorry to hear it. Nice touch that it's next to a liquor store... we walk in and the place looks great! Bartender is nice enough, though the second she thought we weren't looking she dropped her customer service smile in exchange for a 'just ate steamy hot shit' face. My girlfriend orders a Vodka and Redbull and I'm pretty sure she missed the vodka part. After looking around, we realized that people are picking music on the jukebox and that there aren't any dancers. At all. Anywhere. We asked the bartender if anyone was dancing tonight, and she goes "Oh, I don't know. We had a bunch of girls in here last night, they even had to wait to dance, but no ones called tonight. Usually one girl shows up around nine or so..." What kind of place doesn't have a schedule? Granted it was early, but that doesn't seem to be a deterrent for any of the other clubs in town. Shouldn't they at least know 'if' someone is going to show up? Great place if you're just looking for a bar and don't care if any women take their clothes off, but if you're looking for a strip club, go to Club 205.
