Acropolis Steakhouse — Restaurant in Portland

Only reason I’m writing this is because my friend who has spent much more time in strip clubs than me told me he’s never heard of a situation like this happening. I received a dance from Rainn (personally would avoid so this doesn’t happen to you) and it seemed like we hit it off well enough. There was flirting and some more personal conversation outside of just dirty talk. We seemed to like each others vibes and held a longer conversation.

I understand the profession, it’s the oldest in America, however this tactic I’m about to describe seems borderline like extortion. I had left to grab some camping supplies and was to return to watch the dancers last couple of sets. However, when j tried to enter. I was told I was no longer allowed in. The door man didn’t want to tell me at first, which in my mind is some validation that the claim was extremely baseless, that I was soliciting favors from the dancer after the club hours. Granted yes, we had talked about seeing each other, and she even said that she was interested (obviously not lol) so in my logical thought process, I have no clue how that is solicitation. A few legal definitions I’ve seen for solicitation make it quite clear there needs to be an offer of goods, money, or valuables in exchange for service. I offered her a bag of chocolates she liked lol, guess that’s prostitution.

Lastly, and this is my basis for how extremely BS this claim was, they said I could come back a different day… with the same dancer at the establishment???? If it truly was an issue of safety for the dancer, wouldn’t it make sense to have me permanently removed from the property? In my head, this almost assures me that this was her, their, whoever’s way of finally saying she wasn’t interested. Therefore, it was a blatant lie that she was in order to garner more interest, make more money, so on so forth. This, in my opinion, is a disgusting business practice. I knew morals were a pretty low floor at these types of places, but man it’s an extra couple...

With the closure of Riverside Corral back in June 2023, Acropolis became the only strip club and the Sellwood area. So naturally, I sought them out as a new Riverside.

I first visited back in October 2024, on a Sunday before going to the haunted house attraction at Oaks park. The $5 admission was a good deal, and I had no problem making myself at home and watching a chick with snake tattoos perform. Plus, the bartender was attentive with my soda water needs.

I went back a couple more times that following november. During my second visit, I ordered the chicken steak. It came with two pieces of Texas toast, some large cut french fries, and a roll. The food was surprisingly tasty, though I was put off by how the roll was slightly burned.

During my third visit, I bought a one song lap dance from Ricki, who was a sweetheart.

My most recent visit was back in February for Valentine's Day weekend. There was a different bartender, Michelle, who was tending to the bar. She was friendly and helpful, and made me feel at home. It was during this visit that I ordered the turkey club sandwich, which I found to be much better than the chicken steak.

I noticed that dancers will sometimes perform to considerably long songs, which compels me to tip them more than the usual club rate. Not only that, but I've noticed, at least during my fourth visit, that dancers perform to a mix of '70s,'80s, and/or '90s songs. That is a prominent plus in my book.

I am confident that Acropolis is like a new Riverside Corral for me. My only complaint was the restroom. During all my visits, it was a disaster zone and needed some major renovation. Or at the very least, some major cleaning plus repairing the broken urinal. Hence the four-star rating instead of five.

Whenever I go to Sellwood, I will have two attractions in mind: Oaks Park...

As a vegetarian, this place is underrated. I know that everyone knows it for the steak, and they do serve generous cuts of meat for the price, but not everyone goes to a strip club for the meat.

I should start with the popcorn. It reminds me of going to a department store in the 1980's and getting the stale old Flavacol covered popcorn that just squished in your mouth. It's just wonderful. Like everything else about this place, the popcorn (just inside the door) is like an f'ing time machine.

This is a place that can win friends with salad. I know, right, it's of questionable cleanliness maybe, but in an area known for not taking vaccination very seriously I am glad to know I can go boost my immune system by a trip to the salad bar. It's way safer than eating found food on a TriMet bus.

They do a good job of stocking it and keeping it clean. The veggies always look well washed and fresh, and they don't get mad if you start playing architect and build a big pile of food if you only opt for the one trip option.

You can also do an unlimited salad bar, but you can't take anything to go, so make sure you are really up for the challenge. If you do unlimited you can forgo using croutons to make a wall around the edge of the plate and have a much classier strip club experience.

A delicious baked potato is only...