How this strip club turned takeout into a burlesque experience amid coronavirus
An Oregon strip club has launched a drive-thru burlesque show featuring exotic dancers for people who order food during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lucky Devil Lounge owner Shon Boulden told The Post that the concept — called ‘Food to Go-Go’ — was launched by the venue after their new food delivery venture, “Boober Eats,” received a cease-and-desist letter from Uber.
The home delivery service, now called “Boobers Delivery” on Lucky Devil’s website, served food delivered to customer’s doors by strippers wearing nipple pasties.
The “Food to Go-Go” experience, however, operates like a typical private dance would, Boulden told The Post.
“The dancers are making money. Everyone that comes through is super stoked and videotaping and throwing money and just being super cool. It’s exciting when there’s a carload of people happy to see these girls dance,” Boulden told The Post.
For $30, a customer gains access to the drive-thru pole dance show where food, typical pub fare, is delivered while the customer enjoys a show. The access is typically good for one song — but the customer can pay for another as they would a private dance.
Food prices remain the same as before the COVID-19 crisis.
“If it’s busy, there’s car, car, car, car, it’s good for one song. But if it’s slower, and there’s fewer cars, we’ll do another song or let people who are tipping well enjoy the show longer,” Boulden said.
“We’ve had a lot of people go through like three times in one night,” Boulden said.
On its website, the lounge posts a schedule of which dancers are available to take customers their food or dance in the show.
The club will offer three teams of go-go dancers on a night, with two of the teams working at one time — one on each stage. The teams rotate so the girls can rest between dances.
The club has had plenty of new customers — many of whom just order food.
“We actually have people come through just to pick up food if we’re the only place still open,” Boulden said.
“We’ve even had off-duty police officers roll through. Everybody has been applauding us.”