Next Door Lounge

I had a great time at this restaurant, much to my surprise, I never thought burlesque show could be so exciting. The food menu is not massive, I just had beef sliders, which was amazing, five star restaurant amazing. The girls come out every 20 minutes and dance with their dazzling costumes. Me and my friends had a fantastic time. The waiters were absolutely courteous and friendly. I will surely go there again with my friends.

So, I came across this place during the pandemic, and my husband surprised me with a date night here last night. We arrived a little before our 9:00 pm. reservation and were pleasantly greeted and seated. Seating: We were the first to arrive and be seated at the two person tables, but I feel like we were given the second worst table. I would've enjoyed the table closest to the stage. Also, they allow 90-minute seating reservations with a minimumpurchase requirement of $35/person. Ours was from 9-10:30. They let us know that there was no reservation for our table at 10:30, so if we wanted to sit there the whole night, we could purchase bottle service. I want to add that our bill was more than the minimum requirement for both time slots. I feel like we spent more than enough to be allowed to sit at a table that would stay empty after we left. Drinks: Our server handed us the drink and food menus, and I immediately was not impressed with the alcohol options. I understand this is a personal opinion as I do not like Casamigos and Patron, and I have been staying away from all tequila with additives. The whisky/bourbon options were not great either. We ordered a Don Julio Anejo margarita and a Macallen Old Fashioned. I did not like the margarita and switched it for a Hennessy and Sprite. Food: There were decent entree options at the normal Hollywood prices. I ordered a Filet Mignon ($48) w/ asparagus ($10)and my husband the Norwegian Salmon ($38 w/ cheese fries ($20). The food was ok. It's not great, but not bad. The fries were very overpriced, in my opinion. Atmosphere: I enjoyed the venue, live band, and customer service. Show: There were three different shows of single dancers walking around the crowd to one song each. It was really fun and the main reason we came. In the 90 minutes, we saw three shows. Other: We noticed that there was a room in the back with a bar and DJ. That bar had different alcohol options that, for me personally, would have been more enjoyable. They also offer 90-minute seating reservations with the same order minimum. I plan on coming back with some more knowledge to allow for a better experience. I would ask for a table closer to the stage and reserve a table in the front and the back room for after. There are no seats so if you are wearing heels, it can be rough.

This place vastly misrepresents itself in the pictures and descriptions. We were expecting classy, speakeasy vibes, but were greeted with a dingy, loud, and sticky bar filled with disco lights, fog, and bottom shelf liquor. The burlesque dancers were skilled performers, but we only got to see them perform for 5 minutes, as they sat us at our table late, so we missed the 10:30 show. The birthday show was even more underwhelming, as there was no special interactions for the birthday person-just confetti. This is despite me specifically asking if my friend would get to go on stage for her birthday, to which they assured me she would. They didn’t even have a stage.

I went for the burlesque show, which is in the back half of the club. The staff at the door was exceptional: friendly, helpful, and made getting into the club feel like we were VIPs. We had a table and there were plenty of empty seats, even as the night progressed. The shows are separated by quite a bit of time, during which club music is played by a DJ. It has a club vibe and there appeared to be several birthdays being celebrated and a bachelorette party. The service is exceptional. You will not lack for anything while you are there. Definitely reserve seating because the $35 per person can be spent on two drinks or a drink and an app. Drinks and food are pricey for the quality, but you are supporting a club that puts on an amazing show. I could not figure out how to tip the performers. We asked several staff members who just gave us a shrug. That didn't feel great, but we also could not get the attention of the performers to ask. In all, it was a good night out.

We had a great time last night however, 7/15/23 approximately 1AM I left my Black shades and I’m having a hard time reaching someone! Management if you see this you see this, please respond back to me. So that I can retrieve my item I checked the website and I’m not finding direction on how to reach someone directly. Thank you.