Foodie movement hits the strip club

[cancowboy2001]

Signs of the apocalypse? :fear:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...strip-club-are-also-culinary/article13100602/

Chances are you’re not going to the No. 5 Orange for the pulled pork sandwich, but if you’re in the joint anyway, why not stick around and have a bite? The legendary Vancouver strip club has seen its share of celebrity clientele – actors, rock stars, hockey players – breeze through its wooden double doors, but improving on the lunch crowd was a challenge. How to get more of the regular folks in – the lawyers from the courthouse across the street, the firefighters coming off their shift? The answer was as simple, management figured, as changing the menu. Even if the main attraction isn’t decent, that’s no reason the food shouldn’t be.
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Irving’s goal: bring the No. 5’s offerings out of the dark ages and into line with Vancouver’s culinary aesthetic – with fresh, sometimes organic ingredients. Gone are nasty frozen fries and burger patties, replaced by wild sea-prawn satay kabobs, free-range mesquite barbecue chicken wings, sea-salted skinny fries and gourmet hot dogs. Yes, you can even order a vegan version of the Southwest Chili Dog.

 

[VanessaofBC]

I heard that's how it used to be. It was common to go to the strip club for lunch.

I was shocked too. I mean, why would anyone want to eat the FOOD at a strip club? Why?

 

[Big Dog Striker]

Kudos to No.5 Orange for bringing in the well-known chef from Cobre to their kitchen. Pretty good idea. :thumb:

It's like Scores NY bringing in Robert's Restaurant. Patrons can have one of the best steaks in the Big Apple in Scores. :nod:

 

[OldMagpye]

Was at the 5 last week. Miss the beef dip n old reg. burgers n fries. Saw plate of funked up burger? Woulda tried but poor service. Only 1 waitperson. They usta have a guy come round to take food orders. This was at noon

 

[Smilf]

Are lawyers allowed to go to strip clubs on their lunch hour?

Yes, lawyers and any type of employee can go to the strip club, so can judges! They are also allowed to drink during lunch hour too, unless there is something in their contract that forbids them to do so and even then that's questionable. MANY lawsuits have filed by employees etc on this subject via themselves or their unions because lunch time is your private time, most do not get paid for lunch and what you do on your personal time is not any persons business. There was some lawsuits filed on this subject alongside the mandatory work on Sunday codes.

 

[VanessaofBC]

Was at the 5 last week. Miss the beef dip n old reg. burgers n fries. Saw plate of funked up burger? Woulda tried but poor service. Only 1 waitperson. They usta have a guy come round to take food orders. This was at noon

Everyone needs to get their drink first. once everyone has a drink, they get the food out. it is tough for a manager to schedule splits 2/3 hours at lunch then com back at 5pm for dinner?

Will they be serving dinner to?

 

[yazoo]

I used to work in Toronto and a bunch of us (men and women) would have a few after work brews at the Silver Dollar room at College and Spadina. It was a long deep bar with a stage closer to the front . Since we had females with us we used to grab a few tables way at the back of the bar.

We used to go in often after work, and the dancers got to know us - on slow days they'd come and sit with us. Back then strippers were on some plateau of unobtainable in my young mind, so having them come and just have fun with us was amazing.

I can't remember the food though. It was probably awful. There was one night when some guy made a big bonus and bought the whole bar champagne - repeatedly.