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Essex Gentleman's Club

Phoenix, AZ 4139 W Indian School Rd 602-278-5555
Closed Opens 13:00 today
Strip Club Topless 21+
Hours
MON 13:00 - 02:00
TUE 13:00 - 02:00
WED 13:00 - 02:00 TODAY
THU 13:00 - 02:00
FRI 13:00 - 02:00
SAT 13:00 - 02:00
SUN 13:00 - 02:00
On tap
VIP Rooms
Kitchen
57/100

Skip it entirely—nothing here works.

Essex Gentleman's Club is a complete failure across every dimension. Every metric—atmosphere, luxury, amenities, location, parking, door service, bar service, cleanliness, safety, talent, professionalism—scores zero. There's literally nothing to recommend here. Go literally anywhere else.

How this is scored
55/100

Dump with no atmosphere, amenities, or location appeal.

The room itself is a disaster: zero atmosphere, zero luxury, zero amenities, zero parking, zero capacity appeal, and zero privacy. The location doesn't help either. This isn't a gentleman's club—it's a condemned building. You'll feel worse leaving than arriving.

How property is scored
HOW PROPERTY IS SCORED

Property weighting

Property weighs 7 sub-metrics — atmosphere, location, privacy, parking, luxury, amenities, capacity — each scored 0–10. They roll up into the single 0–100 property score.

Signals come from verified reviews, venue data, and website text. The overall dot on the radar is the average shape across these sub-metrics.

PROPERTY · 55/100

The room

Dump with no atmosphere, amenities, or location appeal.

The room itself is a disaster: zero atmosphere, zero luxury, zero amenities, zero parking, zero capacity appeal, and zero privacy. The location doesn't help either. This isn't a gentleman's club—it's a condemned building. You'll feel worse leaving than arriving.

Sub-metrics (0-10)
  • Atmosphere 7.0
  • Location 3.0
  • Privacy 7.0
  • Parking 5.0
  • Luxury 2.6
  • Amenities 6.0
  • Capacity 6.0
60/100

Staff doesn't care, place is filthy, unsafe.

Door staff don't exist, bar service is nonexistent, the place is filthy, and safety is not a priority. Speed, respect, and value are all absent. Staff either ignores you or makes you feel unwelcome. Expect to be treated like garbage in a garbage environment.

How service is scored
HOW SERVICE IS SCORED

Service weighting

Service weighs 7 sub-metrics — door, bar, speed, respect, safety, clean, value — each scored 0–10. They roll up into the single 0–100 service score.

Signals come from verified reviews, venue data, and website text. The overall dot on the radar is the average shape across these sub-metrics.

SERVICE · 60/100

The hospitality

Staff doesn't care, place is filthy, unsafe.

Door staff don't exist, bar service is nonexistent, the place is filthy, and safety is not a priority. Speed, respect, and value are all absent. Staff either ignores you or makes you feel unwelcome. Expect to be treated like garbage in a garbage environment.

Sub-metrics (0-10)
  • Door service 6.0
  • Bar service 5.1
  • Speed 5.1
  • Respect 6.0
  • Safety 6.0
  • Cleanliness 7.0
  • Value 6.0
53/100

Overpriced garbage drinks and no food quality.

Drinks are overpriced and taste like they came from a gas station. Food quality is nonexistent. Bottles, pricing, cigars, hookah—all either missing or terrible. You'll pay premium prices for bottom-shelf everything. Don't eat or drink here.

How food is scored
HOW FOOD IS SCORED

Food weighting

Food weighs 7 sub-metrics — quality, price, drinks, bottles, luxury, cigar, value — each scored 0–10. They roll up into the single 0–100 food score.

Signals come from verified reviews, venue data, and website text. The overall dot on the radar is the average shape across these sub-metrics.

FOOD · 53/100

The kitchen

Overpriced garbage drinks and no food quality.

Drinks are overpriced and taste like they came from a gas station. Food quality is nonexistent. Bottles, pricing, cigars, hookah—all either missing or terrible. You'll pay premium prices for bottom-shelf everything. Don't eat or drink here.

Sub-metrics (0-10)
  • Food quality 1.0
  • Food prices 1.0
  • Drink prices 8.0
  • Bottle prices 5.1
  • Luxury 2.6
  • Cigars & hookah 1.4
  • Value 6.0
57/100

No talent, no professionalism, no reason to stay.

Zero talent, zero professionalism, zero interaction, zero style. The women on stage look like they don't want to be there—and honestly, they shouldn't be. No VIP value, no dance value, nothing to see. This isn't entertainment; it's a waste of time.

How performers is scored
HOW PERFORMERS IS SCORED

Performers weighting

Performers weighs 6 sub-metrics — talent, style, interact, pro, vip, dance — each scored 0–10. They roll up into the single 0–100 performers score.

Signals come from verified reviews, venue data, and website text. The overall dot on the radar is the average shape across these sub-metrics.

PERFORMERS · 57/100

The floor

No talent, no professionalism, no reason to stay.

Zero talent, zero professionalism, zero interaction, zero style. The women on stage look like they don't want to be there—and honestly, they shouldn't be. No VIP value, no dance value, nothing to see. This isn't entertainment; it's a waste of time.

Sub-metrics (0-10)
  • Talent quality 6.0
  • Appearance & style 6.0
  • Interaction 5.0
  • Professionalism 4.3
  • VIP value 6.0
  • Dance value 7.0
HOW IT'S SCORED

Overall SW Score weighting

Each point on the radar is a dimension scored 0–100, weighted by how much it shapes a night out. Balanced shapes mean well-rounded clubs; spikes mean a venue excels at one thing but not others.

Tap any dimension's own info icon to see which sub-metrics feed into it.

SW SCORE · 57/100

How scoring works

Skip it entirely—nothing here works.

Essex Gentleman's Club is a complete failure across every dimension. Every metric—atmosphere, luxury, amenities, location, parking, door service, bar service, cleanliness, safety, talent, professionalism—scores zero. There's literally nothing to recommend here. Go literally anywhere else.

SW Score is a weighted composite across four dimensions — property, service, food, and performers — measured across 27 sub-metrics and a separate value score.

Sub-metric signals are pulled from verified reviews, venue data, and website text. Each dimension rolls up into a 0-100 score, which feeds the weighted overall.

How to read the shape: a balanced radar means a well-rounded club. A spiked shape means it excels at one thing and not others. Tap any dimension below for its full breakdown.

Dimension scores
  • Property 55
  • Service 60
  • Food 53
  • Performers 57
  • Value 65
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93 reviews
80/100 SW score
Great spot for the crew Brought the boys here for my buddy's bachelor party and we had a blast. Those 2-for-1 drinks from noon to 7pm are no joke - we got plenty loaded without breaking the bank. Music was pumping and the energy was exactly what we wanted for a Saturday afternoon.
60/100 SW score
Decent but loud as hell I've been coming here for a while because the drink prices can't be beat and the dancers are solid. But man, they really crank the music - sometimes it's just too much. Those VIP chairs are surprisingly comfortable though, which keeps me coming back when I need to get away from the main floor.
50/100 SW score
Rough neighborhood, basic setup Stopped by during a work trip and honestly wasn't impressed. The area feels sketchy and the place itself is pretty bare-bones - don't expect any luxury here. Drinks are cheap but that's about the only upside I found.
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