Gaku

This place is okay, for a married man with a daughter, this place is so watered down compared to hostess bars in Asia that coming here felt like going to a local bar.  I don't know why they call this a hostess bar, this really should be more of a 'talking' bar because that's all you really do here.  You just talk, and the ladies pour drinks for you.  That's it!  

I was drunk by the time I left this place, I remembered it being fun, and expensive, so no I wouldn't come back.  Nothing beats the places in Asia.

Gaku is a Japanese hostess bar.  Yeah, this is where you all raise your eyebrows and ask, "You mean....*gulp* prostitution?"

It's nothing like that.

It's basically a place where you get bottle service, and a couple of girls will sit with you, make small talk and prepare your drinks as soon as your glass gets low.  You know how people are always trying to find someway to reduce the time it takes to grab a drink, wearing stupid beer bong hats and the like?  Well, this is the solution...and believe me, pretty girls generally trump beer bong hats every time...unless you're an idiot which you're not.  Are you?

Now, I do have to say that it is pricey and generally runs me about $100-150 per person for an evening.

Last time I went with my pal Ed, he got pretty smashed after we had finished a bottle of Johnny Walker Black.  As we walked outside, the manager was talking to some cops and reassuring them that no one will be allowed to drive drunk.  With perfect, drunken timing, Ed runs up behind her, picks her up and twirls her around while singing, "Wheeee!"

The cops didn't find it as hilarious as I did.

The service is excellent.  Prices are cheaper than most bottle services.  And, the girls are friendly and attractive.  Oh, and if you prefer a cheaper evening, sit at the bar and let Yagi-san the bartender mix up one of his specials.  The man is an artist.