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Acropolis Club
Category: Nightlife Adult Entertainment Adult Entertainment [Edit]
8325 SE McLoughlin BlvdPortland, OR 97202
Neighborhoods: Southeast Portland, Sellwood
(503) 231-9611
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 7 am - 2:30 am
Sun 11 am - 2:30 am
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Ambience:
- Dive-y
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
106 reviews for Acropolis Club
Review Highlights
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"The food is great here, I recommend the steak bites." In 10 reviews -
"...there the special was a $3 filet mignon wrapped in bacon." In 7 reviews -
"The salad bar is a great place to walk by on your way to..." In 16 reviews
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106 reviews in English
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Review from Noah K.
Portland, OR
3/14/2012
Now that I'm married I really don't get to go to A-Crop as much as I'd like (only for the steaks of course ;-) ), and I haven't yet been able to convince my wife to give it a shot, but I'm still working on it, and I will succeed one of these days. The only excuses I have to go there much anymore are for bachelor parties! But when I do go there I at the very least order some steak bites.
This place gets 5 stars for me because its the only titty bar I know of that has their own steaks that are cheap, the drinks aren't outrageous, and to boot they have an old man (the owner) who rolls around stoking the fire, he keeps it about 85 degrees in there (which must make you thirstier) when the fire is going, its pretty cool cuz the guy is like Portland's small-time Hugh Hefner, but I doubt Hugh has his own cattle ranch.
So back in the day when I was single, my friends and I would roll in for the $10 bacon-wrapped filet about 3 times a week. I swear to god its the best $10 filet you will ever have, and partly because you will never find a $10 filet (with bacon!). What makes their steaks good is the owner had a cattle farm in eastern Oregon, and so all of their meat is from the cattle farm.
My advice is that if you are going to A-Crop to try their steak, don't go for the $3 house special, maybe its $5 for the special, I can't remember. The point is, is only $10 for a bacon-wrapped filet. Their Texas toast is freaking bomb too, and the baked potato is solid. I stay away from the salad bar, kinda makes me laugh when I watch people go up there and pile up a huge salad. I might go for the salad bar if I was heading there for lunch, but no thanks after its been sitting out there all day, and you have to walk right by it to go to the bathroom or get a drink.
The only thing with A-Crop is the cook, its hit or miss on who is cooking the steaks, I always get the filet, and I'd say about 70% of the time its cooked right, but the other 30% it is overcooked, I don't think they have the most experienced 'chefs' there at all times.
I read a couple reviews that people were not very happy with the service, I don't know if you all know this, but its a titty bar, a strip club, what do you expect? I'm not going to get into the girls there because I'm a bit out of the loop these days, but they were always pretty solid in the past, HOWEVER that does depend on what time of day you go. Think about it, if you roll in there at 4 or 5 pm they aren't going to have the best girls out there because they aren't busy, they save the good ones for when they are busy, and this is no Spyce but there are some solid ladies there.
There is one benefit of going there during down times, you get to see some crazy schit, I've seen girls get into screaming matches there twice, or girls talk smack about the girl on the main stage who is playing music the other ones dont like. I have also been there two times and seen a girl who was obviously high on meth or cocaine or something, wigging out, its pretty entertaining. Its pretty funny cuz the bouncers have to regulate the girls from one another sometimes.
A-Crop rules! Check it out if you've never been, if you go during the busy time you will have a hard time finding a good spot to sit and eat your steak. If you go with your girlfriend, don't be pissed when random dudes send blow-job shots to your girl and her other friend the moment you sit down(happened to me once), hey at least I didn't have to pay for their drinks! -
Review from Thai D.
2/6/2012 1 Check-in Here
Finally, I try the famous Acropolis.
Wow! The steak really is good here! And cheap!
Hooray boobies and steak! -
Review from Chris D.
Seattle, WA
4/19/2012
That stripper with the 'daddy' tramp stamp in Portland said namaste after she slapped her ass on my steak.
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Review from Andrew Y.
4/15/2012 1 Check-in Here
There is no way that this place is anything lower than 5 stars. The food is pretty good. The food is pretty cheap. The firs day we went, we had 16oz T-bone's for $10. Yes, you read that correctly! Not bad. I mean, we were not in a well known steakhouse, but a lot of bang for your buck. The next time we were in, I had the ribs...it was $4 and I had a gyro, that was $3. What a deal. If I lived closer...The food was great...did I already say that? They also have a wood burning stove. Pretty key for those cold days in Portland. We had a great time here. There's a lot of stages, but not all of them are open all the time.
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Review from Heather C.
Portland, OR
4/12/2012
Only a monster could turn down steak and naked girls. Acrop is tons of fun regardless of which night you visit. If you want cheap beer, mac and cheese and boobs, this place is heaven. Most, if not all, of the girls are friendly and know what they're doing. It's busy, but rarely overcrowded. Promise me you'll go.
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Review from Jim B.
Redding, CA
3/21/2012
the place is fun place to go, cheap food, the girls are friendly, the drinks are moderately priced. Only drawback is the annoying DJs
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Review from Matt S.
Portland, OR
3/2/2012
Ever been eating at a Ruth's Chris Steak House and thought, "This would be so much better with a naked woman gyrating on my table"? Few things go together better than strippers and steak; Acropolis figured this equation out years ago, and became a Portland landmark as a result. According to legend, the owner has a cattle ranch, allowing him to keep the prices low ($5 for an eight-ounce sirloin) and the quality high. It's not just the beef and the boobs that make the joint so iconic, though: There's also 51 brews on tap, and bartenders who make 'em stiff (nyuk nyuk). But it's the piece of meat on your plate that'll distract you from the one in Lucite heels.
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Review from Amanda K.
9/7/2011
Excuse me if you don't agree with me, but straight up--this is home to one of the BEST STEAKS you will eat in Portland. Hands down.
If you don't agree, please point out to me which other place in PDX (or maybe just North America in general) combines strippers, salad bar, and dirt-cheap succulent steaks straight from the ranch of the club's owner. I converted a modest friend who claimed she "couldn't visit a strip club unless she was beyond wasted" on account of the meal she had here.
I celebrated my last birthday here, and the stripper gave us a private dance on a 2 for 1 deal. The A-crop is awesome, and a Portland mainstay for sure. They will always have my patronage. No five star rating only because i'm a salad bar rapist, and the A-crop only allows one measly trip to the salad bar with a tiny little bowl.Listed in: Gettin' Saucy in Stumptown
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Review from Mike Q.
5/9/2011 1 Check-in Here
Did you know that due to some of the most liberal free speech laws in the country, Portland has the most strip clubs, per capita, in the good ol' US of A? If you ever forget that factoid, many local Portlandians will cheerfully remind you of it. I've heard it from cabbies, bellboys (bell men?), bartenders, and other assorted residents, but I first learned of it from PDX's very own CM, Don B. Apparently Portland is fiercely proud of its strip club heritage; who knew? Also, who knew you could juxtapose strip club and heritage in the same sentence?
Upon learning that we were there for a bachelor party, most locals we spoke to quickly replied with suggestions of which club to visit. Most mentions of Acropolis (or A-crop as it's sometimes known colloquially), however, came with bemused looks and sly grins. Obviously, we were intrigued. And having experienced the A-crop for ourselves, can I just say...
OK, GUYS, I GET IT. I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. ::wink, wink, nudge-nudge, high-five!::
Trekking over to the Acropolis club from downtown, the first thought that popped into my head as we walked in was: "Did we just walk into the set of a Porky's remake?" My second thought: "I can't wait to have me a steak!"
Let's rewind for a second: We were told that the A-crop's owner also kept a personal herd of cattle. NOT a euphemism, folks - he actually is a cattle rancher. Hats off to this fine gentleman entrepreneur. Thanks to Mr. Cropolis (I'm assuming A. is his first initial), customers can have the novel experience of watching fully nude lady dancers cavorting and gyrating in front of them while they enjoy a fine steak dinner right there on the rail. It made me feel like Ron Effing Swanson for a night. Yeah, it's a little surreal, but I dare say my $6 ribeye at the Acropolis was better than any similarly cheap steak I ever had in Vegas. Maybe it's because the steak came seasoned with glitter.
Sorry, hippie friends - Portland is for the most part very vegan- and vegetarian-friendly, but I'd advise you stay away from the salad bar. The only sadder sight than the salad options that night was the lonely middle-aged dude with the handlebar mustache sitting in the corner by himself. I mean, come on, you have a handlebar mustache on your face, a steak on your plate, and some boobs in your grill! How sad could you be?
Anyway, I'm a fan just for the sheer novelty of it. If the point of traveling is to experience new things you can't find back home, the A-crop surely fits the bill. -
Review from Andrew H.
10/12/2011
four dollar cover,
five dollar ATM fee,
this isn't a haiku but,
eff this place. -
Review from Chris S.
Vallejo, CA
1/18/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I have been here a few times, once before I lived in portland and a couple since I have moved here. It is for sure one of those places you should go to when you visit town. Coming from Cali its great to find a place like this. Its a strip club but its a steak house but its a full bar w/ 54 beers on tap. This equals awesome. I normally go after working grave yard with friends from work. Great steak and eggs, beer, and a naked girl after working in a high stress hospital job.
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Review from Greg W.
Portland, OR
2/24/2011
I was attracted to you when I first saw you approaching me. Ecstasy served on a silver platter. Your scent tantalizes my every sense. Sure you're a little dark, but I like it that way. Presented in front of me, I can't resist having you. Taking you into my mouth, each succulent taste is more orgasmic than the last. I can't stop until I've savored every little bit of your juicy pink flesh. And when it's all done, my mind's eye replays the experience over, and over, and over . Other people may think that you are cheap, but I thought that you were a pretty damn good steak.
The Acropolis, the second most revered Portland institution (only after Mary's Club), is the quintessential Portland gentleman's club. A row of beer taps lines the bar as far as the eye can see. The service is slow but the bartenders look at you curiously when you try to tip them.
Don't expect Cirque Du Soleil high-flying acrobatics (I actually saw a near pole-dance disaster when one was actually attempted). What you get here are real ladies and a minimum of fake breasts. Just pray that their iPhone doesn't receive a phone call while they are dancing - lest the music be interrupted midstream.
The only thing that I want to know is, when is the crusty old bartender lady going to get up on stage and shake her booty? -
Review from Sami H.
Portland, OR
5/10/2011
A friend and I went for the steak and I have to say I was disappointed in it~ but that was my main complaint as far as the food went. My meat (heh heh) was really fatty but the rest of my meal was good. The dancers were cute but the DJ SUCKED that night. Maybe I just don't get how you're supposed to be seductive while dancing to bagpipes and screaming. *shrug*
And it was a little annoying when the guy sitting next to me at the rack was saying how he "f*cking hates strip clubs" while trying to holler at the dancer. Sure, dude.
I'd go back but just for a drunken good time. If the DJ was better. -
Review from h p.
Lake Oswego, OR
10/12/2011
ohmygod. this place is atrocious!!! DON'T GET IT TWISTED: i love me a good strip club and it breaks my heart to think that the ultra-notorious acrop did not live up to the hype. bah, humbug.
okay i get it, the steaks... whatever dude, they're alright if you're begging for the runs afterwards. for reals.
there were a few decent dancers but sadly, it always takes just "one" to ruin it for the rest of 'em. the last dancer to grace the stage was absolutely positively awful. i'm sorry, i promise- i'm a nice person but this girl had bruises covering her entire body, she had weird bumps on her derriere and when she got up close and personal- she continued to shake her bumpy butt like it had nothin on it. so gross man.
with this being said, i left with the runs and a desperate need to sanitize my eyeballz. so not worth it for the $4 steak bites. i'd rather hit up albertsons, make my own steak, and dance by myself in front of a mirror in the safety of my own clean home. thank you very much! -
Review from Erin P.
Portland, OR
11/21/2011
Yeah, I've been inside this place a ton of times, was even a regular at one point, at least once or twice a week we'd go in at 4:30 or 5pm when there was no cover and get dinner and drinks. I haven't been IN there in ages though, I do however still get their food pretty regularly. The takeout window on the back of the building is the best. I usually call ahead so I don't have to wait (can be a challenge as some of the kitchen guys don't speak the best english, coupled with the ridiculous background noise level, but it's not horrible, just don't try asking a bunch of silly questions, have what you want ready and be direct), when they get busy inside there can be a bit of a wait out back.
Why do I go here so often... The steak of course. Why spend six something at McDonald's for a mediocre burger when you can get the house special, an 8oz steak, fries or baked potato with fixins, and garlic bread for $5.50? I always order rare, it usually ends up medium rare, so probably keep that in mind.
And steaks are not the only thing that's good here! The Greek salad (has a name but I don't remember what they call it) is really good, and it's been a while since I ordered one, but the burgers used to be pretty good also. It's all so cheap, how can anyone complain really? -
Review from Chelsea B.
Portland, OR
9/10/2010
The STEAK, my God man the STEAK. If you like good steak at a rock bottom price of $5.50 for the whole meal and can appreciate a good set of titties, this is the place for you. But don't eat at the rack on the stage as the dancers tend to get all up in your business; at least you don't have to worry about any hairs falling into your food or drinks!
They also open at 9AM and have that same awesome steak on their breakfast menu, served with all of your American breakfast favorites. And there is no cover before 5:30PM, so if you want to get maximum value for your steak and boobs dollar, come before then. If you are a veg who doesn't like the vag, this probably isn't the place for you. You have been warned.Listed in: In the Hood...
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Review from Francis L.
Vancouver, WA
11/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Ok where to begin for this review, yeah its a....hmmm what is the proper word? Its not a gentleman's club, what I saw there was nothing gentlemanly just some really sleazy looking guys lol.
Well the women were good looking, some really nice dancers a couple had really awesome tattoo's, one had really awesome sleeve tattoo's they were beautiful work. My husband and I went there to grab a bite to eat, the ribeye were $7 which is super cheap so we each ordered two, the steaks were a nice size I got full after the first one you get a choice of of baked potato or fries we both had fries, and you get a trip to the salad bar.
The service was awesome our waitress was friendly, and made sure we had whatever we needed, I only half paid attention to the dancer's I was busy playing on the slot machines and having fun there.
I like the acropolis the food is good, music is pretty loud but that's ok, again the food is good and cheap, dancers are pretty good but we go once in a great while just for the steaks that re super cheap :-) the cover charge is $4 per person, they have a lot of diff beer on tap and a vast selection in there bar :-) -
Review from Blorch H.
Soldotna, AK
10/13/2010
The Acropolis is a mixed bag, with just about everything that's good and bad about Portland Strip Clubs in one place. For everything there is to like, there's something to dislike with equal intensity.
Some of the dancers are quite good looking, but too many of them should have quit 'performing' when Dick Cheney was still hiding in his secure undisclosed location. If you want to see what boob jobs, piercings, and over the top tattoos look like when they've started to migrate, ooze, or otherwise degrade look no further. Over the years, I've noticed that the performer's attitudes generally correspond with the age of the metal, ink, or scar tissue encapsulated titbags they're carrying around.
The food is cheap, but the kitchen usually just barely passes health inspections. The men's bathroom frequently doesn't have towels or hot running water, so enjoy your food and beer knowing that your cooks, servers, and fellow customers haven't washed their hands properly after using the toilet. Occasionally there is hot water, but that usually seems to correspond with the nights that there's a coating of barf and urine on the floor.
While the staff is generally friendly, the service is so bad it makes you wish you were enjoying the comparatively speedy service at the DMV. The fact that you'll even notice the service when there's four-eight naked women working should tell you how poor it is.
The customers are a fairly good cross-sample of Portland, with everyone from Reed College dykes to Freighliner blue collars to Gresham gangsta wannabees. It's the only place I've ever been in Portland where I've had other customers buy me drinks, and it's also the only place where I've had other customers physically threaten me.
Fridays 4-Midnight and Saturdays 4-Midnight are usually excellent, with all other time brackets scoring somewhere between average and awful. If you come after midnight on either night, expect an early service cut-off and exhausted performers. -
Review from Hui K.
Portland, OR
9/7/2010
"Go for the steaks, not for the strippers."
Background:
- It's a strip club that's more famous for food than their strippers.
- Opens at 9am. (You saw right, 9am...).
- No cover before 5:30pm.
- Cover is $3 after 5:30pm.
- There is a "drive-through" for food in the back. Just park and ring the bell and order. You don't even have to come in.
Pros:
- Any food item on their menu.
- Their House Special Steaks ($6 for a full steak meal, includes a steak, potatoes, and an additional side).
- Big place!
- Plenty of seating.
- Plenty of other items on the menu.
- A GIANT hamburger for about $8.
- Salad bar. Yes, a SALAD BAR! Lol.
- A filet mignon for $10.
- Plenty of beer on tap.
Cons:
- Strippers are not that great.
- Strippers can get bitchy (I don't want to hear you talk, just get naked and dance for me).
- Lap dances are not good.
I recommend:
- Go eat dinner here. -
Review from Spencer K.
Vancouver, WA
12/10/2010
The A-Crop is rad and crazy as balls. If you are some sort of stuck up Strip Club Connoisseur then you obviously have something wrong with you anyways but all you haters out there, you're clearly on quaaludes. I love food, its even better when its cheap, and its even better when there are naked chicks prancing around all sexy like. My wife loves it too so I would say this place is like... a combination of getting a blow job while fishing on a boat whilst drinking beer and going naked to see your favorite band/musician perform while also drinking beer. Yes, the A-crop is THAT cool.
Its priced so amazingly that you would be a fool to turn down a place like this. -
Review from Oliver Q.
Renton, WA
5/3/2011
Safe/OK/Got boring...And what is the deal with the heel smacking??
Girls are generally hot with a mix of natural breasted and enhanced dancers. Skin art ranged from silly college tattoos to full on sleeves, etc. The dancers tended to have good muscle control, but generally did not "dance" or work the pole much. Lots of walking from one side of the floor to the other, ass slapping and loudly clicking 5 inch heels together. Side rant : The heels makes a sound like elk locking horns. Not sexy and distracting in a bad way. Also, too many of the dancers had vacant stares on the night I was there. I know it's a job, but pretend a little... Got a little boring after awhile.
The food is cheap and "OK", but not great. For some reason there was a mad dash to the salad bar when I was there. Don't understand the excitement over the food. Eat before you get here.
Lots of couples here when I went and the place seemed pretty safe for a strip club. Might be an OK starter club. -
Review from Corey G.
8/1/2010 1 Check-in Here
For Bachelor Party weekend, this was the first steak & gentleman's club we hit up. Within minutes, I was scared.
We walked in to find an artist performing on the stage. This is all fine and good. Expected.
She was her own DJ. I don't know what was up, but she was playing some German metal music. She didn't dance so much as muscle her way around the stage like a boxer. Like a blonde Mike Tyson. I don't know, but I just wasn't feeling the "flexing her pecs" moves she was throwing down. And she also looked mad. I felt liked she wanted to fight me.
Now granted, it was hot as Hades outside, and not much cooler inside the club. I heard her say something about how hot it was to the next dancer as she ended her act.
At this point, I was a little scared for the weekend, but sure enough the NEXT dancer calmed nerves. Her skills and and smile were enough, but her choice of 80s songs sealed the deal.
One regret: we didn't have any steak! :( -
Review from Don B.
Updated - 11/26/2009
Acropolis:
Home of the $3.75 steak bites and the $5 ATM fee.
Oh what a crazy world we live in when I can purchase a plate full of tasty steak for less than I can purchase some hard currency.Listed in: Dive Bars!, Carnivorous PDX, The Anti-$3 ATM Fee List, noo-dee bar... noo-dee bar...…
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3/16/2009
I'd like a rib-eye with a side of ta-ta's, please!
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Review from Andy B.
Portland, OR
6/7/2007 ROTD 6/18/2007
I've listened to many friends talk about Acropolis and how good/cheap the steaks are for a while now, but coming from Texas I was a bit leery of a cheap steak being good. Well, a friend said they would buy - No how could I pass up a free steak even if it did suck.
Entering there was a $4 cover. The inside looked typical to a strip club. There were 2 of the 4 stages active. Each had a decent crowd & nice looking talent.
Taking a seat back toward the bar, the waitress quickly came over with the menus - I ordered a 12oz Sirloin ($7) and my friend an 8oz Ribeye ($5) each of which came with baked potato or fries and a salad bar. The salad bar was somewhat small, but who wants greens anyway, we came for steak. Other steak options were 12oz T-bone ($7) and I think an 8oz fillet ($5). When the steak arrived. I was pleasantly surprised and after the first bite I completely forgot about the naked girls around. I was entirely engulfed in a very tasty steak and large bake potato. This Texas boy has to admit that it's probably one of the best steaks he has had since in Portland; and when you throw in the price, it becomes #1. The only thing missing was a nice glass of wine.
I will be back for beef & to check for consistency. -
Review from Michelle H.
Portland, OR
11/5/2009
STEAK!
Preferably medium rare, leaning on the rare side.
Since I have yet to shell out the cash for the natural gas grill (SORRY MATT M. I FIXED IT JUST FOR YOU). I want, my diet has been lacking in the steak department. I used to eat it at least once a week most weeks. I'm lucky I haven't suffered from the effects of a lack of iron. Withdrawals suck, let me tell you.
So when the chance to check out the steak mecca, how could I say no?
There were naked ladies of course, but let's be honest, I went for the steak.
Who knew this could be a solid brunch spot? Well, mostly solid. The hash browns were almost inedible, so I passed them over. However, for the price? Who cares? My steak and eggs were cheap. There was also a 10-egg omelet the size of a small child. It was ridiculous.
For a Saturday morning, the ladies weren't exactly from the A-Team, but they weren't horrible either. They were all curious why such a huge group of us would descend upon them on such an early part of the day. We just like to keep things interesting, alright? The music selection some of them chose were bizarre. Somehow, old school 50s music just didn't seem to fit the bill.
Fun Stripper Fact: Metal Walmart belts will last for 10+ years until they start to rust. Good to know, right?
They poured some people some crazy bloody marys, as in one time the mix was forgotten and it was straight alcohol. I didn't get to partake, but by the sounds of it, I'm somewhat glad I didn't.
Strip clubs just don't do it for me, so the odds of me going back are slim. That being said, it's nice enough that if you wanted me to go back, it wouldn't be kicking and screaming. -
Review from lindsey r.
Austin, TX
9/19/2008
How does one say goodbye to P-town? One dons their best dress and heels, hits up a burlesque show, and then hightails it to the outer SE for some steak'n'booty. Honestly, I just wanted some $3 steak bites I'd been hearing about for four months. And they were goooood. Well, good and cheap. Came with toothpicks and two kinds of dippin' sauce! That's my kind of appetizer. And nothing beats watching people slowly chew their steak while keeping a dead eye on the lady doing splits in front of them.
The ladies were faker than I'd like, but one can't be too choosy when there's more hogs than cars outside. If you like gently aging bikers and mustache rides, looks like you won't be going home alone tonight! Multiple low stages complete with poles ensure you will have a good view of that crotch shot no matter where you cower in the shadows.
Overall: a little dirty, a little rough, but great for people-watching, steak-chewing, and biker-cruising. -
Review from Hollyanna M.
Portland, OR
1/12/2009
I love that the Willamette Week categorizes Acropolis as a FLESH joint. Not Steakhouse, not American, not Strip Club, but FLESH. Beautiful.
I have to say, I was appalled at the idea of tearing through a steak while watching some girl gyrate to Closer by NIN. That is, until I did it. I felt like a true American animal. I wanted to growl.
The food is actually pretty good and it's super cheap. The drinks are strong, but I think that's just because it can take forever to get one.
If you go, try and go when Aine is dancing. She's the reason I got dragged out to The Acropolis in the first place and she was well worth the trip. I said to my (then) boyfriend, "I don't just want to watch her, I want to BE her."
To which he replied, " I want you to be her, too."Listed in: Strip City
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Review from Bobby l.
3/29/2010
How can you NOT like this place? 50 beers on tap, great food at redonkulous prices, no cover, and decent eye candy.
House sirloin was great, steak bites were good, pass on the chili, uber cheap pitchers of cheap beer, and super laid back.
4 stages, all with adequate room for you to sit down, enjoy your meal, and toss out some 1's if you want to.
Oh yeah, they have a 5lb hambuger, in which the patty is 2lbs, for $8
This place is our MUST CHECK OUT places when visiting Portland. -
Review from Olivia T.
11/21/2009
Four stars for Acropolis are for:
* Awesomely delicious $8 Top Sirloin Steak
* Tasty steak bites for $3.75
* A friendly exotic dancer who also has the nicest smile in the whole joint.
* Friendly and fast service
I couldn't give five stars because of the $4 cover charge on Thursday night even before 9 pm. I will for sure come back here again for some steaks. They are just that good... -
Review from Melissa P.
Portland, OR
1/16/2008
Tattoos that glow in the black light, bitchin ($4 cover). A burger the length of my forearm and the width of a football, hot damn ($8). Pints of beers off my friends' pitchers ($0). The look on the fiances face when black light tattoo maven thwaps me in the face with her crazy boobs (worth the $4 cover).
Ok, I wasn't exactly thwapped, but close. It's my new found firm belief that if you are a female with more clothes on than any of your surrounding friends (cause come on it's freezing these days) that the dancers will come up to you and sway all their girly bits.. ALL those bits, yeeps.. in your face. Of course maybe it was cause I said her corset was fabulous.
It was refreshing to see the girls wipe down the counter in front of you before they splay. But I was disheartened by the obvious +10 year old wood/bar/counter accomodating the display, which doesn't look too clean. Speaking of clean.. the variety of dancer wasn't all that diverse at my pit. Pretty barbie to goth dominatrix to the well known RHPAW lady.
The unfortunate but appropriately timed (1.5-2hr) end to the Acrop stop, drunken friend spilling above free beer in my lap. Those counters are narrow. -
Review from Nina H.
8/11/2010
OK this was my first strip club ever so I had no idea what to expect.
Other reviewers were right about the food, the steak bites were absolutely delish. The strippers were alright too but I wasn't really impressed with their dancing skills. I had expected a lot of fancy work on the pole but it was mostly just strutting around and thigh and butt slapping here and there.
Song changes seemed a bit awkward because there's that moment of nothingness where everyone's just waiting for the dancer's next move. I think four of five of the dancers that Sunday evening had breast implants so that was interesting and I've never seen another woman's vag before so that as also interesting... somewhat disturbing but at least there's a first for everything and I had fun anyway.
I'd be open to checking out other strip clubs just to compare. -
Review from Paula W.
3/25/2008
I've been here several times for dinner - I mean, who can pass up $4 steaks?!?! I've always paid a cover charge so assumed that was just the way it was.
Saturday, a female friend and I went to the Acropolis to try out breakfast. I was surprised there was no cover. Apparently they only charge after 5 pm. We arrived at 11 am and were surprised that there were so few people and no dancer for most of the time we had breakfast.
We each had three egg ham and cheese omelettes with hashbrowns and toast. Plus a large glass of juice. Our total for all that was $8. Are you paying attention? Eight dollars! That's what we would have paid for ONE of the omelettes anywhere else.
The prices on their food is out of control. They have a 10 egg omelette for $6, steaks for $4, a two-pound burger on a 14" bun for $8 with all the fixins.
I learned (the hard way) that if you sit at the rack near the girls you need to put money up for each song that they dance. Now I sit at one of the tables further from the action and if I think the girls have picked some good tunes or are particularily friendly, I will walk over and put some cash up.
Bottom line - great place for cheap food that is really good, go before 5 pm to avoid the cover charge, sit back from the action to save some tip money. -
Review from Heina D.
9/13/2010
I had heard about this place and so my guy and I decided to visit it on our Northwestern trip. We walked in and ordered food and drinks. When the server came back and quoted the cost, I couldn't believe it. Steak bites and 2 beers for $11.50?!
I then realized that I wasn't in Kansas (or overpriced California) anymore.
The strippers here can have a bit of a 'tude, but hey, we like 'em feisty. Plus, though most of them are still on the thin side with large (sometimes fake) breasts, they aren't all 100% fake and the same looking. We got two private couple dances and though the "private" dance area is pretty open and near the entrance, it was a lot of fun. Both of the girls knew how to have fun with a couple.
One star off for the double charge on couple private dances. Private dances are $20 each, which isn't bad, but the girls we got only danced the amount of time $20 will get you for both of us and then charged us $40 because it was two people. Um, I thought it was about time, not number of people. If we travel again and come back, I think we're going to get private dances on our own to get our money's worth.
Also, make sure to bring your cash. ATM fees are bad, mmkay?Listed in: Northerly Exploits
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Review from Adam R.
Portland, OR
2/14/2008
Awesome $5 steak with a side and and fun entertainment. Place cant be beat.
Amazing how many people show up just for the steak,especially of both sexes AND on a Sunday morning, its that good of a deal.
As an FYI entertainment doesn't start till noon on Sundays. -
Review from Anna A.
11/26/2008
I can't believe we went here, but we did.
It was a surprise. I didn't see it coming. My friend said, "get in the cab."
I couldn't object. I'm from out of town after all.
Oh, dear lord. Trashy stripper poles and naked pierced tattooed gals doing things left and right. A lesbian bought me a bloody mary, which I later gave to my boyfriend.
We sat at one of the stripper picnic benches like everyone else and my friends gave us a wad of one dollar bills to tip. I was thinking, "Do we know her or something?" More friends from UP showed up. Wait, these people were all goodytooshoes and they're HERE??!! Oh fuck it, let's have fun. And we did, closed the damn thing down and I have no idea how? -
Review from Randy A.
Portland, OR
7/22/2007
This place has to be seen to be believed.
I can imagine the conversation the owners had when they wanted to open this place.
"So we have all these cows, and we want to open a steakhouse... now how do we get people in here to eat 'em?"
"Good question..."
"Hey, I know- boobies!"
"Yeah! Boobies make EVERYTHING better!"
And lo, the Acropolis was born. Honestly, a concept this ridiculous has to be experienced- descriptions (even mine) fall far short. Just go and see for yourself. -
Review from Ai M.
Portland, OR
10/14/2010
So, it was my boy friend's birthday party we've planning for two weeks. The day before the big day, unfortunately my wallet goes missing. I contacted the Acropolis politely asking if my passport would work as a substitute, even confirming it with the manager, and I was told it would be no problem.
Next day, I have had hard enough time contacting the banks and getting everything resolved, it would have been nice to enjoy quality time with all our friends. We get there, and I present my passport and I get the weird look. That's fine, I'm Asian and I look young despite the fact I'd be 25 in less than two weeks. He hands it back to me and states image does not resemble me. Well, but passports are good for ten years so sure, I'm under-aged image wise, but I am not a kid now.
He asks me to sign the paper, which I do. He looks at the signatures, then says it does not match, and he'd know due to his penmanship class. It looks close to me, and my penmanship has changed in the last eight years considering I took penmanship courses on calligraphy myself, and I was only learning how to write cursive at the time as I came from Japan, so of course there is going to be some disparity, but the style was the same!
I felt completely humiliated, rejected, and felt terrible for preventing all my friends from enjoying the night, as we all left. Since the place was reputably known for good steak, I tried the ones our other friends has gotten in earlier. Texture was that of fat and rubber, and I barely managed to swallow it.
Perhaps I was biased as steak I'm familiar are either kobe beef or ones I had was at Ringside Steakhouse, but even comparing to ones I ate at Marathon Taverna it was no good. Well, at least I have experienced both extremes of spectrum in steaks.
I cannot write a review for the strippers, but considering I'm a girl and I never got to go in there, there is not much to say except my other friends that went in ahead of us were not impressed, and that was before the whole incident happened to tarnish the image.
Overall, I did not get a very good impression of this place and won't be going back. Perhaps it was good thing we did not blow the money there, as it wouldn't have improved lack of quality and customer service regardless of how much we spent. -
Review from Michael D.
Portland, OR
8/7/2007
Best steak in town, at the price they offer. Great for lunch! Amazing selection of beers, full liquor selection.
P.S. - I saw Marilyn Manson's bottom two ribs from his rib cage sitting at the rack, eating a juicy steak and enjoying a beer. -
Review from Joey O.
Seattle, WA
2/15/2010
After reading the reviews I feel that I noticed a few things that havent been mentioned.
First, the breakfast menu is AMAZING.
Most items are $3.50 and Delicious AND in big portions.
My girlfriend didnt much care for the waffles but I cant judge because I hate ordering waffles from diners as it is (dont ask me why).
I do however LOVE French Toast. So I make it my duty to try French Toast at any place I go that serves it.
I cant say 100% for sure but I feel like Acrop may have the best French Toast Ive ever had :)
Second, lots and lots of beers and theyre all $4. This is actually not the best thing in the world for someone that is ridiculously indecisive, but I was impressed nonetheless.
Third, (this is one Im a little ashamed to mention) the toilets in the mens room were fantastic (I heard the ones in the womens room were pretty nasty though). They had what appeared to be brand new Toto (supposedly good brand) toilets and they had quilted two-ply toilet paper!! I dont know that Ive ever seen two-ply in a public restroom, not even the "nice" places.
About half way through the huge breakfast (I ordered two items) I really needed to drop a duke. I kept it in for a while because seriously, who wants to poop when theyre out, let alone at a strip joint! Finally I bit the bullet and made for the bathroom. When I saw the toilet and two ply I was so enthused!
So let that be a lesson to you fellas, if youre at the acrop dont let a full colon ruin your meal/drink/dance. -
Review from John T.
8/17/2008
After a dissapointing first half of an evening, this place just totally rocks. Hells cheap food, burgers steaks and such which tasted good. Then you get friendly girls who are hot dancing and talking to people. I don't know what was better. my face buried into the burger or her tits.
This will be a definately must visit for my friends and i when they are in town. the place might not be clean looking and more of a dive bar. but the food and the service here makes up for it.Listed in: Must eats of Portland
