Crystal City Restaurant

Went with a friend and while the server was attentive, we disliked that her and others would come to the table and pick up our beer bottles assuming they were finished. They could have asked. This was the first time going to a strip club in Virginia so the rules/​atmosphere made for a less-​exciting visit. It’s strange to get girls walking by and saying hello, how’s your evening and we’re supposed to immediately want to provide a tip. We tipped the more personable one that paid us compliments.

First time at CCR vicki was my bartender Rick was the manager greeted me after my visit was recommended the burger with tots and gravy with absolutely phenomenal I would recommend this establishment 2ne1

Went to see my girl Raven last night (Monday). She truly is worth the price of admission well there is no fee for admission but you know what I mean. She is an awesome waitress and can turn a bad day around on a dime. My last review blasted this place on the changing atmosphere, while I still stand by my comments if you are in the area stop by and ask to be seated in Raven’s section. You will not regret it, well you might, but at least your service will be on point and your waitress will make you laugh!

This place needs to really play some Billboard Top 40 music, and step out of the stone ages.

Small, dark, dank. Mirrors are what widen the whole place. Outdated but that could be its trademark or charm. Entertainers are more the modern variety but things and folks can change fast in the job market. Food (at least the salad and baked potato I ordered) was more appealing than the gals. Girls are mostly the younger bracket; not many appeared to be over 35 but that’s pushing it too. Manager with a diffident, cold attitude: Dawn. Smile anywhere? Super small shared & 7 Eleven like lot– good thing we took the Metro, just across the highway. Not a cozy place nor upscale. Sure glad the smoking room is sealed up enough but there’s a non catwalk stage in there. Pasties… whatever happened to the First Amendment? I wish the lighting was more elucidating, at least enough to pinpoint the food a bit better.

Horrible. Chicks are all skinny and not much body. They dance with pasties and panties. Paid 40 for a 10 minute lap dance that only lasted 6 minutes and I’m top of that she took nothing off. She had a bikini and then a one piece bathing suit looking outfit on top and took none of it off. It was ridiculous. The sad part was that this was my first experience at a stripclub and I’m a young good looking guy but the girl during our private dance didn’t even let me touch. She didn’t even sit or grind on me. Steer clear of this place. Wack.

Ok, you have to accept that this is a rating for a restaurant that’s really a strip club. I don’t go to strip clubs except for the occasional bachelor party (which this was) and I never eat in the club. But the drill seems to be same at Crystal City Restaurant as most such places — you get quite a bit of food at pretty reasonable prices because they plan to make their money on drinks and paying the dancers.
The food was fine, comparable to a decent diner. I had the Billy’s Steak Bite Salad. It was a big house salad topped with chunks of beef tenderloin. The menu said the salad is a mix of romaine and iceberg but it seemed to be mostly iceberg. I’d say the quality was comparable to buying a bag of salad mix at the grocery store, dumping it on a plate and adding blue cheese dressing poured from a bottle of dressing also bought qt the grocery store. I ordered the meat blackened and cooked medium rare. It was pretty salty but otherwise very tender and nicely cooked. At $ 10.99, it was a good quantity of totally edible food. The service was fast and friendly.
I’ll leave the rating of the dancers to some other site! If you want ok food at reasonable prices while watching mostly-​naked women dance, then Crystal City Restaurant fits the bill.

I visited on a Sunday afternoon and was very pleasantly surprised. The dancers are much prettier than I remember visiting before (it’s been a while). The food is very decent and price ratio is outstanding; AND (must be something new here) — $ 2 draft beer special, everyday until 6:30; including their higher-​end beers like Sam Adams. WOW. I am indeed impressed!

Food:
Really, a strip bar with good food !! Yup!!! Yup !
Amazingly, most clubs have crap food. Not here! The food is good, above average. Cheese trays, tuna fresh… Outstanding kabobs! !! Wings !! And they have specials.
DRINKS: OK, FULL bar. Pleasant bartenders, Drink prices are excellent here. meaning reasonable.
Ok now the big point :
GIRLS;
Yes, they have girls. I GO for the fun and entertainment. And all the girls are awesome.
In conclusion; fun fun fun ! Girls! Good drinks good food
Oh did I mention; they have a smoking section for cigars

I’m giving the Crystal City Restaurant five stars for one simple reason. They have a smoking section. It’s one of the only bars in the DC area where you can still smoke cigarettes. Plus it’s a strip club! And they show sports games and serve food! I mean, what more could you ask for? A blackjack table, I guess. Anyways, people that complain about the quality of the Crystal City Restaurant’s food are being over-​picky. I get it. This isn’t a Michelin 3-​star restaurant. But it’s pretty awesome.

Very expensive drinks. i bought first round and that was $ 60. the place is a dive spot (more of a dump) it could use an overhaul on the interior. the strippers on the tiny stages (why). there are way better places to hang out. the staff was friendly on the brite site. i definitely wouldn’t bring a lady you plan on keeping around to this place

Enjoyed my evening there a lot! Went with friends from out of town. As we walked in, I wasn’t sure what I was getting into since I thought we were actually going to a restaurant. Terry met us at the door, took us to our table and explained the menu and what he recommended. I order the 8oz filet mignon and it was cooked exactly as I requested tender great flavor and not at all what I expected. Our waitress was friendly and very attentive to us! I wish I remembered her name to point her out specifically. Lastly the ladies, OMG! Gorgeous, friendly, and the perfect part of a great evening… Looking forward to visiting again very soon Terry! Thanks for making sure we had an enjoyable evening!

Nasty, nasty, nasty food. Green beans were soggy and BROWN, the prime rib tasted like it was microwaved, and the «roll» was an easy-​bake undercooked biscuit. I felt violated by that food. Our server, on the other hand, Latisha, was super sweet, friendly, attentive, and accommodating.
Here is the reason for the 1 star. An «employee» came over, picked up my fork and knife and CUT A PIECE OF MY STEAK OFF OF MY PLATE AS IT WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF ME AND ATE IT!!! Then she dipped her bare fingers in my horseradish and was complaining about how hungry she was. UN –FREAKING-​BELIEVABLE!!!
I don’t care who you are or what type of place you’re dining at, this is totally unacceptable and disgusting behavior! THIS AIN’T YOUR MAMA’S HOUSE!
I will never set foot in that place again! Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your STEAK BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THERE LITERALLY EAT IT OFF OF YOUR PLATE!

GoGo bar dump .
So that’s it
Food stinks
Girls are only good from 4pm-​6pm.
If that’s your thing

First time in VA and my experience is some what odd. There are few professional dancer with great skill and body. I didn’t get a chance to eat the steak, but I heard they got very good review. The most important is no cover charge and follow the rule to pay them after the song. They walk around and greet everybody.
The funny part about this place is that I saw more ladies in group with their friends to come in to enjoy the show, then more guy. I actually see more hotties in this place then a normal bar (add one more star).
I think FRI and SAT are the best time to come here. I heard their lunch special also good, too.

Sort of a strip club, although this being Virginia the dancers wear pasties. More like a sports bar than strip club. Most of the staff is friendly. Beer and wine only. Several TVs. A good place to watch sports. Surprisingly good food. Great back room where smoking is allowed. A small list of good cigars at decent prices. Pretty much the only place in Crystal City where you can have a drink and a cigar.

My husband and I love coming here when are looking for a place that is not children-​friendly.
The food is good and cheap as well as the drinks. They don’t charge exuberant amount and the portion is huge. We never had a bad meal or receive bad service here. The servers are friendly and the dancers are good. Some days the performance are better than others, but I think that holds true for many places.
IMHO, this is the strip club that I had ever been to that I don’t feel awkward in going. I saw that there were a few couples in the audience as well. I also like the fact that they separated out smoking and non-​smoking section, but if you sit close to the door of the smoking section, you can smell the smoke.
If you are offended by these kind of businesses, please do not come here. My advice is to turn around and leave. No one forced me to stay. Normal offended people turnaround and leave.

BEFORE
A Specialicious deal was bought for this place.
Menu looks identical to Crystal City Sports Pub so I thought hmmm… not so bad.
The girls looked pretty cute from the website.
A titty bar in VA and not in the city, sweet! Only mins from work.
AFTER
What the hell kind of parking is this? We were lucky to find parking beside 7 – 11 and not only that there were tons of no parking signs that you have to find the parking meters for the indication it was okay.
We came after work for happy hour so I figured to take advantage of the half off appetizers. Such a fan of CCSP pretzels, let me get one of those. Hubby loves CCSP crab cakes and I tried the fried oysters. Now it doesn’t take much to make my taste buds happy. But let me just tell you, I ate half of it and didn’t bother taking the leftovers home especially since I HATE to waste food. The food tasted like old grease. The crab cakes? Just like mayo and celery. Enough… l am over the food.
Last but not least, the entertainment. Obviously, these girls were not showcased on the website. The bodies were ok, but mainly skinny and no meat. The performances were SO lacking, no motivation, and talking to other strippers as they walk by — um hello, you are onstage! The songs were awful and I truly wonder if there was a side biz cuz where were the dollar bills?! They come by each table as we eat to say hello (beg for money). As I am trying to swallow my dry ass food and look up into their begging eyes, I was depressed and wanted to ask them for more drinks. Oh they weren’t waitresses?
All the sudden, the food really was not appetizing. I wanted to to shake these girls and tell them to perform, look like you enjoy it, then maybe, you won’t have to beg? Never again, VA, no more tittle bars for me.
We tipped out of sadness. My hubby and I looked at each other with sadness. I will sit here until he taps out. He said I am so over this. Let’s go home. We came out and it was still daylight.
One hour I can never regain back in my life. I rather had been looking for a ladle in IKEA for an hour than to have sat in this pathetic and sad scene. Needless to say, I went home to watch Player’s Club to at least see a mediocre performances and not below average live performances. Sad but true. How in the world do these girls make money?
Specialicious deal? It was not so special. I should’ve took the $ 10 loss than stepped into this place. No wonder they needed the lure in their doors. The ladies should’ve been enough but it is not.

Tacky Bar. Tacky Restaurant. Tacky Dancers.
As constructive criticism, CCR should seriously consider renovating. From the door, I felt as if I walked in 1985. Everything was old and outdated, even the music they were playing for the dancers.
I appreciate that the bar is sectioned into smoking and nonsmoking. This review is based off the nonsmoking area, but I could only imagine the foolery took place throughout.
I have worked in Crystal City for 5 years but never stayed to visit CCR until this one Friday night. I wanted to give a full, honest review of the place so I ordered the rib eye steak. Yuck! It had no taste which really disappointed me because the portion size was so big that I felt bad having to leave over half on my plate.
The «entertainment» was sad. No rhythm. No shape. Just sad. But the tackiest of all tackies, was after the bland performance, they had the audacity to stop at each table with a cheap purse and strongly hint at wanting a tip. What?! Are you serious?
I have never witnessed such a thing. I was appalled and disgusted by my night.

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! We came back on Monday. I know, I know. How terrible can we really be? Fact is I was craving a gyro, and so was my boyfriend so we made our way here to get some grub.
This particular night was actually better than Saturday night. Would you believe that? Big booty broads were rocking out this night, and had my boyfriend reeling. I plopped us both in front of the stage to eat and enjoy the entertainment. Our server was a bit spotty, but I think that is probably because she was expecting to serve us drinks only and not get food.
About 20 minutes in is when we got our food orders. I got a gyro with a baked potato, and J got a gyro with fries. I didn’t particularly find the fries that appetizing, and a baked potato on all levels was a bad idea to put with that meal. What was I thinking? Even though the baked potato was good, I shouldn’t have done that. Oh well. As far as the gyro goes — it was extremely tasty. I really liked the meat that was on it.
Do I need to elaborate on the entertainment again? I stated what I thought earlier. You get the point… We will probably return next week just by our luck when his parents are in town for the holidays.