No5 Orange

I didn’t like this place at all. I tried the food… meh. Salty as fuck. Not appealing. The girls on stage were borrrrrrrrrrring. Same girls on stage over and over pretty much doing the same thing each time. Not worth the lowest tip of $ 5. We really need 1 dollar bills in Canada for strippers. Dispensed by special ATM machines and not circulated/​accepted anywhere else in Canada outside of strip clubs. The bartender couldn’t make me a good cocktail. I swear he used the shittiest whiskey in the place and charged me about eleven bucks for it. There was one young lady who was the VIP dancer of the day. She does her rounds to try pull guys for a private dance and if you say no she listens. I liked that. Waitress’ switched and then I got this really bitchy one that I wouldn’t tip after the second time she brought me a drink. Shortly after that I left.

Summary: Dont believe the bad reviews, the staff are nice, the girls are good looking and not pushy at all –the least pushy I’ve ever seen in a strip club, the drinks are not overpriced (7.25 for draft pale ale and 22 for a pitcher).
Details: This is not my first time in a strip club, my last experience being Spearmint Rhino in Vegas I knew I had to lower my expectations for No 5, surprisingly, it turned out to be much better than I expected. I dont get where all the bad reviews are coming from, I guess people are more inclined to write a review after a bad experience than a good one.
We went for a stag, I was the best man so I had to organize it. The research I did narrowed things down to the number 5 and Brandi’s. When I called Brandi’s to make a reservation the girl was so arrogant, rude and not helpful and was an immediate turn off, plus all the reviews commenting on their arrogance and pretentiousness shared similar stories, that left me with only the No 5. I have to admit the reviews made me really worried the stag was going to suck.
I called the reservation line, the guy was nice and helpful, gave me all information I wanted. I went to check the place out one Sunday morning and the staff there were helpful too, nothing too sleazy or pushy.
On the day of the stag the girl checking the ID was nice, smiling, the bouncer was also polite, politer than any bouncer I’ve ever seen. He mentioned that you can have a booth for a 100 $ (which was something the reservation line never mentioned) and we took a booth.
The girls dancing on stage are the best in the place. On an average their dancing moves were not that great but their looks –and being fully nude– made up for it. Girls will come offer lap dances and are not pushy at all, if you say no thanks she’ll just smile, thank you, and leave without a word, not the usual sleazy «come on baby» and all that crap you get at many other places. 50 $ for a lap dance is a bit steep, but you get it in a private room not on the table like some other strip clubs I’ve been to.
Overall we had a fun night, not a single bad experience and everyone was quite happy.

Hadn’t been here in a while, but Number 5 is a pretty awesome SC. Feels more down to earth than the others in Vancity, albeit maybe not as luxurious. I expected it to be pricier, both in terms of drinks and dances to be honest, so wasn’t disappointed. Alexis is rad as hell. Super babe.

This place is pretty cool! Was my first time at a strip club and I had an awesome time. Yes, the drinks are expensive. Yes, it’s just a block or so away from Carnegie. I also wish the girls had a bigger stage, for them to move around more and have more space to do their cool tricks. What made my night was when Cleo (Ack! Pretty sure that was her name…) stopped her performance to tell me I was cute! She went around my seat after her show and gave me a kiss on the cheek! Thanks Cleo! Spending extra time to do my makeup paid off for sure.
Cover was 5 bucks! Not sure if it was because of the day we went or because of the time we went.

Classy gals, yet not great value @ $ 50 a pop. Okay for a business lunch, but if personal keep looking

this place was alright
pretty fun vibes
beautiful dancers (SILK IS THE HOTTEST DANCER I HAVE EVER SEEN)
the bartenders were kind
door people pretty nice too
yeah it was an alright place
why then am i giving it only 2 stars…
i will tell you
the little man with the big mouth on the mic
talking shit while the girls are dancing
i guess you would call him an mc but really i would call him an embarrassment
making rude comments about the women while they dance does nothing to enhance the show. telling us how they, d like to suck our dicks or take it up the ass is fucking insulting to everyone in that room. i really don’t know why that guy has that job, must be a friend or family connection or something… but really guys, please for the love of everything a good strip club stands for… lose that dude. asap. THANKS

Deciding to top off the night with a little strip club action, we were deposited here by a cab driver who said Orange 5 was the best.
I’m gonna go ahead and ignore the overpriced drinks, because that’s just how things are in Canada.
I’ll even let the snotty attitude of the wait staff slide.
But when the dancer ignored us the entire time, coming around at the very last note of her third song solely to snatch the five from my hand, I have a problem.
If tipping isn’t mandatory, and the lowest tip is a five, I expect at the very least to have a dancer within 3 feet of me for some portion of a song for my money.
Instead, she spent an entire song in front of a lady patron in the corner, who kept getting fives thrown her way by phased drunk guys.
On to the last song, where her time was split half and half in front of two guys across the rack.
On to the last note– I kid you not– the very last note of her last song.
She comes around to my boyfriend & I to snatch the five from my hand, which hasn’t left my hand during her entire set.
«Wait, really? No…»
I was then physically shoved by a bouncer to surrender the five, which is not okay.
We immediately left.
I am more than happy to tip when it is earned, but I hate being hustled.
We were ready to plant at the rack for at least an hour, tipping the entire time, and even shelling out money for overpriced shots.
But instead, this ridiculous incident turned us off to the entire venue.
Nope. Never again.

This joint is an okay place to go and the place isn’t exactly located at the best part of town.
The ladies are relatively decent but I would recommend only going to this place once or twice at the most for the experience. Otherwise, I would recommend going to a much more fancier stripper place rather then this place.

I’m torn about this review. The neighbourhood isn’t the best and drinks are average at an above average price. No5 serves food but I’m not sure if I would want to eat anything with a money shot in front of me. Still I had an alright time.
Remember, make eye contact but not too much :)

Number 5 gets 4 Stars in the ‘Dive Bar Strip Joint’ category. Oh that isn’t a category? Let’s just pretend it is. Number 5 is a great spot to go for a lushy good time, but don’t expect to see Ms. America on the stage. My most recent trip there saw what appeared to be a young mother with wayward ‘headlights’, climbing a ladder, post shower. If you’re into carpeted bars, dingy booths and questionable dancers (which I am) this may be the place for you. Don’t take yourself or anyone there too seriously, drink a lot of booze and have a time!

Do you think she’s talented? Deeply and importantly talented?
This is a strip club in the «worst» part of town, and I really hope you are aware of that when you head to the Orange. It’s in a strange little old building with a pretty iron balcony along the top of the club, where I have always prayed one day there will be dancing girls leaning out the windows with a hankerchief, calling me in, like in the old Westerns. The drinks are high priced, and come early, because they will charge cover right up until the last show (for women too). But, this place is a Vancouver icon, and you can’t help but love it. Maybe the dancers aren’t deeply and importantly talented, but amusingly and superficially, sure. There’s usually a pretty good show going on in the parking lot too.

There was a time when I really didn’t like the No 5 Orange. I thought it was full of disgusting people and even worse dancers, but then the times started to change.
The cover is $ 10 a person and everyone has to pay cover. There isn’t normally much of a line, but it depends on when you want to go and how many of you there are.
There are a number of tables around the room that you can sit at without getting a booth or service. Depending on how new you look they might try to charge you anyway.
There are booths, which I believe are $ 100 for a buy in. I don’t ever do that so I can’t comment on it.
The drinks are over priced and not very good.
The dancers are great, the girls who work the floor are pretty rad and it’s not hard to spend the whole night there.
If you’re new to Vancouver or strippers the No 5 is a must see as a Vancouver institution.

I came here for a friend’s birthday party. The cover charge to get in here is $ 10 regardless if you’re a guy or girl. We didn’t have a reservation, and since there was no tables free we had to pay $ 100 to secure a booth because you can’t go there and stand around according to the staff. Our group was pretty big so we were able to come up with the $ 100, but it was an unexpected cost. Reserve a table if you’re coming with a group!
The police came in and escorted a guy out when we were there, but they didn’t make a scene. Minus that, this place isn’t as sleazy as I expected given its location. The drinks were a bit pricy but strong. The bartender made us the weirdest skittles shot I’ve ever seen (since when did skittles shots become drop shots?) but it was still tasty. As for the girls, they didn’t seem to get a lot of attention until much later in the evening, but they were all attractive.
Overall the girls were hot, the drinks were good, but be prepared to spend a lot of money.

Honestly I thought this place would be way sleazier, I’m sad to say I was actually a bit disappointed. I think my friends had just built up this image of the Number Five in my mind and I had expectations that went unfulfilled. For example:
The floors were not sticky. I’ve been to a few strip clubs in Surrey and New West where you actually thought people had jerked off on the floor because your shoes just kept sticking to the floor, this was not the case at the Number 5.
Trashy dancers. All of the ladies I saw dance were in really good shape and had super fake tits that didn’t even move. I guess when I was told about how sleazy this place was, and that Courtney Love had danced there I was expecting crack whores or punk rock chicks who were still working to pay for some new boobs. This was not the case.
Expensive drinks. I paid like $ 12 for a double rum and diet, that is probably the most expensive double highball I have ever had. If this place was trashy, then we would be getting trashed right? Not unless you can afford $ 10 cover plus $ 50+ for drinks.
However… they have a kitchen. Last night’s special was ribs… let me ask you this: who shows up to a strip club to have a pound of greasy ribs and eats them in the gyno row while some broad is spreading her legs in front of you? I don’t know about you, but when I see those beef curtains wagging in my face I sure get hungry for ribs. I didn’t see anyone eating while I was there, so I wonder how often the kitchen actually gets food orders? How long have those ribs been sitting there?
I’m not sure that I would go back here unless it was for a stag, I know some of my friends think its real cool to go watch strippers, and while that can be the case at times, I think I’d rather go somewhere more seedy or even somewhere more classy. This place was just very average.

Came here as part of a large stag group. Pretty much the only reason why people go to strip clubs these days.
Cover was $ 10. They frisked everyone in the group, which should hopefully keep out the gangsta wannabes. They sold beer right by the entrance out of a cooler for $ 7, but the same beer can be had from the bar at the back for $ 6.25. Just a tip.
The tables and chairs were definitely a bit grungy, but this is expected. The stage is painted a tacky shade of orange, with a ladder leading up into some hatch in the ceiling. I don’t know why it was there, but all I know is that it got in the way of our view pretty badly. They should get rid of it.
The inside was surprisingly quiet. Holding a conversation was no problem, and my ears weren’t bleeding at the end of the night. Service was prompt with the shooters and beers.
Even though it was a Saturday, the audience was a bit dead. There were several empty seats by the stage too, and not too many people were cheering. In addition, it looked like each stripper was dancing to a couple more songs than other places I’ve been to. I’m guessing it’s so that they can make a few bucks more. Not too many people were slipping them bills. It can’t be easy doing this job in this town. I admit I was paying more attention to the hockey highlights on TV than what was going on on the stage.
Overall, a good time. It’s a shame that places like these are closing all over Vancouver. I’m just hoping this place stays afloat, unlike the Cecil. It’s a big loss of the city’s seedy history.

This is the third review in a five part evening. Part two is for Hy’s downtown.
Dinner at Hy’s was running late, so I called the Five at 9:07 (I still have the time on my phone) asking them to push my reservation back until 10:00. They said it would be no problem, so I was more relaxed with our dinner plans at Hy’s.
I had trouble with ensuring our reservation was active before. I called weeks in advance and they put me down. When I called the Monday before, they didn’t have me noted. They made a reservation for me before I could launch into a full panic.
We walked in the door at 9:55 and they comped the cover for our bachelor. When we were directed to the bouncer regarding our reservation, he said that no one told him that we would be late and he gave away our table. He was «nice enough» to offer us a $ 40 opportunity; he’d kick out a table of four with a view of the stage and bring a fifth chair. We were effectively looking at $ 80 for the five of us to have our reservation. The table we were at actually had a reservation tag on it for another party at 10:15, which was very odd since when I first called for a reservation, I was told they would not accept a reservation after 10:00. When it got busier later in the night, the bouncer wasn’t around to keep people from blocking our view. In short, call more than once to confirm your reservation and do not, under any circumstances, be late.
The drinks were pricey. They use Wisers as their bar brand of rye, which was acceptable to me. While they charge $ 6 for a single rye and coke, there’s no discount on doubles; be prepared to pay $ 12 for a double. Also, my first one came out as a rum and coke. I had to walk it back to the bar myself. They did fix it, but I encountered an asshole on my way back to the table.
I walked up to two guys blocking the path between the tables. I leaned over to the one closer to me and said «excuse me, please.» He looked away from his conversation, looked me in the eye, and then turned back without moving and kept talking. I asked to be excused again, then he looked at me again and finally moved. The idiot beside him, having seen this transpire, couldn’t rub two brain cells together to move a foot out of my way, so while looking at each other, I shoved past him back to my table. Really, we can all have a good time if people were a little more polite about their surroundings; it’s not like I was one of the strippers and they were trying to cop a feel.
The strippers were out in full force trying to hustle good money for their dances. They charge $ 50 per song; I believe Brandi’s charges more, but you can get cheaper in Vegas (of all places). I don’t know what they charge in Montréal, but that’s the place to be from what I hear.
I get that it can be a tough job, but they don’t need to be so aggressive. We were there to buy dances for the bachelor, but when he wasn’t interested, we were called «cheap fucks» on more than one occasion. I do remember one stripper pitching to us, «You can smack my ass, pull my hair, and I’ll let you motorboat my brand new titties for as long as you want!» Given that I’m not 19, nor American, her marketing put her into a dirty gold digger category rather than an enticing dancing lady.
We lost one person during our time at the Five, but the rest of us kept going to keep having fun with the bachelor. We paid $ 100 for a two-​song dance with the one and only dancing lady that he took a fancy to, and he seemed quite pleased with the entertainment.
We watched the stage shows right up until 1:00 when they closed. If you’re looking for the attractive girl next door type, the Five isn’t the place. Most of the dancers have had some enhancements done, but I found them enjoyable to watch, especially the shower shows.
Next part is The Irish Heather.

I was here on Saturday night for a pal’s birthday (cover was $ 10). The only other time I’d been here was uh, Remembrance Day… and what better way to spend Remembrance Day than at a strip club? (The cover was only $ 5 that night!)
It was so packed that tons of people just lined up along the walls because there was no seating left. Our friends managed to snag a small table with 1 chair in the «VIP» section for the night and hovered around it. We were told we could stay until they had to give it to someone else, which didn’t happen. so that’s cool.
If you keep a close eye on the seats around the um. stripper platform (?) you might be able to steal one, but otherwise you’re S.O.L. because those guys are glued to their seats. I managed to get myself one after convincing a friend to sit on my lap, and when her legs started to fall asleep she just crouched beside me and some random guy I didn’t know sat on my lap instead because apparently it used to be his seat. Sure, whatever.
I found the waitresses. er, hostesses… What exactly is their job title? Anyways, the girls that wander around in their little outfits and chat you up were far more attractive than the dancers. Most of the dancers seemed bored and totally uninterested. The fake to real boobie ratio was about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀.
The DJ called out to Tabatha Y. («who’s the girl with the flower in her hair up front?!») and announced to the entire club that she was hot and then proceeded to meow like a cat.
I had a better time at Monty’s in Victoria! I’ll still come back to No 5 Orange though!
I can’t comment on the drink prices, I did all my drinkin’ before I arrived!

It was my birthday on the weekend and my friends twisted my arm to take me to the ballet… er… also know as the No. 5 Orange.
$ 10 bucks at the door and welcome to the show.
Mostly had beers and a few birthday shooters. OK, lots of birthday shooters…
We stayed maybe an hour because we couldn’t find a table but really enjoyed the ballet on stage. Interesting mix of people and everybody was friendly. And quite a few females who enjoy watching the ballet as much as the men to.
Hey, this is the only place where you can sit back, and the girls will come talk to you… but only until they realize you have no money/​intention of buying a lapdance.
And I met Charity… my future girlfriend who’s a student right now paying her way through college.
I’ve never had the food here so UYE at the No. 5?

Those of us ‘of a certain age’ recall the glory days of Vancouver strip clubs, when you could spend an afternoon or evening making your way between the Marble Arch, the Flash One, the Lougheed Hotel, the North Burnaby Inn, the Fraser Arms, the Cecil and on and on. Well, with the Cecil about to close and all the others shuttered long ago, an era in Vancouver has come to an end — An era where the price of admission was a pint of beer and the chant of ‘shower, shower, shower!’ might result in a soapy show. Seems like the business is moving to $ 20 cover charges, «bottle service» and all the other LA accoutrements. I suppose it is what it is…
Except… For one hold out: The No. Five Orange. If you want to take a trip back in time to find out what it was like to visit a strip club in Vancouver during Expo 86, take in the #5. You can take a seat, order a pint, and watch the show. If your girlfriend doesn’t mind, she’ll have a good time too… I’m not too sure if they can mix an ‘apple martini’ though…
Is it a little tired inside? Sure, a little, but that’s part of the charm. I know a lot of people complain about ‘the neighborhood’ but that’s a few blocks south at Hastings. With the police station and fire stations nearby, the number five neighborhood isn’t that grungy. If anything, it’s a little boring…

Her: Hi my name is Mercedes
Me: Hi my name is Toyota.
If she can use a car name then I also want a car name! Apologies for the ladies out there who actually have a given name of Mercedes.
I believe education is important in our society and being the generous giver that I am I decided to help support girls going to college the only way I know how, #5 Orange!
I had no real expectations going here as this was my first time in this establishment. Overall it wasn’t as sketchy as I thought it would be judging by the location. The interior was nice and well kept, there was a decent selection of beer and the girls had very nice, how should I say, eyes.
The crowd was a decent mix of guys and girls, not saying it was close to ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ split but for a strip club it was pretty good. Having this mix is important as it dilutes the more «creepy gawking» people, like myself and makes things a little more social and fun.
Some people complain about the area but rest assured location is quite safe so the overall experience was quite pleasant. Will I go again? Only if the Unilocal community needs me to take one for the team and provide an updated review. How about weekly updates?