Funny you should mention that
[QUOTE=JakePeacock;1992341]Don't go to Romanza, they held my hostage for 2 hours trying to charge for champagne, had to call the police and shit. Very lame...[/QUOTE]Stopped by Romanza last Thursday, was in the process of paying the Brl $ 130,00 cover and a little voice told me, "nah fuck this place, the vibe is all wrong. " So I left, before I got out the door the greasy looking guy in the black suit with the Cardinal Richelieu beard had dropped the cover to Brl $50,00 as a "special discount" just for me. Have a light day Wednesday, so I think I might give Scandallo's a shot Tuesday night.
What I've found appealing about Sao Paulo is the abundance and availability of smoking hot non-Pros. Assuming you speak Portuguese and are cultural chameleon enough to date like a Brasiliero. I've been working in SP for almost two years and have always had a steady non-pro GF and a back-up or two on the side. Upside of dating a Brasiliera, they expect you to cheat, just don't throw it in their faces. There so much fine ass walking up and down Avenida Paulista from 0600 h - 2100 h, I heard the Prefeito is considering changing the name to Avenida Assmania!
Finally got my Happy ass to Scandallo O Mystical secrets of Brasilero accounting.
[QUOTE=Rovnak;1990372]Went to Scandalo Tuesday night Jan 24, eve of a state holiday.
Enter before 7 pm pay 150 entrance but all is consumacao (credit for food / drink).
Enter after 7 pm pay 222 (or 250, don't recall) 150 in consumacao.
Arrived early, used up my 150 in the restaurant. Excellent menu, a good value for consumacao I ordered sushi mix and chicken tenders. I should have just ordered 1 dish instead of 2, as the portions were very generous and I was satisfied after the sushi and the chicken was sufficient for 2 people. Live and learn. Drinks are expensive, even a simple beer is 35 reais, soft drinks 20. Mixed drinks 50 or 60.
Number and quality of girls: impressive. By 6:30 there were already 50 girls lounging in restaurant and cafe. Bar / disco area does not open until 9:00.[/QUOTE]Finally got to Scandallo last night. Got there at around 1845 h paid the Brl $ 150,00 consumacao. After 1900 h it's Brl $220. Had the house sushi at Brl $65, a Bud at Brl $35, a "dry" martini at Brl $ 70,00 and a MonteCristo #2 ring at Brl $170,00. Was taken aback when I had to cash out at Brl $350,00 when I left. According to my calculations my bill should have been Brl $ 200. My logic was as you consume these items are deducted from your consumacao, once it's exhausted, the charges begin to accrue. Not on this fucking planet! Their methods, your consumaco is added to your tab and then deducted. Brasiliero accounting methods, if the girls don't fuck you the house is guaranteed to. IMHO the Brl $ 150,00 consumacao is only a savings if you bounce against the marginal cost incurred by the Brl $220,00 ingresso and consumacao after 1900 h. IMHO, curious as to feedback on this issue. Argued with cashier chick to no avail got weird looks from people standing close by. Always happens when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me! .
The sushi was OK, have paid more for a brewski in Sampa (would it kill these guys to add Heineken to the beer card? About the only thing I have issues with in Brasil is their corn beer. Cavemen brewed better beer), the Cuban was excellent. Only way to top that cigar would be smoking one in Havana. Kicker was the "dry" martini. My Aunt Sheila served drier martinis to her Tuesday afternoon church sewing circle & bible study group. Since I got there kinda' early sat watching the talent filter in. Reminded me of batting practice before a MLB game. But it was fun to watch. Not really the variety your find in Rio, but to quote The Cane, there was "critical mass. " All in all, these women were fucking gorgeous, tits, ass, thick thighs, wearing all types of smell good, smiling ear to ear and drop dead gorgeous faces. Except this one chick, I think it was a tranny, chick was all swoll' up and her voice was deeper than mine. She kinda' cozied up me being the FNG. * scared the fuck out of me when she spoke. Kindly asked her to "hoppa fora, por favor," at which point I feared for my life with the look she gave me.
The girls were chatty and friendly, was copping feels like a blind man reading a NYT best seller in braille and he can't wait to get the end. Stole a play from the Tangelo Twitter Tango and "just grabbed them by the pussy. " Humorous part of the evening was having to explain to this blonde from Porto Alegre that Canada was not part of the USA. Blondes, same the world over I suppose. The girls could spot the FNG and the attention was rather flattering. Someone said there were 6 or 7 floors, tonight only the first floor was open. The snack bar and the restaurant. The snack bar was dark as fuck, I mean bottom of the abyss staring back at you dark. Sat outside on the patio smoking my Cuban trying hard to enjoy my "martini. " Specifically requested "shaken, not stirred" . " It rained for a minute but I was sitting at a sheltered patio table for four with three empty chairs. The hits kept rolling in, talked for few, they'd give me kiss and leave. What was cool was they were not all hard sell desperate, this was refreshing. As I've been some places where these chicks are like piranha with the scent of fresh meat in the agua.
Left around 0200 h stole a play from the Rovnak playbook, went to Casarao with visions of Scandallo dancing in my head. Interesting note on the cab ride, the cabbie entered the time I got in and the time I got out of his cab in a sheet of paper clearly marked Scandallo. Figured he probably gets some incentive from management for dropping guys off there. Good to know if you're ever on a jam with the Policia Civil and need an alibi (sorry, wearing my lawyer hat). Checking my horario for the next time I have a free day with no clients and will certainly swing back by. Didn't get any phone numbers, cell battery was dead.
One more thing, what up with these guys who bring their GFs to this place. Just like people who pay extra cash to wipe their ass with Charmin and it's twice the price of regular shit paper. I just don't get it!