Hong Kong Club Reports

[Dogers69]

3 years ago hk gave me a gigantic orange juice when I ordered orange juice. It was probably 36 ounces, the same one oxxo sells. I personally would order that but I do see the way the bottle of h20 turns the mesero away. I unfortunately don't even get drunk any more. I used to walk into HK, by my 2nd beer in 25 minutes I was feeling good. I don't even drink more than 2 nights a week and never in the day. I have to have 5 beers to feel anything. What I miss when not in Cali and also miss in HK is weed. I just started a year ago and like it better than drinking now.

[WombatEd2]

Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? How do the pesky meseros treat you?

When I'm on the wagon, I drink water. (That's why it's sometimes called the "water wagon".).

When I enter a bar, I sidestep the meseros and head straight to the bar, where my bottle of water can cost as much as, or a bit more than, a beer. The meseros never hassle me, and the water tastes so boring that one bottle lasts longer than I ever stay in any particular bar.

[Captain Solo]

Centurion,

If you decided to quit alcohol, it's good not getting back in it. Quitting is easy, I quit almost every week hehe. I would have a beer to have fun with the bro then cannot stop. Sucking down beer after beer all night does make hanging out fun, exciting and happy, but may cause erectile problems in bed.

HK does not serve coffee. Meseros would have to go to Azul for the weak mixed instant. It's bad for your health to suck down any of those sugary soft drinks, raising sugar and triglyceride levels in your blood, causing diabetes, strokes, heart attacks.

Nobody cares what you drink in the club. You don't have to show bravado knocking down shots after shots of hard liquor to have fun like groups of young guys. Many guys just order a bottle of water or juice. The orange juice is huge, fresh and natural, $5 for 22 Ozs. Tell the meseros to bring a glass with ice and it would last you all night.

The pineapple juice is also good. Pineapple and papaya extracts are used in meat tenderizers, sure make meats tender and juicy, potentially their natural ingredients have medicinal properties that can soften and dilate blood vessels, make them more flexible, clean out the arteries and prevent a number of cardiovascular diseases. A few guys swear these juices, including celery, boost their libido for multiple sessions a night.

Finally getting back to Tijuana next week after a 4 year absence.

I'm excited, but just a little apprehensive too. Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. Loved sucking back Polars in HK surrounded by sexy chicas. I expect it to feel much different this time being sober, but I hope it doesn't spoil it. I associated heavy drinking with fun for all of my adult life.

For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? Is their coffee any good? Do you just have sodas? Fruit juice? How do the pesky meseros treat you? Wondering if I'd fit in better during the relatively sedate late morning / early afternoon hours than trying to hang late night?

Anyone care to share their personal experience or thoughts about this?

[Jackie888]

Finally getting back to Tijuana next week after a 4 year absence.

I'm excited, but just a little apprehensive too. Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. Loved sucking back Polars in HK surrounded by sexy chicas. I expect it to feel much different this time being sober, but I hope it doesn't spoil it. I associated heavy drinking with fun for all of my adult life.

For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? Is their coffee any good? Do you just have sodas? Fruit juice? How do the pesky meseros treat you? Wondering if I'd fit in better during the relatively sedate late morning / early afternoon hours than trying to hang late night?

Anyone care to share their personal experience or thoughts about this?

Bottled water. Meseros will treat you fair just like any other customer. They will try to rip you off blind. But now that you are sober, you won't feel as happy when you get ripped off.

[Phordphan]

Your stuff probably got spiked. I don't understand why the Tequila Sommeliers are out in force over this. Even garbage Mezcal, like Tonaya, does not do this kind of work on someone within 30 minutes of taking 1 shot of it.

Makes me even happier I'm off the booze if stuff like this is happening in HK clubs. There was a similar report of something like this happening across the street at Tropical.

I don't see the profit in spiking random clients' drinks. But I wouldn't put it past any of the ZN bars to sell adulterated or counterfeit liquor. I remember a couple years back the slew of tourists getting sick or getting dead after drinking liquor in some all-inclusive resorts. I've read about shipments of counterfeit Jack Daniels being seized in Thailand. So, on the very few times I visit a ZN bar I drink beer that is opened in front of me. I save the cocktails for higher end restaurants and clubs far away from the ZN.

[Dcrist0527]

Your stuff probably got spiked. I don't understand why the Tequila Sommeliers are out in force over this. Even garbage Mezcal, like Tonaya, does not do this kind of work on someone within 30 minutes of taking 1 shot of it.

Makes me even happier I'm off the booze if stuff like this is happening in HK clubs. There was a similar report of something like this happening across the street at Tropical.

I would also assume it was spiked. There's a sizable difference between a hangover, even from the cheapest tequila and getting roophied.

It is concerning. I've heard enough stories about Tropical to believe it's true. When I drink there, I order directly from the bar. Until these stories go away, my next visit to HK will start with me ordering a bottle of tequila, opened in front of me.

The only issue though would be to assume it is the mesero. We all know certain chicas have very good working agreements with certain meseros. So best to be aware.

[Aviator400]

Finally getting back to Tijuana next week after a 4 year absence.

I'm excited, but just a little apprehensive too. Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. Loved sucking back Polars in HK surrounded by sexy chicas. I expect it to feel much different this time being sober, but I hope it doesn't spoil it. I associated heavy drinking with fun for all of my adult life.

For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? Is their coffee any good? Do you just have sodas? Fruit juice? How do the pesky meseros treat you? Wondering if I'd fit in better during the relatively sedate late morning / early afternoon hours than trying to hang late night?

Anyone care to share their personal experience or thoughts about this?

I rarely drink alcohol in Tijuana. When asked why not, I reply "Whisky Dick. " Of course I convey it to the putas in less vulgar terms. I usually have Red Bull or Cola or Agua Mineral. Known meseros often greet me with their nickname, "Agua Mineral. " Nobody is offended as long as you tip when served. I have seen too many young power drinkers miss opportunities. My goal in Tijuana is to pound as many putas as many times as my aging body will withstand, plus two.

You will have more fun sober, so party on and enjoy yourself. And your memories that will be a lot sharper the next day.

[Dcrist0527]

Finally getting back to Tijuana next week after a 4 year absence.

I'm excited, but just a little apprehensive too. Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. Loved sucking back Polars in HK surrounded by sexy chicas. I expect it to feel much different this time being sober, but I hope it doesn't spoil it. I associated heavy drinking with fun for all of my adult life.

For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? Is their coffee any good? Do you just have sodas? Fruit juice? How do the pesky meseros treat you? Wondering if I'd fit in better during the relatively sedate late morning / early afternoon hours than trying to hang late night?

Anyone care to share their personal experience or thoughts about this?

My working theory is nothing repels meseros more than a monger sitting with a bottle of water.

I generally do not drink during the day. But on the rare instances I'm in HK during the day time, until I get a bottle of water, they swarm. Once I have water, they disappear. Lasts longer than a shot of Patron. Less tips for them I suppose.

As to your larger point, congrats on your sobriety. I imagine this will be a challenge. For me, I do associate HK with excessive drinking. LOL Interestingly, I very rarely drink in my "real life."

[Centurion200]

Finally getting back to Tijuana next week after a 4 year absence.

I'm excited, but just a little apprehensive too. Quit drinking 2 1/2 years ago and I'm wondering how this will change things. Loved sucking back Polars in HK surrounded by sexy chicas. I expect it to feel much different this time being sober, but I hope it doesn't spoil it. I associated heavy drinking with fun for all of my adult life.

For anyone in a similar circumstance, what do you order? Is their coffee any good? Do you just have sodas? Fruit juice? How do the pesky meseros treat you? Wondering if I'd fit in better during the relatively sedate late morning / early afternoon hours than trying to hang late night?

Anyone care to share their personal experience or thoughts about this?

[ClownDays]

Generally dehydration is the headache, aches and other issues, are what other things bring.

Look. You and CS. I get it. Drink this, the chemicals. Etc. I get it. But.

But I can drink way more than this over 3 hrs if I want to, and 2 beers and 1 shot in me at 275 lbs over a few hours should not put me -down- and cause my date to think she's going to die having to stay up and keep an eye on her until _she could move again_ under her own command.

I could have drug her around the room by her hair and she could have done barely more than whimper out a disagreement.

Your stuff probably got spiked. I don't understand why the Tequila Sommeliers are out in force over this. Even garbage Mezcal, like Tonaya, does not do this kind of work on someone within 30 minutes of taking 1 shot of it.

Makes me even happier I'm off the booze if stuff like this is happening in HK clubs. There was a similar report of something like this happening across the street at Tropical.

[SpeedToys]

Always buy tequila that says "100% Agave" on the bottle, for example: El Jimador, Cazadores, Corralejo (about $ 20) or Don Julio is more expensive, etc. , because there is no headache after drinking. If the tequila does not say "100% Agave" on the bottle, it is mixed with other ingredients and this is what causes a headache.

Generally dehydration is the headache, aches and other issues, are what other things bring.

Look. You and CS. I get it. Drink this, the chemicals. Etc. I get it. But.

But I can drink way more than this over 3 hrs if I want to, and 2 beers and 1 shot in me at 275 lbs over a few hours should not put me -down- and cause my date to think she's going to die having to stay up and keep an eye on her until _she could move again_ under her own command.

I could have drug her around the room by her hair and she could have done barely more than whimper out a disagreement.

[SpeedToys]

Just curious how do you know it was not the beer? Just asking because around 2007 or so a wingmen and I were sure beers were tampered with.

BTW report these kinds of things to management. Other clubs like Chicago and Adelitas do not give a f but HK is super serious about protecting their customer revenue.

I drink very slowly in -general, but the two beers over 90 min would have hit before the shot did on the way out the door. I mean, they also open a fresh beer at the table in front of you.

[LobElsewhere]

Speedtoys.

Don't know what Teq brand you bought. If you just order a tequila shot, meseros will bring the cheapest brand, Jose Cuervo Especial, $5 a shot in HK, $10 a fifth in store. It has certain chemicals that will give you headache, thirst, hang over, stomach ache, some time complete pass out until you drink it often enough for your body to get used to and can resist those chemical allergies.

Jose Cuervo is very low quality tequila, as you mentioned, it is not 100% agave. There are tequilas that are even cheaper than JC and seem to be almost pure grain alcohol. For example, I can handle my tequila, but a shot or two of the free "tequila" offered at the door of the other clubs will mess me up completely. Perhaps to save on costs, HK has started using this extra low quality tequila when a customer does not ask for a specific brand of tequila. Best to always ask for your favorite brand so you will know instantly after you taste that you did not get what you asked for.

[StRobert]

Buddy of mine were looking for the good stuff on Revolution and found a place before the pandemic. He bought two 5 gal jugs of cheap tequila for $10 because he wanted to re-distill it to clean out the impurities. Opened the jug for a whiff. Smelled like cleaned version of bad gas. Kinda like a mixture of plastic, musty varnish and a little tequila. He tried re-distilling twice but it was still really bad.

With the inflation setting in, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone was cutting their tequila with the cheap stuff. I'm not saying it's the alley gasoline, but I've always had a headache with Cuervo.

Always buy tequila that says "100% Agave" on the bottle, for example: El Jimador, Cazadores, Corralejo (about $ 20) or Don Julio is more expensive, etc. , because there is no headache after drinking. If the tequila does not say "100% Agave" on the bottle, it is mixed with other ingredients and this is what causes a headache.

[Captain Solo]

Speedtoys.

Don't know what Teq brand you bought. If you just order a tequila shot, meseros will bring the cheapest brand, Jose Cuervo Especial, $5 a shot in HK, $10 a fifth in store. It has certain chemicals that will give you headache, thirst, hang over, stomach ache, some time complete pass out until you drink it often enough for your body to get used to and can resist those chemical allergies.

HK's tequilero, Speedy, also pours JC Especial from the bottle, down your throat, $5 for 3 shots. He then squirts beers in, wraps your head in a towel and shakes it violently for the maximum buzz hehe. One night I went to a steak house with a wingman, drank half a bottle of Argentine's bitter Malbec, came back to HK, sucked down 3 or 4 beers, then Speedy showed his face and poured me a couple shots of JC. That night my whole digestive system was in a lot of pain, like it was filled with concrete, felt a big thirst but did not feel like drinking, eating or even breathing for 2 days. It could have been fatal. I never had digestive problem with any wine or beer until that point, so the JC shots in combination with beers and wines really messed me up.

OTOH in HK I drank quite a few shots of JC Esp, Don Julio 70, Don Julio 1942, Macallan 15, Johnny Walkers ect, sometimes in combinations, got the happy buzz, never any headache, thirst or hang over. One night I already had a couple Teq shots, went to Chicago with wingmen and sipped down a shot of a cheap tequila, $8 a fifth. Man, that Teq was harsh, tasted like high-octane gas hehe. I was feeling happy, walking straight and level on La Zona broken sidewalks with the wingmen to their hotel, laid down in bed and passed out completely unconscious for 8 hours. If 10 hot HK girls took advantage and raped me brutally I would not have known hehe. Wingman was worried, but I woke up and felt fine, no headache, thirst or hang over.

To avoid health problem it's prudent to order only brands you are used to drinking at home, in sealed bottles or cans, and only in reputable bars when out of the country. Guys from Asia told me almost all expensive liquors in Asia are fakes, with local filling and labeling original bottles with local rubbing alcohol and aromas hehe. Lots of guy don't really know what their expensive liquors should taste and smell like and just keep buying and knocking them down with their putas. A lot of liquors in Asia are also laced with insecticides or cheap synthetic drugs, like fentanyl, to give quick and powerful buzzes. A few young bulls from Texas have died after a night of binge drinking on the streets of Asia.

Crooks in Asia even counterfeit popular and upscale beer brands like Heineken. Just fill bottles with local beer, put a cap and a label on them and sell them for more than local brands. Beer cans are safer as canning requires more equipment for sealing. This world is so fucked up with stupid, nasty, greedy people. Overall, Tijuana bars are still fairly safe compared to those in Asia. Just stick to what you normally drink and always protect your drinks from potential spiking with ruffies by some assholes.

I don't drink very much, I =can't= due to the nature of how my body works after a severe stroke 5 yrs ago.

Last night my date and I were enjoying HK, I had a total of -2- beers and -1- tequila shot.

She had the same, 2 beers, one shot.

The whole stay was maybe 90 min, and the shot was on the way out the door.

Cab to Pueblo Amigo, and 30 min later we were hitting the sheets. She went from "normal" to passed out so bad. She was breathing really shallow and was crying she couldn't move. I stayed up most of the night until she was more 'normal', about 430 a.

I got a little sleep in as well, but when I woke up I felt like I had the meanest hangover I've had in decades along with her. And it took us a few hours this morning to really shake this off.

On two beers, and one shot. Bullshit.

We are both 100% convinced our shots were massively fucked up at this point.