I started writing this as a simple review in the AB (CH Link)/CC (CH Link)/HK (CH Link) review section, then realized it was so long that I might as well fill in some details and submit it as a report.

So this was like a typical weeknight that I might visit TJ.

Why weeknights?

I can barely stand the crowds on Fridays and Saturdays. They are the busiest nights in TJ and bring out the greatest number of girls, some of which seemingly are able to avoid working other nights, but I don't think those benefits outweight the costs. Moving about the bars requires constant weaving and squeezing, and as a wanderer it affects me more than most. It's hotter because of the number of bodies, and worst for me, the air is thick with smoke. As a Californian/San Diego, I seem to have become spoiled with being able to breath so freely in my local bars and clubs. Despite my love for the girls, my patience for the smokers has worn thinner, and I find myself wanting to smack all the guys that are constantly chain smoking and polluting the air. (I'll admit I manage to forgive the girls, though)

I arrived in the evening, a little earlier than usual so I could catch the end of the day shift. I work during the day and usually have errands to run or friends to hang out with in the early evening, so I usually miss the day shift entirely. It usually doesn't matter much because the day shift tends to suck at AB, but HK days can be surprisingly good on occasion. When I do manage to visit in the day, it's usually to focus on HK talent.

On this night I added Chicago to my itinerary. For many years, Chicago was a staple of my TJ visits, but for too long the stops have been very disappointing with the sole exception of Ivana (B) - Veracruz - Chicago Club (PHOTO). Ivana, btw, has been one of my most reliable fallbacks for excellent service with a gorgeous girl. From what I've heard, her reputation is pretty well known, and she's been a queen of CC for some time. I need variety, though, so with lack of alternatives, my visits to CC have dwindled. On this night I was curious to check out talent that Erip had highlighted. Knowing his excellent tastes, I knew I must investigate.

Why not the other bars?

A lot of the TJ veterans swear by Las Chavelas (CH Link) and Tropical Bar (CH Link). I've made some excellent pulls from both over the years, but after so much time I just find myself less patient to search in so many places. Tropical Bar seems to have more of the fresh off the boat types that I'm not as attracted to and Las Chevalas seems to be much more a dance/ficha bar than a hooker bar to me. Both play much more Mexican music than I care for and both are full of locals that tend to occupy the girls for longer periods of time. I still visit these bars from time to time and sat with Tanya (L) - Puerta Vallarta - Tropical Bar (PHOTO) earlier this year, but it's been a very long spell since I've pulled talent from either.

Street Girls?

I've never been into the street talent (CH Link). I've tried them a few times and many people swear by them, but I rarely find girls on the street that I've found attractive, and when I have, their hurried attitudes usually ruin the moment for me. I really like to build rapport in a bar before I take a girl upstairs, and that's just too difficult to do on the street in my opinion. There's also the shorter period of time. Sure you can pay for double the time, but then you're paying bar girl rates and losing the benefits of street girls in the first place, plus you get the much shittier room.

Even those street girls that have made the transition to bar girls have mostly been a disappointment, IMO. Jacqueline (H) - Mazatlan - Adelita Bar (PHOTO), for example, never seemed to lose her scowl. And others, although pleasant, seemed more worn from their days on the street. One of the few exceptions has been Uri, currently known as Shasta - Tabasco - Hong Kong (PHOTO).

Escorts?

I don't do escorts, either. With pricing starting at $150-$180+ including hotel and tip, I personally don't consider it a good value for me. However, I hear plenty of good things about TJ escorts. The proprieters seem to enforce their levels of service to maintain the reputation of their agencies and keep their customers coming back, so if all you care about is good service and the time spent in the bar isn't as important to you, you'll probably be very happy. I know Sampson occasionally has parties where you can meet some of his girls in person, so that might be a good way to get an introduction without committing.

Although, I don't do escorts, I do check the websites occasionally. There seem to be more girls working as escorts in addition to their time at the bar, so visiting the escort sites are a good way to get pictures without hassling with a camera and also to find out which bar girls are more likely to perform better with (or without) a little more money thrown at them.

The Roll Call

So it starts off in Adelitas after the yellow cab drops me off right in front. I always check out Adelitas first because the yellow cabs can't drop you off in front of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong occasionally charges a cover. I rarely session with a girl from one places without at least checking out the talent in the other, so by visiting Adelitas first, I can avoid the prospect of being hassled for cover again if my pull ends up being from Hong Kong.

I usually start off with a complete walk through of the bar before making a stop to take note of all of the girls I recognize. I also start determining potentials, prioritizing girls I've been wanting to do most first, followed by new hot girls that look friendly, and so on down the line. My initial run through of AB was not very promising. The top consideration was the attractive but impatient looking Lucy (B) - Mazatlan - Adelita Bar. Bosco's review describes her perfectly, and although his review is 8 years old, she still looks very attractive, but the attitude also seems to match exactly.

My visit to Hong Kong did not go much better. If Yellow - Sonora - Hong Kong (PHOTO) had looked as good as the last time I saw her, I might have considered her, but she had extensions and braids that didn't look good on her in my opinion, I'd save her for another night. Maki - Monterrey - Hong Kong was a reliable repeat if I decided on a sure bet for the evening.

My first visit to Chicago in a while was based on reports of a new beauty. Had I just read the initial report I probably would have overlooked it given my particular tastes, but with Erip confirmation, I knew I would probably like this one. The initial moments in Chicago were the same as usual, few girls, fewer guys, and no one was looking like they were having much fun. As I made my way to the back of the bar, it was easy to recognize who they were talking about.

Shanique is cute, but as expected, not quite the stunner the posts made her out as. She's definitely pretty, but I wouldn't put her in the same class as Sonia (F) - Culiacan - Chicago Club, Deyanira - Mazatlan - Adelita Bar, nor a few others for that matter. Then again, I usually prefer taller, curvier girls anyways.

After watching her dance, I invited Shanique over for a drink. Shanique is an 18yo from Mazatlan, and as described in her review topic, young-looking. I wouldn't classify her as a really petite spinner, I'd reserve that description more for someone like Cassandra (C) - Chihuahua - Hong Kong or Estrella (B) - Guadalajara - Chicago Club (PHOTO). Shanique is short, but has a fullness to her arms and legs that actually contribute to her youthful appearance.

She was friendly, but clearly seemed out of place. She would look at me and smile from time to time, but she was more often than not looking disengaged. She also kept her hands to herself. She was failing the interview, but there was something about her that kept me from giving up. I let her order another drink when I would usually send the girl away.

Eventually, I thought it to be a lost cause. I was able to reel her in occasionally with a funny story or witty comment, but soon after she'd be off in her own world again. I thanked her for her time and decided to leave.

Adelitas was not much of an improvement with the addition of the late night shift. Minerva - Guadalajara - Adelita Bar was there now if I wanted to repeat with one of the better looking girls in TJ, but Maki at HK was still the better session in terms of service.

Late night Hong Kong was the same. I noticed a new girl that I had recognized from http://www.livelatinangels.com/. The last time I looked at the site, she was one of the few girls I considered attractive. On LLA (CH Link) her name was Nicole, but that profile is no longer there, so unfortunately I have no pictures. This new girl's HK name was Kayleen and she was from Culican. She was tall and skinny with long legs that I really liked, but her face wasn't as pretty as I wanted. She looked a little strange, in fact. We sat for a couple drinks and she passed the interview for service potential, but I just wasn't sold on her. She propositioned for $80 which was also high for her looks, IMO. I told her I wasn't interested in this night, but I hoped to sit with her again in the future.

After a couple more back and forths between AB and HK and excitement lacking for anyone, I decided to reconsider Shanique.

I didn't want to buy her any more drinks, so I just approached her and asked her my top secret question. After an affirmative reply, I said "Let's go!".

With the lights dimmed and the door closed, my expectations were down, but it turned out they didn't need to be. What followed blew me away.

I do not like to go into much detail on my sessions because I know there have been fools that have used such information to demand things from girls, but I'll say my time with Shanique was one of the best I had in a long time. Shanique's bar demeanor makes it appear like she wouldn't know what to do, but she certainly does. She's virtually tied with Ivana from the top spot of who to repeat with if I want extraordinary service. I think Ivana edges her out a bit because I prefer her looks and ability in one area, but Shanique is top notch in another.

I do not know if I would have tried again on another night. This night was particular lacking in talent, I was hornier than usual, and I decided to go against my long tested instincts.

Fortunately, the stars aligned and I have a new addition to my favorites list. Please don't spend too much time at the table with her during the week!

As for the roll call, I made the last updates to my notes, marked and notated my session for the evening, and emailed it all to myself to transfer the information into my spreadsheet later. My current stats: over 700 Tijuana girls conquered with about 150-200 I can name and identify during any 3 month period.

Hope you enjoyed the report!

awesome

I have been with Ivana and received stellar service. The only problem with her is that she has an army of FOB Asians that pay her upwards of $100 an hour just to sit with her and she actually schedules them, even on Monday nights. As a result, getting her to go upstairs has become downright inmpossible. On another site, several of her pretend China boyfriends have printed out my detailed reviews of her and she flipped out. I denied it was me but the details were pretty significant. She is wild as a dancer and nearly fucks you in the bar. Just wish the loser ficha pretend boyfriend spineless fucks would break their bifocals and forget where CC was.

Enjoyed? I loved it! Thanks.

Nice report. One day I'm sure I'll be on the west coast for one reason or another...hopefully in San Diego. I sure hope that street girl with the white pants is there...what an ass!

I know it's probably an old photo but those must have been the days.

Thanks, D'art. Looks like I should take stroll over to CC and take a peak at this Shanique. I'm curious if she meets my tastes.

As for the roll call, I made the last updates to my notes, marked and notated my session for the evening, and emailed it all to myself to transfer the information into my spreadsheet later.

Goddamn! I just saw this part. If I ever thought I had too many checklists and spreadsheets in my life, I guess I don't. I'm impressed by the notion of a spreadsheet to keep all the hookers organized, lol.

you can finally do that now that Excel 2007 broke the 65536 row limitation

Blazers: That sucks man! Can you believe with over 700 girls in TJ alone that I've never had that problem? Reviews are great but I won't do them on free sites, way too big of an audience and way too many PLMs. I know the same can happen on pay sites, but at least the audience is smaller plus I try not to post anything that can come back to bite me.

Regarding Ivana, as wonderful as her service is I've often wandered into CC HOPING she was occupied. I'm just really into maximizing variety when I'm paying. Fortunately she usually is busy. The last time I sat with her and asked her up, she actually declined because she was expecting an appointment. The time before that, she asked if it was OK to leave the table because a regular came in. I was happy both times because even though the sex wasn't as good, they were with new girls and they were good enough.

FrontBC: You should definitely check her out. She said she works Wed-Sun, I think. I was going to say not to go Fri-Sat, but maybe it might be OK because she's not really sociable in the bar like Ivana or others. Then again, with the way some of the Asian crew operates, I'm not sure that matters.

I don't think you'll be really impressed like if you saw Sonia, Deyanira, Sylvia (D) - Mazatlan - Hong Kong |PHOTO| or Kendra - Jalisco - Adelita Bar |PHOTO| for the first time, but I'd bet you'd think she was very pretty.