Casa Diablo
Leave it to perennially crunchy Portland, Oregon, to open the world’s first vegan strip club. Casa Diablo, opened by Johnny Diablo (the mastermind behind the pirate-themed family vegan restaurant), features a full menu of egg, dairy, and meat free bar food. The only flesh to be found at this establishment is, as Johnny puts it, ‘on the pole’.
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