Capitalistic ingenuity: one door closes, the marketplace will innovate and find a way.
The Oregonian newspaper reports that the Lucky Devil Lounge was forced to close due to the Governor’s order over the coronavirus. However that order allows food establishments to offer take-out or delivery.
And so Boober Eats was born.
The home delivery service, in which a pair of scantily clad strippers will deliver hot food to your door, started as a joke (Club owner Shon) Boulden posted on social media. When people began seriously inquiring about orders, Boulden saw potential.
So, while the rest of Portland was hoarding toilet paper and pasta, he bought out one local store’s stock of pasties.
From 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Boober Eats is offering the full menu from the Lucky Devil Lounge at the same prices. Delivery rates are generally $30, but vary depending on distance from the lounge...
Popular orders include chicken fingers, steak bites and mini corndogs...
All dancers are driven and escorted by a security guard. And there’s at least one rule that carries over from the strip club to a pandemic – no touching the dancers.
Boulden says he’s trying to employ as many people as possible during the club’s shut down from the kitchen staff to security guard and bartenders.