Seems like this thread needs a bump.
Been spending a fair amount of time on 162nd Street. Last year was the last time I tried Green Tara Spa, which was nice and clean and serene and the massage was decent but if they thought you might be interested in a HE, they'd do the "you do" routine and the best you get is some nipple twiddling while you stroke your sausage. So I'm calling it "sort of legit", but if I'm going for a legit massage then don't even fucking offer to watch, eh? I can go home and jerk off watching gonzo Asian porn instead of a so-so looking gal in too much clothing, and not have to tip extra. Which brings me to the place to the left of Green Tara...
Up the stairs on the left, is called Joy Spa. 718-216-9709. I believe they are also connected to Grace Spa, just across the street there. The place is open 24x7 which makes it a real find. Probably the only legit 24x7 place in existence. ;-) Although that brings a problem or two with it, which I will get to in a moment. This place offers decent looking women, many in uniforms, who know how to deliver a proper massage. Rooms are just OK, tables are decent, everything is clean. Sometimes the boss is yapping back and forth (in Chinese of course) to the other women as they're working. Just tell them to quiet down if it gets annoying. They're also big on up-selling more time so be clear up front about how long you want to stay and what ground you need them to cover so they don't waste time with redundant work. Average rates (40/hr+tip), the usual cup of water and a candy dish on the way out. They give out cards for ten visits get one free. Every now and then if you're not a pig one of the girls might be a little frisky and give you a brush or two while working on your legs, but don't get your hopes up.
So the minor annoyance with Joy Spa is the stream of mongers walking in, ASSuming it's a HE-house because it's 24x7, not heeding the boss's immediate warning "massage only", maybe trying forms of the Genius method (like grabbing the boss' ass through her five layers of tights or one of the other girls through the uniform) which results in a shriek, yelling, cursing in Chinese, and a few minutes of angry (or maybe it all sounds angry in Chinese - LOL) jabbering about the asshole monger. Or there are the no-balls motherfuckers instead of saying "ok sorry thanks anyway" when they find out they're not gonna get their cranks yanked, say something like "ok, I have to go to the ATM". Really guys, fucking grow a pair, will ya'. At night the place also seems to get a stream of drunk Koreans who end up snoring in the next cubicle, or drunk Hispanics (who the girls refer to as "Amigos", which I thought was both cute and subtle, hahaha) who also tend to have high (and futile) hopes. But if you want a righteous massage at weird hours of the night with no pressure to pay extra for a handy, this is the place to go.
Meanwhile another late night option that I used to go to for mostly legit late night work, Samli Spa, is now officially a house of fun. At least at night, anyway. HE definitely available. Maybe, maybe, more. But remember as nice as the place is, it only has curtains in the doorways. I'm not sure about options during daylight hours. They still have all the foot spa stuff where you walk in and I've been told they do still give mani/pedis during the day. I think it could be kind of cool to show up for a mani/pedi and finish with a massage and a BJ. Might need to inquire one day. Only thing missing would be a beer 'n a sammich, and the ball game on TV while enjoying the afterglow. ;-) But yeah, I think it's safe to scratch that one off the legit list.
