Rugby star Ilona Maher loved the chicken tenders at this Miami ‘strip club'

Ya gotta eat.
Ilona Maher worked up quite an appetite while in town posing for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit's show at the W during Miami Swim Week.
So, where did the rugby champ get fortified?
The last time she was in the 305 she tucked in to cuisine at beloved South of Fifth institution, Joe's Stone Crab.
This trip, Maher ended up eating chicken tenders late night at a strip club, the bronze medalist revealed on the most recent episode of 'The House of Maher' podcast.
When her two sisters/cohosts gave her heat about chowing down on a plate of fried food while everyone else around them was partying, Maher shut them down.
'I was hungry,' she said, adding, 'Here's the deal: I've actually learned you can trust chicken in these places. Seriously!'
The name of the locale they patronized was not named, but the Vermont natives mentioned the entertainment included aerial shows, a fog machine and women dancing, um, seductively.
They also mentioned that there was another club across the street that specializes in electronica music and doesn't get going until 6 a.m. That sounds like Space in downtown.
So that led us to deduce the trio was at 24/7 hotspot E11Even, which bills itself as an ultraclub, thank you, not a strip club. We reached out to the reps, who confirmed that Maher was indeed there in the early hours of June 1. So were fellow guests, SI Swim models Olivia Dunn, Alix Earle and Bethenny Frankel.
P.S. A scan of E11Even menu shows the tenders are $23, and served with a side of fries and a few dipping sauces.
Despite not eating, Maher's sisters had a blast, literally.
'[There] was this cold, foggy air and they blasted it at us and it went on for like 15 seconds,' Olivia explained of the special effects.
'You couldn't see a thing,' Adrianna chimed in. 'It was kind of exhilarating.'

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