Tried Gallaghers for the first time,...
Tried Gallaghers for the first time, on a Saturday night. Although it is only a few miles from mid-town NYC, the taxi ride into Long Island city ran about 10 dollars. My driver did not know quite where he was going, so you may pay less. I did not want to try the subway because I was wary of the walk from the station in this industrial area. (When you go to leave, walk half a block back to the main road and taxis are waiting there ... don't take the "black cars" lined up by the front door.) On arrival you have to empty your pockets and go through a metal detector, and then leave your jacket with the coat check girl. While a little scary, it does make you feel safer at the same time. The place itself is large, but it was also relatively empty -- the seating area and standing room around the bar was packed, while the other seating areas were basically empty. There are lots of girls here and, as others have noted, if you sit at the bar every dancer will expect her dollar. If you don't want to do that, you can stand near the bar and pay nothing until you are ready for a private dance. There were a lot of Russians here, but also a variety of girls from other areas: mostly white and thin but, again, enough variety to suit every taste. They are not pushy and you will not feel like you are in a "wanna dance" factory. If the girl you are interesed in does not stop by to see you, you can just ask her for a dance (I did not notice too many dancers sitting with customers, but it was Satruday night and they were busy dancing.) The lap dance mileage was mid level at best. One girl who danced for me had bad breath -- ugh -- and I could not wait for the dance to end. The real value here is the $160 access to the private dance areas. These are small curtained off rooms, with a couch and a small table in them. No tip was solicited by my dancer or by the guy I paid the money to. Nobody checked on us while we were in the room and it seemed to me that we were there for more than half an hour. My dancer (a young and very petite Russian who I am not going to name) started our session with vigorous dancing, but I asked her to slow down and take it easy. After that it was more of a GFE. She was very sweet and used her hands very effectively. I would definitely go back.