My second visit to Pandora's confirmed...
My second visit to Pandora's confirmed my first impression: A so-so environment, a wide range of dancers, and high mileage available for a price.
The dancers here come in many shapes, sizes and colors, but on the average, I think they're more ethnic and more tatted up than in the clubs up the street. As I enjoyed my first soda and several stage shows, I didn't see anyone I wanted to take in back. I was soon approached, however, by a pretty, deeply tanned, exotic dancer with several torso tattoos, who invited me to the VIP area. I asked about the pricing, and she said dances "start at $20." I figured that was a reasonable gamble, so off we went.
The first dance was nice, but I wasn't sure how much interactivity was allowed. When I asked, she explained that for $30, we could get very mutually friendly indeed. After a couple of fun $30 dances, I was assured that for $60, I would leave very happy. I figured I was happy enough at the $30 level, particularly given the lack of privacy in the VIP area.
Which brings me to the weak point of Pandora's, the physical environment. It's a very basic 'black box' with cheap furniture, a well-worn bathroom that's not well lit or particularly clean, and a VIP area where the only privacy comes from the medium-height (maybe 36"?) backs and sides on the easy chairs. There are about 25 of them jammed in there, pretty close to each other. There's just a low wall separating the VIP from the bar, DJ stand, and main seating area of the club. No curtains or other partition. So, there's a pretty easy view of all the privates going on. To make matters worse, the most remote/private section of the VIP is right in front of the men's room door, so anybody going in or out of there really can't help seeing everything that's happening.
So while some of the dancers may be pretty adventurous, you're going to have to be fairly bold yourself to take advantage.
While I'm sure couples are welcomed here, I can't call Pandora's 'couple friendly', because I think most women would much prefer the more upscale environments (and nicer bathrooms) at DG and Deja Vu.