The problem with VIP's is that...

The problem with VIP's is that it's the only option that's reasonably near the Loop and northside -- I guess Pink Monkey isn't that far away, either, but I haven't been there. Anyway, because it's the only game in that part of town, there isn't much in the way of competition (or, more precisely, taking steps to meet competition). They know that they are going to get whatever downtown businessman clientele there is to be had, and maybe they get more LE scrutiny too, but it's a hands-free air dance for $20 per song. Even the VIP section at VIPs is hands off -- at least it was the one time I was drunk enough to be stupid enough to go for that. Maybe you'll have better luck -- at least the private areas are mostly private.

Other thoughts --

The club is clean and pretty well-maintained. Drinks are about $10, if I recall correctly. The girls are mostly white and eastern european. I sprang for a few lap dances from Polish and Russian girls. Didn't see many latinas, and there were only a handful of black girls. At one point in the evening, they all marched up and down the main stage, and there might have been 40 or more girls without many busted-looking ones. Solid depth of talent.