It's important for out-of-towners to know...

It's important for out-of-towners to know that 1. there is no alcohol in Seattle strip clubs and 2. there are no topless lap-dances.

I was in town for a business trip. I just happened to be staying at a hotel across the street... I could see this place out my window! Walking distance. You can't beat that. I pre-drank, which brings me to lesson # 1: If you aren't used to pre-drinking, 7 shots is too much. Give it time... 4 shots should be plenty.

I walked down there a Monday evening. The club is very small, which I liked. It was clean and the staff were friendly. The stage is oddly low. I guess this is a Seattle thing... people don't tip the pole dancers as much as in other places I've been. The ladies would sit down and talk, but I didn't find them overly pushy about lap dances. I watched the stage show and sipped on my diet cokes. I talked to a few nice ladies as I felt myself get drunk to the point where I was less articulate and less charming. Oh well. They occasionally have lap-dance deals, 3 dances for $40 (or something like that... I was pretty drunk by then.) When one of those came up, a reasonably nice looking lady came and talked me into it. She didn't have to try hard.