The place has remodeled since it...

The place has remodeled since it was my favorite haunt a couple years ago or so. It's still the same reverse r shape, but instead of three stages, there's only two now. The main stage against the far wall is now the girls' first appearance and the one they get to pick the song for, though they close it instead of the offside one when it gets late and slow.

What replaced the stage on the right? They added a four foot wall from the previously useless empty alcove all the way to the mirrored far wall, and turned that space into a VIP area. The couchlike chairs within are wide enough for two, and arranged in a zigzag fashion, making for reasonably good privacy. With the high backs, short or slouched guys might not even be seen from the bar or DJ booth, though adjacent dancers can still observe. A sign on the outside wall of the men's room says dances are $20 minimum, but most girls only ask for the $20. Contact tends to be pretty good, and usually mutual. Extras have been offered...

Which reminds me about the most striking change I noticed - the bathroom is brighter and cleaner, and has a condom machine installed. $1 each, QUARTERS ONLY, which makes NO sense. I sincerely doubt any of the registers have quarters in them and who would ask? The candy/cigarette machine is over by the doors to the ladies restroom and dancers' dressing room (They split it into two areas with the remodel.), and walking that way gets the staff's attention very quickly. One girl said it was a firing offense for them to be caught carrying one, but another had one in her purse.