Review of multiple visits over a...

Review of multiple visits over a month. I'm in the area a few times a year on business, and make a point of visiting Lidos and Inner Room, but I always end up spending the bulk of my strip club time in Cheaters. Lidos has better looking dancers, and Inner Room is a better monetary value, but Cheaters has a laid back atmosphere that I enjoy more. However, I would say on this trip, dancer quality was generally down.

My visits ranged from completely dead to swamped. One night, there were over a dozen customers and three dancers. The dancers were doing solo turns on the stage, three songs each. Normally when it's slow, it's one dancer for two songs, and when it's busy, it's two dancers for two songs. One night it was overrun with groups of college-aged customers trying to turn the place into a dance club. When I left that night, it was four-deep at the stage and there were more female customers on stage than dancers.

One of the things I like about this place is that there's usually a chance to talk to a girl for a little bit before she asks for a dance. A few minutes of conversation can make for a much better go/no-go decision. Any girl that won't look me in the eyes and smile while I'm talking is a no-go. Any skittish behavior and I bail. If I find out she just started her lap dance career, I'll most likely demur. The lap dances ($20 per) are topless, with lots of mutual groping, on couches in a separate room. Touching anything uncovered is encouraged. I had multiple dances from several different girls and had only one bad one - in which the girl started talking about her college courses halfway through dance number two. Complete buzz kill.