First visit in years; this used...

First visit in years; this used to be a good-to place. Sadly, no longer. It's not the fault of the layout -- it's still relatively nice, clean, lots of sports on TV, bar food, with comfortable chairs and tables surrounding a long stage (girls have to access through staircase, sorta cool), and a bar at one end. There's still a major problem with getting drinks in a timely fashion -- they focus almost everything on those serving those buying drinks for girls, and why I understand the basic idea, it's taken to an extreme.

However, like too many clubs in Baltimore since the great recession, what used to be a feeling of fun has been replaced by a dull, sorta down feeling in which almost all energy goes to long-time regulars. Lap dances aren't too bad -- there's little privacy (too long couches in a separate room), but people -- even those with the club -- pretty much mind their business. Dances vary quite a bit in terms of contact; while better than Hustler in terms of fun and length, it's not quite as great of a margin as it used to. The VIP experience is a mixed bag -- there are 4 rooms, most of which involve relatively small booth-type seats. You can get a good time, but not great, for two reasons -- first, it's damn expensive (the cheapest is 220 plus a tip that if not at least 80 will get you a dirty look); second, most of the girls, even the nice one, are so obviously on the hustle that it takes away from the fun. Look, ALL dancers are on the hustle -- they don't do this for fun -- but when it's as obvious as this, it's sorta of a bummer, especially when the dances are a mixed bag.

That's true for the girls too -- used to have a good number of very attractive women; now, maybe about 10 percent qualify, at most; most are older and not in particularly great shape.