Went to HB early on a...

Went to HB early on a Monday evening. This was my first trip to a club in Chicago, and while I think Chicago has earned its reputation as a bad town for clubs, HB was not all bad.

I arrived around 6 PM. Paid $10 cover, which is a pretty good deal when you consider that the beers are only 50 cents. This is a pretty basic, garage style place. Three stages (front, rear and main center stage), with a small bar off the center stage. VIP room on the main floor and a champagne room upstairs. Concrete floor. Bar stools and bar tables, no chairs, couches or booths.

I arrived shortly before the shift change and there were 8 - 10 girls and maybe 25 customers. Only one dancer on the stages (center stage only, 2 songs), 3 or 4 working the crowd, a couple in VIP and a couple hanging out. Day shift girls are mostly 6-7, European or Hispanic, with a good mix of types.