Cheerleaders post-COVID, settling back in.

Pretty close to being my "neighborhood" club, Cheerleaders is a pretty big space, close to downtown Pittsburgh. They have a decent sized parking lot, a lot across the street, and valet. I usually park on the next parallel street, haven't had a problem yet, it's not a high-traffic neighborhood at night.

Hadn't been to a club for about a year, thanks COVID. With vaccinations common and some of the area restrictions lifted, I decided to give Cheerleaders a look on a Monday. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, it was the same down-to-earth experience that I remembered. Staff had masks on or masks at the ready, and some of the dancers were dancing with masks under their chins, but otherwise it felt totally normal (albeit slow, around Midnight on a Monday.) I would say there were around 25 patrons and 5 or 7 girls walking around. Two bartenders on duty, no problem getting a drink.

If you've never been here, there are three stages. When it's slow, everyone is dancing the smaller bar stage, and you tip by crumpling up bills and tossing them. I don't love this, pretty impersonal, but on busier nights there are other stages open, one even a little bigger, and one smaller where it's easy to get up close, arrange dances etc with the entertainer.