A fun Saturday evening at Tally Ho

This was the second of the two clubs that I got the chance to visit during a recent trip to Rochester. The parking is free and plentiful. There was a $10 cover charge at the time I arrived (~9:30 pm on Saturday). There did not seem to be a drink minimum (and if there was, I was never asked to buy anything). This is a fairly small club — the large bar was on the back wall from the entrance and Lauren was the bartender (who is an absolute angel — a very busy and attractive strawberry blonde who had an incredible personality). There is a very small stage with a pole in the front and several round tables with chairs on the floor between the stage and the bar. On the right hand wall there were hightop round tables with stools and the private dance booths are on that side as well. There is a smoking area outside. The restroom has a sliding door(!) and the urinals are in the shape of a woman’s mouth(!).

This club has a much friendly and familiar feel than the Barrel (although it could be because I was here later in the evening than I was at the Barrel). There were about 10 women working and 10-15 customers. There were the usual “regulars” but there were probably also a number like me who were first-timers “passing thru”. I sat by the private dance rooms at one of the high top tables and sort of got situated. The dancers up on stage seemed to have a 3 or 4 song set. Again, almost all of the women had pasties/black tape over the nipples and the most anyone got was topless. There was essentially no tip parade — it seems that most of the money was being made by the private dances.

The private dances are $80 for 10 mins, $100 for 15 mins, $200 for 30 mins and $400 for 60 mins. That’s it. The doorman is also the time keeper. There did not seem to be any bouncer interference during the private dances — the doorman would knock at the wall when time was up. There were 4 booths with a thin fabric curtain separating the booth from the main room. The booths themselves were fairly comfortable and there was a cushioned sofa for the dances.