Inflation hitting hard

As one of the previous reviewers mentioned, inflation has hit Palomino hard with over 60 bucks as the entry fee, and just about everything else (drinks, dances, etc) moving up in price. After you burn the two drink tickets, cocktails are in the 12-15 dollar range, domestic beers were 9 if I recall correctly.

The setup here is fairly standard, large main stage encircled by a tip rail, a smaller side stage (not in use on a Friday night when I was there, despite there being plenty of dancers in the building), the bar is kind of off to the side.

The hustle here from dancers has gone up significantly since the last time I was here. I was approached multiple times within the first fifteen minutes with the hard push for the VIP fantasy rooms. I would also rate that the quality of dancers has gone up. Last time I was here (pre-pandemic) I would put most in the 4-6 range, with a few 7's, now there may be a few 5's, a solid core of 6-7's and a handful of 9's walking around. Like in most clubs, the hotter the dancer, the less effort they put on stage and when trying to sell you.