Club Blaze Fall Update

This past Tuesday afternoon I decided to make an early afternoon visit to Blaze. I arrived around 12:30 and stayed for two hours. I’ve been to this club three other times since my last review. With many of the other fully nude hood $5/dance clubs closed down or converted into “make it rain” gentlemen’s clubs, this one remains as one of the few $5 spots still standing. The only other ones that I know of now are Wax (a bikini club), Pin-Ups (only open Thurs-Sun), and Seductions (inconsistent hours and days of operation). So Blaze has now become my favorite day shift black club largely by default.

The club is located just inside of Dekalb County in an industrial area of Moreland Avenue just one mile south of I-285. Because it is in Dekalb County, this club does open on Sundays at 2:00. Free cover charge and parking until 7:00 in the evening. The parking lot size is adequate and completely paved with asphalt. The parking lot is manned by armed security and they will routinely patrol the lot. Speaking of security, depending on who is doing the pat down, they will not let you in if you’re going commando. I’m not sure if that rule applies to female customers but, for the most part, they will heavily enforce it for males. You will need an ID at the door and it is supposed to be a two drink minimum but in all honesty it is not really enforced.

There is an upper level which is where you enter the club and there is a lower level right past the main stage. The upper level is more of a party atmosphere and the lower level is generally more of a chill atmosphere with a slightly greater chance of better dance mileage. The lighting on both levels are a bit on the darker side. There’s a bar, pool tables and restrooms located on both levels of the club. Additionally, there is a small satellite stage on the lower level where one or two dancers can show their twerking or pole skills. The upper level mostly has booths for sitting, whereas the bottom level predominately has high chairs and tables. There are two VIP rooms on the lower level near the bar area which are always unoccupied. I normally spend most of my time and money downstairs on the lower level.