Restrictions Softening or It Only Takes One?

Arrived just before midnight on Friday. Not crowded, but decent ratio with about 12-15 dancers and only a few more PL's. Free parking, cover is $11, bouncer outside did not frisk me, just said hello. Driver's license scan is mandatory but no security measures either electronic or manual.

Layout has not changed. Long bar on the right with seating for about 20, large stage and small stage in the center of the room is surrounded by mostly low-top two seat tables with a few high tops sprinkled in. Beyond those are "reserved" tables which are about 8 booths with seating for 8-10. Several different areas for private dances are to the left of entry. Comfortable booths for basic lap dances which offer very limited privacy. Lap dance prices increased from $25 to $30 a couple of months ago; the dancer cut is still $20 so just a money grab by the club to double their cut. There's nobody across from you, but the booths are side by side with dividers and others walk directly past you when coming or going. The timed dance areas are a little more private in that the dividers go to the ceiling and they're a little deeper than the basic booths. Beyond that is an area for higher priced dances with a couple of couches and a curtain you cannot see through. Beyond the basic $30 dances which can offer some decent amount of 2-way touching, the timed dances now begin at $150 up from $100 for 15 minutes and go up from there. No expectation of significant tips. I've never bit the bullet for the most private room as prices seemed to start at over $250 (probably more now)with no promise that the mileage would improve significantly in terms of extras. My experience here is that the mileage depends more upon the dancer than the level of booth you choose.

I took a seat near the more popular (front) end of the bar and ordered an import bottle of beer for $7; they have good selection of draft and bottled beers but no liquor. They’re trying to get a liquor license and this led to requiring dancers to wear pastries here as well as other local clubs under the same ownership a couple of months ago. In my experience since then, about 1/3 of the girls don’t wear them citing various reasons or are willing to remove for private dances.