Monday night for an out of town visitor

Visiting town for business and Rick's was very close to my hotel, so I stopped in to compare it to the Pittsburgh location. I arrived around 7 and contrary to some online info, I was charged a $10 cover.

Entering the main area, the club largely extends to your right, with a small bar against the right wall and the main stage centered at the far end of the room. There are tables and chairs in the area in front of the stage, and roped off (and empty) VIP-looking booths lining the three walls around the stage (I assume thats where bottle service was provided). The stage has a tip rail, but no seating. Directly in front of you as you come in was another small bar, but you could not see the stage from it at all. Some lapdance areas looked to be past that bar in the back.

There were some drink specials, so a Jameson and ginger was a reasonable $6. The female bartender was more interested in her phone, but a male staffer was friendly and personable. The bar with no stage view was the only one open and the waitresses had as much interest in their job as the bartender so I went to the bar myself for my drinks.