A long stairway leads up to...

A long stairway leads up to this club. After a $5 cover, you are directed through a metal detector where a bouncer will most likely frisk you, as everyone sets off the metal detector. My first impression of this club is that it was damn smoky for a club in a city that has a smoking ban. Turns out they have a fog machine that goes off every couple of songs. It is overkill, and the club is very hazy all night. The large center stage is impressive, with six poles for the dancers to use. The seating is nice, and well arranged. Bathrooms are large and clean, although you have to cross back to throw away towels after drying your hands. Drinks averaged about $8 and there was a shooter girl selling "pour-in-your-mouth" shots for $4. The music was too loud to understand the dancers, but not ear splitting. Dances are $15/song with panties on or $20/song with panties off. There is also a "discounted" rate of $280/hour in the panties-off area.

When it comes to the dancers in this place, I'm torn. There are many girls here that are just unattractive. Several of the dancers were overweight, ranging from "I couldn't get it up without Viagra" to "I wouldn't buy her a drink, but would take her home at last call" to "I might hit on her after 10 beers." After about 30 minutes, my friends and I discussed leaving. Then, the bachelor in my group found a girl he liked, so we stayed. I was probably there for about an hour without seeing a single girl that I would even get a lap dance from, and then I saw her. I had to wait almost another hour before she re-appeared, but it was worth it, and I'm glad I waited. I got the most personal, intense, erotic lap dance I've ever received from a complete stranger. Maybe a girl I knew well has done better once or twice, but this was amazing for a first meeting. That is the reason for my high dancer rating in spite of the other girls. With out her, this place gets a 4. She was a 10. I gave it a good value rating because she was very clear about the number of songs, and didn't try to put anything over on me.

Over all, this club didn't seem like much fun. Even though it was a Saturday night and I stayed until after 2:00 AM, there was no energy in the place. If I hadn't found the one girl that made my night, I probably would have left without ever getting a lap dance. But, the time I spent with her made up for all of that.