the fifth used to be called "easy on the fifth", but they had to change it since nothing is easy at the fifth.
the prevailing themes:
there is ALWAYS a LINE-UP... to get in, to pay, to check your coat, go to the bathroom, get drinks, etc.
it's ALWAYS PACKED... and for good reasons too, including being a close walk to the subway; $3 bar rail drinks (e.g. gin/tonic, vodka/cran, rum/coke) before midnight; and a more "mature" crowd compared to others in club district (e.g. mean age is 25 vs. 20 years old)
bring: patience and subway tokens