Like goin to a drive-in movie theater without the movie screen. I went late.... 3am-ish... on a Saturday night to meet a couple stripper friends getting off work from the Rhino. It was cool. Very unassuming, with a very local crowd that neither judged nor got cared enough to judge.
I felt relaxed from the moment I walked in with my local friend, and was greeted by friendly bouncers who were teaching each other how to apply chokeholds. DJ was playing techno as some of the worst pool players settled around the 2 pool tables, but were still having a blast. I did see one of my stripper friends nearly pick a fight with another girl over who was up next for pool, but that was about as hostile as the night got.
Place isn't much to look at on the inside, especially if you're going to try and compare it to the Strip bars, but then again, locals shouldn't care too much about that, and the crowd is what really matters. I give it 3.5 stars for a first visit, which means I liked it enough to come back again.