Lift

Lift needs men: Tim McEneny, the enterprising clubster (Obar, Lift) who nowadays is poking more fingers in more pies than he has fingers, is making an adjustment at Lift Lounge:
1) "We are letting gentlemen into the club under 26, so the club is 21 & up. We just screen them well."
2) "We have never charged a $20 cover for men, although it was talked about at the beginning. So never a cover."
Hard to believe, in contrast to just about every other nightspot, Lift has tended to be overly blessed with female customers. The last time Mr. Dallas was there, there were half a dozen bachelorette parties going on, with an apparent 70-30 woman-to-man ratio. Mr. McEneny says he's firming up a new endeavor to be located in Victory Park. Details as they dribble out.
- Mr. Dallas (05/2008)

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From QuickDFW.com (09/2007):

Women don't just go to Lift Lounge - they've taken the place over. They crowd the Uptown club's dance floor, thrust their drinks in the air, yell along with the music at the top of their lungs: "Shook me aaaall niiight looong!"
No surprise, women get in free here. Men pay $20, if the bouncers don't know them. And men have to be at least 26.
Anyone can buy a $2,500 VIP membership, which includes such amenities as free valet and 20 percent off bottle service.
When we arrived last Saturday about 11 p.m., the valet called us "sweetie," and a chipper hostess called out, "Hi! Welcome!" An elevator whisked us to the second floor - one flight of stairs hurts the heels too much - where Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" boomed. Much of Lift's space is reserved for bottle service. The setup looks nice - flickering votives, plump pillows - but when none of the tables are occupied, the place looks kind of empty. The dance floor, on the other hand, is always full. Women in clingy dresses and a bachelorette in a veil shook their rumps to a stream of hip-hop and '80s hits. The handful of men in the room watched admiringly. (Only a few dared to join them.) It was all very gender-empowering, until two drunk women decided we were in their seats. The couch we sat in was open to everyone. "That is so cheap of you!" they said. Too many women and too much alcohol, and you occasionally get drama.

What to wear: Ladies - short, flirty dress that shows some cleavage and open-toed heels. Men - designer jeans or slacks and a button-down shirt.

What the music is like: Mainstream hip-hop, Top 40 and mash-ups