This glitzy but friendly video bar in the Amsterdam Avenue outlets draws a big crowd on weekend nights and seems to do everything well — from its no-smoking policy (except on the large patio) to fast-working bartenders to the crowd.

PRICE: No cover. Less than $4 for most beers and usual amount for cocktails, depending.

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TUNES: Dance music divas are a mainstay: Cher, Janet, Britney, but there's only room to lip-sync, not boogie.

SCENE: Parking is a breeze, even when the place is packed, since the other businesses that share the large lot are generally closed at night. Often peaks around midnight. Recently hosted parties for "The L Word" and "Queer as Folk."

• THE 411: 550-C Amsterdam Ave. N.E., Midtown. 404-870-0532.