Yeah, I think this one is a pretty strong early episode, and part of that is the work done in establishing a fun dynamic between Quark and Odo.

Also, yeah, watching this episode after COVID sure does hit different!

One thing that's interesting is Kira and Dax talking about unwanted male attention, but it seems clear that Quark is primarily interested in their business, or alternatively in them making the party more interesting, rather than hitting on them, which is pretty funny.
Ha yeah, that is interesting, Quark definitely comes off as showing interest in them as women, but he's being pretty low-key/subtle about it here, speaking more like a party host wanting to liven up a party (or even like a bar owner who wants to pull in more women using ladies' nights discounts or whatever!) than someone who is directly hitting on them. He's got some charisma and knows how to dial back the flirting, especially compared to a typical Ferengi.

Quark trolling Odo a bit when transporting him down to the docking ring is very funny. I think it's not clear the degree to which the writers intended for us to think Quark doesn't know what he's doing. We don't see Quark fumbling the controls or being confused, so I think he's just joking with Odo here.
Yeah, you don't really know for sure how much experience Quark has, but I'm guessing he actually does know how to operate transporters, he's just trying to scare Odo. XD

Quark is definitely worried about Odo at the end there!
He is XD