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3718 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-522-9985 

http://www.minkonmain.com  

3718 Main Houston TX 77002

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  • Tue-Sat 7pm-2am
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining
  • Live Entertainment, DJs
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    | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

    "Performance space" feels a little highfalutin to describe the Mink's Backroom — it's a venue, plain and simple — except for a couple of points. First of all, there's no stage per se; bands just set up at one end of the rectangular upstairs room. Second, no other place in town programs such an even mixture of DJs and live performers, and the Backroom just happens to be an excellent listening room that can double as a great dance floor. Either way, its warm wood floors both cushion and burnish the sound, giving the impression of a much bigger room; service at the fully-stocked upstairs bar is friendly and efficient; and there are plenty of comfortable chairs in the back if you need to take a load off for a while. Add an adventurous mix of local and national indie-rock, experimental music and underground hip-hop, and maybe it does merit such lofty categorization. Just be warned: At shows like last winter's "Hootenanny" all-covers extravaganza, this "performance space" can get crowded. Extremely.

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    | Houston, TX | 1 Reviews

    The Mink - great laid back place Comedy Night starting Tuesday, March 1, 2011 ... $1 Wells and Cheap Cover 9:30 - open mic to start things of professional comedians to close out the night

  • Lisa_TX
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    | Houston, TX | 6 Reviews

    Basically lived here for a while. I do love this bar. Tuesday nights are crazy with $1 wells. Get there on a Fistful of Soul night - if you love yourself.

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  • 2009 | Best Bar

    While a never-ending parade of Houston's best indie-rockers, punks and DJs, plus out-of-town acts of all shapes and sizes (many on their first-ever tour, or playing Houston for the first time), shuffle through The Mink's aptly-named adjacent Backroom, up front is one of the city's coziest, least assuming saloons. The dim lights and comfy seating (especially the couches up front) make The Mink an ideal date spot; we suspect many a spark has been kindled over a $10 bottle of wine on Tuesday... More »

  • 2009 | Best Bar Bathroom

    What we love about the bathrooms at the Backroom at The Mink is that upon our last count, there were about four of them. One for men, one for women, one for "whatever" and another mystery head with no designation. It's fun because when you encounter these signs, depending on your level of inebriation, you may have an existential meltdown. In the meantime, be careful not to end up pissing your poor self and become the laughingstock of the indie-rock kids. More »

  • 2008 | Best Performance Space

    "Performance space" feels a little highfalutin to describe the Mink's Backroom -- it's a venue, plain and simple -- except for a couple of points. First of all, there's no stage per se; bands just set up at one end of the rectangular upstairs room. Second, no other place in town programs such an even mixture of DJs and live performers, and the Backroom just happens to be an excellent listening room that can double as a great dance floor. Either way, its warm wood floors both... More »

  • 2006 | Best New Bar

    When The Mink and its neighboring Backroom opened last summer, Montrosian hipsters finally had a good reason to hit up the burgeoning Main Street strip in between Wilbern and West Alabama. The Mink is housed in what once was Drink Bar, but owner/nightlife entrepreneur Tim Murrah gave the slender space a face-lift, bringing in a touch of class with lipstick-pink walls, strange artwork, a flower mural, dimly lit chandeliers, vintage couches and a small selection of wines. Then there's the... More »

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