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3718 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-522-9985

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Best Bar Bathroom
Award Winner 2009

Hours: Tue-Sat 7pm-2am
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining
Entertainment: Live Entertainment, DJs

Description

A few doors down from the Continental Club, the Mink sits sharing the corner with Julia's Bistro. The club really has two parts, the front room — Mink proper — and the Backroom. Both feature vibrant hues and stark black walls, but the Mink in the front skews toward a dreamy vintage aesthetic with floral patterns and worn leather furnishings. The Backroom mostly hosts smallish indie — hip-hop and rock — shows, so you will never be for want of noise. Most every night you can find karaoke, a DJ or a drinking promotion going down, including the ever-popular "Recession Tuesdays," with cheap-ass wells and Jell-O shots going around.

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 »

The 2nd Annual Main Street Block Party

By Craig Hlavaty | Thu, January 26, 2012

The Main Street Block Party is returning for seconds this afternoon and evening at The Continental Club, The Big Top, and The Mink's front and back rooms. Armed with another great lineup, featuring Austin's What Made Milwaukee Famous and Dallas's ... More »
From The Mink To Mango's: Dust Settles Some After Wild Weekend

By Marc Brubaker | Thu, September 8, 2011

While much of Texas is on fire, some of the smoke has cleared after a rather turbulent weekend. What began with last Thursday's sale of The Mink and continued with a flurry of accusations from both si... More »
Mink Changes Owners, Management Nearly Overnight

By Chris Gray | Sun, September 4, 2011

White Mystery wasn't just the name of the band playing The Mink on Saturday night. There was a palpable feeling of tension and "weirdness," as one person put it, at the Midtown venue as word continued... More »
We are the Willows: Touring With Dead People

By Jef With One F | Fri, August 19, 2011

It's a well-known fact that most band names are essentially gobbledygook, but here at Rocks Off we're trying hard to find meaning in the oddest monikers. With the exception of any member of its gover... More »
Co-Pilot, The Calm Blue Sea

By Chris Gray | Thu, August 04, 2011

If you're into instrumental rock, great washes of guitar and thrilling cymbal-heavy drum climaxes, you might as well bring a sleeping bag to the Mink Saturday. Topping the epic bill of hard prog and instro-metal are Houston/Austin warlords Co-Pilo... More »
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houstonpressbestof | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

"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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cmazoch1 | Houston, TX | 1 Reviews

| Tue, February 22, 2011

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
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Lisa_TX | Houston, TX | 6 Reviews

| Thu, January 6, 2011

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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The Mink

3718 Main Houston, TX 77002

713-522-9985

Description

"Karaoke Night" With Heather Moon

Every Wed.

"Open Mic Night"

Every Thu.

DJ Grit

9:00 p.m. first Fri. of every month

2009 | Best Bar

2009 | Best Bar Bathroom

2008 | Best Performance Space

2006 | Best New Bar

The 2nd Annual Main Street Block Party

By Craig Hlavaty | Thu, January 26, 2012

From The Mink To Mango's: Dust Settles Some After Wild Weekend

By Marc Brubaker | Thu, September 8, 2011

Mink Changes Owners, Management Nearly Overnight

By Chris Gray | Sun, September 4, 2011

We are the Willows: Touring With Dead People

By Jef With One F | Fri, August 19, 2011

Co-Pilot, The Calm Blue Sea

By Chris Gray | Thu, August 04, 2011

houstonpressbestof | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

cmazoch1 | Houston, TX | 1 Reviews

Lisa_TX | Houston, TX | 6 Reviews