At one time, The Mint was something worth waiting to get in line to, it looked classy, the unisex bathrooms was sexy (reminded me of the defunct Universal Nightclub in Hillcrest in San Diego, CA), and it just looked nice. Fast forward to October 2013, and their bouncers are still douches. So, prior, to the \"revamp\", there were lines and yes, the bouncers were douches BUT bribery was not as blatant. It's far more blatant now, it's practically encouraged. I was here last Saturday, and got there before the long lines, it was myself and four ladies. What bothered me about their exclusion methods was that they were letting in groups of guys bribe their way in moreso than groups that had a 3 girls to 1 guy ratio in the GA (General Admission) line. I get it, table service should get in, and guestlist (sure, why not) but groups of testosterone, seriously? I saw way too many guys getting in that it made me chuckle coz it felt it was a gay club posing as a straight club. Yea, I may sound annoyed but I was surprised my group had to wait 40 minutes to get in. I thought nightclubs want ladies in their club moreso than guys, since, um guys are gonna buy drinks for the ladies, right? isn't that how straight clubs work? Anywho, it's a shame, the revamp didn't improve it's inside, it's darker, the unisex bathroom no longer has the sexy appeal (the night I was there, it seems they did away with the champagne bar, and made it into a regular mixed cocktails and beer station). drink prices are typical Scottsdale, glass of champagne and wine were $10. Music was a mix of EDM and Hip-Hop courtesy of DJ Aaron Taylor of 104.7 FM. If you're into douches, creepsters, and the attempt to be an exclusive club, The Mint is totally your scene and if not, there's still other clubs that are better.
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