The Mint

6010 Pico Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA

Address:	6010 Pico Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA
Phone:	+1 323-954-9400
Site:	themintla.com
Rating:	4.2

Location

Photos 100

Reviews 13

Joseph Johnson

Im a member of a travelling band from Austin, TX. WE DID NOT GET PAID. If you or your band are coming through Los Angeles DO NOT BOOK HERE. We had a good crowd and a positive reaction as did our co-touring band, yet we both were still denied compensation beyond a single drink ticket. The staff were constantly relaying our questions and concerns to a largely absent and entirely incompetent manager. When we asked the bar management about payout he referred us to the door person. If you have any experience with bars and venues Im sure your aware that management handles payments, not employees. When confronted with his own misdirection the bar manager claimed we signed a contract establishing specific criteria for payment. NO ONE SIGNED OR SAW ANY SUCH CONTRACT. Regardless of the fabricated contract we fulfilled our obligations as performers and received nothing but unprofessional disregard and dismissive indifference. As a travelling act we need payment to sustain our work, THE MINT LA WILL NOT PROVIDE THIS. The bottom line is we both played a fantastic show to a packed and supportive crowd (with the help of a great sound man) and were treated horribly. I would like to say purely angry and detrimental things about The Mint but convinced myself it was more important to spread this information. Hopefully other performers will see this and all other reviews we submit and completely forget about wasting their time with this terrible and dishonest venue. This is a BAD BUSINESS and all of The Mint staff involved in our fiasco should be ashamed. This place is one step away from being a full out scam, along the lines of pay to play and other predatory and immoral practices. I COULD NOT BE MORE UNHAPPY WITH THE MINT.

Zuzana Korda

1.0 star rating 5/15/2017 Todd Christiansen as the owner of The Mint, you should be ashamed of yourself. Ive lived in LA for 15 years and Ive NEVER experienced service as appalling as the waitress who works for you with short, dark hair on Saturday night (May 13th). My husband and I gave her our food orders at the same time. Mine arrived in 20 minutes-his arrived an hour later. While she did apologize for putting his order in late she then proceeded to lecture us that she has worked at the Mint from the beginning and has never heard of the garlic aioli we asked for when she asked us if we needed anything else. We had to show her this is WRITTEN ON YOUR MENU-and comes with the garlic fries. She practically threw it at us both when she brought it to us. Bad attitude, sloppy service. First and last time we will ever go to the Mint-and we ordered food, drinks and were there to support our dear friend Alma Lake who was performing there on Saturday night! Very, very disappointed at your waitresss horrible attitude. I called after we left and left a message for the manager-but of course, no one has called me back.

Sondra Selhorn

Decent food. Full service bar. The drinks are slightly overpriced and on a Sunday night they are charging a $10 cover to see bands, and they request a two drink minimum or food order to occupy tables. The staff is even kind of pushy about it. Constantly interrupting asking if you want anything, while you are clearly trying to watch the band. One or the other is even pushing it on a Sunday night. Nice atmosphere. If they didnt charge a cover they would probably make more money since there really isnt any competition in this area. Nice atmosphere.

Navely Alba

This was an o.k. bar. It was a little frustrating that they couldnt make regular drinks like a bloody Mary, long island, margarita or even a jack and coke. They bar tenders will create concoctions based on your emotions or the flavors you are craving such as spicy, savory or sweet. It was just a bit too hipster for my liking. Also they do not sell food and there is no restaurant that is conveniently near by. The plus side is that they will let you bring in your own food if you would like. Nice bar tenders it just wasnt really a place for me.

spfeel18

The music and environment was good. But I was very upset to find that it wasnt enough to buy a ticket, you also have to buy 2 drinks or a meal just to sit down. The website should have at least told me this as I already came in from eating dinner, and wasnt in a drinking mood. The drinks were pretty poor in my opinion, I think I became more sober as I drank. In addition to all this a large rat ran through the crowd. Id give this place a 1, but once again I did enjoy the music if anything else.

George Jitsu

Never have I ever been treated so awful by any single other venue/promoter or human being in general in my entire musical career. If you contact them about something important they wont respond but hey if you dont respond to one of their threats they will go out of their way to attempt to blacklist you from every other show you have in the future. This is an entirely unprofessional establishment and I would advise anyone in the future to perform elsewhere.

Robin Kaplan

The music here slays. I cant say enough amazing things about the DJ. So many amazing mash ups. Its an awesome place to come and dance with your friends! The drinks are about averagely priced for an LA bar- not cheap but the bill wont shock you. If you wanna dance, come here. This is not a lounge or a casual bar. Come to dance and youll have an amazing time!

Greg Ellspermann

I have gone to this place several times now and have been highly impressed with everything about this place. Smiley servers that keep your glass filled and plate warm. Entertainment has always been so worth the reasonable cover charge. If you get a chance check out these great bands such as - Raquel Rodriguez and the Big Guys. Love the show and the club...

A Private User

This place is a bunch of hype with NO delivery. Only two out of six performances were good (not great). But if you are looking for a good place for overpriced garlic fries... its the place to be. Lets put it in math format- Overpriced drinks + slow service + mediocre music = you ripped off and loss of a night.

Woody Yourfriend

cool place whent there for a reggae show..not that big inside..security looked mean and tuff but very nice =) was waiting outside cause it was a sold out show my gf had to use the restroom really bad, security let her use the restroom i was very please with this place had a good time when i whent in..=)

Patricia Beltran Escudero

Loved the intimacy of the bands and how close the people were to them. The service at the bar was horrible, the bartenders tended to certain people only until after waiting for 10 mins in the front of the bar, my significant other and I were served. Bartenders at the mint, get off your high horse.

jarrell harnett

Ok for a hole in the wall performance spot, a "coupled" crowd, not favorable for the single scene. The band that performed, are just that, performers, I wont judge talent because I couldnt do any better, but the overall atmosphere breathes meritocracy

Jonathan Ihejeto

The Mint is an excellent and historic place for live music. They welcome all types of artists and musicians, as well as fans. This is a great place to perform whether you are starting out as an artist, or building your way to mainstream level.