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So out of the blue, Details Magazine calls our site, and asks us to assist in a story about 10 hot clubs around the nation. Well this sounded cool as hell to
take part in, so we quickly agreed to assist in any way we could. Their only criterion was that they wanted a new club, not a place that has been around a while that everyone knows about. Hmmm*.hot new club, huh? Well, one place that immediately came to our mind was the Mint.

So this was definitely a cool situation. I'm going to a new club to review for the site, and possibly add in some way to a national publication. Thoughts of
glory entered my mind as I envisioned the exciting life of a writer for a big fancy magazine. Now don't get me wrong, I have it good at chicagonights.com,
the dental plan is an industry leader , but I wouldn't mind doing one of those "Sexiest women on TV" stories that was recently in their mag. I crashed back
down to reality as the Mint didn't have me on the guest list but the outstanding bouncer crew knew me as "one of the guys who does Chicagonights.com," so I was able to avoid the $10 cover.

I walked into the Mint and it was a very upscale bar. The title "Mint" does not refer to "peppermint" or "mint flavored Scope" but it refers to money mints, and in this case luxurious money mints. The money mint theme is appropriate for this place because it is going to be making money like they were printing it.

The first room has a big bar and some tables and booths around it. Above the booths are coin shaped light kaleidoscopes that will definitely catch your eye throughout the night as you become more intoxicated. The DJs played techno/house/underground music all night on a little floor above the main area that also features a few lounging chairs and couches. There is also a little cigar area that was still roped off when I was there, perhaps it was too new to be stocked yet * it looks like it will be pretty cool though.

We went to the back of the room and there are two more bars and several more tables and chairs. We grabbed a table and I ordered a round of Heinekens from the waitress ($5.00 each) and thought to myself this is definitely a cool place to hang out. I checked out the twenty-something crowd and it was just filled
with beautiful people; everyone was dressed up and anyone who looked too casual had to feel out of place. Even the bartenders and wait staff were in tuxedos, helping to add to the upscale feel.

Now when you talk upscale, the finishing touch had to be the bathrooms. I know this is relatively minor detail in clubs, but these were the nicest bathrooms I have ever seen in a club. Now as a male, I am used to seeing the worst possible
conditions in men's restrooms at bars. The filth is incredible and that is why men think everything else in the world looks clean because of the conditions we have to suffer through every weekend when we go out. But these were sparkling white and everyone had to mention them (ladies rooms are reportedly just as nice
too.)

 

 

 

 

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Up until now, all I have talked about is sitting around and drinking (oh, I ordered a martini too*$8.00) but there is also a dance floor underneath the main floor of Mint. Unfortunately, it was closed when I was there, and it was closed
still when fellow reviewer Khoi Soto went there a couple weeks later. I asked the bouncer who was guarding the entrance of the dance floor what the deal was.  He said something to the effect that they don't have a license for the dance floor yet. Chicago has a bunch of crazy laws, but I have never heard of this problem before. Anyway, please imagine what the dance floor is like here:

We left Mint around 2 AM and it was pretty packed. It is a great club that will be even better when their dance floor opens up. The upscale, mint theme of the club works great and is a nice differentiating feature from Chicago's other
clubs. Details took our information and our recommendation about Mint as one of
the nation's hottest new clubs, but I guess they had some problems with the story and Details went with the Funky Buddha Lounge instead. There goes my big contribution to Details*... However, not being in Details won't hurt Mint, they will get enough publicity and word of mouth as an awesome club without anyone's
help.

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