4500 Washingon Avenue

Epitome of why I don't like clubbing that much any more. We get there on a Saturday night for a birthday party (slightly early because we plan on hopping around Washington). Driving up to the valet I get two option "Self park for $10 or valet for $15" says the guy. Well, the lot was empty for the most part so of course I am going to pay for the cheaper deal. As I park the guy runs over and tells me that I parked in the wrong spot and had to park at least three spaces over. Umm....There is no cone or signage for special parking or not. I guess he wanted me parked further away from the door? Red flag number one...The door guy just opens the door right up. There is next to nobody inside. Lets give them some credit (maybe) as it was around10:30 so possibly this places starts up later. I like the layout and the lighting. It was visibly a good club. I call the birthday girl and she says that they are running late. We all grab a drink and just wait around. The service is less that mediocre. We were the only ones there to at the very least we should get some kind of fast service? No, that was asking too much. They did however look appealing in a "this plastic surgery and/or heavy make up makes me look and feel uncomfortable" sorta way. The beer I get is pricey as an expletive...probably on the higher end expensive than all the other places on Washington I go. Red Flags 2 and 2.5....My friend calls me and tells me she cant get in (she is with about 7 people). I am confused so i ask the door guy what is going on.- "they are not on the list"...he says....- I reply, "but we go in OK whats the problem there isn't any one inside really"-"You gotta talk to the manager/promoter"I go and find the guy and explain to him that its my friends birthday and all that jazz...he says OK and goes outside to check it out.- He comes out saying "no, they aren't coming in here"- "was It a dress code thing?" (Ironically everyone was dressed well)- "..."Red Flag 3. I can read people with a pretty high level of accuracy. Dear Mr. Craptastic manager/promoter at least have the creativity to say they weren't on the list or that they had some kind of dress code issue. But, I can read on his face that he didn't want those of a Mexican or African American nature to be in your place....not that I m calling you a racist....or anything...Between the confusing valet, overpriced drinks (Even for Washington Ave), snooty servers, "racially selective" management.....yeah...I wish I can give this place no stars....

The new inside is really nice with levels and couches, they did a great job remodeling the place. But the goodness stopped there. I went there last night and all seemed well. I showed up early, 10:30pm, because i had a party of 30 showing up. I got in fine but at about 11pm they just stopped letting people in even though there was only 20 people inside....so my whole party was stuck outside not allowed to come in (they weren't the only ones). We were all dressed to the nines, men and women, but apparently since we hadn't bought a table they weren't going to let you in Needless to say, the few of us already inside packed it up and headed off somewhere else to spend our cash that night and I won't be coming back.Back when it was Blue Label, we used to throw parties here a lot. Last year i threw an event here with about 150 people and I had planned to do it again this year but I am not going to give this place one more cent of my money past the Corona i bought last night.Its a shame, this place had potential to be a staple in my nightlife.

A things saved this place from a zero rating. Firstly, I can't. Secondly, the waitresses we had were excellent and top of their game. They didn't take long to bring us drinks, cups, or chasers with the bottle service. Lastly, the setup is cool. I like the layout and the music was pretty good. Doesn't hurt that an attractive, very fit gogo dancer was dancing above the bar all night long.The bad however overshadowed any hint of an enjoyable place to be. When we got to the door, we had 2 males and 4 females. That ratio usually would get you in anywhere. We also were dressed for a night out. We were held at the door for 15 minutes. When a group of Caucasian females walked up, 3 of them, the bouncer checked their IDs and waved them through the door. Then he decided to finally consider checking our IDs. Then he finally ushered us through the door but not without telling one of the girls in the group "You're the hottest one of these girls." In front of my girlfriend and friends. Rude ass peckerheaded son of a bitch.My friends had gotten there earlier and were celebrating a birthday. We had bottle service so I joined them in the area we were given. For whatever reason, they decided when it got busy to eschew us to the far corner of the lounge. We had to uproot ourselves from our comfortable settled locations so they could move us out like last week's trash. Thanks again for the wonderful night out.

This is pretty much the strip mall club Blue Label II. When you park in the back lot, which is free, the valets attack you and demand payment or tell you that you are in a VIP spot. Then your car window gets smashed and valuables stolen. I have seen it happen before in that lot.Basically it is a Studio 54 business model of "keep everyone out until they demand to be let in". I would not be surprised if the entire place is a front for something else seeing that it is empty for 6 days and 22 hours a week. You are an idiot if you are paying people to act pretentious towards you.Roosevelt up the road, or Hughes Hangar down the road are much better alternatives that never disappoint and neither is in a strip mall....which makes the entire thing laughable. Way to live up to your expectations Houston.

New name, same old crappy club. This used to be the old blue label.

I'm surprised to hear all of these horror stories in getting in! I went with 2 of my girlfriends and a guy friend. We were a diverse group: I'm asian, a white girl and guy, and my other girlfriend is mixed with iranian/mexican. The guys at the door just checked our id's and let us in with no problem. It was our friend's birthday that night and she did have a table. It was pretty dead around 1030 but quickly got filled up by midnight. I'm super happy that they have hypnotic here! The night went well and their music was great. I wouldn't mind coming back despite the negative feedback...

NEVER GOING BACK!!!!!n thats after buying three bottle and getting screw by the 'doorman'at any place buying three bottle will get you vip or aleast able to get your friends in. i got nither. half of my freinds couldn't come in for my birthday b/c the 'doorman' want them to give him $20 to let them in. to put a cherry on top the 'servier' whom never showed after the bottle was brought to the table damned a 18% tip. GO SOME WHERE ELSE!!!!!

Great minds think alike, these people know how to get loosely chill jello vibes! Sexy woman all day.

Don't see this place staying open much longer and it'll probably follow in the steps of its predecessor. You want to be successful? Treat your patrons with respect.STORYTIME: Me and my friends were still in party mode after going out and found that Avenue was open after hours on Saturday. We gathered up everyone and got in the short line that awaited us. A couple of friends had already been let in and I got the go ahead to head inside by the bouncer...then out of nowhere, another bouncer that was smoking a cigarette stops me and my girlfriend and tells us we can't come in. (ERR what?...we're females). His bouncer friend says naw, they can go in and douchebag bouncer says again that no we can't and points down at our sandals. Now mind you, we weren't wearing flip-flops or anything...nice summer-y sandals. He says y'all need to be wearing heels to come in here and after the nice bouncer tells him ONCE AGAIN that it's cool and to let us through, he removes the tassle to let us pass and remarks that we need to wear heels next time.WHAT AN @$$! This isn't some pretentious place where you dress to impress, the inside was nasty and I didn't want to sit or touch anything cause it looked like a cesspool of DNA everywhere. Needless to say, didn't stay long and headed to Limelight where we had no problems getting in.

Avenue Rocks!Dress code is very strict, but once you're inside, you see why.Lots of shows and events planned every week!Drinks are stiff and the staff is hot!Wednesdays are my favorite night to go.The Booth Pimps spin on Wednesdays.