The Pourhouse

My friends came here for New Year's Eve and one of our friends was drugged at the bar, as it turned out it was pcp and this happens often at Pourhouse. This business is refusing to take any kind of accountability for this, but yet it keeps occurring. Not sure what the resolution would be other than the management team taking more/better safety precautions knowing it's a recurring issue at their establishment.So I guess this is more of a warning, proceed at your own risk.

I've only been here a few times, and none of my experiences were great. 1st time- concert (years ago to see Ritz & Snow Tha product) very small stage and venue to host concerts. Overcrowded (which is great for the bands playing) but extremely hot and uncomfortable for everyone else. No chance at getting drinks at the bar.2nd time- we seen them advertising 'Family Feud' game night so stopped in. Maybe 3-4 groups of people at the bar at the time. We played 3 out of 3 rounds they had. We won 2 and lost one of I remember right. We played for free drinks and shots. Even when we lost we got free shots, which was very nice. We ordered food. Everyone got chicken - different flavors & habanero cheesecurds. The chicken was gross, not seasoned, had a very weird taste (the actual meat). The cheesecurds were great though. 3rd time- Went to pregame for a concert. Only ordered drinks. I ordered one of their classic cocktails 'Pourhouse Punch' it was horrible. Maybe missing the pineapple & grenadine. I know it has a lot of liquor in it but it was missing something. I asked if I could send it back and get something else. The waitress said she wasn't sure but I'd probably still have to pay for it (as in they don't take back drinks). After talking to the bartender she said she would comp it and I ordered a different drink. I ordered the 'poison apple' which tasted a lot better. The waitress came back and told be they tried the original drink I ordered and that they agreed it wasn't great. My sister got the 'Pourmans Paradise' which tasted tropical and fruity. From all of my experiences here I feel like it's an okay bar, I love bar food & theirs wasn't good. It wouldn't be my first pick.

Fun dance bar! A big group of us met up here as a second choice because the place we initially wanted to go had an overpriced cover fee. We heard that pourhouse was only $5, so we decided to try it out. It has a fun vibe and two floors to mingle on. "Some shitty cover band" was playing and they played all the right songs, super fun to sing along with and dance to! We missed the memo that it must have been an ugly Christmas sweater party, but nonetheless we had fun!Coat check was only $3 as well. Not bad!

Awful. We are stranded on a long layover in Minneapolis so took the train downtown to hit somewhere to chill out and have a few beers and food. Got off the train, saw this spot and decided to wing it and give it a try (great reminder to take two minutes and look at Yelp for ideas).We walk in, it's empty. Literally no other customers. The princess behind the bar won't even look up from her laptop. We are friendly, say hello. She blurts out "So do you want menus?". Uhhh yeah, sorry to bother you and inconvenience you.We grab a seat and my buddy comments how miserable this bartender is. She walks over, throws menus on the table, and says "what do you want?". We say we need a minute, she lets out an audible sigh and heads back to her laptop behind the bar. I tell Jay were done here and not giving them our business. We leave without millennial princess addressing us.We went and had a quick beer at Sneaky Pete's (where the bartender there had heard from customers about this gem of a bartender before) then got exceptional service and food at Cuzzys. No lack of options in DT Minneapolis... don't make the mistake we did, avoid at all cost. Worst service I have seen in years... don't recall ever walking out like this. Wish Yelp had a no stars option.

The bouncers here need serious training, or at least vetting to get rid of the bullies.. One of them in particular is a pure bully, exercising his authority by destroying the ID of a young female from South Carolina. He didn't think the out of state ID was real. The young lady and her friends just wanted to take the ID and leave. Instead, he bent the ID in half, splitting it in two. He would not give the destroyed ID back, he had evidence it was a fake ID (they are supposed to contact police for clarification if the bouncer isn't sure if it is real, not destroy out of state ID's). I know this young women, she was my next door neighbor, and went to college in South Carolina, the ID was real. Another young lady in the group had to grab the destroyed ID from the bouncers hands so her friend was not left with no ID.

I've been coming here for various events for years, and I've always wanted to go public about the idea that this place is garbage, and if people I know didn't throw shindigs here I probably wouldn't ever go.It's a money pit with terrible design and layout, 95% of the staff are bro's on a power trip who would sooner kick someone out for smoking weed while in turn looking the other way at cokeheads because it's a friend of theirs. Also the staff are so conceited that if you wear a disguise they'll obliviously let you right back in because security is less their strong point over trying to look compulsively self-important. They have unwritten policies about when they don't allow people back into the venue without ever clarifying it when it matters, and will make those kinds of abrupt decisions at random at the expense of their regulars (ironic behavior since they seem kind of desperate for cash a lot of the time).Word of advice, while Skyway has had far more bad PR by comparison, avoid this place if you have a choice.

This place is pretty awesome inside.... Two levels, old country saloon style wooded floors and bar areas. Long bar downstairs and a smaller bar upstairs. It also hosts music shows, artists, and DJs.Today I went just to check out the food quality and picked up a Calumet salad for lunch. The bartender, Bella, was sociable, nice, and prompt, actually asking me multiple times about my orders/needs.When I got the Calumet salad and opened it up it looked good.! I was surprised. Great mix of avocado, bacon, bleu cheese dressing, crumbles, diced tomatoes, and green leaf lettuce. Everything tasted decently fresh but the combination of bacon and bleu cheese MADE the salad. Great combination with good flavor!! Pretty darn good.!It's only one dish and I did to-go so I'm only rating it 3 stars, but I would definitely go back for table service and other main dishes to confirm the food quality and dish.

Food is forgettable, but service was the winner here! I trekked here after going to two bars beforehand to watch the Seahawks game while I was in Minneapolis. The two bars I went to before The Pourhouse couldn't get the game, even though I called to make sure they were playing it, which the said they were! LIES. But when I met a local at one of the bars I unfortunately went to, she told me that her friend was at The Pourhouse watching the Seahawks. I almost gave up, having missed 15 minutes of the game already; but so glad I gave this place a try because as soon as I walked in, the Seahawks game was not only on one TV but on the big screen and on another screen! Until some cheeseheads arrived was when they switched over the big screen to the Packers game, but I'm just relieved that they played the Seahawks game! It was way more difficult to find a bar, playing the game than I originally thought and missing a Seahawks game is simply, out of the question for me! THANK YOU, POURHOUSE! All of the staff were super nice, making conversation with everyone in the place. One of the bartenders mentioned that they always try to play all NFL games here, accommodating all sports fans and even this traveling 12. There were some good daily specials and deals on drinks, but I thought my wings were bad. I ordered 10 wings for 10 bucks, half buffalo, half dry-rub ranch and thought the ranch was way too salty and the buffalo sauce was overly drenched on the chicken. I'd skip the wings here, but I can't even be mad at The Pourhouse because they were my saving grace on Seahawks Sunday. For anyone traveling and can't imagine missing your team play, go to Pourhouse for the guaranteed screen time and friendly service!

This business is a total mess. Do not pay for VIP here for a concert. They have no VIP. The security there is super rude, pushing people and causing commotion. There's no one to answer your questions and they just ignore you.

Came here for an event with friends. I could see that the mixed drinks were watered down and served in clear plastic cups, so I ordered a bottled beer. Even that wasn't safe--the bottle was served to me room temperature. The food was clearly frozen and just heated up/fried. Before the event started, they were just blasting music so loudly my friends and I couldn't even speak to each other. I was confused about the artwork/mural. Do not recommend.