Aztec Lounge

The décor is amazing and they play good music… Yet even though I actually love the ambiance, I’m not one to pay 33 dollars for 2 beers… Gratuity included in those 2 beers. I felt scammed after I got 2 cups of beer and it rang up to that… Boy am I glad I didn’t do a round of shots first. Drinks are so overpriced, otherwise I would love to go again, but those drink prices are ridiculous.

Do you want to be drunk and feel like you are in a temple? Go to Aztec Lounge — here’s why:
First, I do not recommend going if you are not on something… the place isn’t too cool when sober. Plus, everyone is drunk and nuts.
Second, I recommend you buy beer — they have cold tallboys that have more for your dollar than their overpriced cocktails.
Third, I recommend you go to the second floor — it’s not like anyone hangs out up there, but it’s a great place to find a friend you’ve lost in the crowd, go exploring, or visit the way way way less busy bar.
Last, this place has sticky floors and smells like a gross college bar (old alcohol, piss and vom, to be specific), so I actually wouldn’t say to go there at all!

I and several hundred crowd members of Friday’s Café Tecvba show witnessed a violent attack on a female member of the crowd by a dark skinned approximately 5 foot 7 inch male wearing a black Aztec Theatre staff shirt and a bulky cast on one hand. To the crowd member who was attacked: if you would like a witness in your legal prosecution of this gentleman, please contact me. To the gentleman staff member: I am offended to my core at your behavior, and I hope justice finds you.

2^nd time here, 1^st night via a pub run we were in costume so we got in free. The DJ played such good music. It wasn’t packed but I didn’t mind that as long as the music was good I don’t mind.
The décor of the place is really cool, they have this pyramid look kind of going on and I dig it. The drinks are fine I think, I had been pre-​gaming previously so not sure if I could really be an accurate judge.
The 2^nd time I went was on 9÷27÷14 we arrived really early around 9 and they were charging cover… what, why, it totally made no sense. The place was empty and it was early in the night no need for cover, this is the only thing that bothered me :(
The music was good again however, we left early due to me not feeling well.
I will return again and especially think about having a VIP event here due to the classy décor.

Well if you wanna get assaulted quick go here. I thought it was a only other people until it happened to me tonight. I was standing talking to friends at the bar and 3 bouncers came and headlocked me and one punched me and drug me out. I was told with my face in the ground outside it was because I was «blocking the bar». What the heck?

I went to the Aztec Lounge last night for the first time to meet some people that were participating in the First Friday Pub Run. I arrived (sober) at 11:15pm and met my friends who were dancing on the dance floor and intermittently buying shots. I went to the bar overlooking the actual theater stage and ordered a couple drinks and 3 shots. The bartender was a short, latin girl who was very nice and attentive. The drinks were great and came in a timely fashion.
There was a gap in the curtains between the bar area and the stage, and I pointed out to my date that the stage looked spooky with the lights on and smoke drifting around the stage. At that point a short, african-​american bouncer walked up and pulled the curtains closed, telling me we weren’t allowed to look in there. I pointed out that the area between the two bars offered an unobstructed (no curtains) view of the stage. He said, «But you can’t see it from this angle.» At that point I got the sense that the bouncers were just looking for something to do.
About 30 minutes later, another bouncer approached me at the bar, this one being short, bald, hispanic with some light facial hair, grabbed my elbow and said I had to leave. I pulled my arm away shook my head and asked «why?» He then grabbed my dates arm, telling her she had to leave, and she asked, «Why, we didn’t do anything?» He then bypassed her and approached the group dressed for the pub run (in 1980s attire, mostly fluorescent workout gear.) At the same time, the short, african american bouncer approached that group from the other direction, and started telling them to leave. The bouncers quickly became physical, pushing the patrons out of the bar. I saw one of the pub run attendees knock something over on his way out the bar, at which point all the bouncers (one very tall, large, African American and one tall, bald white guy) swarmed out to attack him on the sidewalk.
I asked the bartender what happened, and she seemed genuinely distressed. According to her, the bouncers asked her if the pub run crowd was «blocking the bar» and she said, «sort of, I guess they could move back.» They took that as «kick them all out.» No one else was waiting to get by them, and she was upset at the loss of all of her customers. No one came to replace them in the 20 minutes that I remained.
This is a nice venue. It has great service and good drinks. But if you have to worry about being kicked out or assaulted through no fault of your own, I can’t possibly recommend anyone go here. The only reason my date and I weren’t violently thrown out with the others is that we were dressed differently.

Really cool venue if a concert is going on. It can be a little ghetto depending on the DJ. VIP could be a lot better. Not a fan of paying cover to party. But am all about bottle service. I went to see the spazmatics perform on my visit and it was a lot of fun. Really cool vibe and an awesome crowd. If they can keep this same atmosphere this place would be a hot spot.

Loved it! The Aztec building is architectural art and to get a drink while reminiscing was just wonderful. The weird thing is, when it used to be a country revue, they had hawkers on the street too. If you want a venue to have a big BIG party… this place is gorgeous. You probably don’t even have to rent it.
LOCALS: don’t let history disappear before you go see it again.

This venue is great! Spacious, fun décor, great music. It needs more promotion. It’s too vast an area to just hope walk-​ins happen. They need to drive people in because it does have great potential. I came with a party of 12 and we had a great time.

Empty. Guess that explains the staff handing out free drink tickets at the river walk. Don’t fall for it. That free drink isn’t worth the walk.