Iguana Cantina to reopen as mist
Iguana Cantina, the large-scale downtown club at Lombard Street and Market Place which closed in early July, will reopen as mist in the near future, organizers said.
The space is being renovated and re-themed right now. mist (the "m" is intentionally lowercase) will have new tiling, a paint job and a new dance floor, according to consultant Jim Temple, who owns Bourbon Street.
Temple said the building is getting "a real, real big face lift," aimed at attracting a crowd that's slightly older than Iguana Cantina's. ...
When owner Tim Bennett closed Iguana Cantina in July, he had plans to reopen it as an upscale rum bar called Mojito's. But when I called Bennett today, he said he'd been bought out by his business partner, Dave Adams. So much for that idea.
Temple said they're going to cordon off a section of the building to make mist a more intimate space. The section will be unused at first, but could later be turned into a lounge area.
(Baltimore Sun archive photo)







Comments
I give it 6 months and this place is closed. Most of Power Plants Clientelle is college kids and people right out of college. I dont think many of them would go to a place like this.
Posted by: BBFells | September 11, 2009 1:39 PM
I think the name "Velveeta" would work.
Posted by: Jeff | September 11, 2009 3:16 PM
So what is their concept? It sounds most inauspicious to open soon without some sort of concept other than "be older".
Posted by: Owl Meat Gravy | September 11, 2009 3:38 PM
it sounds like the old case of the bait and switch "oh yeah..sure sure..we'll open a nice ultra lounge something to attract the right type of crowd downtown.We've got our permits?? SUPRISE Mutha Suckers... tonight Girlz Gone Wild Part III.. wet t-shirt contest tomorrow.. and $1 coronas for everyone..HAHAHAHAHA
Posted by: mobtimore | September 11, 2009 4:49 PM
Booooo to pretentiously spelled or punctuated names. (I'm looking at you Three...)
Posted by: pomme de terre | September 11, 2009 6:22 PM
Yawn. Another lame club with a life span of 6 months. Why do these people even bother? Invest in something else. Must be ego. They fell important that people go to their club and want to join their inner circle.
Posted by: Thomas | September 12, 2009 8:13 AM
LOL, yeah Three ... really sabotaged themselves with that name. It was practically invisible when you tried to Google it. Maybe they will open a new place called "The?" or "Is!" or "(restaurant)".
Posted by: VoodooPork ■|:o) | September 12, 2009 8:26 AM
Aw Crap!!!! I was looking forward to the upscale rum bar. Guess I'll be at either Joe Squared or my local liquor store more and more.
Posted by: Rum Lover | September 12, 2009 5:33 PM
Ze Germans are going to love that name.
Posted by: CharlesVillage | September 13, 2009 11:42 PM
Turkish: No, Tommy. There's a gun in your trousers. What's a gun doing in your trousers?
Tommy: It's for protection.
Turkish: Protection from what? "Zee Germans"?
Posted by: Sam Sessa | September 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Ah yes, my inspiration - a classic movie with a great soundtrack. Who wants to go to a bar called Dung? Oh, I mean dung. I just giggled like a school girl.
Posted by: CharlesVillage | September 15, 2009 3:00 PM
Despite what many of the comments here, for what it was, Iguana was a huge success. It lasted several years, and during the course of its existence the owners made a significant profit. Certainly it had numerous drawbacks, the awful crowd, the violence from the awful crowd, and the general rabble and disorder caused in the immediate vicinity from the awful crowd.
Despite all of these deficiencies the establishment lasted for several years and was often full to the brim, with the awful crowd.
I imagine that mist will do much the same. I'll likely never go there, nor will any of my friends, but I'm sure lots of other people will and the owners will do quite well for themselves.
And regarding the bait and switch, they've had the permits and due to their political connections will always likely have the permits.
Posted by: John | September 15, 2009 3:34 PM
So this is run by the guy who runs Burbon St.? I can't see anything coming into that space and NOT being Baja's or...Iguana Cantina.
I give it a shelf life of 6 mo. Unless they move the Girls Gone Wild IV to PP Live area. Then the spot will be hoppin'! (With college aged kids and sloppy drunk folks)
Posted by: Daily Breather | September 25, 2009 11:55 AM
When I open my club it's going to be called Umlaut. Watch the German supermodels flock to it. It will be spelled:
ʇnɐןɯn
Now submit to the will of the Umlaut UberLounge – vee vill crush your puny ultra-lounges like marzipan puppet-peoples!
Posted by: VoodooPork ■|:o) | September 25, 2009 12:33 PM
I wish I would have saw this earlier! I rode by Iguana on the way to Sonar for a concert last week & saw the whole face of the club was changed & there was nobody standing outside of it (for once). That was something that's never happened! I'm a little dissapointed because I've never been to Iguana, but I'm sure if it steps its game up a little, it could possibly be a huge success. Since it's purpose is to draw an older crowd, I think that's a market that's lacking in Baltimore & "Mist" has the possiblity of becoming as popular as the college clubs.
Move over Bourbon, Momma's gotta party too!
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Posted by: Rye | October 22, 2009 2:40 PM
I went to club Mist this past weekend and it reminded me a lot of Mosaic, but with worse DJs. The worst part about the club is that they will make you wait outside in the cold to draw attention to the club and make it look like the place is packed, pathetic. If you treat your customers like sh*t you won't last long, business 101. This place will never last.
Posted by: Party Guy | November 7, 2009 5:44 PM
THIS IS A BLOG ABOUT HOW MIST IS A JOKE. ALL THE HYPE THAT THE CLUB HAS BEEN MAKING IS A TOTAL JOKE. I WILL NEVER SET FOOT IN THERE AGAIN AND I SUGGEST THAT NO ONE ELSE DOES TOO. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO SOMEWHERE CLASSY. I WANTED TO TRY IT OUT FOR NYE AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED ALL AROUND. I SPENT MAYBE THIRTY MINUTES OF THAT CRAP AND LEFT. THE STAFF IS RUDE, UNEDUCATED, UNPROFESSIONAL AND INAPPROPRIATE. I BROUGHT VIP TICKETS TO THIS EVENT AND IT DIDN'T MATTER AT ALL, WE HAD TO STAND WITH PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT REGULAR TICKETS. VIP THAT'S A JOKE. THEN WE WERE BEING SHOVED AND ELBOWED BY THE BOUNCERS. YES I WAS ELBOWED IN THE FACE. THE BOUNCER ACTUALLY PUSHED ME INTO THE CLUB. THERE WAS NO CHECK OF TICKETS, HE GRABBED IT FROM ME AND RIPPED IT, DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT AND NO ID CHECK EITHER, THE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO GIVE US BRACELETS JUST WALKED AWAY, THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FOR OUR "VIP- SUSHI" HAHA EVERYONE WAS AT THE SUSHI TABLE. I COULD OF BROUGHT STANDARD TICKETS AND GOTTEN SUSHI, WOW WHAT A WAIST OF MONEY AND TIME. PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS CLUB, THERE ARE BETTER MORE ORGANIZED CLUBS IN BALTIMORE. JUST WALK ACROSS THE STREET.
Posted by: Keola | January 1, 2010 11:20 AM
Keola, indoor voice please. Hint: if you want someone to read what you wrote, don't use all caps and break it up into paragraphs. Otherwise it looks like the rant of a maniac (even if it isn't)
Posted by: Owl Meat GiantHeadache | January 1, 2010 8:00 PM