Basin Nights — Restaurant in Odessa

It's really unfortunate that people would write really inappropriate reviews judging not only the patrons for their weight (???????), but the staff for probably doing their jobs instead of disrupting their work to greet everybody who walks through the door like it's mandatory. Personally, I just walked in there recently not expecting much. It's incredibly deceiving from the outside. I expected cramped quarters, and a selection of watered down well drinks. We were greeted immediately by the incredibly polite man at the door, even though it was kind of busy he still took the time to say hi. He even chatted with us at times for a few seconds when he could steal away, which I thought was really sweet because everywhere we've been lately was pretty impersonal and rude. The entire bar is clean, and organized, which is impressive to me, and my friend whose career is in the service industry. The bartender was really, really busy so the short wait for our drinks wasn't anything we were worried about. She did do what she could with what time she had, which was impressive on its own, but she also mixed some great drinks which we always appreciate. I think the beer selection could do for a bit of a bump, but I don't drink beer so maybe not. There are a couple of pool tables and a decent sized dance floor which is actually put to great use. A lot of places I've been to might have one or two people on the floor, but it was used steadily all night. It appears to be a primarily country bar, but it's not obnoxiously ... "redneck," for a lack of better words. The comment about race really threw me off, because I saw such a great mix of all sorts of people, that it didn't strike me as prejudice in any way. Country bars aren't really our thing, but doing a little night life crawl paid off well when we found this place. Problems with patrons were dealt with immediately, and I never saw anything disrupt the flow of the staff.

All in all, it's a really nice place. It's clean, modern, the staff is as sweet as could be, the drinks are ace and not any more expensive than anybody else in town, and its location is perfect if you don't want to ride up and down 42nd, but still want access to...

Flew in from Florida to see my mom. We got here @8 for karaoke that started @9. It's currently 12:40am and we've sang once. There are three employees that have sang 3 times each. One guy has sang 4 times. We've already spent over $150 at the bar and we've tipped extremely! well all night. What a damn joke. Why call if karaoke night if you're just gonna let your friends sing? Just throw an employee party. Bartenders too. They care more about giving free drinks to their friends than serving the paying customers. Awful experience.

Update: 1:05am. Another employee singing. I've tried to pay twice (once $20 and the second time $40) just to let my mom sing. The owner/deejay had to let his frienda sing a fourth time first. This place is a literal joke. SPEND YOUR MONEY...

The reviews on this place are an absolute lie. This place is a dump, smelled like a restroom, The staff was rude and unattentive, waited for service almost the whole time I was there. The bartender was more interested in serving her friends then the customers, last call and of course no service again. Then the bar manager very aggressive and confrontational after having shots, drinking with the bartenders and friends. Honestly this place is one of the worst bars in Odessa, very sad.. my suggestion is don’t go there without getting a tetanus shot, a helmet and bringing your own booze. I would give this dumpster a -5 stars review if I could (Oh and be ready for an unprovoked attack from the manager if you tip like I did, for what the staff was worth and the terrible...