Bootlegger’s Bar and Grill

Inexpensive, around the corner from my buddy’s house, comfy chairs, good cold AC, and a jukebox with some pretty righteous tunes. Seems like they have a kitchen but I don’t think they do food anymore other than maybe a steak night on Wednesdays. Bartenders are nice and attentive, it’s been ages since someone brought a beer to me when not seated at the bar. That level of courtesy isn’t lost on me, very much appreciated, and tipped accordingly. As a non smoker I’m not a fan of the stale smokey air but enjoy your personal liberties while you can, I guess this is due to the fact it’s in JV and not Houston who knows. Anyway fine neighborhood bar, patrons are middle age golfer type guys with their motorcycles out front, but they’re friendly enough too. Solid 4 stars.

Being new in town & after reading the reviews on here & other sites, we attempted to go to Bootleggers this past weekend… Apparently, it’s a members only /​private club. And women cannot bring in their purses. Glad we didn’t travel far to get there, still wish we would’ve known…

While visiting Houston, skip the Menil Collection head straight to Bootlegger’s for all your cultural needs.
I don’t think we got 20 bucks’ worth of clouded judgement, though. For that much money, three people should walk out of a place of this caliber with wobbly knees.

I’m a bit baffled by Bootleggers still. The drink specials are incredible, but we were here when there should’ve been something resembling a small crowd but only found four dudes who were so drunk they didn’t sound like they were speaking English. Apparently there had been a hair feathering party there earlier in the evening, which would explain the 6 – 7 feathers hanging from our extremely slow bartendress’s hair.
If I ever ended up in that part of Houston on a Free Big Buck Hunter night, you can bet your ass I’d be there and I’d get drunk enough to pretend I knew how to use that completely random stripper pole in the middle of the room. Otherwise, it’s kind of a weird place.
Also, you can smoke inside? As a resident of a city that’s had a smoking ban for a few years now, that’s so weird, foreign, and a bit unpleasant to me.

This bar actually has a really nice layout. The bar is somewhat small but there is a ton of room through out. They have a dance floor, a stage, stripper pole, pool tables, darts, electronic games, easy to see TV’s, music, and an outdoor section. Interesting that the place is rarely crowded, im guessing its the location. There can be some difficulty with mingling because people are usually in their own groups and the staff is usually busy. Its a good place to go if you want to avoid the crowds.

This is the most interesting little dive/​sports bar ever. Bootlegger’s looks like it was a former strip club complete with DJ booth and stripper poles across the street from an old folk’s home and directly next to a church. Aside from the strange location, this place was a real diamond in the rough. Bootlegger’s has tons of TV, an internet jukebox and a couple of pool tables. When I stopped in here on a Sunday night they had a totally descent special, domestic buckets for $ 12. Anytime I’m in this neck of the woods, I will definitely stop in for a drink or two!