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    Monarch Bar and Lounge

    4.2 (25 reviews)
    Open 2:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    Classy
    Live music
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Krystal is such an amazing bartender, the drinks are amazing!! The restrooms are clean, great music . I will be returning!!!

    Happy hour and brunch menu

    Found this cute bar on a walk and went in for happy hour. Drinks and appetizers were cheap with free nachos and a chicken quesadilla. Service is attentive and we felt very welcomed. Live music three days a week and karaoke on the off days. Love the atmosphere which is a good blend of lowkey and lively. Excited to bring friends here.

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    Claudia Ç.

    Oh man I had a great time! I'm not a going out kind of person, so we took a chance and tried it out on karaoke night! Lol it was so much fun and the food was delicious! We had a few appetizers and wow were they tasty! The executive chef Gilbert was very friendly, came out to our table to see how we liked the food! The singers were fun great crowd! I was happy we came! Y'all should definitely come out and don't forget to eat while you're here and Lyft yourself home!

    Lauri B.

    This used to be a dive bar called Shakespeare's. It's tucked away in a small strip center behind a Kolache Factory (which used to be a Taco Bell years ago). I love the parking right near the door, the remodel is an open concept with better lighting, the service is great and the prices are decent. They had live music the night I went (a Friday night). There's a large screen behind the band that plays music videos. There's bar seating, high top tables, booths and regular table seating available. One group had a child with them, so I believe it's family friendly, but call to be sure. They also offer a covered patio with nice cushioned outdoor furniture. It really was a shock to see how well they revamped this place. There's lots of velvet in the bar. The seats are velvet and the curtains are velvet, but it's done tastefully. I love the convenience to home and I felt safe there. They give you a small plate of chips and salsa to start. The menu is fairly large for a bar. The chicken Marsala was delicious and the portions are big. I will definitely be back.

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    5 months ago

    Great staff and fun drinks! Live music on fridays and saturday! Great for some bites and a fun evening!

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    9 months ago

    Ambient was great, the bartender was amazing. Good live music, lots of different cocktails. Excellent happy hour menu

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    2 years ago

    Great neighborhood night spot! Great ambiance. Love all the waitstaff and music. Nice to see regulars . Always a fun time

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    3 years ago

    A fun, local hole in the wall place with live music. The service staff was very attentive and we had fun!

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    4 years ago

    Great bar and the live music was lovely. Had a good time there. It is nicely decorated inside. We would go again.

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    3 years ago

    Best place to go. I have been there two weeks in a row. Each time a different band was playing with a good variety of music. Good vibes!

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    Hi Please reserve a table of 4 guest for April 27 Saturday ?…

    Hello. Of course. Under what name?

    Could I please reserve a table for 6 for for Saturday 11/25 ? Thank you Pat

    Hello pat. Sure. You are confirmed. Thanks

    Could please reserve a table for 4 - for this evening - thank you? Pat

    Hello pat. Okay. Thanks confirmed

    Is there live music this Friday Aug. 4th? If so, what time does it begin. Are reservations for two recommended?

    Hello. Yes we have a live music It stars at 8:00. No need for reservation for 2 ppl. Thanks

    Hi- what is the band this Saturday and what kind of music? Thk u

    Hello. The Band for this Friday and saturday is Great Scot they are Blues Band Thank you

    Could I please reserve a table for 4 for Friday night ? Thank you Pat :)

    Hello pat. Okay 4 is all set Thanks

    Is it open Wednesday evening?

    Hello yes we are open

    I don't think it will be busy there tonight however could I reserve table for 5? Thank you Pat

    Yes pat

    Could I please reserve a table for 5-6 for tomorrow night ? Thank you Pat :)

    Hello pat. Yes. You are all set. Thank you

    Food served here yet?

    Hello. Not yet we are waiting for our final inspection

    Could I please reserve a table for 6 ? Thank you Pat

    Hello pat. Yes table of 5 reserved for tonight Friday Feb 24

    Hi, is there a cover charge? Thanks

    Hello. No there is no cove charge

    Good afternoon .. could I please reserve a table for 4 Friday night ? . Thank you Pat :)

    Hello Pat. Of course. This Friday table of 4 confirmed

    Can I still reserve a table for this evening ? If yes I need one for 4 Thank you Pat :)

    Hello pat. Sure. Table for four is confirmed. Thank you

    Would I be able to change my reservation to a table that would accommodate 5 people for tomorrow evening ? Thank you…

    Hello. Yes. 5 is confirmed Thank you

    Could I reserve a table for four - for this Saturday evening ? Thank You…

    Hello Pat. Of course. You are all set. Table for 4 is reserved. Thank you

    Can you order something to eat from another place and eat it while we are there?

    Yea you can order it yourself and eat the food here

    Don't see any menu?

    Hi. We dont Serve food yet. Our kitchen will open by end of October

    Is the smoking outside? Actually I understand that part .. But the hookah is inside? Does produce smoke?? Do people dance?

    Sorry No smoking inside. But you can smoke outside in the patio. We don’t serve Hookah

    How often will you have live Music?

    Hello. We have live Music every Saturday and every other friday

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    Review Highlights - Monarch Bar and Lounge

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    I'm a bbq lover, and Truth did not disappoint. I believe it's pretty easy to remember your favorite…read moreversion of a dish and pretty hard to remember #2 and beyond - so I like to put food in buckets. Here's what I had: Ribs: Top 3 of all time. Didn't even use sauce - delicious and perfectly tender as-is. Current best: Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, NY and other locations. Wet/Fatty Brisket: Top 3. Very tender. Current Best: Black's BBQ, Austin, TX Dry/Lean Brisket: Not rated. Pretty dry. But I don't love lean brisket to begin with. Current Best: Black's Sausage: Not rated. I had Jalapeño cheddar (they were out of the pepper jack that I would have gotten). The casing is fairly thick and hard to cut through with plastic utensils, and the inside is fairly dense. Current Best: Datil Sausage at Woodpecker's BBQ, Saint John's County, FL Baked Beans: Way better than I expected (and way better than they look, since they look like standard baked beans). I was glad I got them. Brussels: Better than expected - very tender, and the glaze/sauce they pour over is a great compliment. Overall, an outstanding meal. Easy to park. Not too crowded. A great stop on a work trip.

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    2 Meat Plate Brisket
    2 Meat Plate Brisket
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    Did I get up at 7am to make the trip up to Spring for BBQ? Yes…read moreDid I get in line an hour before the opened? Also yes Was it worth it? Heck yes! A 2-year Michellin star BBQ joint was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. My friends and I got there around 10am and were lucky enough to grab a number. The number secures your spot in line but don't worry if you show up and they run out, there's a spot on the porch where the non-number line starts. We ordered moist brisket, garlic sausage, and the beef rib. For sides, we went with mac and cheese and beans. Everything was superb! The brisket melted in your mouth, no knife needed. The sausage had a nice snap to it and get great flavor. The bark on the beef rib was *chef's kiss*. The mac and cheese was creamy while the beans had a nice sweet and tangy flavor. The service is also great! While we were eating, staff would regularly check all of the tables to check if anyone needed anything. The staff taking our order also chatted with us about other BBQ spots we've been to. Everything was such a great experience and the quality of the food is 100/10!

    We have been wanting to try Corkscrew for a while but after reading the reviews, we knew we had to…read morebe there early and was prepared to stand in a long line. We went on a Saturday and showed up around 10:45, the line was definitely long and our wait was about 45 minutes. While waiting outside there is water and also employees coming around asking people if they wanted to purchase drinks. Once we made it inside, the gentleman who took our order was funny and kind. All of the employees were very friendly and helpful. My fiancée is a lover of BBQ so he wanted to order almost everything on the menu. We ordered brisket, garlic sausage, pork ribs, the whole chicken, baked beans, Mac and cheese, and apple cobbler. My favorites were the pork ribs and apple cobblers. His favorites were the ribs, brisket, cobbler, and baked beans. I loved the cobbler so much I placed an additional order to go.

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    The Dino Rib - humongous!
    The Dino Rib - humongous!
    Side porch of the restaurant. Covered outdoor seating is to t he left. Indoor seating is inside.

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    Side porch of the restaurant. Covered outdoor seating is to t he left. Indoor seating is inside.
    Henderson & Kane

    Henderson & Kane

    4.6
    (365 reviews)
    12.8 mi
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    Family-owned & operated
    Women-owned & operated

    This place is great and it has a small neighborhood vibe! Raw Steaks for sale along with a bunch of…read moregoodies, but I came here for the barbecue. Atmosphere was perfect for Texas BBQ. I ordered the ribs in the jalapeño cheddar sausage, but got the brisket with sausage.. very happy they mixed that one up because the brisket was extremely juicy tender and had a great flavor on that bark. They did it perfect! The jalapeño sausage was a little dryer that I like it to be especially for having cheese in there. Still ate it and it was great.! So good I forgot to take a picture We'll definitely be going back to this place!

    Update: Veronica reached out to me willing to make this…read moreexperience right. Issues will come up from time to time but how you handle them says a lot about you as a business owner. I'm adjusting my review to reflect Veronica's willingness to turn this experience into an opportunity. We were looking forward to trying this restaurant while staying at a hotel in Houston for medical treatments. We had it delivered to our hotel and sadly it wasn't the best experience. When we got our order to the room we were missing one side that we ordered. We got Mac n cheese, green beans and potato salad with a brisket/smoked chicken combo and a brisket/ribs. I was shocked to see two pieces of brisket and a chicken breast for $28. Maybe it was an off night but the quality just wasn't there. All the food was cold (our fault bc we ordered it for delivery) and was lacking flavor. Overall, we'd rate it like this: Brisket 3/5 Chicken 2/5 Mac n cheese 1.5/5 Green beans 3/5 Ribs 3/5 Potato salad 2/5 Maybe they were having a bad night but I wish our experience was better.

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    We can provide specialty set ups to fit your catering package.
    We can provide specialty set ups to fit your catering package.
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    Killen's Barbecue

    Killen's Barbecue

    4.2
    (3k reviews)
    23.4 mi
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    The food was ok, the Brisket Sandwich a bit dry for my taste…read more My Companion had the Pulled Pork Sandwich, she said it was good but didn't care for the Potato Salad. Service was good and quick serviced from steam tables. Employees friendly but quiet. Casual dining but a bit loud. The restaurant was clean. Lots of parking. But 54$ for two Sandwiches, one with 2 sides it a bit much.

    I came in to Killen's Barbecue about three days ago with my partner. The restaurant itself was very…read moreclean and organized and despite the line, service was fast, efficient, and friendly. My partner had the brisket sandwich with potato salad and a small helping of pickles and pickled red onions and I had the pulled pork tacos. My partner said the brisket sandwich was okay, but we both agreed that the potato salad was fantastic! The potato salad was way better than the one at Pappas Barbecue. The taste of the pulled pork tacos was great, but it was honestly too wet and made the flour tortillas too soggy and there was way too much coleslaw on top. I feel like if Killen's is going to serve pulled pork tacos there needs to be three things done. 1. Serve the tacos with an option of corn tortillas because I feel corn tortillas would've worked better to give a great contrast/pairing with the sweetness of the pulled pork and sauce. 2. Serve the corn/flour tortillas on the side so that they don't get soggy and wet. 3. There are some things that just don't belong on a taco of any kind and that's coleslaw. My partner and I also tasted the banana pudding and to say it was divine is an understatement. What I really like about this pudding was that you could taste real bananas in this pudding and it had been mixed well all together. Our total was $80 after tipping, which is a little pricey for some of the items, but honestly I would definitely come back to Killen's Barbecue when I was in the mood for barbecue.

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    Dining room after restaurant closed
    Dining room after restaurant closed
    Banana and Bread Pudding Combo
    Banana and Bread Pudding Combo
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    The exterior
    The Pit Room - Memorial

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    4.0
    (219 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    They have such good brisket!! I often come here for my nacho…read moreMeat!!! Although it says by the pound and 1/4 pound...if you want one piece of brisket or chicken they will accommodate you. Don't follow the menu!!! You can order any amount that you want. The ambiance is spacious...,they have a bar area and plenty of seating so you do not feel overcrowded. Parking is ample and no issue at this location. They do not sell Nachos, I just buy the meat for my homemade Nachos. lol.

    Tried the brisket egg rolls to start -- they were okay, but lacked flavor. For the main meal, I…read moreordered the two meats with two sides: brisket, jalapeño sausage, cornbread, and potato salad. The brisket itself was good, but next time I'd definitely request lean meat. The jalapeño sausage was the standout for me -- really flavorful and highly recommended. The cornbread and potato salad were both solid sides and complemented the meal well. The biggest downside was the BBQ sauce selection. The sauces leaned way too sweet for my taste. I tried the coffee bourbon sauce and personally did not like it at all. Overall, some really good food items, but the sauces were a miss for me.

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    Here is where you start!  Check out that variety on their menu.
    Here is where you start! Check out that variety on their menu.
    One of my favorite BBQ spots in Houston. Pork ribs, brisket, beef rib, turkey, venison sausage.
    One of my favorite BBQ spots in Houston. Pork ribs, brisket, beef rib, turkey, venison sausage.
    20 Beers on tap.  Menu of selections scrolls on the middle screen.  Baseball on the left and golf on the right.  Ahhhh.

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