Robbie's Lounge

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2010 | Best Jukebox

The recent proliferation of Internet-based jukeboxes is a perfect example of too much of a good thing. No matter how cool the owners of a bar, no matter how refined their ears, they can't stop their clientele from making terrible choices with the music. Not long ago, we were regaled with the greatest hits of Van fucking Halen while chilling in a lounge on Almeda, a boulevard on which one's ears should feast on soul alone. Robbie's sidesteps that type of problem by sticking with an... More »
2008 | Best Redneck Bar

Contrary to our image in the national mind's eye, the redneck seems to be something of an endangered species in inside-the-Beltway Houston. But they didn't get that memo at Robbie's Lounge. At this Spring Branch-area strip mall bar, a Confederate flag hangs in one window, while a sign nailed to one wall reads, "Sexual harassment is tolerated here. However, it will be graded." Best of all, behind the bar, plastic statuettes of Hank Jr. and Waylon Jennings stand guard over bottles of Jack and... More »

Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes

By William Michael Smith | Wed, May 2, 2012

Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods o... More »

2010 | Best Jukebox