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1340 W. Gray Houston, TX 77019

713-522-5152

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Best Place to Watch Ultimate Fighting
Award Winner 2008

Hours: Daily 3pm-2am

Price: $

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
Serving: Dinner, Late Night

Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Not Necessary
Parking: Lot Available

Description

This place almost makes you choose between gaming, singing karaoke or just wailing away on your liver. Do all three and you score the hat trick. The place has a huge bar down the right side, plus plenty of patio space to smoke and carouse. They have a quasi-strict dress code, which frowns on baggy clothes and tattoos on the hands or face, which is strange for a place so close to the ink-heavy Montrose. You can actually win money at their weekly Tuesday-night karaoke night contest, which is pretty lively. One night we went we hazily remember singing that Taylor Swift song "Love Story" in a burly howl. Or was it Judas Priest?

2008 | Best Place to Watch Ultimate Fighting

Yes, there is a $10 cover, but it's worth avoiding the usual unpleasantries -- i.e., a lack of seating and uninterested company. Around town, your group's chances of finding a seat at UF viewings are about as good as Chris Lebon's against Rampage Jackson. (And don't even pretend like Lebon would stand a chance, because you know that fool would get beat down!) But all smack talking aside, The Tavern's wealth of bar space and more than 100 televisions ensure you don't have to arrive at... More »
2005 | Best Bar Games

At the Tavern, the shots keep coming. They happen when the Rockets are on TV, and when patrons down buttery nipples, but that's just the icebreaker. The main attraction here is the bar games. Tavern denizens can shoot pool at a dozen tables inside this spacious sports bar. On the patio, they can take a shot at foosball or air hockey. Video game aces can call their shots on the Golden Tee machine, and trivia buffs can fire off their brains with NTN Trivia. And of course, no serious gaming bar... More »
2004 | Best Pool Hall

The Tavern on Gray Cutthroat, eight-ball, nine-ball -- it doesn't matter what game you play, or even if you're any good. As long as you've got a buddy and a beverage, you're gonna have fun playing pool at the Tavern, where happy hour is 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day. This sprawling, laid-back sports club has plenty of booths and seating at its insanely long bars. While you're waiting for your pool partner to sink that stripe, you can watch a plethora of TVs, choose from dozens of brews, chow... More »
2003 | Best Place to Play Ping-Pong

Suck at pool Then travel to The Tavern's patio to enjoy the ancient art of table tennis. Wow the crowd with your wicked backhand and work off that beer gut chasing stray balls from under your fellow Ping-Pong enthusiasts' feet. When you need a break, quench your thirst with one of the establishment's 26 draft beers and gaze slack-jawed at the 85 TV sets. Then pick up your paddle again and show everyone who's the real Forrest Gump. More »

THE TAVERN'S BAY BREEZE

By Glenn Livet | Thu, October 29, 2009

I had been asked to leave establishments for unbecoming conduct, but never for trying to cover a place for the paper. So I was surprised when that happened at Dirt Bar (222 Yale, 713-426-4222), where media types are apparently not welcome — at lea... More »
THE TAVERN ON GRAY'S

By Chris Boyd | Thu, February 22, 2007

It's Poker Night at The Tavern on Gray (1340 West Gray, 713-522-5152), and the only people in the bar who aren't silent and trying their best to keep a poker face are my friend Craig and me. Since we both suck at poker, we've been swapping stories... More »
Just a Little Nip and Tuck

By J.W. Crooker | Thu, September 05, 2002

The cars seem to never go away. At first I thought it was some kind of opening celebration that went on for weeks and weeks. But apparently, whatever its name, the restaurant-bar that sits at the corner of Waugh and West Gray will always be popula... More »

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houstonpressbestof | Houston, TX | 132 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Yes, there is a $10 cover, but it's worth avoiding the usual unpleasantries � i.e., a lack of seating and uninterested company. Around town, your group's chances of finding a seat at UF viewings are about as good as Chris Lebon's against Rampage Jackson. (And don't even pretend like Lebon would stand a chance, because you know that fool would get beat down!) But all smack talking aside, The Tavern's wealth of bar space and more than 100 televisions ensure you don't have to arrive at the place at 8 a.m. to make sure you have a seat for the 9 p.m. fight. Plus, the cover filters out all those who aren't actually interested. In other words, it's all about the fight. The Tavern has all the necessities for the UF crowd � choice eats, nice beer selection and a quick staff. Plus, in the unlike-most-places department, The Tavern is stocked with pool tables, so you can pass time during the talk-about-nothing breaks between fights, and there's also a patio filled with TVs. So even in the smoking-ban era you can simultaneously satisfy your tobacco and man-on-man-action addictions.
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emailerika | Houston, TX | 12 Reviews

| Fri, July 24, 2009

kareoke on tuesdays
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tdawg07 | Kenner, LA | 183 Reviews

| Mon, June 7, 2010

good crowd, great drinks, no cover