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1919 W. Alabama Houston, TX 77098

713-528-6874

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Best Ice House
Award Winner 2010

Hours: Sun 12pm-12am, Mon-Fri 10am-12am, Sat 10am-1am
Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining

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Less a bar than a perpetual backyard barbecue, the breezy, this open-air ice house has been quenching the thirst of beer-starved Montrosians since 1927. It's a blue-collar place to knock back a social beer after work and discuss the great affairs of the day and the tawdry gossip of the neighborhood. Fridays in summer the icehouse offers free grilled hot dogs, and live bands of all shapes and sounds take to the small outdoor stage. In winter, they unfurl plastic walls and trot out the space heaters, and patrons repair indoors for pool and jukebox tunes. This is a suburban icehouse done right, inside the Loop.

2010 | Best Ice House

West Alabama Ice House has Outer Loop suburban icehouse charm right inside the Loop, with a healthy roster of beers in their coolers and an all-star cast of friendly bartenders slinging them for you. Most every weekend, something fun is going on outside on the expansive patio, from gourmet taco cookouts to live music from bands like Sean Reefer & The Resin Valley Boys. The bar celebrated its 80th year of service in 2008, making this one 82-year-old you won't mind hanging with on a Friday... More »
2007 | Best Icehouse

West Alabama Ice House is a perennial Best of Houston® winner, most deservedly, so rather than subject you to a rewording of bygone blurbs, we'll just give the place the Zagat treatment. It's not plagiarism if you're quoting yourself, right "Cheap beers, pretty bohemian bartenders, roots rock and free hot dogs on Friday make this icehouse in the heart of the Montrose a weekly stop for many River Oaks rednecks, broke punk rockers, bikers, yuppies, dog enthusiasts and lager lovers in... More »
2005 | Best Icehouse

No effing contest. Once again, West Alabama Ice House gets the prize. The beer, the bikers, the bands -- this place has it all. Where else can you dine on dogs, pitch shoes and take it to the hole, all in one place In your own backyard, you say Well, that's the point. This place has always been more of a family barbecue than a watering hole, albeit one where even your ne'er-do-well uncle can fit in. On any given day the party is populated by hippies, yuppies, kikkers and hipsters. At least... More »
2003 | Best Icehouse

Sure, it's the obvious choice, but you just can't front on the good-time atmosphere at this airy juke joint. Cheap beers, pretty bohemian bartenders, roots rock and free hot dogs on Friday make this icehouse in the heart of the Montrose a weekly stop for many River Oaks rednecks, broke punk rockers, bikers, yuppies, dog enthusiasts and lager lovers in general. If they added a couple more toilets, people might pitch tents in the backyard and never leave. It's a place where everybody knows... More »
2000 | Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner

You're stuck in traffic, the temperature is over 100 degrees, and you're thirsty. Highway beer billboards are making you even thirstier. This is what hell must be like, you think to yourself. Pull off the highway and head to the West Alabama Ice House. Park your car and stumble to one of the picnic benches under the awning. There, a lady with a kind voice and Texas-size smile will serve you a Shiner. If you get there around happy hour on Friday, there's almost always an old guy grilling hot... More »

Upcoming Events: Asparagus, Honey and Dreams of Sushi

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 13, 2012

If last week's cafe review of Shepherd Park Draught House piqued your interest, then head over to Garden Oaks tomorrow for its Spring Fest Parking Lot Party. The party runs from noon to 9 p.m. and wil... More »
Bartender Chat: John Ng of T.K. Bitterman's

By Ginny Braud | Fri, April 13, 2012

Last weekend marked the official start of baseball season, and if you're trying to avoid the crowds, there's no better place to catch a game than the cozy Montrose sports dive T.K. Bitterman's. Compl... More »
Tierra Caliente Taco Truck at West Alabama Ice House.

By Jason Kerr | Wed, May 19, 2010

We were headed to our favorite ice house and noticed a taco trailer was parked on the corner right under the West Alabama Ice House sign. Holy frijoles, this is the best idea since tall boys. Now we c... More »

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Julie657 | Houston, TX | 122 Reviews

| Mon, June 28, 2010

Can't say enough good things about this place. Bring your dogs. Chili cook-off was amazing. So incredibly chill. Great live music.
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chris.loll | Houston, TX | 28 Reviews

| Fri, January 9, 2009

Diverse crowd and decent selection. You can even play a pick-up game of drunken basketball.
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nikolas.joe | HOU, TX | 37 Reviews

| Wed, April 29, 2009

I love this place you can ball outside and grab a beer. What is not to Love....
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West Alabama Ice House

1919 W. Alabama Houston, TX 77098

713-528-6874

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2010 | Best Ice House

2007 | Best Icehouse

2005 | Best Icehouse

2003 | Best Icehouse

2000 | Best Place to Park Your Car and Walk Two Feet for an Ice-Cold Shiner

Upcoming Events: Asparagus, Honey and Dreams of Sushi

By Katharine Shilcutt | Fri, April 13, 2012

Bartender Chat: John Ng of T.K. Bitterman's

By Ginny Braud | Fri, April 13, 2012

Tierra Caliente Taco Truck at West Alabama Ice House.

By Jason Kerr | Wed, May 19, 2010

Julie657 | Houston, TX | 122 Reviews

chris.loll | Houston, TX | 28 Reviews

nikolas.joe | HOU, TX | 37 Reviews

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