Everyone who knows me knows I love Guinness and I'm also not one to complain. I'll overlook a lot in the name of dive bar charm. BUT THIS? This warrants a post @thedirtbar Ended up at The Dirt Bar expecting a straightforward pint and was served what only can be described as an incomplete pour...heavy on foam, light on actual beer....presented with with full confidence for $10. When I questioned it, I was told to talk it up with the manager...only for no one to claim that role and the situation be treated as entertainment rather than service. At that point, it stops being "dive bar personality" and starts reading as a lack of basic standards. I paid, I tipped, and now following through. If youre in the market for unfinished pours, full foam, and a philosophical approach to management, this is your place. If you actually want a proper Guinness, I'd suggest continuing your search. read more

Dirt Bar - If youre in the market for unfinished pours, full foam, and a philosophical approach to management, this is your place. - Dive Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great dive bar with solid drinks, good service and reasonable prices. Just wish parking was a little easier. read more

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I work across the street & came to Dirt Bar. This is my second time here & Veronica was such a badass on drinks & customer service. she was super cool & kind. she made the ultimate extra filthy dirty martini & it was the best i could ever have. watching her move behind the bar was magic. the music is awesome. the vibes are amazing & i cant wait to make this my regular bar. thanks for the hospitality & love. i had a good time!! read more

This bar is fun and weird. Great place to hang out when you are downtown. No food, but the service was good, but it differently a dive bar.

I wouldn't have expected a bar like this where it's located. Near the House of Blues and a short walk from Toyota Center, you mostly see upscale places, not dark, no frills, cheap drinks establishments. Bartenders are friendly and the drinks are pretty strong. Last time I went the music was defeaning-- like you couldn't hear what anyone else was saying if you tried. Parking is a bit difficult, but that's the problem with that entire area. Not much you can do with all of those paid lots and garages. read more

Ordered 3 drinks. Crown and coke. Price went up 3 times on my visit. Will not be back

I had the Smokey Mezcal drink, can't remember the drink but it was amazing! We went on a Monday and it was very empty but expected. read more

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Bartender said their speciality is Jack Daniel's and rock n roll! This bar gives dive rock bar vibes. The bartenders are friendly and the music selection takes you back to early 2000's. read more

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With imaginitive cocktails (strive the Spicy Marg with chili salt rim!) and hearty bar fare like their truffle fries, Dirt Bar perfectly captures the spirit of a "cool neighborhood dangle." Although it gets noisy after 8 PM, the commercial-elegant venue is high-quality for gatherings. Although courteous, carrier can be gradual during peak hours. Great for cocktails earlier than a sport, but now not so correct for in-depth discussions. read more

It's a fun and funky bar right across from House of Blues, so perfect for an after concert drink. The decor makes me think of pirates with the lantern candles dangling from the ceiling and the skeletons around the room. My friend and I found a comfy booth to sit in, and she ordered our drinks at the bar. The drinks were good, and we had a good time. read more

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Dirt Bar is located right across the street from The House of Blues and seems to be the before and after event hangout. Recently, I've attended more and more shows at HOB and there is only a handful of places to pregame right next to the venue. This place is dark. Even in the daylight hours it's dark. To keep up with the dark theme, they have a giant skeleton as well as other spooky decorations. The music when I have been has always been some heavy metal played at the highest volume setting. Maybe I'm getting old, but I would like to see and hear when I hang out somewhere. Customer service was good. The bartenders are always pleasant. In my opinion, the drinks are ok but kind of high priced for what you get. Just within a stones throw from here, you have some pretty amazing cocktail bars that sells their drinks for similar prices. Dirt bar does have specials, so keep an eye out for those. I'm sure I'll be back at some point. read more

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Full bar and they sell cigarettes. Bartenders are all nice! Opens until 2am. Great music! read more

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Cool place! Goth decor, loud music. Have basic drinks and in a good location downtown.

Drinks were strong bartenders were on point and a dark metal vibe! A nice alternative to the rest of stuff downtown. read more

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Go to the bar. Fantastic dive bar with cheap drinks. Great way to start your evening.! night

So I'm going to preface some reviews I'm about to write with the following: My brother & I were on a road trip from St. Petersburg, FL to Fort Worth, TX. These are the places we hit along the way. They are also in my Yelp! list here: https://www.yelp.com/list/fl-to-tx-road-trip-2018-houston (or in any of the reviews written for the trip). I can't decide if I should give this dive bar homage by rating it 5 stars, or honor it with a dive down rating of 1 star. On the one hand, it's a great dive bar. It's also right across the street from the House of Blues, so if you can't handle Dirt, you have another option, close at hand, for liquid libation. Dirt is dark. Not in the emotional sense, but the literal. It's an open, cavernous, space, with the bar in the middle of said space. Our bartender was friendly and efficient. So as I write these words I just remembered something, we were charged for ICE. So if you want your liquor on the rocks, be prepared for an up charge. So should I take away a star? Nah, just another aspect of the dive bar. Bottom line: At first I thought they only had one, gender neutral bathroom. The I learned the pipes had frozen and one restroom was closed. We were there during that freak winter storm that hit the south. read more

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Didn't like it, wasn't my vibe. It was way to dark in there, I get the whole "dark & scary gothic" theme but damn, I really couldn't see in there. Drinks were okay, couldn't complain. Service was also pretty good, bartender's definitely tended. read more

Cool place, great DJ, awesome drinks - close to Toyota Center, walkable! Felt like it was hip

Just a dim lit bar. Nothing special. Two TVs for sports. Not much seating around circle bar (the only bar). So getting a drink takes a while. $7.25 for a single Tito's and sprite. read more

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We were in town for National Athletic Trainer Convention. This was near the hotel within a short walk. Found a gem of a place here. Veronica and her teammates did a super awesome job! I never had to wait to place my order. My final tab was accurate. The prices were not outrageous. I always was served with a pleasant smile. Needless to say if I am in the are again I am definitely making a stop in The Dirt Bar. Drinks were super cold and Service was awesome. The staff should be commended! Cheers til next time. Respectfully, Bryan OKC read more

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Great spot. Nice mix of rock, punk, alternative, etc. music. The dark dungeon vibes with the big skeleton makes the atmosphere feel comfortable. You gotta check it out read more

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This bar ONLY plays rock music. Disappointed because it's a large place so you could have been with your people and just chill. However someone screaming indiscriminately in the background disrupts the vibe. read more

It very convenient when you work across the street. They know me so well. I'm a regular. Dirt bar is my place to go to decompress after work. I enjoy people watching when people exit from a concert. The bartenders are fantastic and they sling drinks so fast when people come in after concerts. Yes..it may take a lil while but listen there's literally only 4 bartenders at most when x amount of people come out of a concert. So quit whining. Security is great. Always checks IDS. Some days they have food and then the Tamales dude comes too. Not a fan of the pizza truck across the street. I love the ambiance and the great friendships that are created with this place. read more

It's really hard to describe this place. People call it a rock bar (true, all they play are rock, alt-rock and metal), some call it a dive (but with the cleanest restrooms in the city!), some call it the "see and be seen place," others come here in hopes of not being seen. It's a tough call, Dirt, but I love you. I've had many o' "mid-work" memories here. And by "mid-work," I mean working til 5am in a hot office and taking a break in my 15-hour day to try and make last call. Half the time we never actually made it back to the office; so I guess it was more an after work spot. True, there are there are a few dudes rockin' guyliner and the occasional badass chick who looks akin to a Suicide Girl (man, I want to be her), but there are also a few fellas sportin' khaki shorts and chicks like me who live life on the edge in flip flops and a ball cap. But do you really care what others are wearing? It's all about having fun, people--let loose and don't give a flip what others think. Speaking of "flip," Tuesday is "Coin Flip" night. The bartender flips a coin. If you guess heads/tails right, drink is on the house. I really don't care if I get it right or not, so long as the bartender serving me is Andre. Ladies, he has got to be Houston's hottest bartender. Correction: He has to be the hottest man alive. Drool. I suggest ordering their signature Rim Job. Taste like Tang. Tang! Tang! Tang! Tang! (Total inside joke, but meet me at the Dirt and you'll get it.) If you ever catch a great concert for a national touring band, more than likely, you might catch these badasses after partying it up at the Dirt. Ahem, Dave Grohl, anyone? The staff is laid-back, owners are cool, like I said, restrooms are seriously clean, I always find parking in the lovely graveled parking lot and a stool at the bar. I'm pretty happy with this place. Side note: I once brought a group of male Aggies here. The dark walls and screaming music set them aback. From then on, they now refer to me as "vampire chick." I guess Aggies scare easily. read more

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First and foremost, they carry Art Car. This is a spectacular IPA, you can fight me. The space is open and a nice size. They have booths and they have a very cool area that's elevated with couches. Me and my friends stopped by here on NYE and there was a steady crowd. The bartenders were all dressed beautifully, and everyone was very nice. The music was between very hard rock, and maybe like Nirvana-ish? The decorations were fun and we had a really good time. I would definitely come back here. read more

Samantha is the best! She is a fabulous bartender. This place has a great vibe and is great for chilling.

I don't typically come downtown for drinks but I think I found a spot that I will keep bookmarked for whenever I find myself in the neighborhood. Disquised as a 'dive bar' Dirt offers anything you could ask for from a dive, sans the dirty bathroom. It's dark, the beats are on point, and I did not notice much of any douche-baggery while I was there. So to you Dirt Bar I say: way to keep it real. Thumbs up. read more

It's so nice to find a great dive bar! This place is a elder emo's dream. It's a great place. We stopped here before a concert & hit some of their happy hour specials plus piled on some shots. It's a great place plus they play some good music but it's not so loud you can't have a conversation. It's not fancy so if that's what your after then skip but if you want a dark dungeon-y vibe then this is a winner. read more

The bartender with long hair and the bartender with tattoos only focused on 1 group of girls the entire night. We sat at the bar for 30 minutes without getting a drink. We waved them down and they still ignored us. Terrible service. I will never be back. read more

I've been here once a while back and keep meaning to come back, since it's a pretty nice bar! The vibe inside is pretty chill and clean (despite the name of the bar!) and I definitely appreciate the jukebox being metal-focused - managed to find some cool stuff on there that I was not expecting to see! My fiancee enjoyed her cocktail and the beer selection was OK as well. When I was there, it was pretty empty, so that was a little deflating after a while. That being said, we were there pretty early, so I guess maybe it picks up later in the evening :) Honestly, I probably elevated the bar an extra star because of its focus on metal music, but I would definitely recommend people come here and check it out. Try finding something sick on the jukebox! read more

Shout out to the bartender, Nathan! He was personable and accommodating. You should definitely give this guy a raise!

I've been to alot of dive bars and this place is exactly how described. Kinda of gothic, dungeon like. Very medieval. I liked it. The two female bartenders were super hott so I was clearly distracted. The place had some interesting statues in the place which was cool. Just another stop on my trip. read more

Might be my favorite dive bar here. Great music, drinks, vibes, perfect for people watching or socializing

This was by far the racist bar I ever been I didn't even make it in and the security instantly had a issue because I was with 4 of my black friends and said if you have a attitude you can leave I'm absurd! Never experienced this racism yet out of the 7 years I been in Houston ! If I can give it a 0 I would, like I'm literally crying I'm from California and I never had this happened ever ! Never again read more

Chill atmosphere. Great people watching. A cleaner dive bar. Ha Not always the case for a true grit bar... Great banter with bar staff. They are all pretty easy on the eyes. ( plus ) Great spot to go to before & after a show. Prices seem legit. read more

I'm always in search of a good dive bar and I've been hearing about this place from a few friends that tour, so I knew this would be the place to hit up while in downtown Houston. If this is a dive bar, it falls more into a high end dive bar. I see it's listed also as a lounge so yeah, it has booths and couches so it's a little loungey also. I love the grey walls as well the candle lights... all over! It's very silique and sophisticated while still holding onto the dive aspect that will make me want to keep coming back. Veronica took really good care of us all night. She asked if we were there for the show (HOB across the street). Nope, we were just hanging out. She offered us tix for the show, so we accepted... then came back after the show to end the evening. The music is an internet jukebox. It rocked all night. read more

Great place away from all the over priced hipster junk down the street. Staff knows how to make a drink fast and good. The decor could use some updating but I ill be back. The mens bathroom door will survive the next nuclear attack read more

Well it says dive bar... And in reality it had everything I could ask for in a dive bar. A cheap bourbon and beer and a place to smoke that my drink is welcome. It didn't feel like a dive bar though. Probably because the staff were so good looking and super friendly and helpful. The only thing I could have asked for would a pinball machine and a shitty little stage. Next time im in Houston I will go back read more

It is great if you're into the grungy rock star scene . The bar brings back true rock and roll living. You might spot an old rocker from Total Chaos maybe even the guys from Social Distortion partying it up at The Dirt. The music is heavy, it creates an atmosphere of decadence. The perks: The VIP room has a built in stripper pole. The bar has just been expanded and they added a second bar and room for you to play in, which creates more trouble making and more fun. The owner Sean is very down to earth and will be more then happy to take a shot with you. The door guys are always very nice. You might spot a famous rocker, if a good hard rock band comes through Houston, chances are high they will party at The Dirt. The bartenders are HOT!!!!!! read more

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As always my fave spot in town. Staff is always awesome and I always enjoy the people watching here.