Oh, goodness. I…read morereally thought I had left a review for this place a long time ago, and am shocked to realize I haven't. Oh well. The review would have been a LOT better then, anyway. Let me preface my review with this: we (my boyfriend, our friends/co-workers) have been going to Ivan's for about two years now, on a..... let's say weekly basis. There are times we go multiple times in a week, and occasionally skip one or two. It probably evens out. I loved Ivan's. It's the quintessential dive bar-- which is to say, perfect. No one is there to hassle you, everyone seems to be a regular, there's a jukebox, and the drinks are dirt cheap. There aren't many places I go to here on the regular, but Ivan's is one. BUT. Not sure how often it's gonna be now. And I'm editing my earlier review to eliminate some details but the gist is this: one of the "newer" bartenders came in on her night off last week, and she and a female friend proceeded to get so hammered (possibly arrived drunk, which would explain the deterioration of their states) that they walked over to the table my friends and I were sitting at, and essentially pick a fight. It had started with the two girls leaving their own group to walk over in order to pointedly started putting things on our table, or elbowing a few of the guys with us "accidentally". The rest of us would exchange confused glances but carried on, because it seemed the girls were playing darts and too drunk to realize they were being kind of rude. But we assumed they were harmless. A friend at my table accidentally sloshed some of her drink onto one of the girls-- largely because the tabletop was small and crowded with not just the drinks of the people sitting at it, but also the cigarettes and drinks of the girls who had just wordlessly reached past us to set them on there, which was all they needed to explode in a torrent of expletives. They challenged my friend, then one of them started mocking my confused expression, and started trying to provoke a reaction from me (I really and truly believe the bartender's friend LOOKING for an all-out brawl); virtually ALL of us at the table, male and female alike, were called "the b-word", and they started screaming that our table was THEIR table (newsflash: this is not Central Perk), at which point the bouncer yelled at them and dragged them away, then assured us he knew the girls were in the wrong, not us. That's it in a nutshell: There is someone that works there, and on her night off, comes in and gets so hammered that she tries to pick a fight with an entire table of people for zero reason. Like, this is someone who comes in with her friends to her place of work, and then proceeds to be incredibly rude and abusive towards existing customers. Never mind how bad that looks for the bar itself, and the owner (who by all accounts seems like a nice guy), let's consider how staggeringly horrible it makes HER look. It goes beyond unprofessional. She--and her hotheaded friend-- looked like complete imbeciles... though it's been hilarious to make fun of them since. I think I have a new catchphrase, ("What's with your face? It's f----ing STUPID.") and for that I will be forever grateful. I mean, I still like the bar and had NEVER had a problem with the patrons before. But if I were anywhere and a psycho barfly accosted me, I wouldn't really want to go BACK. I'm not a child. I don't have the time nor the patience to put up with children. So it's especially off-putting to me that one of my favorite and preferred bars in town has someone in its employ that acts like such a fool. So it's worth noting; someone who acts like that has probably acted like that before, and will continue to do so, and who's to say it won't happen while she's behind the bar? Blegh.

Looks shady and gangsta on the outside, but it's quaint and very low key.read more

Heavy's is my favorite bar. Drink prices are low and the staff is awesome. Both pool and dart…read moreleague are available, and new team members are always welcome. Karaoke on Saturday night. It's a great spot to unwind!

Good drinks, good drink deals and great staff. Good place to watch the game and put your feet up.read more

R n B on the surround sound, (jukebox?) ah..... touch tunes. Golden Girls on TV. The bartender…read moregreeted me immediately. The Artist on sight was friendly too. (Art walk stop #1) Happy Hour allowed me to enjoy my Ultra for $2.25. But if I wanted BL it would have been $2. Yelp check in got me a free shot. That was awesome. The patrons were all male. One lady came in. Don't know if she was playing poker in the back room or came in to look at the art work. If I lived or worked downtown, I would hang out here.

Had the pleasure of meeting jacob and I'm glad I stopped in. He makes great drinks and makes…read morecustomers feel welcome. I highly recommend anyone to stop by for a drink!

Super psyched for this new live music venue. I say new, but this is more of a rebranding…read more Almost like an episode of Bar Rescue. Remember that show? I used to love that show! But really, this isn't that either. I actually liked the previous identity of this tavern. Bayou Thunder Saloon. This was a long, long, longtime biker bar. But now that place is sadly gone. And though the structure is somewhat the same. It has been rearranged a smidge from the way it was. The bands play in a large room off to the left of the long bar and no longer to the right. I am glad to see this flip, because I'm not all-in-the-know, but I know the last several times I'd been here, it felt different. Like, it had changed. The biker scene was all but gone (which again, I thought was sad) but it was still under the same name. It definitely felt like something was going on. New ownership? New direction? Something? And so, now we know. Bayou Thunder is now Straight Jackets. I like the name. I like the rebrand. I believe they've done some more work to it since my last visit, so I'll be interested to see what that is. It's going to be a live music venue with what seems to be a hard rock edge. And I'm good with that. They already hosted a Type O Negative cover band from Dallas and I missed it. I'm pretty cheesed about that. Hopefully they'll come back. In May, this venue will host Powerman 5000, 12 Stones and Adema among others at Metalbug, a hard rock/heavy metal crawfish festival in the parking lot. Should be rad. Get your tickets. Book your rooms. And I hope on most nights before then and after, domestic longnecks will stay at the $3 mark. That too, would be rad.

Went this past Saturday with a friend to play some pool. I…read morehadnt been here in 15+ years! It looked a little different inside but was clean and fresh. Was a tad warm inside, yet it is August. Only a few ppl inside but it was kind of early in the day. Robin was the bartender. She was nice and helpful. We played a few games and had a couple of mixed drinks. The table played well and the sticks were in decent shape. The drinks were good. Cost was normal. I/We will go back again in the near-future. 4.25/5*

Came in for the Garcia-Rolly fight. $13 cover is something I would definitely pay again to see a…read morefight(s) that I'm interested in so already immense value there. Huge pool hall with a good selection of games and plenty of TVs and seating areas. Outside patio was a great touch. Cozy establishment. Staff was overall friendly but I just felt like the bartenders or at least my initial bartender at the beginning of my night could've been a little more enthusiastic given the fact I'm spending money on cover, food, drinks, and left a tip. Fried okra were great and I feel like they cover all preferences when it comes to drinks. They even have a drink special menu written down on a board featuring cheaper options. That's helpful because I think you can really price your self up by ordering drink after drink here. Flies around some trash cans and various inside areas of the building were a little annoying. Not every spot in Eddie's is the cleanest. I think you could come here and have a great time though...with friends or even make new ones.

Such a fun event. It was very humid weather for a girl from Las Vegas... but the atmosphere was…read moreenergized and everyone was so friendly I forgot I was sweating. And there was a little homemade Italian Ice trailer that had delicious creations which I had both days I was there. Amazing music and dancing. Fun trinkets at the vendors. And most important the food and drinks were great! I thought the prices were great and if you arrive early on Friday the rings are even discounted. Dwayne Dopsie was AMAZING, worth the just to see him.

Great place to eat and listen to the music. Relaxing and enjoying and walking aroundread more

The service here is incredible. Every time I'm in town for work I always stop by Stray Cat and know…read morethat I'll get the best experience and service

I went to stay cats for the first time in a while and the bartender Joseph was rude and was trying…read moreto make me and my friend get the same shots when she wanted something different. And he proceeded to be rude and gave us a shot so he won't get a bad yelp review. He mentioned "here are some shots so I won't get a bad review"

Nice place lots of tables. OK food, coins or dollars at the tables. Plenty of space for a big…read moregroup. We'll go back.

This place has 75 speakers, and unless you pay for a song to be played their ALL OFFLINE. I payed…read more$20 to have music on while I playing pool and having drinks. This isn't like most places that play bad songs to entice you to pay for a song selection, we spent at least 2 hours in silence because nobody wanted to pay $3 per song. The servers are lazy, there's no host to seat you or explain how this place works. In addition to this we asked the server not to forget us but we spent 45 mins waiting on her return while we saw her giggling and shuffling with the old man at the registers bad service, bad music, nice physical location.