Overall, the service is always incredible. drinks are always amazing. the ambience is amazing !…read moremichelle legit runs this place and i thought she was the owner but she was so professional and went above and beyond!!! helped em perfect my drink and just over all made my experience so enjoyable!! HIGHLY RATE THIS PLACE!! and the tacos are amazing!!!

Pros: Gorgeous bar. Really great patio area with games and ample seating…read more Cons: Crap service. Rude bartenders. Terrible music. No food.

The menu is amazing. The service is on point. The ambiance is local and relative and reflects the…read morevibe of the employees, brand and community alike. Fun Mug Club and cool swag. I prefer the Sunday Brunch. Go check them out.

Been here a bunch of times. Beer is great, atmosphere is great, food is meh. Everything has a…read morelittle bit a spice to it. It's weird. They got rid of the Laredo tacos and a great chef salad they used to have. The queso they serve is like it came out of a jar. The menu could be much better. Whatever they do with food at Craft 96 or J. Henry's, mimic that. That is great bar food. We go here all the time for beer, but make it a point to eat somewhere else beforehand because the food is really average. And I've been here 30 times.

Great Vibe Delicious Food…read moreFire drinks Excellent Service Highly recommend as a great spot for lunch or dinner. I have only experienced it during lunchtime.

I wish there was an option for 0/5 stars. Do yourself a favor and just drive right by this place…read moreand don't bother stopping in. It has no redeemable qualities whatsoever. The service was horrible, we sat there being passed by at least 6 different servers for the first 15 mins with no acknowledgment, no drinks and not even handed menus at the very least. When we finally got to order it took at least 30 mins to get to us. The mozzarella sticks are straight out of a freezer bag, you can tell, and the spinach wrap was soggy. Not even that, I asked for no avocado because I'm allergic and what did I find at the very bottom of it? Exactly that. So clearly they don't care about allergies! We were never checked on, any time we needed something (like a drink) we had to flag someone down. Even to pay the bill we had to go through 3 people to track down whoever was supposed to be our server. The servers were unpleasant as well, they were too busy talking to eachother to even know what's going on. I will never step foot inside of this place again, coming here in the first place was a huge mistake. Like I said, do yourself a favor and go literally anywhere else. I bet the Denny's down the street would serve you better than this place ever could.

Nice little local spot in Kemah with both indoor and outdoor seating. They have good mixed drinks,…read morenice draft beer selection, staff is friendly. Don't come here looking for anything fancy or any of the boardwalk crap, come here for the low-key atmosphere and drinks. When the weather is nice, sit outside and catch a nice breeze, watch sports on the TV or people watch those heading over to the boardwalk. Parking can be a little struggle, again due to the tourist. There are a few games inside, but don't make that the point of your visit. Again- good drinks & staff and the local vibe here is what keeps us coming back!

Called ahead of time they don't carry oysters at all, glad we called ahead of time. Wasn't given…read moreany other options to make me want to come in.

Bartenders are super friendly and the Buffalo Mac is a must have!…read more Large beer selection The atmosphere is amazing with indoor and outdoor seating.

The food here!! !!…read more Ok so this is a fun hole In the wall with solid service and just the right draft beer corner bar feel. But who knew the food would be so amazing! Food: Wings- had the homemade special dry rub. Perfect salt and a hint of sweet. Very nice combination! Porky's revenge Sammie- this thing was huge and amazing! I wouldn't change a thing about it. Eat here. You won't regret it

05/22/26 Schaffer's shrimp tacos are delicious !…read more Great service by Brittany. We will be back!!

Such as when this place was Opus Bistro, it gets 18 stars on the view and 2 stars on the noise…read morelevel. As for the food? It's OK. Service is fantastic. We came here recently for a Sunday lunch. Fortunately, there were only a handful of patrons here when we arrived (around 11:30). Within 30 minutes, the dining room was full, and we couldn't hear each other talk. I remember experiencing the same thing when this joint was known as Opus Bistro several years ago. Despite the noise, the dining room still offers an excellent view of the canal and the people pulling up on their boats. Again, the food here is OK. Nothing more. In fact, it was quite reminiscent of a Fertita-owned restaurant with lines of delivery trucks from Sysco and Gordon's lined up at the loading dock. More specifically, the coconut shrimp came out crispy with not much flavor beyond the cloyingly sweet sauce served alongside. The fries are battered. Not my bag, though they arrived at the table hot and crispy. (Since when do crispy fries need batter?!?) The tacos were average. Not bad, but nothing different than you would get at most other places. Same with the Caesar salad and crispy Brussels sprouts. The crab bisque tasted tomatoey. That's not a deal breaker, but I expect a garlicky, buttery broth that has been thickened with heavy cream. Not the case here, as this was flour-thickened with inexpensive ingredients. And the amount of crab was negligible. Those *are* deal breakers. The beer selection is fine here. And, again, the service was really good on our visit. Bottom Line: I totally want local businesses to succeed. But my money is also hard-earned, and I want the food to taste local and to be made with high-quality ingredients. When it doesn't -- and this place doesn't -- I might as well grab a Groupon and go to Red Lobster.

The food here is excellent. Had a burger, wings and fries. Loved it. Kara was our waitress and…read moreshe was excellent. Very attentive. Best service that I have had in a while.

We low the family friendly environment they host outside. We always bring a football and enjoy…read morefresh seafood and drinks outside. They have a large outdoor area for kids to play and cozy fire pits. We typically come in for a crawfish fix and hop between here and Jackie's.

If you want a great deal on fresh seafood boil, this is the place!!! If you want atmosphere, pass…read moreby. Not sure how smoking is allowed in a place that serves food but be prepared. Place is huge and will turn into a bar-bar at night, but we went for lunch and it was great!

The food was just as good the second time as it was the first time. HOWEVER, the service on my…read moresecond go-round was absolutely bottom of the barrel. It honestly couldn't have gotten much worse. The food took what felt like forever to come out. Once we finally got our food, our server basically clocked out and disappeared. We needed more butter because of the amount of food we ordered, but she was nowhere to be found. Finally, she comes out of hiding and we politely ask if she could bring us two more. FIFTEEN minutes go by, and she's just chilling by the bar. We finally make eye contact, and she says, "Oh, I forgot." Unfortunately, by that point, I didn't even get to finish the food that was prepared so nicely. The corn and crab legs were cold before we could even get the sauce we needed. The food deserves the same praise I gave it the first time. The service, however, was a completely different story. It's disappointing when great food gets overshadowed by poor service.

Love this place! We went here two days in a row on our weekend vacation because it was so good…read more The food and the service was over the top. Lots of food too! Highly recommend and definitely coming back! Please know that they also have a fantastic kids menu.

Came here on a recommendation & I'm glad we did. Indoor & outdoor seating. No wait to get seated…read more(we sat indoor) & prices were fair. Food came out a bit slow, they were busy but not jammed packed or full. Perhaps they were short handed but more about that later. For an appetizer the waitress recommended the Armadillo eggs, yep, good choice. Brisket stuffed in a jalapeños, delicious. Four in one order was plentiful for just the two of us! Our entrées were the SOS burger (brisket burger with cheese) with macaroni & cheese and a chicken fried steak with green beans & fries. Both were good choices, I judge a place based in mac n cheese & theirs was good! The green beans did relief to our heavy plates, lol. As I said at the beginning, service was kind of slow. Drinks were refilled at the end & we were right on the side where the staff walks through all the time. The wait staff was so down to earth, but I'd say maybe over worked? When I went to to the restroom there were three staff members complaining about call outs & how they needed to stay, as I was washing my hands a fourth member joined in with the same sentiments. They weren't rude to me or anything, they were courteous but seemed super stressed. I hope they are treated well!

The service is always amazing, and the pizzas are excellent! Definitely the best wood fired pizza…read morein the area. Highly recommend!

I'm finally dusting off my old 2017 review for Boondoggles to provide an update…read more ​I returned here last night for a pre-birthday outing. While randomly Googling, I remembered Boondoggles and decided to give the 'old place' another try. My first visit was for a dinner with classmates from UHCL; my second was with my brother. ​The eatery looked practically the same as it did nearly eight years ago. Its dive bar meets German beer hall vibe is still very much alive, and the place was still bustling with people. I came in with fish and chips on my mind, but a lengthy scan of the menu led me to the Florentini Chicken, while my brother ordered the shrimp po-boy. ​The Florentini Chicken was really good, and I think it's a solid choice for the health-conscious. The chicken was tender and the vegetables were perfectly crisp. My only wish was that the entire dish had been a bit larger, as the mashed potatoes were gone in just a few spoonfuls. On reflection, while the Florentini Chicken deserves a try, I'll probably stick with pizza next time. ​I asked my brother how he liked his shrimp po-boy, and he had no complaints, so I'll take that as a sign he enjoyed it. Price-wise, while the costs may have risen over the years, they were not unreasonable.