D&W Lounge

Amazing. I love the outside and the inside is awesome. The jukebox is great and everyone should check out the karaōke that they have on Friday. Tina is the best bartender I’ve had in a long time! Great little place!

Great live music without a cover charge. Nice crowd & ambiance. HOWEVER, our night was ruined by bartender Amber trying to scam us by adding drinks to our bill.
Her fatal mistake was in assuming we were as drunk or as dumb as she is and falsifying our drink tally right under our noses, IN PLAIN SIGHT. Then she screamed obscenities out the door of the bar at us when we left, our dignity intact, after exposing her criminal behavior to the bar owner and to other patrons watching the drama unfold. The owner kindly refunded our bill in full (not what I’d wanted or asked for) and welcomed us back in the future, but I told him no thank you. That as long as Amber is still behind the bar, handling people’s hard-​earned cash, I will not be back, unfortunately. Sad because I dig the bar. But I prefer to let my hair down & know I’m in good hands with barstaff – NOT have to watch my back all night suspiciously to make sure I don’t get ripped off.
Fair Warning, Fellow Unilocalers: if Amber is your bartender, watch your bill like a hawk or pay cash by the round. She will most likely try to steal your hard-​earned dollars.

Here we are Unilocal’n on a Saturday afternoon before the Texans game. What a great place locals and wanderers like us Love. Great décor and damn cold beverages make it a choice in the neighborhood
The outside has character but the inside is where it’s at.

The window unit cold as hell. Honestly, I tie it in 2^nd as BEST dive bars in Houston. The décor is something out of ones twisted imagination. Or, it may just be EVERYTHING anyone has ever thrown away. As I typed this a young lady rested 2 foil wrapped sausages on my arm.
They do pretty good here.
Byo bottles of booze btw.

I just read the review about the pen stabbing below and can’t stop laughing. I’ve been to this bar 5 times and never felt threatened. I think weird things can happen at interesting places on a rare occasion but weird things happen at other places — people get date raped and drugged at dance clubs, no one talks about that b/​c it’s truly terrible. I guess I prefer the one-​off pen stabbings between unique individuals than a massive drunk hump fest on a sweaty dance floor. Fuck that boring shit.
It’s a dive, it’s dark, there’s interesting shit on the wall, and the drinks are dirt cheap. i want to say cash only but can’t remember. Last time we were there this mexican band was playing country music. It was awesome. If you have any interest in a different bar experience than the typical midtown /​washington ave business, check it out — totally worth the trip.

My favorite dive bar in Houston. Houstonia magazine recently ranked it as one of the best dive bars in all of Houston. Eclectic, kitschy, decorations. Nice bartenders and the owner Keith is a really nice guy that appreciates all of his customers. Getting quality bands stopping through on Friday nights. Sometime the bands bring out a BUNCH of people and the bar isn’t that big, but they find a way to take care of everyone. Lots of regulars and people from all walks of life. Everyone seems to get along just fine. I’ve been here many times and I’ve never seen any «drama». Beer and wine only but set ups are sold for BYOB.

3.50 bottle shiner
nice bartender
looked like a pretty regular crowd. got some side eye for sure.
DJ was cool and playing crowd favorites. including SELINA!
good vibes in the bar. Lots of cool oddities and fun things all over the place to look at. I especially loved the collection of lava lamps under a painting of marilyn monroe
good porch. hot and humid, but whatayagonna do?
Going back!

Oh man, what a mind and ear f#%k! The regulars will hate me for this one, but I love this place! Some of the most beautiful Latina girls in Houston (loved all the selfies girls!), mature crowd, cold beer, Milfs, cheaters, couples, Douche bags, college crowd, hipsters, heads, ROLLER– Derby girls (kick– Azzz), New Orleans radio personality TC Elliott doing karaōke (killer cover of All the young dudes), roaches (both kinds), working guys, unemployed guys, piss on the floor, (no blood tonight), food trucks, patio, smoking area, birthday parties, «Charlie» (Charles Manson clone) Cher, Sonny– aka «Charlie», Karaōke, BYOB, sausage guy, lesbians, fags, gangsters, roaches (both kind), vomit, piss (lot of piss), authentic Mexican food (brought in for a party by patrons) It’s all here on Saturday night folks!
This is a Houston treasure in dive bar status that represents what is right in so many ways about Houston. It just works ! Classic place !

When my friend asked me to meet her at D&W Lounge, I imagined some overpriced dance club a la Washington Heights, but the term lounge is VERY misleading, and instead I walked into the cutest hole in the wall ever. This place is pretty off the grid — we walked in to find 50 and 60 somethings singing karaōke and playing pool. I really wanted to sing karaōke too, but my friend’s group was sitting on the patio so I grabbed a beer and joined them.
I really wanted to like this place, but half-​way into my beer, the 50 and 60 something crowd started getting rowdy… one very drunk woman tried to stab another very drunk woman in the neck with a pen, and it took 4 other patrons to stop her by pushing her against the wall. My cute little hole in the wall experience in Ea-​Do turned very sour, very fast. Everyone around me acted like nothing out of the ordinary had happened, and went back to drinking their beer, and I didn’t want to seem judgmental, which is why I was so relieved when fiancé did it for me and said «we’re out of here!»
I don’t really know how to rate this place — had I not witnessed drunky and drunker trying to stab one another in the neck, I probably would have given this place 4 stars, but I sort of want to give it 1 because I’m NEVER going back here. But I give it 2 so you can judge for yourself, and because maybe this won’t happen again and you’ll feel safe there!

Great place to meet up with old friends and new. The first time we set foot in D&W, the place was packed, but we were invited to sit at a table with people we did not know. They promptly offered to share what they were drinking and treated us like we were part of their group. The camaraderie was similar to that little bar where «everyone knows your name». Loved it and the karaōke was a hit!

Dee and dubya is a really chill spot. They have a nice patio and a very welcoming interior. It’s a dive bar after my own heart with unicorns on the ceiling, neon mannequins in the corner and some Ke$ha blaring out of the jukebox. They are a cash only place and the bartender is really friendly. In fact, everyone there is really friendly. I got a hello, how ya doin’? as I was walking in. It’s dim, laidback, friendly and cheap with cozy booths to gossip with your friends. What else do you need?
If you hurry, you can catch their Valentine’s Day event. Something about bringing a date to a luau where you can get laid.

I found this little gem when I asked my friend for a new dive bar. This place fit the bill. It’s nestled in Eastwood, my old stomping grounds, on the outskirts of the warehouse district and the maxwell coffee plant. It opens at 7am… that’s right 7AM! The owner said it opens that early so the fellows who get off at third shift at the plant can start drinking!
I got to learn a little bit about the history, this place has been around some 60 years! It’s practically a chunk of Houston’s history. The outside looks very seedy, but once you walk in, it’s so inviting. They are so friendly, the décor is awesome– it has a real charm, all it’s own. They have odd statues of Julius Cesar, a shrine to Marilyn Monroe, and numerous knickknacks and collectibles on the walls. It was perfect. Dark, ominous, but friendly and relaxed at the same time.
A few tips: they only serve beer or wine, they don’t have a liquor license, and they don’t seem in a rush to get one. They only take cash, but the beers are cheap (about $ 2). They have karaōke on friday and saturday nights and the dudes playing live music were really good! Just a cover band, but still, they were awesome. They made me laugh, they sounded like cheesy wedding singers, i LOVED it. This is my new favorite place for sure. it’s a diamond in the rough.

I read about this place in the Houston Press. It sounded intriguing, and it did not disappoint. I walked in, sat down, and ordered a beer. Immediately, Keith, the owner, engaged me in conversation. I don’t mean just a little chit-​chat. We stepped outside to the courtyard, sat down across a table, and talked like old buddies. He gave me the history of the neighborhood and the bar itself, and I felt instantly a regular!
Yeah, the place is eclectic, but given its proximity to downtown, the warehouse district, and Eastwood neighborhood, better get there now before the hipster crowd takes it over! That way, you can be the one who says, «Man, I remember when this place was (insert nostalgic remark).»

Curiosity finally got the best of me yesterday. In search of a cold-​one close to home, I stopped in the D&W to check this place out.
Formerly the D&D Inn, it’s located at the eastern edge of «EaDo», at the intersection of McKinney and Milby. The people running the place, as well as the other customers, were all very nice and make you feel at home. This is an old-​school bar… no pretensions… just ice cold beer…$ 2 each! The interior is clean, albeit the eclectic décor was bizarre to say the least. Once your eyes adjust to the darkness, you’d think you walked into another world. Very strange… but strange like a weird LCD trip… I thought it was totally cool. (see pics)
They also have a karaōke night, and a little patio on the side, which I guess would be good for smokers.
Looking for a place within bicycle distance of the warehouse district, where you can unwind and drink away an afternoon without breaking the bank? D&W Lounge is your place!