Shanahans Bar & Grill

Would select less than 1 star if possible. I witnessed an LBGT memeber being harassed by (what the bouncer informer me was) a regular. After another hour went by of humping and straws being put in their ear I moved between the two to confront the older miscreant. Shortly thereafter I was informed that I was «instigating a fight» and «to leave before the cops were called on me». Far be it from me to defend any women’s honor. This place is a rathole of unmitigated potential that should be shutdown immediately for discrimination and lack of towels in the men’s room to say the VERY least. Great crowd and bartenders, but VERY poor oversite unless you spend plenty of money there.

I was here for my friends birthday and I will never be returning… The only good thing about the place was that the bartenders were good at getting you drinks fast. The drinks were priced than normal I thought.
After a few drinks my girlfriends and I went to go dance and there was a girl dancing around drunk in a shirt and THONG. yes, the underwear. She literately took her pants off and was dancing and twerking around the dance floor. The DJ was grabbing and trying to feel up other women’s vaginas while they were dancing. THIS IS NOT OKAY. No one from the staff said anything to him.
The managers & bouncers DID NOTHING about any of these situations. I didn’t know this was a freaking strip club. I will never be returning. Not okay.

4 stars for the burger
4 stars for the bartender (Brooke)
3 stars for atmosphere/​décor
Burger — the burger and fries were surprisingly good and recommend by what seemed to be a local guy that has eaten there before. My fiancé had the turkey club, it was big, a little salty but nothin a good beer can’t wash down.
Bartender — I only had beers therefore I cannot attest to the mixology however Brooke was jovial enough and stopped to answer questions and volunteer information.
Atmosphere/​Décor — some parts of the bar are dingy (like the glasses hanging over the bar) but the bar doesn’t purport to be anything more than a bar and grill so I wasn’t expecting a bar found in the Heights section of Houston either. I didn’t see any flies and the actual bar working area itself seem fairly clean, at least from a cursory glance.
Important FYI — this bar allows smoking inside, it is certainly not the place if you detest smokers. The air circulation seemed average and I wasn’t picking up smoke from the tables, but It was around. It should be noted that the bar was probably at 15−20% capacity.
There were other comments about staring — don’t let that stop you. Walk in like you belong there and no one will raise an eye, if you’re a good looking woman, well chances are people are looking whether you’re aware of it or not at any bar (take it while you can get it).

Super nice smoke free bar with dancing, happy wait staff and a pretty good menu. I’m allergic to smoke so I always appreciate the little things in life.
And then there’s poker nights which I don’t play but it’s popular. This bar also hosts many charity events and has a huge draw for those fund raisers. Most are whipped up by the Montgomery County Charity Chicks and are well organized and play out more like a fair ground than a boring charity gathering.

The food was much better than I had anticipated for a bar. The fries were fresh and not frozen!
I went for karaōke which is Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night. The bartender was friendly, Wednesday was ladies’ night, and the specials included 2.75 well drinks.
For doing karaōke three out of seven nights a week, you would think that the people in the crowd would be more receptive to people who got up and sang. It seemed like pulling teeth just to get a few people to clap.
On a Wednesday night, if you’re looking for karaōke and some good drinks, there’s a bar not too far down the road that has ok karaōke and their ladies’ night special is 2 dollar well drinks, a little bit cheaper, and a nicer, more respectful crowd.
If you’re looking for good food and don’t care how nice people are to you when you’ve gotten up to sing, this place is good.

Never a dull moment. Service and excitement as soon as you walk in. Even the bouncer is friendly!

Seems to take care of the bar customers more than the people who are eating. Nothing special here.

This place is great. Yes it smells like cigarettes, yes it is awkward when you walk in and all of the locals just stare at you like you are from another planet. But their cheese burgers are delicious! The beer is cheap and cold and they play good classic rock. You have to stop in and try the burgers and handcut fries. They’re the best we’ve had around the area, and believe me, we have tried many!