The Boot Bar and Grill

Solid $ 4.50 pitchers on football Sunday’s

No matter how gross, run down, sticky, and sloppy The Boot may be, it will always have five stars in my heart.
As you could probably guess, I was a Tulane student at one time in the not-​so-​distant past. The Boot was home for four wonderful years, and it honestly never got old. Freshman year revolved around 50 cent shot night, in which you can *LITERALLY* get shots for 50 cents. I once arrived to The Boot with a roll of quarters and had the greatest time.
As an upperclassman, Wednesday and Friday happy hours were a staple. Wednesday specials go till last call, but Friday specials last only until 10pm. You get a massive, triple shot drink for $ 5, you’re bound to see everyone you know, and you can hang out inside or out until you’re sufficiently intoxicated.
The food is honestly not bad either. Boot pizza is always a fuckin treat when you’re drunk, the waffle fries are great, aaaaaand there’s a convenience store attached to the restaurant for optimal snack options.
I brought my grandmother here during a college visit, I drank here at 6am the morning of my graduation, and I spent four beautiful Mardi Gras crawling through this place trying my hardest to stay awake. Overall, this place is more than just a bar; It truly is where your college career begins and ends.

The Boot, the iconic bar for young New Orleanians in their late teens and early twenties. Not much else I can say, the place is not the cleanest but when you got that booze flowing through the system a 1 star craphole becomes a 5 star craphole.

I just don’t like it here besides really good deal for the drinks. The place is dirty and gross, smell rvery bad. A college bar for sure. Only once, won’t go again if I have a choice.

One of the most rundown bars I’ve ever been to. As a student (especially on exchange) I guess this is one of the must-​see spots in and around New Orleans. Had a great time there but it’ll stay a one-​time experience for me.

One of my favorite places on Earth. Great chicken Caesar wrap, pizza, boot bombs, waffle fries.

Sticky tables. $ 13 Abita pitchers. College kids. Very good at what it is. Waited out a storm here after a miserable encounter at Snake and Jake’s.

Your ear drums will burst. You will feel claustrophobic. You will feel disgusted… until you’re drunk. Come here with the intent of getting loaded.

The Boot is the butthole of the universe. The floor is inexplicably always wet and covered in garbage. The clientele skews young and butthole-​y. It’s just dirty and gross and filled with people trying to get super wasted and/​or hook up. I, at 26, was several years older than everyone else inside this establishment and I could really tell. It was uncomfortable.
One star here is for the close proximity to pizza. One star is because they occasionally have some good bands playing (they have a Mardi Gras bash that they actually book some cool acts for) and no cover. And we all know the lengths Katie A. will go to for a good deal.

Give me just a second for a throw back please. This is legit the best pizza you wil EVeR eat when you are wasted (I think I broke my phone over this pizza and I’m still cool with it) some
May cal it the best «Za» in Nola. I agree. It is the tits ! One slice will fill you but you will want more. 2 3. Slices maybe. Do it. It’s worth it. Leaving and wanting more !

Ahhhh the Boot, four years and thousands of dollars later, I still don’t know what to say.
Wednesday and Friday happy hours in the summer, sitting outside with some mixed drinks, friends and dogs, are when you are at your finest.

Great place for a burger and a beer. Ubiquitous television sports-​bar and Tulane campus hangout. Close to dormitories and frat row, and a couple blocks off campus. This is definitely a college bar social scene with leather-​lnged fans, pool tables. I’m afraid I might be thrown out of here for hiring their image, I look like someone’s lost parent.

The Boot, it seems, is a college bar with a seedy reputation. I’ve heard all sorts of glory stories from back in the days when under-​age rebels and fratters alike mingled about, dancing to thumping beats, chugging alcohol, and making all sorts of questionable decisions. Although this is clearly STILL the case with Tulane and Loyola students today, I’m a little beyond the targeted age range.
Thankfully, during my visit, the crowd was slim due to summer break. Our bar crawl gang took over, enjoyed a few hard drinks, then moved on to the next venture. Anyone over 25 should do the same.

It is in fact the #1 college bar in America! If you’re from out of town and between the ages of 18 – 25 it is a must if you really want to get a sense of college life in New Orleans. Also a good place to watch sports because it has several televisions and projector screens. Great drink specials. 50 cent night on Tuesdays ($ 5 cover and .$ 50 drinks!) Happy hour Wednesdays all night and Fridays from 4 – 10 (Triple shot wells, 3 for 1 beers, super big drafts) Great outdoor seating for a lazy afternoon! Plus you can eat there!

One of the finest establishments in the world. This 5 star Gourmet restaurant entertains Nola’s finest, and it shows. The superior classy service, exquisite menu extensive list of tap beer and fine wine highlights this traditional pub with a modern flair.
Live performances by world renown artists occur frequently, and the setting is perfect for an intimate night with a date.

The Boot is an absolute shithole that I never liked.
Hmm. If it is so bad, why would I rate it three stars? Well, now that you asked, it is because I spent a large portion of my formative years there. The Boot taught me many things, some of which I will share with you, my Unilocal brethren.
Lessons learned:
1. Chicks dig douchebags — The Boot was always filled with obnoxious college dudes. I was often one of them, but I could never stoop to the level of douchedom that they could. Of course their douchey antics always seemed to attract the attention of the ladies, so I learned that those chicks were douchebags too.
2. Beer should be consumed as quickly as possible — If you’re at The Boot, you should be shithammered. Accomplish this by chugging beer. If you do it properly, you can become a douchebag and get chicks.
3. If you bump into someone, don’t say you’re sorry — Come on, that shit is for pussies.
4. Piss all over the floor — That toilet is just for decoration. If you happen to pee on someone, follow rule 3.
5. Don’t tip the bartender — He is your servant and you deserve that beer.
6. Whenever you want to get your point across, yell and bump your chest — See #1
Of course I took these lessons and did the exact opposite and became the well adjusted, non-​douchebag that I am today. The Boot played a big part, and for that I am thankful.

I just want to start by saying that I went to this bar on a pretty «dead» night. Despite being born and raised here and going to college here, I had never been to the infamous «Boot». Yeah, I had heard the stories and avoided it at all costs. I had heard rumors about old men and drunken frat boys scheming on under age girls. Yeah, I wanted no part of The Boot.
However, when a friend and I just happened to be driving past it one night and saw that it was pretty much dead, I decided that this was as good a time as any to see what the inside of this place looks like. I mean… I had to go in at least once.
Well, I’m happy to report that I survived my experience. The few people that were in here were distracted by a football game and had no interest in me at all. The place is HUGE and is actually a really nice space. I can see it being a cool place to go see a band or something, but I doubt the owners plan on bringing The Boot in that direction. The bartender seemed friendly enough I have been in places that are worse.
Would I go back? Well, no, it’s not my kind of place, but it isn’t bad for what it is.

When school is in session, there are few better places to have a night you will never forget (but only if you fully photo/​video documented it on your smart phone since that’s pretty much the only prayer you have of a coherent recollection of the past night’s events).
PS: If you need a bathroom, walk to the Tulane library up the street

I end up near The Boot at least once a week because it is stationed between the Tulane library where my very own grad student lives at least 50% of the time and the crêperie where my grad student loves to nosh. (Crêpes are easy to sneak into the library. Don’t judge.)
I have consumed half a beer at The Boot. It was a personal low.
The following anecdote sums up The Boot very well:
On a Tuesday afternoon, two attractive young women (both announcing themselves to be 19) plop down at a table wearing clothing from three days ago with their hair rolled into baseball caps. A little eavesdropping soon uncovers that these two haven’t showered in at least 4 days. Instead, they will spend an hour consuming a pitcher of shitty warm beer. The two consider this to be an acceptable trade: shitty beer is greater than the first shower in four days. Then they went to class. (Of course they did.)
Accessibility notes: Step up into the bar from every entrance. High bar. Can get crowded at peak hours. Very loud at peak hours. Flashing lights.

I love the Boot. It’s a hole in the wall, kind of, for Tulane attendants and others. Depending on when you go, you can get completely or partially hammered for not that much.
If you read other reviews they mostly talk about how much fun you won’t have here. That’s true, if you’re that lame with sad and boring friends. You can dance, though it gets really crowded, or watch other people dance. I will tell you that watching people is more fun than you can dream, people are hilarious when they’re drunk.
So if you want to just chill or whatever it’s a decent place, not spectacular, but decent. Oh and please remember that these are mostly college students; they are a little young.