Christian's Tailgate Bar-Grill

(713) 527-0261

2000 Bagby
Houston, TX 77002 29.7526 -95.3761

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Neighborhoods: Midtown, South Central

CHRISTIANSTAILGATE.COM

Last updated 10.19.11

Category:

Restaurants, Sports Bars, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Happy Hour, Karaoke, Bar Menu

Restaurant Special Features:

Happy Hour

Bar & Club Special Features:

Outdoor Seating

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What People Are Saying About Christian's Tailgate Bar-Grill

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In Short – The second incarnation of Christian's belies its Midtown locale with a come-as-you-are vibe, ice-cold mugs of beer and mammoth burgers. Here the burger patties are stacked on six-inch buns toasted crispy around the edges and topped with mustard, mayo, onions, pickles, tomatoes and shredded lettuce, with satisfying onion rings on the side. The U-shaped bar hosts the majority of patrons watching the dozens of TVs playing games. In-house entertainment includes bands, DJs and karaoke on the weekends.

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Know Before You Go:
Happy hour is on weeknights from 2pm to 7pm.
The Extras:
You can catch Astros, Rockets and Texans games while you eat your burger. There's also full NFL Ticket and Monday night beer specials.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The lady bartender at the old location is fun and feisty!”
  2. “The older location has a mix of many different people / ages and is more of a small hometown bar feel but the food at both locations is the same and always good.”
  3. “The bartenders are great, Steve is a champ, karaoke is a blast, and the freaking fun never ends.”
  4. “do find that I like the location on Wescott/Washington better than the midtown location but perhaps that is because the crowd in midtown can be too young for me a lot of the time.”
drinks
80.0% positive
  1. “This place is absolutely THE best sports bar in Midtown and the burgers alone make it worth the trip if you don't live in the area.”
  2. “There were white guys inside with shorts and flip-flops but he was given major trouble over a nice babseball jersey at a sports themed tailgate bar!”
  3. “We enjoy visiting Christian's on the weekend to sing karaoke and have some cold beer.”
  4. “the drink specials were awesome.”
  5. “The older location has a mix of many different people / ages and is more of a small hometown bar feel but the food at both locations is the same and always good.”
  6. “Test out your vocals grab some cold beers and laugh when people try to hit the high notes.”
  7. “Nice looking bar, very clean.”
  8. “Pretty much the best bar ever”
  9. “Best bar in Midtown, Period.”
  10. “hope Steve Christian reads this because you no longer own a cool layed back sports bar, but just another place trying to be a D bag club.”
food quality
96.42999649047852% positive
  1. “This place is absolutely THE best sports bar in Midtown and the burgers alone make it worth the trip if you don't live in the area.”
  2. “LOVE the chicken sandwiches!”
  3. “The burgers are pretty good, but I could do without being sick.”
  4. “Last night a group of us were there to watch a game and eat dinner (the food was not terrible, but not really good either) when a large group of people walked in smoking.”
  5. “Arguably the best burger in town.”
  6. “The burgers are awesome and relatively cheap (~$7-8 for a combo).”
  7. “think we'll all agree that Christian's serves arguably the best burgers in town.”
  8. “If you are looking for a place to check out any televised sporting event, with one of the best burgers in Houston, Christian's Tailgate is t.”
  9. “Yes the burgers are fantastic BUT the chicken wings (I get them wet - really good) are excellent also and I don't see much mention of them.”
  10. “This is one of the best burgers in the city, hot, juicy, paper wrapped grease ball of flavor heaven.”
  11. “The older location has a mix of many different people / ages and is more of a small hometown bar feel but the food at both locations is the same and always good.”
  12. “Excellent food, cheap!”
  13. “They have really good wings.”
  14. “The burgers are awesome, and what's with the guy above about the fries?”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “They have the friendliest staff, and the best menu.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “all-around great place”
  2. “This is a great place to hang out with your guys.”
service
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The bartenders are AWESOME!”
  2. “The lady bartender at the old location is fun and feisty!”
  3. “The bartenders are great, Steve is a champ, karaoke is a blast, and the freaking fun never ends.”
  4. “Last night a group of us were there to watch a game and eat dinner (the food was not terrible, but not really good either) when a large group of people walked in smoking.”
  5. “Overall, this place was good, EXCEPT management should really control how many people they allow to be packed in there at one time.”
  6. “The older location has a mix of many different people / ages and is more of a small hometown bar feel but the food at both locations is the same and always good.”
  7. “Test out your vocals grab some cold beers and laugh when people try to hit the high notes.”
  8. “They have the friendliest staff, and the best menu.”
  9. “went with a mixed group of people to celebrate a going away party for a good friend.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Excellent food, cheap!”
  2. “This place is absolutely THE best sports bar in Midtown and the burgers alone make it worth the trip if you don't live in the area.”
  3. “They also have great deals on domestic pitchers.”
  4. “The burgers are awesome and relatively cheap (~$7-8 for a combo).”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “One of the members in the group, a black guy, had on a nice fitted a bit around the arm, not sloppy long by any means baseball jersey.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/19/12

Great service. Courteous and friendly.

by BMoreno84

Great service. Courteous and friendly. Steak night in Wednesday is really good.

3 Star Rating: Average

09/24/11

Christian's Tailgate Washington Ave.

by EZMoney

Read reviews online about this place ranking in the top 5 burger joints in Houston. Burger was medium-well to done, though I was told the burgers were cooked @ medium. The bald-headed cashier/bartender was way less than hospitable and pretty much a jerk. I walked in and he stared at me like I had a horn growing out of my forehead; after prompting him to tell me how the burgers were cooked/where I was supposed to order my food, he finally talked. Burger was overcooked, but onion rings were good. Management please hear me....this kid at the register is not behaving well.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/29/10

If you like burgers and $1 beer

by Craigs Happy Hour

I think they have one of the best burgers in town. It’s a relaxed atmosphere with a patio facing Bagby. The happy hour specials are great way to save money on Mondays and Wednesdays with $1 beers. If your looking for a good deal in Midtown, this is a good place to check out.

  • Pros: Open Feel
  • Cons: Parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/19/10

Love this place

by cmitch

This is a great place to hang out with your guys.

The burgers are awesome and relatively cheap (~$7-8 for a combo). It's also usually not too packed until late, so it's easy to chill here for a few hours.

They also have great deals on domestic pitchers...$5 for happy hour times. This is definitely one of the better deals I've found around midtown.

On top of that, they have darts and shuffleboard! I would highly recommend Christian's

  • Pros: Great burgers, good beer prices
  • Cons: None
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/19/10

A Must Try Houston Burger

by Kitchenista

This is one of the best burgers in the city, hot, juicy, paper wrapped grease ball of flavor heaven. Cheap beer by the pitcher at lunch. This place morphs into a bar at night, and I've not been there then, only at lunch. The original location on Washington is a legend (for a reason).

  • Pros: Flavor packed burgers
  • Cons: If there is convenient parking, we didn't find it

The Details on Christian's Tailgate Bar-Grill

Place Categories:

  • best burgers
  • fantastic place
  • best layed back sports bar
  • cold stale bun
  • really good chicken wings
  • big sports game
  • good onion rings
  • great bartenders
  • cold beer
  • excellent cheap
  • highly recommend christian
  • good okay
  • good conversation
  • wonderful atmosphere
  • big college crowd
  • decent music
  • great deals
  • awesome drink specials
  • celebrate party
  • nice themed tailgate bar
  • fun lady bartender
  • likes aforementioned owner
  • not really good food
  • order pitcher
  • nice fitted
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