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100% ambiance
“While the atmosphere is a bit dated, overall JR's is a great place to go!”
100% drinks
“Great meeting place for drinks, but trashy sound system.”
50% food quality
“Now, the patio on the side of Santa Fe is wonderful if the sun is shining, but don't decide you want to smoke or go outside for a breath of fresh air if it's rainging because your SCREWED!”
100% menu variety
“Great drink specials and awesome music selections.”
100% overall
“While the atmosphere is a bit dated, overall JR's is a great place to go!”
68% service
“like JRs OK, but bartender Randall is such an aggressively rude sociopath he makes me extremely uncomfortable, even when he's not my bartender.”
100% value
“As you stand there waiting for either a bartender to recognize you or a bartender to decide to make you a drink, you look around and notice nice new plasma tv's, a huge multi screen tv, and old outdated speakers handing from the ceiling and subs from the ”
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June 25, 2007
great evenings. the friendliest bartenders in town always gracious with a smile and lots of good looking guys. the crowd is friendly and unpretetious.
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September 21, 2006
This popular Montrose hangout is where young gay men go once they've outgrown their fake IDs..
The Scene
JR's is patronized predominantly by handsome, semi-professional 20- to 40-year-old gay men and the straight females who love them. "Blazer dykes" (lesbians noted for their fondness for the vehicle and the garment; think Dana Scully on "The X Files") hover together on the adjacent Santa Fe Patio.
The Draw
Award-winning margaritas and frequent ticket giveaways (concerts, theater, etc.) pull in the crowds. Slabs of plywood transform billiards tables into mini-stages for male dancers at night. Cheap vodka well drinks enhance the immensely popular Sunday karaoke, featuring singers of surprising quality elevating show tunes to high art.
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August 03, 2006
Tried and True. A Houston gay landmark, but can't figure out why? Moderate after-work happy hour, but Thursday nights kick off more fun. Crowd has recently gravited to young, pis*y, twinks. Music = moderate/videos. Dancers = Yaaaawn! Can be cruisy at times, but mostly S&P (stand and pose)
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July 18, 2006
Snotty, rude jerks everywhere....they were swarming like FLIES!. If you LOVE being surrounded by arrogant poseurs who treat everyone around them like a doormat, then JR's is your place to be! ENJOY! This club has by far the most stuck-up, arrogant, rude, and haughty clientele of any place I've ever been. The "dancers" (and I use that term loosely) are anorexic junkies who are clearly barely old enough to get into a bar, let alone know how to behave in one. I took a friend of mine from out-of-town and was actually 'shoved' aside by some stuck-up idiot trying to get to the bar - only to find out it was a bartender!!! To the owner of JR's - yes, you may be laughing all the way to the bank, but how do you sleep at night once you get home?
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January 24, 2005
JR'S The Best Gay Bar In Houston. JR'S is by far the best gay bar in Houston....
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September 04, 2003
Music is the Star. While the atmosphere is a bit dated, overall JR's is a great place to go! the music and videos are great and the DJ/VJ's are truely talented.
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May 26, 2003
Not bad, but not good either.
It's really not that bad a place to go. The main problem you're going to run into is the crowds and trash that makes its way through.
Again, not really a bad place, but it does not live up to it much hyped reputation.
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December 08, 2002
Tired and Worn. JR's used to be fun -- back when "fern bars" were chic and people were friendly. This place needs to be gutted and disinfected -- and how about a name change? "Dallas" was cancelled over a decade ago! I don't get why people crowd in to be treated rudely by staff and fellow customers -- is it the "nostalgia" of the 1982 decor?
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August 28, 2002
Very Texan. JR's is an institution a great place to unwind with friends and meet new ones.
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August 15, 2002
JR's Home away for Home.
What a great and fun way to unwind..Teh bartenders are the best. especially George and Ryan. And the guys are always having fun.
I recommend it to everyone!
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