Lola’s Depot

Place is nasty… Everyone is saying in these reviews that is the definition of «dive bar» (and still rating it high like that’s a cool thing), but it’s worse. This is like someone’s house they threw a bar in and a bunch of children that are old enough to drink smoke weed at and pretend to be functioning adults. Never seen so many lazy pot heads in my life. Not to mention the bar tender really does not pay attention nor does he seem to know how to properly make drinks. The place smells so bad and was so dirty. I even heard a guy hating on lesbians in there. Seriously? In Montrose of all places? Apparently if you are a trashy gay man that hates lesbians this is your bar. Steer clear of this nightmare and get a decent beer anywhere else! Don’t say I never warned you.

I’m not giving it a high rating because it is some super awesome place but because it didn’t have much to complain about. No cover, .75 pool and the bartender made a nice mule for me. I’d go back and the only thing I didn’t like was the piss smell from the men’s room. BTW it was multicultural… the music was rock

Love this place because, well yeah, it’s a true dive. Don’t have to worry about dressing up or spending a ton of money to have a good time. Yeah some of the clientel is kinda weird, debut that just adds to the charm IMO. Minus one star because I had to pay $ 10 for parking last time I came, and I can’t stand paying for parking.

I love this dive bar more than any bar I’ve been to in Texas. People are nice, you make new friends literally every time you come and meet old ones. Kenny is the bees knees, Tommy is the cats pajamas, Louise the door guy is best seasoning on the season rack. There are some down sides like the small bathrooms, and the two fat fuck bartenders Ron and someone else. Ron is a POS. Other than that it’s pretty awesome

By far my favorite dive bar in the Montrose. Love Love Love Lola’s and all the crazy people there. Miguel the owner is awesome and has some cool cat bartenders. This place never lets me down.

Definition of Dive Bar you ask? LOLAS.
Jukebox, — LOUD, weird, incredibly heavy and cheap drinks.
Always a welcoming, be yourself ambiance.
Kenny, Miguel, Tommy, Jaime, have been bartending there for years, and probably the best bartenders in my books!
They’ll take care of your bevs. Always slammin on weekends. Happy hour is the bomb diggity.
Want to go to a casual dive bar? let this be your choice, you wont regret it! especially after a drink, and a convo with one of the very different additions there.
You got Classy business men/​women, grunge punks, «hipsters», older folks (i love you!), its always a dirty fun pleasure!

Lola’s is THE definition of Dive Bar, front-​to-​back. It’s much much different than I had expected, but it’s different in a good way, and most of my fellow Unilocalers hit the nail on the head with an unbiased hammer on their reviews. I came here late-​ish last Saturday night with a friend after our Midtown excursion blew up (thanks for stealing the crowd, Rodeo). The crowd here is definitely INTERESTING, but fits the Montrose/​hippie scene perfectly. You won’t find the Midtown hoodlums or the downtown yuppies here; instead you get characters from… everywhere else. Their 16 ounce PBRs were a measly $ 2, so hitting the $ 10 minimum for our credit card tab actually required some effort… and a lot of drinking. So you definitely get your money’s worth for the drinks here!
One female reviewer posted below me that there were some creeps at the bar. I’ve only been here once so I can’t say for certain, but my friend I came with frequented the place often, and he said he enjoyed talking to many of the regular customers without any issues. I can’t speak for all you ladies out there– but I can understand why some customers in the bar would come off as «creepy,» if that helps at all!
All in all, a unique experience– something outside the realm of the usual Montrose/​Midtown/​Downtown bar scene. A breath of fresh air. Probably a great place to come on a quiet weekend or a long weekday to chill, grab a beer, and reflect on life. When the mood is right, check this place out.

Love Love this place! Great Atmosphere!!!
I love the inside lighting. Very dark. I like!

This is the diviest dive I’ve ever been to… I LOVE IT! The drinks are made right and cheap, the patrons have a camaraderie with the bartenders, and the patio is large enough to fit groups. Be casual. ultra casual. There is no sign so use GPS. You’d never even know what the building was unless you knew where you were going. The playlist on the speakers had me jamming all of my favorite alt/​rock songs and yes, I sing along.
The downsides– Bathroom only has one toilet (women’s), but plenty of TP. Parking is on the street, so be sure to park legally. And the bar will only take credit cards if you spend a minimum, which may not be easy because the drinks are über cheap. (Just buy a round, that’s cheap too)

This place is a mess. And I mean that in the best way possible.
It’s dirty, dusty, there’s a juke box, the drinks are cheap, and the people are weird. Everything you could possibly want from a dive bar!
Leave your pretensions at home and come have a great time in a great little hole-​in-​the-​wall.

I’m partial because this joint takes me back to days of yester year.
Me and one of my best friends were fixtures here back in the 80s. What is super cool is the place hasn’t changed. It’s just as I remember it. Even the huge patio area.
You step inside and you are swallowed up by the underbelly of a dive bar and oddly enough you like it. There are no windows and time seems to evaporate. You are in another world.
The clientele lend themselves to stellar people watching and the drinks are stiff.
Come as you are. Don’t bother on getting dolled up as it wouldn’t matter and no one cares.
10 Halley puppies dance to the groovy music with pure joy.

Got brought here on a datesque thing.
Didn’t work out with the guy but this bar will always be memorable.
Total dive bar. Don’t expect anything crazy. Just cheap ass drinks and super chill people
Walked out to that back patio area and there were tons more people out there just hanging out.
The food truck (Belly Up) was about to close up shop but he sold us his last little bit of boudain and it was so good.
It was just awesome.
I told my friends about it the next day.
Excited to be around and stop by Lola’s again

Love Lola’s. One of my favorite dives. Close to good food and far away from annoying crowds. Bras hanging from the ceiling are classic. The bathrooms are my favorite. (Picture posted). Everyone sucks, drink at Lola’s.

It’s not that I don’t like this bar. I still love the divey nature and the down to business bartenders that have been here forever.
It’s just the number of drugged out creeps here is really taxing.
And don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of positive interactions with the young patrons here as well, but I’m more wary of coming here alone more than ever, at least when I look like I didn’t just roll out of bed.
Also, they took away the lovely parking area and there’s condos in their place. Parking is a lot more tricky now.

I remember the first time I went into this bar, oh wait, I really don’t because I got so hammered that I don’t recall much that night. When people say they want to check out dive bars in Houston, I will certainly take them to this place. I just like the fact that there’s $ 2 well until 11PM, which means it’s a great place to get fueled up with booze before going elsewhere or stay there and chat with a variety of characters.
Since Lola’s Depot is a dive bar, it is best to pay with cash. Yes, they do accept credit card but there’s a minimum charge on it. Of course most likely you will reach that minimum in no time but it’s always faster with cash as the bar gets busy from time to time. There’s also a small bar out on the patio area as well. Sometimes they will have a food truck that serves food too. Back on the inside, there’s pool tables where you can simply ask to play the next game and meet new people, that is of course you pay for the game.
Now the restroom is nothing to write about because you can see the pictures and it’s a dive bar restroom, as long as it works, then that’s good enough. One thing you’ll notice is the ceiling and the wall is full of memorabilia and stickers, again, don’t get intimidated by this dive-​y look. Parking is a hassle as there’s only so many street parkings near the bar. So far I had nothing but good times there. I even met a random Unilocal Elite on one visit during a random chat with people out on the patio. When you feel like you are tight on money and still want to get trashed, you should think about coming to this bar for an interesting time of your life.

Only one watering hole in all of my plebian Montrose existence has ever succeeded in getting me completely bottom-​shelf wasted for less than $ 20. They over-​pour and under-​card. I’ve never entered Lola’s with ID anywhere on my person.
Management will occasionally post a door guy at the entrance. He sits on a bar stool all night, but more for aesthetics than utility. I’ve seen him ask people for ID, only to wave them in when they started in with the whole Over-​Exaggerated-​Where-​Did-​I-​Leave-​My-​Wallet-​Pocket-​Pat-​Down. As someone who has perfected the O-​E-​W-​D-​I-​L-​M-​W-​P-​P-​D, I appreciate any act of pantomime that leads to cheap booze.
Every mirror inside this bar has been ruined by decades’ worth of shitty band stickers. My favorite is either an announcement for or a warning of: THE PUPPET CUNT PUNCH TOUR of ’91 — — SOONER THAN YOU THINK!
The back patio is decorated in themes that are either a) minimalist or, b) low-​fi. I refuse to call it grunge, which is accurate but also lazy. It’s grunge the way Jane’s Addiction is grunge, meaning predictable. And who could have predicted in their wildest fever-​dream, the abundance and accessibility of cheap, pre-​Obama administration grade cocaine? Nobody. Fuck grunge.
All five stars and three cheers for Lola’s. Where dreams are dumb.

I dig Lola’s. I can say I have left this bar happily intoxicated quite a number of times.
$ 1.75 PBR Makes my life happy, my liver sad and my wallet full. Can’t beat that.
I also dig that its super dark inside thus making me look better.
No but in all honesty they have a great bar staff that work really hard and have the patience of saints considering the mess of people that go through there. Everyone that walks in to Lola’s looks like they might kick your ass, mostly because they will probably kick your ass, but luckily you’re at Lola’s thus making you automatically a cool kid so they probably won’t kick your ass for now. Plenty of Punks, Bearded men of all shapes and sizes and thirsty ladies that don’t look like they know what planet they are on. I come for the cheap drinks, stay for the patio. They have a HUGE patio which plenty of seating for groups or anti social people. Music is loud but not overly intrusive. They have free pool which is always nice. The bathrooms are small on a world record setting level. I love watching 6 women try to fit themselves into the single stall broken mirrored graffiti drenched water closet. Now that’s some entertainment right in itself. If you’re looking for a Rough around the edges, dirty, grungy but great time, Lola’s.

Someone played a trick on me and told me that this place was hosting a watch party for the Alabama vs Mississippi State game.
So we went in fully decked out in Alabama gear and saw that the place was full of hipsters. We left pretty quickly as there were some guys wearing jeans that I was worried would cut off circulation soon. There were a bunch of people wearing glasses with no lenses in them? What is that?
Maybe we will return to Halloween!

Chill place to hang out w/​o worrying about what you’re wearing. Pool tables. Really dirty restrooms. You can’t complain with their well drink prices for happy hour $ 1.75, but if you only tip a dollar each time you order a drink, the bartenders start making snide remarks.
In addition, why is the bouncer outside assuming that he needs to get a tip when there is absolutely no crowd inside nor a line outside the place???

Legit. Best dive bar in the Montrose area. Parking kind of sucks. I stop by here on occasion when friends are already here may it be a birthday gathering or a random weeknight wading out the traffic back to the burbs.
I like:
— How Lone Star is still priced as a cheap beer and not driven up by the hipsters.
— Super hero cut outs in the patio
— The patio
— How cheap it is
— Everyone that works here is pretty cool so far.
Really though, it is a great place to hang out in groups. The most convenient thing is the secondary bar out side. In fact I order from tehre most of the time.