Midtown Drinkery

Arrived around 12:30 a.m. last night with my wife and 3 other friends. I was wearing a medium, button down, fitted express shirt with a collar and a 32-​inch waist boot cut jean from Banana Republic. I’m 5’9″, so the pants were an average guy’s length of 32″ in the inseam as well. Sits right at waist level. Everyone else in my party got in except me because the doorman said my jeans were too baggy. Wth??? I had no idea that if I shopped at any of these stores and wore those clothes that I would be denied entry because if my attire. Instead I imagined it to be the other way around. I am mixed African American. I’ve never been into skinny jeans fad, but how much tighter do my jeans have to be to gain entry!!! I will never support this business in my life. I hope they get hit by TABC and they fine them so hard that it shuts this place down.

I used to come here often during the day for a beer or crawfish. Decided to go out at night for the first time with my wife and of course «my pants were to baggy» when I informed the doorman that even though my pants were not baggy (they were express jeans) I had on a belt and could adjust the length. He then said «they are wide legged» at that point I knew exactly what was happening. It’s sucks that at 33 years of age I still have to deal with this issue.

this place is ran by an idiot, The bouncers are retarded but you can’t blame them because I heard that it was a Side effect of steroids. I have been let in to this bar before and to be honest the DJ sucks likewise the crowd, that same day when I was let in a friend of mine’s wasn’t able to get in because of the bouncer, The last time I came I was given a hard time because I was wearing too much black, my outfit was on point but it was just too much black according to the bouncer. But I clearly saw somebody else who was a white guy that was wearing just as much black or even more than I was and was let in, now I do not like to play the race card but that’s the only card I have for the situation.(Sidenote the bouncers are white) Let’s look at the bigger picture here the Neanderthals that are sending people away at the door they are given orders, so who do you really blame think about it folks.

One word RACIST! My Hispanic friend had ripped jeans and they didn’t let him in. Behind us there was a white guy with ripped jeans and of course they let him in.

It gets pretty crowded here on the weekends so much so there is a line to get into the bar. The do have cheap drinks and were stronger than those we had at shot bar. I’ve come during the week and its pretty chill. I’m usually over being here within the first 30 minutues but I think it’s just not my cup of tea anymore. The DJ also kept playing old late 90’s early 00’s music from when I was like in high school. I didn’t care for but all the other drunk people didn’t mind and kept grooving off beat. If my friend’s didn’t like coming here I wouldn’t even go.

ZERO stars. I’m currently in the United States military back from a year long deployment and they did not care on bit about ONE of my family members not being in full dress code. I considered it a great disrespect and was deeply hurt that they wouldn’t even consider letting my family member in even thought i admitted it was a last minute thing. I will never come here again.

It’s as appealing as most bars in Midtown are, the Drinkery is a behemoth of a bar with two floors and an outdoor patio. Always packed and always bumping, you didn’t come to Midtown expecting peace and quiet did you?

We love this place! Awesome outdoor space and wonderul drinks.

Good drinks. Good music. Always a fun time. Remember when this place used to be Cheers?

So this racist establishment turned me away because I’m wearing a fitted long shirt! With all these white folks in here lookin all sloppy and hick like y’all gonna trip over my long shirt? Drinkery you tried it and I will try y’all on Facebook! If you are black and you come here it’s automatic. Smh

Some of the rudest workers I have ever met. Food came out cold. When we requested anything at all, we good a smug look, and what we asked for never came. Music was extremely loud. We were the only group in the bar, but when we asked them to turn down the music, they said the other patrons wanted the music loud. It turns our our bartender got bored and was now drinking beer on our side of the bar.

Definitely on the list to bar hop too. It’s more of a toned down version of a night club but do not wear a white t shirt.
The crowd is pretty young and live. Bartenders make good drinks. The only reason it didn’t get more than 3 stars is the music… It could be more modern. Seems that they play the top 40 from 2003 on replay.

Don’t even want to give this one star.
I went here on Saturday night with a group of friends, it was quite busy as the McGreogor vs Aldo UFC fight was on but it was a good atmosphere at the time, until this massive guy tried to get past my husband and our friends, (there was literally no room for him to get through anyway) he didn’t even give my husband a chance to get out of the way he just grabbed him and started dragging him out of the bar we had no idea what was happening and then I realised it was the doorman… a doorman on a MASSIVE power trip.
He used excessive unnecessary force to drag my husband out of the bar and by the time I had got out there two policeman came over. I went over to the doorman to ask him why he did that and he just said «because he wouldn’t get out of my way» REALLY?! Anyway we tried to explain to the police what happened and they just replied «we will only believe what the doorman says». Great.
Before my husband was dragged out we had spent a lot of money in there. It was a real shame our evening was ruined by a meathead clearly on steroids trying to flex his muscles.

I had to pick up the pocket/​shirts for the Texas pub crawl/​dog pub crawl so that is the reason I went to this place.
Service was horrible, I sat outside on their patio because I had my two miniature dogs with me. I waited for about 10 minutes and no one greeted me. I had to ask the table next to me to borrow their menus. I finally decided to get up and go to the bar, I asked the bar tender if this was the way to go or if someone needed to go to the table, she said «i didn’t even see you outside, I can take your order» she had a stinky attitude almost as if she was sad she was stuck at work on a Friday (my thoughts were, if you hate your job then quit, and find something else) you can tell she was just very un happy. Almost as if she was forced to talk to me and give me service.
I order 2 (draft) dos Equis, I asked her if I could have salt on the rim of my glass she didn’t answered and seem annoyed by my request.
Aside from ordering the two beers I ordered a chicken tender basket and fried pickles.
I’m sucker for fried pickles, I literally go around restaurant just to order their fried pickles.
I was not impressed with the presentation or taste of their fried pickles. I was really disappointed! The batter was too fluffy and no flavor at all. (BB’s café has the best fried pickles ever, hands down)
Typically when I go to «dog friendly» bars/​restaurants I’m used to servers or staff come out to greet us with a bowl of water, none of these things were offered. Luckily for me I always pack my dogs water bowl… So I went back to the bar to asked for a cup of water which she didn’t seem happy about.
If I was to go again, I would just be ready for their lack service or just hope that the bar tender is someone else than the girl who was there on Friday October 9 around 6:30pm.

I went for a birthday outing and met all of my friends at Drinkery before doing a little bar hopping. We came back to Drinkery a couple of hours later and they denied all of the guys in the group, mind you we’d already been in there that night, and told us they couldn’t get in based on their clothes. Total. Bullshit.
I think what’s most insulting about these issues at Midtown bars is it’s a fellow minority telling you that you can’t get in. We shouldn’t be patronizing these places nor working for them.

This Saturday I tried to visit The Drinkery with a large group of friends. I went inside, only to find out that my African American friend was denied entry. Apparently the bouncer said that he would not be allowed in because he was wearing all black. I looked down at my attire and realized that I was also wearing all black. I confronted the bouncer about it and asked him why I was allowed in but my friend was not –considering I was wearing all black– and he replied with «Oh, oh really? You are?» I guess he never bothered to look until that point. I said yes, I am wearing all black why was I allowed in — at which point he decided to kick me out (I was leaving anyways at this point). We were dressed similarly; black jeans and black shirts.
Just a fair notice to the Drinkery, Kung Fu Saloon settled a lawsuit with the US D.O.J. this July over this exact issue. (
). I skimmed these reviews for 2 minutes and noticed at least 5 other examples of people complaining over the same thing. I’d like to reiterate what another reviewer said:
«Do not go here. Do not support this racist business».

They let my entire group in except the two African American gentleman with us. They were dressed better than majority of the group & yet were told by the bouncer at the door that they couldn’t get in.
Do not go here. Do not support this racist business.

This was a great night with great new friends from a professional school. Going into this bar the bouncer picked out one of us and said he would not be allowed to enter. When we asked why they told us it was because his «pants were sagging.» Sad to say, his pants were not at all sagging. This was an act of hate of race. I will not be going to this bar again. They lost good business due to hateful prejudice. I was embarrassed. They should be too.
Shameful.

Looking at the reviews, I didn’t know this place had a dress code. Mainly because a lot of girls were hardly wearing any clothing and the guys looked like whatever. I was allowed in the drinkery with my hispanic male friend — who was wearing jeans. I’ve never been turned away but I most likely won’t come back. The crowd was super young and I want to say there was underage drinking going on. No one was ID’d when getting their drinks. We were only ID’d at the door. I’m assuming this place is 18+ and not 21+ just by how some of the people were acting. At 25, I feel too old for this place.

One of the most racist places in midtown. The unfairness of how they treat blacks and whites is appalling. It’s been about 1 – 2 situations where the bouncers have let people a group of white people in and not a group of black people. I’ve seen white guys walk in with shorts. That’s right SHORTS to club that strictly enforced proper dress code. But I can’t get in with a dress shirt and slacks. REALLY???
I have always been treated unfairly here. Always and it’s not even worth it.
They should call this place «Drinkery; No Negros allowed»
I do not see why this place has not been shut down yet. I do not recommend ANYONE going to this bullshit place in midtown. I wish it was a star level below 1 because you would get it.