Big John's Ice House

Great food, down home atmosphere! They have bingo nights on Tuesdays at 6:30 and trivia on Wednesday nights. They after being in bands for live music! Check it out!!

Big John's came highly recommended by a friend. Unfortunately it's not my favorite place, nor one I would recommend to most people. Cleanliness is the main issue. Everything feels grungy/dirty. No one was wearing masks (late 2020) and generally it just didn't seem sanitary in a post-Covid world. There are nicer/cleaner places nearby. That said the drinks are fairly cheap and it's not over crowded.

This is a favorite watering hole. Charmingly divey with a complement of regulars. Karaoke on Friday nights. I've heard spectacularly bad Led Zeppelin covers there. It's probably more fun when the weather is nice. Lots of choices for beer lovers. Lots of pub food choices, I like their potato skins a lot. Took a chance on a Cobb salad and was impressed by homemade tasting blue cheese dressing and well prepared chicken on the salad. Not fancy but it is a cozy little corner to meet up for drinks and snacks.

You get about what you would expect from this place. They aren't trying to be anything that they are not and that's ok. You can tell that it is most regulars that hang out here. We got quite a few stares when we walked in. I felt pretty out of place and it only got worse when we went to the bar to order drinks. We asked the bar tender for a beer list. They didn't have one. No beers on draft but they did have quite a few craft beers in cans... although we got made fun of for asking for them. And then we mocked again as the "craft beer couple" when we tried to close our tab. I can take a little teasing though so I was fine with it. However, my husband's beer was clearly skunked. The can wasn't firm when we got it and it tasted very off. We didn't want to have to go to the bar and draw anymore attention to ourselves by asking for another so we just drank it and left.All in all, I can't really hate on this place. Like I said, it was pretty much what I was expecting. Not sure that we will be going back anytime soon, which is a shame because it is right around the corner from us. We were really hoping for a good neighborhood spot.

Walking distance from my place....good drinks.... nice staff....sometimes they have a band on Saturday night.... crawfish is pretty decent....

Big John's is walking distance from our home. My favorite time of the year is spring time because of the crawfish. Hubby and I sit on the pattio and dive into a bucket of bugs. He also enjoys the buffalo burgers. The clientele is typically significantly older than me (I'm talking 45+) but they are usually friendly. The staff is prompt and very pleasant.

Great, dive-y little spot, hidden in the Energy Corridor - perfect for grabbing a beer and some bar grub. I prefer coming on Monday's when you can get a burger and fries for $5 and wash it down with $2.50 domestic bottles! Their fried pickles also can't be beat. They've got plenty of seating, both indoors and outdoors (covered), so they can accommodate large groups for those post-work happy hours.

Good Vibes Only Good Service nice pool table I'll come back, missed the kitchen! But I'll be back to try the ground beef tacos

Fun neighborhood icehouse, nice staff, good food. Crawfish when it's in season. Full bar, lots of TVs to watch sports games.

Ice cold beer at it's finest! Very nice staff that will keep them coming until you say so. Long time beer drinking institution on the Houston west side.