The Goat

I've been wanting to go to a Texas blues bar for a while now and The Goat was recommended to me by the Internets. When I first looked at it, I didn't think anything of it. But once I did some light research on the bar, I was shocked to find two very extreme opinions about it. It was either the shadiest, scariest bikers only bar that hates everyone with rude service or "it's a diverse and a fun place!" So in my head I was either going to get stabbed or have a great time. But since I was going with my boyfriend who likes to think he has a quadruple black belt and my cocky self who has walked alone at night on the streets of downtown Chicago and D.C, we decided to go. For the sake of music.Perhaps we came on a night where all of the members of Sons of Anarchy were at home watching K-dramas, but what experienced was a normal dive bar. For starters, the music didn't even start until 10pm so we got there at 9 to scope the place out. By the time the music started, the place was packed! And yes, I was very surprised at the diversity. My first review of this place was taken down by Yelp for some reason but to put it shortly, there were people that looked like me, you and your neighbors. Ages ranged from 20s to 60s, all enjoying each other's company, rocking out to the music and cheap drinks. If anything, I felt like if I were being harassed at all, the group of college students sipping on Truly's next to me would have stepped in, shielded me and lectured my harasser about their actions as well as his or her carbon footprint. I've been to shadier Aldi's.The two pretty female servers were no nonsense but definitely not rude in the least bit. One of them was telling us how much she loves Cadbury chocolate eggs as she was munching on one between drink orders. So scary.This isn't to downplay those who did have bad experiences, only to share my own. Parking lot is small so get here early.

Always great food and friendly service the value is fantastic. We have enjoyed every meal we have ever had. My favorite is the Chicken Fried Chicken or C.F. Steak. Sides are great. BBQ is always very good as well.

Dive bar. Karaoke on Sundays. Friendly service and regulars. Diverse crowds. Pool tables. Pizza available next door.

I went there tonight with my service dog Zeke, and the bar manager was extremely rude to us and denied us service because of my disability and his kind disposition. I would not recommend this place to anyone who likes dogs and wants them to be treated with kindness.

Good Dive Bar. Friendly bartenders and locals. Live music was good especially with no cover. Pizza place next door.

I love this place, the music is awesome and I come here quite frequently. All of the bartenders are friendly except one of them. Leslie, one of the bartenders like to takes shots in the restroom and gets all weird towards the customers (I know this because a journalist from Lakewood that's also a regular at the Goat sees her do it all the time). She's supposedly a manager but I've seen her talk to people out of line (like a bully), escalate situations for no reason and just act crazy sometimes. Please look into this because I've never experienced such horrible service in my life and it's only from her. The Goat is my favorite bar to go to and I won't stop coming here but if she's there I'm leaving. If you would like more detail on the matter my email is - [email protected] ,John Simmons

Great dance bar. Live music. Best bands: Holland Smith, Ryan Berg, Texas Slim, Junior Clark, Jason Elmore...and more

I walked into a full bar tonight with about 12 other people still getting drinks. Sat down at the bar and the bartender told us they were closed... website clearly says 2 and it was 1:15. I have been to this location multiple times and always had a great experience until tonight. I have also met the manager here and thought she was wonderful. The way we were treated was absolutely disrespectful and I do not believe laziness is a reason to turn away paying customers.

It's been a few months, so we tried to come back today. Service was still awful. We were there for half an hour before we gave up. We didn't even get a greeting. Someone else bought us a drink, and we left. We won't be back. After witnessing this, the people who bought us a drink also said they wouldn't be back and they left right behind us.

Visiting from Wisconsin, and we were looking for some good blues music. Saw that a blues band was playing at The Goat. Tutu Jones and the Twisted Soul Band got down, got funky. Had a great time. Loved the diverse crowd.