Scholars & Scoundrels Elyson

I love having a restaurant nearby, but nothing about this place really blows you away. I personally enjoyed it better before they officially opened and grilled their burgers and steaks on the grill. The service isn't bad either. This would be one of the places we'd only go to out of convenience.

I would give more stars if it wasn't so loud! We went on a Sunday afternoon and there was a DJ playing music so loud we had to yell at each other sitting next to each other. And the servers couldn't hear us when we were placing our orders. It seems like families would prefer a more relaxed atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon before the grind of the upcoming workweek or be able to hear the sporting events that were on the TVs. Even after the DJ left the jukebox music was at an ear-piercing level! The service was great and the food was good. Please turn the music down! The acoustics are not appropriate for that level of volume!

The staff was friendlyThe meal was really good. So glad we have options on this side of Katy

We had the best time at this place. It was our first time to try one of their 3 locations. Devin was our server and he did a fantastic job with our group of 8. We went on a Saturday evening and it was quiet at first but the the place really picked up. They had live music on the dining side and the bar was on the other side. It is fairly new location of the 3. Food was great only one complaint. The cilantro rice was very bland. The menu has a wide variety to choose from as well as a libation menu too. We would definitely like to come back.

Better than average hamburgers. The service was good, plenty of drinks to choose from, nice sports atmosphere, plenty of TV's as in every seat has a view. Next time, we will try going there to watch a game and eat. They do not play UFC fights, but not a lot of sports bar / restaurants do. Overall good experience.

Wow! We had a great family experience here. Our server was very friendly and awesome. The food was great. Only area of growth was the compound butter on the steak.

Slightly delayed review.. I adore the energy this place has to offer. The bacon flight was a bit of an experience and certainly worth ordering at least once, the jalapeño one didn't disappoint with delivering some heat! Fried pickles, need I say more? Can't possibly go wrong. The WAP Tacos were surprisingly tasty and so cheesy in the most perfect way. The cheese pull was intense, but the meat could use a bit more flavor. Overall a very solid dish.

The crawfish is disgusting, there was bugs... the flavor was terrible.. I have crawfish all over the city and this has been the worst ever. No frozen margaritas, and the margaritas on the rocks are watered down and weak. Sad to have wasted my time.

Boy oh boy did I have so many bad experiences and complaints about this place in the past but always kept it to myself until tonight. The accumulation of frustration finally met its end. I can remember when they were anticipated to be opened outside my neighborhood and eagerly awaited after months of delays of opening and kept on counting down on the days until it opened checking in frequently with neighbors and their online presence. Then, once it opened, it went all downhill from there.1st Visit: I first went here with my wife once they finally opened for steak night. The steak was just weird and did not even have the texture of steak. If I had to describe it, it was more like grinded meat and similar to salisbury steak, the kind you buy from the frozen aisle at your local grocery store for a quick night microwave snack. The rest of the appetizers and food also wasn't good, but we told ourselves that the establishment was new and to give them another try at one point. We'd hate to lose hope so early for somewhere we were waiting for so long to open, as well as it being so close to home and staying open to late nightly.2nd Visit: Last year, our daughter graduated from high school, and we decided to host family and friends to here before attending the graduation ceremony. Although we spent well over $1000 without tax and tips at that time, the food was still not up to par. Even our guests told us that the food there just wasn't good. As such, we decided we wouldn't come back for a long time, if at all.3rd Visit: On 4/17/24, I decided to finally give it another go as it was one of my friend's birthday and he wanted to give the crawfish special a try. We went with a group of friends and arrived at a little past 5 pm. The crawfish was ok but the service was terribly slow as the establishment got really busy and showed signs of wear from them being understaffed. As the crowd and lines built for the Wednesday crawfish special, it got really stuffy fast. Since we were sitting by the "window" which was like a garage door made of glass that could roll up, we asked our server if they can raise that door to make it cooler and less stuffy. Our server told us that she did not think so and left it at that. At one point I asked for the manager and made the same request, and for whatever reason, he also said that it couldn't be done. Ok. Whatever, maybe it doesn't work or they had their own reason. Once again, we spent well over $1000 that night before tax and tips, and although the service was lacking, we still had a good time being surrounded with great company.4th Visit: Today, 4/24/24, I wanted my wife to try out the crawfish. So after picking her up from work, we arrived at S&S around 9 pm. It wasn't as hectic with the crowd like the previous week as it had died down due to the time. We were at first promptly seated by the host near where I had sat the previous week with my buddies. And what do you know? Whoa and behold, that same garage door that they could not open even with the will of God was wide open, rolled all the to the top letting the breeze in. As my wife and I sat there for over 20 minutes, we watched a waitress go back and forth between tables, outside, and to the bar area while passing us up like we were completely invisible. After awhile, my wife got chilly from the draft of the miraculous garage door that God finally allowed to open so we moved to another seat nearby where the draft of wind couldn't get to us. Once again, we waited. This time, after 15 minute or so, I finally lost my patience and asked one of the worker that was sweeping nearby to see if we can get a waitress server and told him our wait and situation this whole time. He was nice and accommodating and went to get our server. Turns out, our server was the same waitress that kept passing us up like we were the invisible couple the whole time while we were at the other table! Once I complained to her and told her about the wait and situation, she asked if we sat ourselves. Hell no! We were taken in by the host. And what's more, she kept going around us to serve other tables in other areas while we were completely ignored. To add salt to the wound, by that time, she told us that it was too late and that crawfish is no longer available due to the crawfish cook leaving. Effin seriously??!!! Needless to say, I told my wife to lets just leave at this point. We ended up going to Subways a few doors down to order some sandwiches and went home instead.I normally have a tremendous amount of patience and understanding for alot of things, but this place finally made me lose it completely with all of the accumulated terrible services. Congratulations on finally making me give up on your establishment never to come back again. I gave it very fair amount of chances and spent a good amount there everytime I came around (except the 4th time, of course). Upper management needs to seriously this place before it goes out of business.

This place still has good potential, attention to detail is key. The hangover burger was disappointing, average at best and over priced. The tots however were best I ever had. Somewhat buzy but not crazy, the Service struggled, attitude is everything. Opening day started with such potential now has lost their focus.