House of Blues Restaurant & Bar - Houston

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   Michael

   Houston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Restaurant closed in 2023. OpenTable listing is invalid
   

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   Belt

   Houston1 review

   1.0

   Dined on March 6, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   It was permanently closed. Don't try to go there. OpenTable needs to update their information
   

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   great2dine

   Houston3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on September 30, 2023

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Restraurant perfect to grab a quick bite before concert. Wish menu offered a wider selection.
   

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   iliketoeat VIP

   Houston107 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on September 30, 2023

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The highlight of dinner was getting Fast Passes for the show that night and that should tell you everything you need to know about eating here. The server did a n okay job as we told him we were not in a hurry. We asked him to not put the dinner in until we finished the apps but our mains came about three minutes after the apps. The kitchen muffed it. Thn my husband and I both ordered the NY Strip medium rare. His was done properly and my was more raw than cooked. While I get that we weren't dining at a fine steak house, there is a difference between medium rare and blue/raw/Pittsburgh style. Had the steak been a tuna steak, it would have been perfect. But it wasn't tuna. So the kitchen totally redid the steak instead of just cooking the one I had some more ... maybe there are rules about this. In any event, my husband was done with his meal before I ever got mine. The restaurant offered nothing for this mistake; no apology from a manager, no discount, no comped meal, no free drink, no dessert. Really disappointed.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Houston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 30, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sorry to hear the restaurant is closing, in fact this was their last night to serve. Ate ate the bar and my server was very nice.
   

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   ERICAG

   San Antonio1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 22, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was delicious! Cajun chicken pasta and the bbq burger. Drinks 10/10 Strawberry fields was soooo good!!! Service was quick and efficient. I definitely recommend this place.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Cleveland1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 22, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had great service and food and a fun dinner with friends.
   

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   EdwardG

   Houston1 review

   5.0

   Dined on September 16, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Awesome place for a birthday celebration. We will definitely go back!
   

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   hinesite20

   Houston1 review

   3.0

   Dined on September 10, 2023

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   For many years I used to manage bars and restaurants, so please take my opinion into consideration. I ordered the chicken tenders plain ($14) and skillet macaroni and cheese ($10). Overpriced and subpar for the chicken tenders for sure. I could have ordered better chicken tenders at Raising Cane's for half the cost. The mac & cheese was good, but nothing special or spectacular about it to warrant charging $10. Again, overpriced for that. On another note, we walked in to the restaurant at 7 when the restaurant was not even full and we were required to have a reservation. We walked outside, put ourselves on the reservation list and walked back in. The reservation list was an absolutely ridiculous requirement considering after we walked back in, the restaurant did not fill up, but only thinned out more and it thinned out fast. Your employees should not have been turning people away like that if you want customers there. The next concert I go to there, I will not have any desire or reason to come early and eat at House of Blues. Having worked in the industry myself for many years, the only thing I can say good about your restaurant, was the waitress Libby was on point with attention to detail, and making sure we were accommodated well. The one thing I will give 5 stars for is the waitress name Libby for excellent service.
   

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    joem

    San Antonio1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    I had the gumbo, it was good and good price. I would go back. Booking the table online was a little confusing
    

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