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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 7:14p, 1/13/23
Ryan the Temp said:
Maybe Griff wanted to retire and the insurance money was a good nest egg ...

I keed, I keed.

But there is an old saying that bars never close down - they burn down.


Those and restaurants.
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In reply to MAS444 • 9:57p, 1/13/23
this post has 8 stars and the thread I started had zero responses

it's me
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10:07p, 1/13/23
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 10:36p, 1/13/23
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maroon barchetta said:
Ryan the Temp said:
Maybe Griff wanted to retire and the insurance money was a good nest egg ...

I keed, I keed.

But there is an old saying that bars never close down - they burn down.


Those and restaurants.
What about Presidio?
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6:43a, 1/14/23
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My greatest moment at Griffs was at St Pattys day party in the early 90s. Back in the day, you bought Griff bucks with real money before you entered so they could keep all the money in one place during St Pattys.

Some Rice guys we knew took some Griff bucks and headed straight for Kinkos. They became instant college millionaires. Walking around, buying girls beer. Getting kisses for beer. I just tagged along as the entourage. Free beer and a ton of kisses.
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In reply to digging tunnels • 7:21a, 1/14/23
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digging tunnels said:
Microwave Onions said:
Funny, I didn't go out much on weeknights in my 20s, unless you count going to happy hour when the boss wanted to talk/wait out the rain. But now as I've come to appreciate weeknights a little more for avoiding crowds or waits.
obviously not enough of a degenerate like we were


Were or are?
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In reply to aggiedata • 8:09a, 1/14/23
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aggiedata said:
My greatest moment at Griffs was at St Pattys day party in the early 90s. Back in the day, you bought Griff bucks with real money before you entered so they could keep all the money in one place during St Pattys.

Some Rice guys we knew took some Griff bucks and headed straight for Kinkos. They became instant college millionaires. Walking around, buying girls beer. Getting kisses for beer. I just tagged along as the entourage. Free beer and a ton of kisses.


Sorta hitching a trailer to this....

Acquaintance of mine did something similar with passes for free golf at Hermann Park. Him and his.buddies played "free" for months. Then they got pinched by the marshall (who caught onto their photocopy scam) in the middle of a round and were run off the course. The rest of that day they ended up bar hopping, and Griff's was in that rotation.
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In reply to Ferris Wheel Allstar • 8:59a, 1/14/23
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'Not enough' are the key words. I'm still a degenerate, just not as much
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 7:03p, 1/14/23
Ryan the Temp said:


But there is an old saying that bars never close down - they burn down.


Rip late nite pie
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8:43p, 1/16/23
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RIP the OG rugby bar in Houston.

My HS team portrait was hanging on the wall in there, along with a ton of old school Houston rugby memorabilia.
The flames of the Imperium burn brightly in the hearts of men repulsed by degenerate modernity. Souls aflame with love of goodness, truth, beauty, justice, and order.
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9:25a, 1/17/23
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I only bartended once, and that was at Griffs in 2008.

The twins had a wedding to go to for someone on staff, and they asked me to fill in at the bar.

Good times.
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In reply to Panama Red • 12:27p, 1/19/23
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Panama Red said:
Chewy said:
We must protect Keneally's at all costs.
Have you been recently?


It was depressing as hell. Clientele looked like they had been sitting there and not gotten up since I was last there a decade ago.


This is the same observation I've had every time I've walked into Warren's. And RIP my beloved Kay's.
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12:43p, 1/19/23
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I'm still rocking a Kay's Lounge t-shirt from ~2002 at the house.
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In reply to aggiedata • 1:59p, 1/19/23
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aggiedata said:
My greatest moment at Griffs was at St Pattys day party in the early 90s. Back in the day, you bought Griff bucks with real money before you entered so they could keep all the money in one place during St Pattys.

Some Rice guys we knew took some Griff bucks and headed straight for Kinkos. They became instant college millionaires. Walking around, buying girls beer. Getting kisses for beer. I just tagged along as the entourage. Free beer and a ton of kisses.


There was a Kinkos right across Montrose (by the Kroger).

Our antique auction was two blocks from Griff's on Lovett Blvd. We would often go there for lunch on tuesdays.
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5:29p, 1/19/23
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Losing another Houston iconic drinking place-

https://houston.eater.com/2023/1/18/23560626/houston-tex-mex-restaurant-spanish-village-closed
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be."
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In reply to Fall92 • 6:02p, 1/19/23
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Fall92 said:
Losing another Houston iconic drinking place-

https://houston.eater.com/2023/1/18/23560626/houston-tex-mex-restaurant-spanish-village-closed
never heard of it.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 6:19p, 1/19/23
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Really???
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7:56p, 1/19/23
I don't live in Houston anymore but this really sucks, one of our go to places. Is Teotihuacan up the street on Airline still open?
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In reply to Fall92 • 8:56p, 1/19/23
Fall92 said:
Losing another Houston iconic drinking place-

https://houston.eater.com/2023/1/18/23560626/houston-tex-mex-restaurant-spanish-village-closed
Spanish Village

Damn

If Spanish village closing down, wtf.
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9:00p, 1/19/23
How is it possible to not turn a profit on Spanish Village menu or Felix's menu?

How tf is that possible?

Who is to blame?
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In reply to Mega Lops • 9:02p, 1/19/23
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David Happymountain said:
Fall92 said:
Losing another Houston iconic drinking place-

https://houston.eater.com/2023/1/18/23560626/houston-tex-mex-restaurant-spanish-village-closed
never heard of it.


There's also a club in Houston that doesn't allow minors. You should check it out sometime.
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 9:31p, 1/19/23
That's Spanish flowers, not village right?
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In reply to terradactylexpress • 9:38p, 1/19/23
Yes. I'm a little slow on the uptake. The Flower is on North Main and the Village was down on Almeda right?
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In reply to Stat Monitor Repairman • 10:56p, 1/19/23
Stat Monitor Repairman said:
How is it possible to not turn a profit on Spanish Village menu or Felix's menu?

How tf is that possible?

Who is to blame?


Sue's to blame! [/Rocky Horror nerds]
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10:58p, 1/19/23
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I have never heard of Spanish Village
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In reply to digging tunnels • 11:00p, 1/19/23
digging tunnels said:
I have never heard of Spanish Village


I first heard of it two years ago when a HS classmate was talking about it on FB. Her and her husband and all their hipster friends were going on about it.
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7:43a, 1/20/23
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I love Spanish Village, closing on March 31st forever. If you get a chance, go there and get the Enchiladas a la Mexicana before they are gone forever. Really, really good enchiladas.
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In reply to Mega Lops • 8:30a, 1/20/23
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David Happymountain said:
Fall92 said:
Losing another Houston iconic drinking place-

https://houston.eater.com/2023/1/18/23560626/houston-tex-mex-restaurant-spanish-village-closed
never heard of it.
Same here. I don't think I've ever been on that stretch of Almeda.
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 10:47a, 1/20/23
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cap-n-jack said:
I don't live in Houston anymore but this really sucks, one of our go to places. Is Teotihuacan up the street on Airline still open?
Yes
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In reply to cap-n-jack • 11:54a, 1/20/23
cap-n-jack said:
I don't live in Houston anymore but this really sucks, one of our go to places. Is Teotihuacan up the street on Airline still open?
I go to Teo's at least once a month. If it closes, I'll rais some hell!
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12:01p, 1/20/23
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Spanish Village was a Houston institution back in the day but it's better days have long since passed. There's just so many better options nowadays.
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In reply to MAS444 • 1:38p, 1/20/23
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MAS444 said:
Spanish Village was a Houston institution back in the day but it's better days have long since passed. There's just so many better options nowadays.
We used to love it when they had a special room for kids with movies and games. The waitresses would give them queso and quesadillas and watch them while the parents got drunk.
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In reply to HtownAg92 • 2:10p, 1/20/23
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HtownAg92 said:
MAS444 said:
Spanish Village was a Houston institution back in the day but it's better days have long since passed. There's just so many better options nowadays.
We used to love it when they had a special room for kids with movies and games. The waitresses would give them queso and quesadillas and watch them while the parents got drunk.
That sounds like a brilliant idea.
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10:36p, 1/22/23
Best eats in this area is General Joe's Chopstix.

3939 Montrose Blvd.
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11:54p, 2/1/24
They rebuilding this place or what?
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