Fanatics Sports Bar and Grill

Been going there for years every now and then, it's one of the best places to shoot some pool in the RGV.

Fanatics has about 12 beers on tap, some in bottle, and a full-bar.  I always come here when I go bowling next door @ "Valley Bowl."  This spot has to be the best deal around on pitchers of Newcastle for $8.50.  I NEVER get anything else since that's such a deal, and really hits the spot when bowling...

Fanatics + Rock & Bowl + Me = YAY!

I seem to end up here with my brother every time I come to the RGV.  For a bar in a bowling alley, it's pretty okay.  They've got a decent selection of beer on tap and a few of the same types in bottles, which seems redundant, but whatever.  They also have a full bar, complete with a Jager machine and a similar one for tequila.  There's lots of televisions, screening current sports events.  It was kind of funny being one of the two Packers fans in the place when the Cowboys and Packers were playing one another last season.  The jukebox is pretty impressive and wide-ranging.  There's also several pool tables, some video games (no pinball, sadly), and a ginormous horse racing game machine thingie.

On the downside, I always go home smelling like smoke, even if I don't notice it when I'm there.  The wait service can be kind of spotty, but I recommend going to the bar to order anyway to decrease payment confusion if you're there with a group of people.