Igor's Buddha Belly Bar & Grill

Came here for the karaoke night and had a lot of fun! The crowd was definitely a dive bar crowd and extremely passionate about their karaoke, which is all I could ever want out of a karaoke night. Met some interesting folks including a guy named Mouse who said he was a roadie for Drowning Pool and the KJ who said his awesome vintage microphone was purchased from Scott Weiland. Are either of these stories true?? I have no idea but it was enough to set the heart of this child of the 90s aflutter. Fabulous selection of songs and cheap, ample beer. Only downside: the bartender seemed a little grumpy. Not the easiest person to get along with, for me, unfortunately. Oh well. I might come here more often if it weren't uptown but if I lived in the neighborhood I could see this becoming a regular hangout (especially on karaoke night).

Another dark dreary dive on Magazine. I stopped in the for the Wednesday $8 burger special and it was exactly what a 3 star entails, A-ok but not exciting enough to text your friends while your driving. Back patio is fairly cool. They have 2 dollar beers and the bartender I had was nice and attentive. Buddha Belly is the kind of bar that you won't seek to go to but if your friends are there you won't be bummed.

After my fellow Yelpers, Re H & Steph D, abandoned me & my general aura of AWESOMENESS at Brothers III and no other Yelpers had as yet shown their faces on the UYE Magazine Street Crawl I figured what the hell lets stagger down the street to NY Pizza and grab a slice to soak up some booze....in the midst of my staggering I happened to glance to the left and spied the Buddha Belly and abruptly changed course...

Upon entering the joint was deserted...I mean just me, the bartendress and another patron enjoying a burger at the bar...So I figured let's try a burger...even in my state it was just OK...I could tell the burger has tons of potential to be absolutely great but on this night the bartendress/line cook overcooked the patty and that was just a damn shame....But I will be back to eat another one

Love the darkness and overall vibe of the place and the 2 pool tables in back also love the prominently posted sign behind the bar with the number for United Cabs...also I really liked the fact the Belly carries as their "well" scotch the low end stuff (Clan MacGregor) I keep on hand when I just want a cocktail at the end of the day...so I enjoyed 2-3 while I shot some 8 ball in the back...after tiring of playing with myself I was planning to stagger on down the street and locate the UYE but ran up on some Yelpers from the ATL and Austin...had to break the news the Belly was closing since it was 3 AM and they were SOL on eating...so we trooped over to NY Pizza to find that it was shuttered as well....What to do? Whipped out the cell, called UNITED CAB and hitched a ride to some place that was open....all in all a great time in the Belly and look forward to getting back there...Still can't believe it was a ghost town on a Friday night before 2 AM though...