Lone Star Oyster Bar

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  The original, one and only...all the others are just mediocre copycats attempting to obtain the atmosphere
  
  this is your neighborhood dive bar where you feel right at home.

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  Posted on 01.18.12 Travis V.

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  Went here 1.5 weeks ago, if I'm not wrong we went at the night Texas Rangers got beat up & become runner up for the 2nd times in World Series....ouchhh!!! ;-) love the place, the price so cheap...for the first round we order 1 bloody mary & 3 glass of beer (and the glass are huge)....for only $11 total...wow!!! The bloody mary totally good....no cute fancy garnish but it still good...I gave 4 stars for bloody mary & 5 stars for the price...
  
  I gave 3 stars because they allowed people smoke inside and there's a bar fight when were there....kind a scary...

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  Posted on 11.08.11 Marsaulina V.S V.

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  My oysters were frozen and not very good. The food wasn't anything to write home about.  The establishment also permitted smoking.

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  Posted on 06.10.11 Erik S.

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  I will say I love the location in the old Club 101 building.  The venue is so nice and inviting.  Even the no-smoking room is pleasant.  It is cleaner than the one across from the mall.  The waitresses are very attentive even when they seem to be the only one working.
  However, the gumbo is tasteless.  If it weren't for all the sauces at the table it would be inedible.  Gumbo all over town is much better.
  I was amazed they didn't offer dessert.  How hard is it to offer dessert? I have never been anywhere that it wasn't on the menu.
  My husband loves oysters.  This is an oyster bar..right?  When he ordered the combination catfish and oysters he was told they were out and...wait for it....wait for it...had been out since yesterday.  This is an oyster bar???  They wouldn't consider substituting other oysters.  We don't plan to go back.  Both of us were sick today.  I'm sorry.  It's a pretty place, but not a place to spend your money.

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  Posted on 03.07.11 Jan L.

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  If you're looking for nice, easy-going people, strong, cheap drinks, good bar food, or the BEST Bloody Mary in town, then the O-Bar is for you.  
  
  You can always depend on a laid back atmosphere combined with bartenders who understand that fast drunks tip better, leaving you with good conversation at every turn and drinks that kick like a mule.  
  
  Make no mistake, this is a dive bar, and that's why it's awesome.  They're not trying to win any awards for most beautiful, or create the fanciest drinks in town, and the restrooms can be downright dangerous to use at times (after a few drinks I mean), but it's got a welcoming, down-home feel to it the second you walk in the place.
  
  For smokers who run out halfway through their 4th or 12th drink, they've got you covered with a small assortment of cigarettes behind the bar for a price only slightly higher than the norm.
  
  From experience, the fried mushrooms are not the white button mushrooms you may have come to expect from other bars serving a similar menu, nooooo sirree, we're talkin' about an enormous basket filled with big, full-on, giant caps and stems, battered to perfection, and served piping-hot with your choice from a decent array of dipping sauces.
  
  I've never had the oysters but they look terrific.  They also have a full menu if you're needing more than just a snack.  I hear the sandwiches are terrific.  It seems like they have about 20 big flat-screens on the walls, as well, and they'll change the channels as long as there aren't too many objections.
  
  It's usually jam-packed after dusk on the weekends so if you're traveling with a crowd I suggest you get there early enough to secure a few seats.  It's always busier and sometimes impossible when school is in session.  Parking is another great reason to get there early because you can forget about it after about 10PM.
  
  All-in-all the O-Bar is my choice for any after-5 o'clock drinks and snacks, over any other place in the area, that's for sure.

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  Posted on 07.24.10 Jake L.

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  Yep, another building full of good memories, like my 20th birthday (don't ask). they have a shot called the pissed off Japanese minnow farmer. I don't know what's in it, but it certainly makes you feel like its namesake.
  Is it just me, or is Lubbock the only place (and especially the O Bar) where they serve beer in those giant schooners?

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  Posted on 03.23.09 Andy J.

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  I love this place.
  
  I have to differentiate between the two locations, as they are slightly different.
  
  The 34th 'O-Bar' as it is called is definitely the place to go if you want to have a drink at any time of the day or night. They have killer specials on drinks, and the food is excellent as well. However, the quality of food is not as great as the location on Slide Road.
  
  On any given day, if you've lived in Lubbock for awhile, you'll run into someone you know at the O-Bar. Especially if that person likes to drink. On most weekdays it is packed during happy hour. Service is usually alright, what you would expect in a place that is more of a bar than a restaurant.
  
  The only complaint is that parking is a bitch. And you will get towed if you're not careful.

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  Posted on 11.26.08 Wendy T.

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