Lucky Lou’s

I lived in Denton for 6 years and called this bar home. Management is awesome and bar staff are like brothers and sisters to me. Even if they have gone on to other ventures it’s still a tight knit family there and I was fortunate enough to be apart of it. There are always awesome drink specials and quality craft beer on tap that is not price gauging like you experience in Dallas or Ft Worth. I always make time for a stop by this special place when I’m in town and you should definitely check it out too.

If you’re thinking of going out drinking on Fry Street in Denton, TX, then Lucky Lou’s is the best place to go. They have PINT NIGHT, every Tuesday, where you pay $ 3 for a pint and receive a FREE pint glass to keep. Some Tuesday nights (like last Tuesday, 10/​20/​2015) a company named Pan-​Ector comes outlets you get to design and customize a FREE customized T-​shirt. Also everyday from 4pm to 9pm they have FREE chips and homemade salsa. The staff is very friendly and can get the lines moving very efficiently. There are plenty of tables, a pool table, darts, and a couple arcade games along with eight TVs. As a veteran, student, and residence of Denton for the past 3 years I can honestly say that Lucky Lou’s is one of my favorite bars of Denton Texas!

I enjoy this place. They have great local crag beers on rotating taps. Great outdoor patio big enough for groups. Bean bag toss, darts, giant Jenga and plenty of seating. Good atmosphere.

Great place to have a drink and good laughs with friends. The staff is friendly and nice and the drink specials are always great. The outdoor patio has lots of tables and chairs so there is always a place to sit. The patio even has its own bar allowing you to get a drink without having to walk back inside. The music is mostly rock, classic and modern with a couple of metal songs in there to keep people awake. (Metallica, Sabbath, The Sword). If you’re a college student looking for cheap drinks and a place to have a great time, this is the place to be.

Great dive bar, great staff, good drinks, definitely the place if you’re on a budget.

If you’re 21 – 25 yrs old, you might enjoy this bar. Age is totally a a factor because it is the closest and cheapest place near UNT campus, and it is teeming with hyped up youngins. I guess I outgrew the place when I realized I didn’t like standing in lines to get drinks and I didn’t like being in the vicinity of fresh alcohol-​induced vomit. The bathrooms are rough, but considering the cheap drinks you gotta expect a somewhat cheap looking place. The dudes lean towards the bro dude or frat kind but that might be your jam! Not my cup of tea.

Great dive bar feel inside with a beer selection anyone beer drinker could really appreciate. The drink prices are cheap and there is a daily special seven days a week. I was more impressed with the beer selection than the price because from the outside, yes judging a book by its cover, it didn’t look to be more than a CL, BL, ML, PBR kind of joint. We took advantage of the unseasonable warm weather for December and ordered our drinks and took them to the patio. The patio is large with plenty of seating and even an area that can be heated if it was a cold day. It was early, 3PM, on a Saturday and the place was dead. Kind of surprised by that to be honest. But none the less we enjoyed our beers in peace while the girlfriend regaled me with tales from her past and Lucky Lou’s. I would definitely be hitting this place up whenever I’m out drinking in Denton. In fact I may just have to do that sooner than later to see Lucky Lou’s in full swing!

Lucky Lou’s was one of my favorite bars during my 7 years I lived in Denton.
Yesterday my boyfriend and I were driving through Denton on our way to Lake Texoma. He suggested we stop and have a drink and I was stokes to show him my olé stomping grounds! Of course Lou’s was our first stop! Unlike many of the other fry street bars, Lou’s has always stayed the exact same! We got two texas beers (I got shiner cheer he got some ipa from Austin) on tap. We sat on the patio and I told him old stories about me drinking too many Long Island Ice-T’s! Felt great to share one of my beloved college bars with my boyfriend!

This is the only bar in Denton that always busy apparently.
The only reason I would come here again is if others chose this bar.
People come here for the incredibly cheap drink specials for incredibly broke college students. To be honest, it’s one of the worst bars I’ve been to. There were at least three bartenders working, and none of them were in any rush to get to customers. I understand that college students generally don’t tip well, but if it’s your job, then you should make up for it in volume at least…
It took be about 20 minutes to get to the «front» and order my second round of drinks and another 30 minutes to finally close out my tab later. I have an incredible amount of understanding when it comes to people who work in the industry, since I am one myself, but that is ridiculous.
I left disappointed, and very irritated.
The cheap drinks are not worth the wait and frustration for me.

Easily my go-​to bar when I’m hitting up Fry Street. Lou’s is filled with all walks of life in this college town, and that’s what makes them awesome. Plenty of room inside and out, even on the crowded first Thursday of the new semester.
Drinks are continuously cheap, and the bartenders are continuously cool. Granted they’re cooler if you’re an attractive female, but I do pretty well for myself, I guess…
I usually get my drinks on the outside corner bar when I make an appearance. They always have my back when I’m trying to forget everything I had learned that week, and poor me up a Grape Soda, or my favorite frequent mistake, a mind eraser!
And for the nights I want to respect my body and not feel terrible in the morning, Lou’s has a nice variety of drinks on tap. From a delicious cider, to a usual import, or an awesome IPA.
Lou’s oughta be everyone’s first stop when doing their bar crawl on a birthday, or hell even a regular day. It’s the epitome of an awesome college bar.
Check it out.

I’m not much for college towns or college bars, but If you’re into that kind of stuff then I’d say Lucky Lou’s is for you.

The place is generally really fun. It’s very laid back and it’s a great bar to go to during the day because of the open patio. The down side is that during the night time it gets overcrowded and the service is usually a bit slow. It’s hard to get drinks and some times they ignore you. Overall not a bad place very hipster ish.

Lucky Lou’s is my go to place when I just want to hang out with my friends and have a few cheap drinks.
They have specials every night of the week and drinks are always inexpensive and well made. The bar staff is always friendly and quick to help, even on packed Friday and Saturday nights. The crowd always seems to be a good one, never seen a fight or anyone completely sloshed. There are lots of games to play too!
Overall, a great place to hang out and get a drink!

Lou’s is the quintessential college bar, stocked with a superb selection of beer and plenty of drunk college kids. You’ll often hear people saying «This used to be a staple in my drinking diet…» or things of that nature, and there’s a reason for that. There comes a point in every collegiate’s life that they outgrow Lou’s. Don’t get me wrong, I still venture here when the dart league season starts up again, but I feel out of place for practically every other occasion.
Lou’s has a great outdoor patio that really is the main attraction; especially on heavy flow nights. Fridays and Saturdays are difficult times to get seats inside, but there’s no point when there’s plenty of standing room out on the patio. Sure, standing for the 3 or so hours you plan on drinking isn’t the most fun, but I doubt the people of Lou’s really care. The beer selection makes up for the leg cramping and there are some pretty good beer specials throughout the week.
If games are up your alley, Lou’s definitely has a few. From pool to darts to corn hole, this place has you covered. Again, on busy nights you’ll be hard pressed to find one of these spots open, but there’s no harm in waiting if you’re so inclined to play.
Overall Lou’s is a great college place, but there’s not much draw for people looking for a less crowded, less undergrad atmosphere. Try venturing out of Fry Street for a different kind of atmosphere.

The beer selection here is what brings people back, its an awesome selection and as far as college town bars go this place is usually packed with people and can be difficult to get a drink, more or less try to hear your conversation. But that being said its a fun place to hangout during the week if you’ve finished a major project/​assignment/​exam.
Another perk for me is that this place is a smidge cleaner and more open than all the places down on Fry st. Although the bathrooms can always use more work that’s just something that college bars are going to have. Also the staff here is really patient and very laid-​back which is good when dealing with loud drunkards on a nightly basis.
Not my favorite bar to go to in Denton but its a contender for top spot because of the prices for me.

By far my favorite bar in college. You can have a fun night with the lowest bar tab ever! I miss $ 1.50 PBR’s! Halloween is the best here, fun costume contests and great eclectic people.
Free wifi and cheap happy hour for after class.
This bar will forever be my «cheers» in my heart! Love you Lou’s!

This used to be «my bar» before I grew up…
Always packed, always good drink specials, and if you aren’t a dick or a Hipster, the bartenders will know your name and treat you very well. Fast service, and an awesome couple of managers. It’s smokey and loud, but hey, it’s an effing college bar, so lighten up.
I recommend always drinking Beam, as they have it on draft.
Hands down, the largest selection of beer in Denton, for a bar.
The only negative thing I have to say is that sometimes I end up puking when I go back for that «old times sake» visit…

Lou’s was my favorite bar while I was an undergrad at UNT. Coming back to Denton as an alumni, it’s one of the first places I go.
Whenever I meet up with friends, it’s almost always at Lou’s. This place was a great part of the memories I had at UNT. Every college town should have «the bar» and Lou’s is definitely it for Denton.
They have great specials during the week (Pint Night on Tues, $ 5 pitchers on Wed). Since I’m mostly a beer person, my tabs were usually pretty low. The bartenders are cool and every efficient. It got to the point where if I left my tab open and I ordered another drink, they knew my last name. Not sure if that makes me an alcoholic, or just a regular!
Even when it gets busy — and it does — the bartenders are really good, often taking multiple orders at once without screwing them up.
There’s also an outside bar that, while limited in drink selection, can get the job done if you’re really not interested in waiting in long lines inside.
The only not-​so-​great parts (I won’t go so far to call them bad):
Like I said, it does get crowded, so sometimes trying to find a seat can be a little difficult, but the outdoor patio is so big that it hardly matters. The lines to the bathroom can be pretty long sometimes as well. As a guy, I can’t vouch for the girls bathroom, but the guys is fine. You’re usually so drunk anyway it doesn’t matter.

I’m terribly jealous of UNT/Denton’s nightlife. UTA/Arlington’s is virtually nonexistent. I mean, I guess that’s what Dallas is for, but I digress.
A good, decent bar to meet up with your friends. I mean, the bathrooms are gross, the floor is made of concrete, and there’s enough smoke in the air to make you think that you’re in a third-​world country, but you don’t go here to keep your shoes clean. Bar tenders are quick, friendly, and, if you catch them in a good mood, give you discounts. A variety of beer on tap. They have a list of bottled beers from around the world to help guide your venture.
There’s tons of the liberal artsy UNT crowd milling about, probably swapping vegan recipes. It’s definitely a nice change of pace from Arlington. Reportedly the guys here are shyer and won’t approach you (and I can attest to this), but if you walk up to anybody, they will gladly (and cheerfully!) engage you in conversation. Basically the social interactions you get involved in are voluntary.
Perhaps I just went on a night where everybody in Denton was in a good mood. Or perhaps everyone there is friendly. Either way, I’m not gonna bitch. Lucky Lou’s and it’s patrons made my Friday night.

How can you hate Lou’s? Yeah it might take more than a minute to get a drink sometimes, but you know why? Because 80 of your friends are there boozing it up. Quit hoggin’ the bar, duders!
I was in town for homecoming this past Saturday and wooty woo was it crowded. Lou’s still seems to be the place to be on Fry (Tavern and Rip Rocks too) judging by the heavy crowds. I don’t remember waiting too long for drinks because there is a bar in the front outside and one inside. Wait, are there three? Yes, three bars. Good deal.
This place gets rowdy, but still has a laid back vibe to it. There’s a huge patio in the front and a lot of space inside. I also hear that the staff here all have mustaches on their fingers… so it looks like we’re related and you know I can’t hate on my brothas and sistas!
Weekly specials are:
Mon & Wed Mexican beer night: $ 2 Negro Modelo, Corona, Corona Light, Pacifico, Tecate, Dos XX and $ 2 Double Margaritas on zeee rocks
Tuesday: $ 4 Double Beam and Coke for and $ 1 PBR’s (yesssssss), $ 3 import drafts – Guiness, Bodingtons, 1554, St. Arnold’s, Samual Adams white ale, and BDM.
Thursday: $ 2 double Long Island Ice Tea’s and $ 4 double Rum and Cokes
Fri, Sat, Sun: $ 4 Double Rum and Coke
Happy hour is from 4pm to 9pm everyday and Forty Creek (good ‘ol whiskey) is always $ 2.50/shot. Also from 9pm to 11pm they offer $ 2 double margaritas, rum and coke and LITS.
Check it out next time you’re in Denton. You can’t miss it on your bar tour of Fry Street.