P J’s Sports Bar

Came to this cute little place to watch a basketball game. The owner is simply amazing. Its almost like having drinks in your backyard. Came on a Thursday (I think… I don’t quite remember) but it wasn’t incredibly loud or packed.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! You are going to LOVE feeling so at home here.

Truly the definition of a dive bar and I love it. If you’re looking for a no frills (literally no frills) bar to grab a few drinks with friends, P J’s will do the job. I came for their Thurday Steak Nights to watch the NBA Finals game and I was pretty impressed. $ 31 will buy you two steaks, 2 potatoes, 2 salads, and a pitcher of beer (Bud light, miller light, lone star, ziegenbock). The steak was juicy and cooked at my preferred medium rare. Not a bad deal at all for a dive bar. I would advise sitting upstairs if you want more open space. It’s a bit small and tight downstairs.

Pj’s is a dive bar with a great owner and super nice patrons. Their steak night on Thursday’s is awesome. For $ 31.00 you get two huge steaks and 2 large potatoes, 2 salads, and a pitcher of beer! PJ’s crawfish are fantastic as well !! Drinks are cheap and poured strong! Karaōke singers are unreal! Great place to hang if you live in or if you are visiting the neighborhood.

There is some great karaōke going on in this hole in the wall bar. It’s the very definition of a dive bar and with little seating. Great place to go with a few friends to hang out and have some drinks, but it’s nothing fancy just a chill place to hear some good singing upstairs.

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What a great place PJ is awesome steak night Thursday is phenomenal

Crawfish are back on Wednesdays! Delicious! Cooked to perfection!
Nice crowd and great service!

Oh yes. The dive of all dives. Complimentary fried chicken and cheap Lonestar on tap. Come for the fun. Come for the camaraderie. Stay for the excellent frienships that you just may acquire! Where has this place been all my life!?!

Great neighborhood bar. Everybody knows each other or will by the time you leave. Best steak night in town — usually a choice between ribeye steak or pork tenderloins. Free pitcher of beer with every two orders. Salad and baked potato. Karaōke on Friday night. Football season is the best!

Perfect dive bar for watching sports. Chill patio area that’s good for groups. Recommended for a non-​pretentious evening. Right next door to Cecil’s!

Great place for a delicious steaks on Thursday nights. And during crawfish season they have the BEST CRAWFISH IN TOWN on Wednesday nights! They actually put the seasoning in the water which most places in Houston don’t know to do that! If you were raised in Louisiana and you are looking for place that cooks crawfish like they do in Louisiana then this is the place for you. The Chef is a true Louisianian. I gar-​on-​tee!

So, this place wasn’t expected. If there was ever an epitome of a dive, it’s PJ’s. But that’s exactly what makes this place so damn enjoyable.
It’s tiny, not well lit, stuffy and hot. But it’s cozy, comfortable, and a place that seems well suited to relaxation and basically not giving a fuck. Everyone here is nice, though quite busy. I haven’t had the food nor have I been present for karaōke night, yet.
If you’re looking for a nice place to chill, this is it. Beer is a little pricey, $ 7 for a speciality bottle, but overall a decent spot to kick it.

Best karaōke in town! The only place that has every song you could ever think of and more! This place is a dive bar at its finest, in the best possible way ever. It’s never crowded except, on Fridays. They only do karaōke on Fridays and this place is pretty famous for it.
Everyone here sings along and dances to you rocking the house and it’s a pretty amazing. I’ve never been to a karaōke bar where your audience is so hyped and engaging. This bar knows no strangers, if you’re in the mood for a good time and you think you’re a karaōke master, look no further. The mother of all karaōke nights is right here on West Gray!
Lets talk about the spot, upstairs and downstairs, both have full bars. The jello shots are strong!!! They are lethal and you will mess up your song if you have more than 3 so, beware! There’s plenty of outdoor space to lounge should you not be too into the karaōke madness happening upstairs.
Oh, p. s., you WILL fall down the stairs if you’re not watching what you’re doing. You’ve been warned, I watch people eat it down these steps every. damn. time. However, the whole bar cheers you on so, it’s easy to shake it off!
My name is Toby Keith, and I LOVE THIS BAR!

I love coming to PJs. A good value + a comfortable atmosphere is always big in my book. 9 times out of 10 all of the patrons will end up watching and commenting on a TV show, if a game isn’t on. The patio is nice and there’s a great area upstairs.

This bar is within walking distance from where I live so I give them 4 stars.

Some friends and I were looking for a change of scenery, so we decided to check out PJ’s. We went for the Saints game on a Sunday afternoon, and it was pretty crowded on the outdoor patio. There were all sorts of football games on (KC, etc), but there were only two small tvs outside. When I say small, I mean tvs the same size as what I have in my house!
On Sundays, the kitchen isn’t open, so apparently everyone in the bar brings food to share, like a potluck. I think this is a cute idea. There weren’t that many people in the bar total — about 30 – 40, so this is a feasible solution. I don’t think you could have such a setup with a larger crowd (for example, if you were at the Mezzanine Lounge).
A friend did some exploring, and there’s actually a small upstairs portion with a couple of futons and tables. We watched the Saints game upstairs using the projector (the only «tv» upstairs). I didn’t like how the image was no longer HD, and there were lines on the image. Someone explained this is a projector problem, but I’ve watched games on projectors at other bars, and haven’t noticed the lines.
I do like how PJ’s allows dogs inside the establishment, at least on Sundays. I suppose this is because the kitchen isn’t open. I’m definitely a dog person, but if you are not, don’t go. Of the 40 or so people there on a Sunday afternoon, there were at least four dogs present. The clientele is pretty laidback, which I like.
My hard ciders were $ 5 each, and there was only one choice (Fox Barrel). It wasn’t bad, but certainly not my favorite. Nevertheless, at least they had one option.
I was really disappointed in the lack of tvs and their sizes, hence the two stars (Meh, I’ve experienced better). In my mind, a sports bar should have big tvs and lots of them. How do you call yourself a sports bar when there’s only one viewing option upstairs (a projector, 0 tvs)? I realize not every place can be like Stadia Sports Grill, but can they at least install one or two tvs upstairs? Is this a good dive bar to just hang out and chill? Yes. Is this a good sports bar with a variety of game day options? Nope!

Neighborhood dive with eccentric, but friendly locals. I used eccentric, but the term is probably more accurate to happy drunks.
You’ll find the owner often tends the bar. I don’t chat with him much, but he’s always in good spirits.
Thursday steak nights are delicious. $ 17 for a steak and potato. Beer specials during happy hour is a dollar off certain brands.
Low-​key and not a rowdy place unless there’s a big game on. I like it here.

I question whether «Sports Bar» should be in this place’s name. «Dive Bar» seems more appropriate. I stopped into this place and saw it as a really run down place with too few TV screens to begin with. I wanted to watch a game on Big Ten Network, after I couldn’t see the game on any of the sets the barkeep told me «we don’t get that here». So in my opinion this does not quite qualify as a real Sports Bar.

An awesome little dive I know I’ll be returning to shortly. I went to PJ’s Friday Night for a friend’s birthday, they were doing karaōke. Those who know me know I love Karaōke. And oddly enough this is the second bar named PJ’s I’ve been to that does great karaōke (the first being in Waco).
Drinks were strong and cheap. Jello shots were cheap and tasty, and dangerous. They have a limited food menu, but the tamales they were serving Friday night were seriously good, very spicy.
The karaōke host was very lively, would jump in and sing backups, and did a few songs himself. He enhanced the night when he did rather than taking away from it like most do when they jump in the middle of a set.
PJ’s is a solid choice for a fun evening with a much different vibe than you get down the street in midtown.

Crawfish boil on Wednesdays chock full of jalapenos and all the fixens. If your girlfriend’s nose tingles at the first sign of heat, don’t even bother because this craw ain’t no game.

PJ’s is, quite simply, Houston’s best kept karaōke secret! I was told about it in glowing terms it by a couple of fellow karaōke mavens, and went to meet them there one Friday night. I arrived early and my honest first impression was «what a pit!» Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve been in dive bars before this this place is seriously divey. Small, cluttered, limited beer menu – what could my friends have been thinking?
Well, I found out a little later as I hear a sound check for karaōke upstairs. I wandered up, cheap beer in hand, and saw Jesse, the man, the myth, the legend, doing the final tweaking on his sound board. As soon as he was done, the few of us who were there started singing. It was good solid karaōke, but then, around 10:15 pm the upstairs started to fill up rapidly with the most appreciative, enthusiastic, talented bunch of karaōke singers/​fans I’d encountered in years of singing in Houston. Before one song I let them know it was my first time at PJ’s and they welcomed me with enthusiastic cheers and smiles. If you want to feel some serious karaōke love, come sing at PJ’s.
Some notes: unlike most KJs, Jesse likes to harmonize with the singers: not intrusively – he’s not trying to steal your thunder – he just likes to harmonize a bit. So you need to be ready for that. He does have a good voice.
I noted above that it’s a best-​kept secret, but people do know about and love this place so the rotation gets very long very quickly. Nearly all the singers are good, usually, so you will be in for a night of great listening, but you will only get to sing a couple of times beyond about 10:30 or so. Want to get in an extra song or two? Show up at 10 when things are just heating up.
Bring your A-​game as a singer. People at PJs PERFORM. They don’t just stand there stiffly and stare at the screen, picking out the lyrics hesitantly as they flit by. They dance, they move, they entertain.
Want to experience karaōke magic? Come to PJs on a Friday night. It’s really as simple as that.

Being right next to Cecil’s and a bit nondescript, I imagine this place gets overlooked a fair bit.
Don’t overlook it.
It’s not the largest, best-​lit bar, or the one with the most kitschy ambiance. Thank goodness. What it does have are decently priced drinks, a bartender that sits around and chats with the patrons on slow nights (but ALWAYS gets up without an instant’s hesitation to actually tend the bar, even if he’s trying to squeeze in a quick dinner), a comfortable upstairs, and weekly karaōke with a good song selection and a KJ who is exactly the sort I’d want to be. Encouraging, happy to hear new people, glad when songs both popular and obscure are chosen, and entirely likely to sing along on harmony & background parts. I’m glad he’s better at that bit than I would be.
Go have a relaxing drink in a comfortable environment. Sing a song. Sing three songs. Enjoy yourself.

I came down to Houston to visit a fellow Michigander, so in our agenda had to include 3 things — good beer, good texas food & watching Lions/​MSU. PJs had all 3.
A quick Unilocal search showed us that this placed had the sunday ticket, so even though my friend had never been we decided to check it out. From the outside it looks like a house, and from the inside it feels like a house with a bar in it. The bartender quickly noticed my Lions jersey and said «they’re on upstairs». We meander upstairs and its like your grandmas basement with at projection screen showing the game. We had pretty much the whole upstairs to ourselves and it was fantastic.
After the 1^st round of beer we went back down to get round two. The bartender noticed we were both ordering two red solo cups of the same beer, so he was like oh get a pitcher for a dollar more. He then gave us 2 nearly full solo cups and a ¾th full pitcher. A bartender that saves you money?! what another win. And to top it off as we were going upstairs we saw a buffet of awesome food. Some patrons yelled at us to grab a plate & dig in, but we were pretty full from Chicken and Waffles. The Lions pulled out the W, but PJ’s stole my heart.
Since I left I keep sending my friend harassing texts about how she should make this her regular bar. and she has. Today I got a text that PJ’s had oysters… I can’t wait to get back to Houston.

Lots of other reviews have talked about Steak Night and karaōke, both of which are awesome. But the most awesome is the way PJ himself went all out for a grad school graduation party we held for two of our friends. When someone treats your family like family they become family.
Everyone needs their favorite bar, where the guy behind the bar knows your name and remembers what you drink.
PJ’s is mine. It may not end up being yours, and that’s ok. Five stars.

I’m loving this spot because it is PURE entertainment.
This is the essence of dive bar and what karaōke is all about, drunk, off key singing, & Tom foolery!
Karaōke is on Fridays.
It’s upstairs it’s small, cramped, dank, shifty looking place.
The bartender downstairs is awesome. He understands alcohol, surprisingly enough a lot of bartenders don’t.

PJs is a nice little local pub. Lots of regulars there during the week, along with PJ himself. The weekend karaōke is pretty crazy upstairs if you like it. PJ has enough screens to find any game you are interested in and there a snacks that people bring in for football. Not a jäger bomb place, well maybe for karaōke.

An old, grungy place which is so easy to pass up because there’s no huge sign showing it’s PJ’s. I do love their Thursdays Steak Night. $ 27 for 2 steaks, 2 baked potatoes, 2 salads, and a pitcher of Ziegenbock. Not just cheap, but the steaks are pretty freaking juicy. Plus, you can eat then just hit up midtown if you don’t like drinking here. Great location, good food, and very friendly service. Winner.

Checked in before I got inside. My bad.
Seriously, I read all these reviews about how Thursday nights were the best so I went on a Thursday night. Guess what? They were closed. Eff off.