Bourbon Street Bar & Lounge — Restaurant in Birmingham

Stopped in while I was in town on business. I know from experience, you can't judge a book by its cover. And Bourbon Street Bar was just what I needed. First thing I noticed was the clean parking lot. Signs posted warned of possible physical violence for those who dispose their butts on the ground. Walking up, I recognized the architecture as a forgotten relic from yesterdoodle. It's an old Pizza Hut, dressed up with plywood and awnings. I knew I was in the right place, when I opened the door, and was greeted by a couple of puppers and the bartender. This was 10 months ago, so her name escapes me. But I have a pretty good feeling she's still there, shining glasses and crafting cocktails. I wanted a quaint place to hang out. And found just that. A couple locals, a couple well behaved pups, the bartender, and the elderly owner rounded out the roster of everyone in attendance. The owner had to be in his mid 80s, and was sharp as ever! With a golden sense of humor to match! I had a great time with my boss and a coworker. We were in town to purchase a machine built locally to Birmingham. We work back in Wisconsin. After a couple drinks, and a few rounds of fetch, I felt like I was with old friends. We talked about the area, things to do, things to see. Interesting history and happenings. I didn't want to leave! But, the hotel wasn't cheap, so we went back there to get our money's worth!! We definitely got our money's worth here!! Bourbon Street Bar and Lounge is a 10/10!! 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

This place is charmingly divey, and I can see why it’s a neighborhood fave, but I had a bad experience. Waited at the bar for the barmaid to finish her break. I had been standing there for nearly five minutes when 3 ladies walked in. The barmaid had been standing in the corner, talking to a fellow employee. When she approached the bar, she decided to serve the ladies first. Honest mistake? Maybe. But the ladies had a complicated drink order and I only wanted a canned beer. Had she noticed me, she could have taken my order, realized how simple it was and cracked the beer. Only that didn’t happen. She went in the back room and took about 8 minutes to make an a time-consuming bucket-style drink for the ladies. When she finally took my drink order, she got it wrong twice. I get it: “Jai Alai” sounds a lot like “High Life” lol. She handed me a bottle of High Life. When I clarified that I wanted the “Jai Alai IPA,” she said “Oh, the IPA.” She then handed me a can that said “IPA” but was not the beer I had ordered. She had already cracked it, and by now I had given up, so I drank it. And it was a pretty terrible beer. I had planned to drink a few beers, because I had about 15 minutes to kill before picking up a food order. But I spent about 13 waiting for service and then had to chug something disgusting so my food wouldn’t be cold. Barmaid seemed very nice, and I don’t think she meant to inconvenience me. But this was really bad service and...

BEWARE OF BEING DRUGGED!! WATCH YOUR DRINK, LADIES!! Went here when I first moved into the area. There were barely 10 people in the building. I was alone, and left my drink at the bar. I stupidly assumed the bar tender would pay attention to the 2 people actually AT the bar, but I guess not. I came back to my seat, and all the stools were empty, except for the guy sitting beside my drink. He didn't say a word to me and I don't remember much after that, except drinking the rest of my drink and leaving. I don't know how I made it home. I only had 1 1/2 drinks but I remember hallucinating and being terrified! I never went back. I spent the next 3 days in bed,...