Lucky Lou's — Restaurant in Denton

Lucky Lou's Manager Discriminates against people with physical disabilities and apparently US Veterans too---

With friends from out of town, I showed up to Lucky Lou's sober as a duck. They dropped me off at the front of the gate so I didn't have to walk to far. We wanted to go to Lou's due to its open environment. My friend drove all the way to Dallas to go out. I have had several surgeries on my leg. I tore my ACL and both sides of my meniscus. I tend to limp because of this.

Before I could even hand the bouncer (black gentleman with long hair) my ID he told me he would not let me in. When I inquired why, he told me I was stumbling. When I explained my surgeries and offered to show him my scared up leg, he said it was not happening. When my friends eventually found a parking spot and showed up at the gate I told them what had happened. I politely asked to speak to a manager, and the bouncer informed me he was the manager. He was the bouncer so he managed who gets in and I was not getting in.

Standing out side the gate with my friends (again completely sober), he threaten to call the police if I did not leave because I was on his property. I informed the "manager" that I was well in my right to stand on the side walk out side of the business. I invited him to call the police because again I was sober and very coherent. This is when he reached over the gate as if to put his hands on me, I backed away. My friends and I left.

Never once did the bouncer take my ID and ask me a question (birthday, address, anything of this nature). Never once did the bouncer try to evaluate my speech to see if I slurred my words, or ask me any questions about my night so far. It was 10:30 pm. Even if I was drunk as a skunk this "manager" never even offered to call a cab for me, or offer to grab me some water to sober up. He noticed that I had a limp, and I have never felt more humiliated when I was with my friends. We ended up going to Rip Rocks, Cool Beans, and the Garage with no issues due to my limp. I was served and thankfully had a great night regardless of the disservice I received at Lou's.

I see another reviewer (Google reviews) had the exact same problem I did with Lou's and discrimination. He was a veteran! It is too bad when a soldier can take a bullet for his country but not allowed to have a beer. I would not have written a review if I would not have seen this veteran having a similar issue as I did. It is appalling. Instead of hiring any six-foot-tall-neanderthal who can bench press 200 lbs but struggles with lifting and turning the pages of a book, hire and train someone with some common decency.

There is plenty of other bars in Denton that are available that treat all their guests with respect while upholding the law. Lou's is not one of them, and I would not recommend going. This is especially true if you plan on taking anyone who is self-conscious about a...

The bar is fine, but the bouncer here makes it worthwhile to go elsewhere. We'd just shown up at the bar to celebrate a friend's birthday and were chatting/drinking a water when he interrupted us and told us that my friend and I were too drunk to be there. Mind you, we'd each had one beer that night. He said if the bartender gave us water we were too drunk to be there. We told him no, we'd ordered the water to drink. He looked like he realized at this point that nobody was drunk, but I guess he just didn't know how to back down from the statement he'd already made. It was a kind of awkward vibe having this guy (big, bulky white dude with short hair) just roll up on us and ask us to leave our friend's birthday party. Nobody there really knew what to do, and it just made the whole situation kind of uncomfortable for everybody. The drinks and staff are both fine but our whole group had to leave early, and agreed afterward that the bouncer makes Lucky Lou's more of a Plan B than a first choice spot...

Upate 2024: I still love this place. Pint night is awesome. I'm a die-hard fan of Lucky Lous. I drive from Dallas just to come here. I can't explain my level of loyalty here. I'm a walking advertisement and not just because I wear the merchandise. BTW, they have a loyalty program. Sign in on the tablet every time you're here, and you can get free gear after 45 visits, I believe.

I love this place. They have a huge list of beers that they offer, and they are amazing. Great place to start learning about your different craft beers. They will allow you to taste before your purchase. My little secret of this place that I must share of that after 4, I believe, they serve free chips and salsa. You help yourself to it. It was very comforting for me to stop by and have a beer with free chips and salsa. It's my favorite spot...