Johnny B's Outlaw Saloon — Restaurant in Galena Park

Returned on Tuesday, 02/06/24, came away disappointed. AGAIN.

It's designated a karaoke night. So when people go there for karaoke, they expect to sing, not listen to back to back to back mixes of music. There needs to be a DJ that knows how to run a karaoke show.

It's not that difficult to run a karaoke show thru Google Chrome via YouTube. Not only that, there's an extension to chrome that can be used to change the keys to songs. There's no excuse for this. Little to No effort to listen to suggestions from the group that went.

The sign up process was a notepad & just REALLY unorganized. At least cut up some slips, have people write their names/song, SOMETHING, but there are better ways than simply having a mini notepad @ edge of a bar.

No capability to adjust key & the selection of songs was surprisingly very limited. So many "we don't have that song" responses to songs. These were popular songs that "we don't have", not some off the wall songs. In this day & age w technology, it's just crazy!

There is LOTS of potential for here to be a good spot for karaoke, but having folks run a show & don't know what a KARAOKE night should look like will inevitably deter "karaoke" singers from returning. It's a shame cause this place has a lot of potential for a big community of karaoke folks in the area.

I would suggest on karaoke nights to hire a KARAOKE person to run those shows if u want to grow ur crowds on those nights.

If the business is simply satisfied w the same ol same there, then,I guess just keep things as they are.

Sadly, Johnny B's karaoke nights will Def not be the 1st place I seek out if I want to have a fun night of karaoke.

Please take this as constructive review & not intended to bash, but if u really want to have a busy & successful night of karaoke... Several SMALL changes could go a long way to making it more enjoyable "KARAOKE" night as advertised. Welp, we came here to watch a friend sing & do some karaoke...karaoke hopping.

It was our first time here. Came in, and were listening for any singers. None were singing. Just an automatic playlist playing over the speakers I guess. After about 20 minutes of being there, finally asked bartender if there was karaoke, she said YES there was, and needed to talk to DJ Shadow , spelled Sha dough?

Anyway... Shadow was at a slot machine? And when asked about karaoke just kinda got the vibe that he didn't really have time to really be bothered with karaoke or explaining to first timers how things work to get the karaoke going. He was playing the slot machines on the side and occupied on his phone as well. Not very attentive to hosting karaoke.

Was kinda surprised at seeing a DJ so uninterested in doing their job on a night designated as a karaoke night. Every time I've gone to a new spot that I've never been to, I've always gotten the sense that the DJ was welcoming and trying to promote their show and encouraging folks to sign up. Not the case here.

DJ Shadow was more interested in socializing with clientele or playing slot machines. Very disappointing as this location is close, and convenient and otherwise... Could have been a place that my friends and I could be down to go to on a Sundays.

The bar has a cool set up and I wanted to give it a chance, but if a place is designating a night as karaoke, then karaoke should be occurring. If it's not, I would think the DJ would be promoting folks to sign up at the very least in my opinion. A new customer coming in shouldn't have to SEEK OUT what the process is for signing up to sing.

Might give this place another shot in the future... But, if you are coming here for Karaoke on a Sunday night as advertised... you might be disappointed. The DJ has no interest in folks doing karaoke unfortunately. At least on the night we attended.

Too bad... Cause It's close and was looking for a new place to karaoke, but... Alas. On to the next. Maybe we'll come back another time, and it will be a different experience. ...

This club treats you with no respect if you arent hispanic. I came in with a few friends and went to the bar by the big TV. A elderly woman in a low cut shirt was working the bar that night. She was rude to me from the jump, but thats not the worst part. I ordered a Vodka+Watermelon and tried to pay cash but she refused and said I had to put a card on file, I guess she thought all black people pay with counterfiet bills. I put my card on file but when I went to get another drink and told her "Put it on my card on file. Her response was "I dont have a card for you on file." Since there would be no charge on my card I just paid with cash. Well time comes for me to leave and I go to the bar to get My card with my money on it and she says " I dont have a card for you on file" without even checking. I say "Yes you do its the Blue card with my name on it" She finally found the card that alledgedly wasnt there and ten proceeds to make me wait 30 minutes while she closes out 3 other people who closed out after me. Point to the story is unless you are a hispanic dont go to Johnnie B's because Im sure the bartender isnt the only...

It was my first time experienceing this place unfortunately it went bad as I had a problem with a lady there and I had a fight there and was asked to leave for the night “understandable “ Not once was I told that I couldn’t come bk for 90days just for the night went bk the following Thursday and Saturday cause my daughter had a bday there and no one told me nothing I go today and I am asked to leave for 60 days. I had a bucket and tried to finish what I could because I couldn’t get a refund I get escorted out and got made fun of because I had my I’d and not my driver license to show them crazzzy really liked this place but...