Scholars and Scoundrels — Restaurant in Katy

Sports bars are my favorite places to dine. I like the casual atmosphere, American pub style grub, and the usually solid selection of beer. The situation is even better when the sports bar is close to my house and a prime example is Scholars and Scoundrels, one of Katy’s newest places for food, drink, and sports.

Inside Scholars and Scoundrels guests will find a casual, non- pretentious setting for food, drinks, sports, and conversation. The U- shaped bar is located off to the side and the main dining area is split into two sections. Televisions are placed where you can see them, no matter where you might be seated, and they have a jukebox if you’re in the mood for tunes.

Scholars and Scoundrels serves American pub food with a menu that consists of appetizers, burgers, steaks, wraps, sandwiches, tacos, soups and salads, and a few other items. We usually start our visit with a shared appetizer and my family’s favorite is the Kitchen Sink Nachos. You choose between beef or chicken fajita, which is then joined by chili, sriracha sour cream, green chili queso, avocado cream, and a few other assorted ingredients. This is a tasty and quite filling appetizer that could easily serve as a meal all by itself. Drinks are another important item at this sports bar and I like that the full service bar can mix up just about anything you like. They also have about 14 taps of beer and assorted cans and bottles of local and other craft brew, which is an added plus.

Moving to the main course, there are several good options, but I am partial to the burgers. If I’m in the mood for a high- protein and veggie free burger, my first choice is the Bernie Mac. It consists of an angus beef patty topped with macaroni and cheese and bacon. It’s a sloppy, cheesy, meaty meal that will leave you feeling satisfied. They have several other burgers, too, and they are all quite filling and memorable.

About the only issue I have had with Scholars and Scoundrels is the service. It has been inconsistent and during a recent visit, we couldn’t understand why it was taking so long to get served and then we discovered why: Our order ticket had been misplaced. To the restaurant’s credit, they did resolve the problem rather quickly and we were served in reasonable time. I’m hoping that the service problems are a simple result of growing pains and that they improve soon because I like everything else that this establishment offers.

Sports bars are king in my book and Scholars and Scoundrels is a nice place to visit when you want to watch sports, sip on craft beer and cocktails, and munch on American grub. It’s close distance to my house and overall positive vibes will keep me and the family coming to Scholars and Scoundrels many times for the...

We were looking for a good burger spot and this veteran owned restaurant showed up in our Yelp! results, so we took a chance on it one Sunday afternoon.

Let me start with the fact that they have a "Vouchers for Vets & 1st Responders" program where patrons can Pay It Forward towards the meal of a veteran who eats at the restaurant. I've never seen that before and it is truly amazing! I am an Army combat veteran who appreciates this!

We happened to get to the restaurant at the end of DJ BRUNCH (11am-3pm) and it caught us off guard, because we didn't see it on Yelp!. No offense, but the seemingly conservative crowd, the DJ, and the rap music didn't seem to go together and, admittedly, it made me very, very anxious. It was loud and not at all what I expected. The DJ wrapped up her set soon after we sat down, which was a huge relief.

On to the food! The menu was pretty entertaining, with comically named dishes, like the TUPORK SHAKUR TACOS. We ordered some Chips and Green Chile Queso as a starter, which came out with two metal platters like you'd see at a Renaissance fair. The homemade tortilla chips were pretty good, but unfortunately, the queso hardened within a few minutes of being on the table, so we were only able to enjoy a little bit of it, before the food came.

For our entrees, I ordered a cheeseburger with tater tots and my girlfriend got one with sweet potato fries. The presentation was great! I mean, the bun with the name branded on it was cool. When we asked that our burgers be well done, we could here the lady at teh counter tell the cook, "I hate to do this to you, but...!"

My burger was burned and dry, so it was not very enjoyable. I ALWAYS get my meat well done and this is the first restaurant to EVER burn my food like this. My tots were overcooked and hard. My girlfriend's burger was dry, but her sweet potato fries were OK.

Maybe we'll try this place for other menu items. Maybe not. We enjoy restaurants that don't mind that we enjoy our meat thoroughly cooked, not...

I went to eat on Friday afternoon 09/27 and by Sunday morning I was doubled over in severe pain. I got the OG burger medium well. There was nothing wrong with the taste of the burger but it was either the burger or fries that made me sick. The fries were not the best, they didn’t taste fresh. It also could’ve been the fry sauce or the dips that came with the Nachos in any event it was something there. This is the first time I’ve eaten out in months so it was pretty easy to pinpoint the origin of my illness, which according to the RN I saw it was acute gastroenteritis. Totally regretting that decision. #IYKYK. I guess that’s the risk you take when you go to a place where other people prepare your food. No shade to the new location but I never had that issue when they were at the old location on Kingsland and I also remember the food tasted better back then too. Now to the atmosphere, I actually like the new setup but down side was the open area being only separated by what looks like a garage door which was fully open so the cigarette smoke made it inside to my table. I’m not a cigarette smoker myself and don’t like the smell so this definitely diminished my eating experience. Thank goodness I didn’t have small children with me b/c I would’ve left just based on that alone. The server was super nice and attentive so no Qualms there. So I wouldn’t necessarily say not to eat there. To each their own. But me, it only takes me 1 time to get sick at a place and I never go back. Got sick from Jason’s Deli on the east coast almost 10 years ago and never went back. I would recommend asking them to hold the bacteria and insist on having fresh food that is prepared by clean hands and that has not been introduced to cross-contamination and I’m sure...