Dawg Houze Sports - Portales

Expensive drinks unless you want crappy lite beer. But it does have liquor which is a plus. There is a dance floor which is small but functional. A few pool tables and a smokers patio. I did find the restroom to be clean which is always a good thing but the staff could be way more friendly, I'm here to have a good time not be mean mugged. Over all not an aweful pace but it could be better. Droping the prices a tid bit and training the staff to smile would go a long way. The pack house down stairs has a decent selection of bear considering the local area doesn't have much to offer.

I am a former Portalesite, amused to see this place, overpriced beer, poor food In the 10 years since my last journey through Portales, there have been changes. The Dawg Houze Bar has got to be the most POSER location in all of Eastern New Mexico. This is a dance bar in want of music...a sports bar in want of a big game...a foodie bar in want of a cook, much less a chef...a college bar in need of a team. There is nothing here that makes the place stick out in my memory. If the food were great, that would help. If the beer was reasonably priced, that would help. If the staff had more to do than to watch the screens and talk to their friends, that would help. Wings that must have been cooked in an oven...no real zing in the sauce. The fries tasted like the grease had not been changed in about a week. I guess with the choice of Goobers and Dawg Houze Bar, it 's time to go back to Goobers.

Friend asked for Jameson, bartender said they were out. My other friend asked for their bottomless French fries and was told that they no longer offer that food item. Never mind that it was still being advertised above the bar and on the menus! Too bad, so sad, they don't have it. I asked for a greyhound, bartender said they don't carry grapefruit juice. The bar located literally across the street from ENMU whose mascot is a greyhound doesn't make greyhounds. Just let that madness sink in. I asked for a blue moon. Guess what. They were out of that, too. This place is more concerned with bringing in midget wrestling [seriously] then actually being a bar.

I have not been back since before they 'expanded ' the second floor. However, this place can feel very cramped and for the capacity a Saturday night, the bar can take forever to get an order. This place was definitely designed to target the college crowed. From location, mascot and style. Pros: packing and purchasing store on the first floor is A-. Cons: A little picky with the patrons. As you can tell from the unhelpful photos uploaded here, they don 't mind the over dressed 1/3rd under-clothed female, but turn away a paying male wearing a sleeveless shirt. But, it is a bar and pretty things influence sales I suppose. Biggest con would be the local police that camp the surrounding area. I have been pulled over for 'swerving '. With pot holes and obscurely parked or broke down vehicles make swerving a necessity. The police will jump on you and give you a very hard time if you are any where near that place of business before or around closing. I was returning from a fun unrelated Valentines day evening when I was pulled over and ran through every sobriety test imaginable. Wasting my time and insulting me to my face for assuming I was a drunk driver based on a wide left hand swerve to avoid a pot hole and car. This makes the business a pain to have near your home and minding your own business.

Couldn't quite figure out whether this place was a sports bar or a club. They had the local colleges banners and jerseys up on the wall, but they also had signs up for bottle service. The place was pretty dead for a Friday night, but then again it is a small town so it might have been a busy night.haha