Okies Yardhouse - Clear Lake Shores

You have to get her bowls. The Brussels sprouts are incredible. Matt is one of the bartenders and he's always brilliant.

Ugh, once again I wanted and thought I'd be writing a great review but sadly this will not be good. Now I have to say my welcome was nice as 3 young ladies greeted me simultaneously and cheerfully. But that's where the hood ended. First off it was dead-I went for a late lunch and I was starving! I went there bc I'm new here and it's right across the street from me. After passing by it numerous times I went online to their website to see menu, their story etc. what you'll read online is a fairytale. In my opinion it's nothing like what's described on their site. I sat at the bar and the first thing I'm told is they do not have a drink menu , ok so I asked if they have bubbles or wine by the glass and they said yes. But then the menu came out and they proceeded to say many things on the menu were no longer available so just ask. Great....but the main kicker was the 3 gals , and btw they only need one behind the bar as they were dead, chatted and gossiped up a storm. As if they had no other duty except to catch up with each other... as they continue their juicy chat I felt like an interruption not a paying customer who will tip great service! Sad sad sad! Other things I must mention, the place was filthy and the food was poor. Sorry but I have to call y'all out on this. I'm bummed it didn't turn out better. To the Owners , really?

I took my family here early on Sunday afternoon There was a great band playing and the weather was perfect. We had the fried catfish, catfish po-boy and two chicken strip baskets. I had a salad instead of fries. The portions were more than generous. I had enough catfish on my po-boy for two sandwiches haha! The salad was way fancier than I expected at a yard house with olives, fancy cut boiled eggs, fresh ripe cherry tomatoes and green and black olives! The blue cheese dressing was really good too as was the remoulade sauce. I’m prettt critical of those two.. the waitress was really nice and got us our food and drinks quickly.My only complaint was a total lack of shade outside and they were a bit understaffed. That said, our waitress was handling it well. There were other kids there, mostly 4-5 year olds and my 2 year old really wanted to play with them. In that note, there are plenty of places where little ones can get themselves into trouble out back so make sure you watch them. The “fence” seems like it’s only there to keep golf carts from pulling into the yard so leash your dog and watch those kiddos!All in all we really liked this place and look forward to going again!

It was a nice little bar and grill. Super friendly staff. We relaxed next to the firepits.

Potential 5 StarsLet your bartenders have Christmas Day off to be w fam or friends or at least come in 7pm instead of afternoonDon’t be too douchey