Boomerz
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 11 am - 2 am
Sun 10 am - 2 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Best Nights:
- Thu, Sun, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Boomerz
10 reviews in English
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Review from Jessica S.
Austin, TX
12/7/2009
I can't tell you how many times I've tried starting this review and I just don't know what to write. It's quite an interesting place, to say the least.
Drinks are cheap and bartenders are great. The regulars are, well, regulars! And I'm pretty sure they know that you are NOT a regular.
Apparently I still suck at ping-pong, but I haven't been to a bar that has a ping-pong table INSIDE in well... ever. I've certainly seen some interesting things here, and things I'm not sure I want to admit on such a public forum--no, really!
It is certainly a dive. Stand outside and chat with the smokers a bit, too. If you're in that area, you should stop by. Really. Just so you can say you did.Listed in: Juke Box Heros
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Review from Omar Z.
9/17/2011
A place in Oak Hill where you can get your group therapy in peace and quiet. It's dark and depressing, not even in a cool way. Belly up to your deathbed, folks.
A good way to make friends at Boomerz is to bring up some hip hop or metal on the jukebox. Try it. I dare ya. -
Review from Dave F.
Austin, TX
1/23/2011
This bar can be disturbing. I've legitimately feared for my safety and/or the safety of my parked vehicle while I've been inside of Boomerz. And yes, the vibe inside is pretty downbeat.
I once came here on a Saturday afternoon, after shooting guns at Red's, and I felt like my drinks were garnished with shame.
The above being said, it can also be a fun place to play cheap pool. -
Review from Walker P.
7/10/2009
O come on, the regulars are great! I love this place, you never know what you are gonna get or whos gonna ask you to dance!
My friends and I show up exclusively on Thursdays, one of the best karaoke spots in Austin. You get to sing enough for it to be exciting when you get called but not too much as to feel you are running out of songs.
I usually get asked/pulled to dance by some special ladies. The different performers are awesome, I cant help but sing along with some of the acts! Man love this palace. O did i mention the catalog of songs is unbelievably huge you never know what your going to find.
The only down side is I live on campus and its kind of a pain to get too. Its a little far south but thats its charm, thats why its so awesome. Anyways i'll see you out there next Thursday.Listed in: The Places I Go Out
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Review from David f.
Austin, TX
12/29/2009
Per Nicole S. this place certainly is a dump. I've often called it "Austin's most depressing bar." But then, what competition does it have? Detours? Gimme a break, that place is worse.
OK, Boomerz (Diamond's for you old timers) is just a drinking hole. You don't want to spend a lot of time there. However, you may see something that you never saw before. Like an old lady, lit cigarette in her hand, vodka something in front of her, sound asleep at the bar. Her ash growing longer. At four o'clock on a Sunday.
Live music is Austin doesn't always have to be good either.Comment from Sharon R. of Boomerz 1/17/2011
Thank you David for your opinion. Unfortunately, live music… More » -
Review from Jason L.
6/9/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Great local bar, always enjoy myself here. Thursday are my favorite with the karaoke singing. Its a neighborhood staple and the drinks are cheap and strong. Free pool on Sundays, giant jinga, and ping pong, come on, who doesn't love those things? Plus April,the hottie blonde bartender is AWESOME :)
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Review from Hellacious C.
Austin, TX
10/7/2007
I used to pass Boomerz pretty frequently as I had a friend who lived near there. I always thought it was strip club. Then I found out it wasn't. I was curious what kind of people go to Boomerz. I'd never met anyone who'd ever been there. Supposedly the brother of a friend of a friend went there once. That was as close as it got.
Then, the other weekend there was absolutely nothing going on in town on a Friday night. EXCEPT Two Hoots and a Holler were playing Boomerz. Me and 2 friends decided we had to go. We got pretty liquored up first, and then made the plunge. The parking lot was totally packed. I had no idea what to expect.
AND...it was pretty much exactly like i thought it'd be.
The place is laid out that it once used to be a strip club. It seems like it very likely was at some point. The bar is in the middle, just as you walk in. To the right of the door are some tables, and a stage, where Two Hoots was playing. To the left of the bar is a whole other section. I think it might have been elevated. It was pretty packed up at that section. There were pool tables there, and maybe more.
Anyway, we grabbed a seat, and mostly sat back, and got more drunk, and enjoyed the scenery and the music.
There were several very interesting looking characters in the bar, as I'd hoped there would be. It seemed to definitely be a lot of regulars, assumedly folks that lived close by, and then some college age persons as well.
The table in front of us was comprised of 2 couples, guy/girl, guy/girl. Both of the females had fairly long hair, at least down to their shoulders. Both of their guys had hair longer than them...down to their waist almost. It was awesome.
And as I was basking in the awesomeness, the waitress came up to take our order. "Hey, i know you somehow" she said. "Yup" i said. "I know you too".
"How do i know you?" she said.
and i sort of laughed.
"Did we hook up once?" she asked
"No... you were friends with my ex-girlfriend" i said.
And then her eyes lit up. "Oh yes...she and i hooked up in the pool".
Yup.
Boomerz is the kind of place where magic like that happens.
At least most, if not all, of the above story is true.
Boomerz was a great experience. A little too big a place for me, but I'll go back at some point I'm sure.
Miller High Life is only $2 all day every day.
And that suits me just fine.
Oh...if you check out their myspace you'll pretty much know what you're in for. The myspace makes me happy. Any bar that lists the names of their regulars on their site is ok in my book...
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Review from Jessica S.
Austin, TX
5/24/2009
Actually, not too terrible for being marooned out in the hinterlands of oak hill, as long as one isn't expecting anything too fancy. Karaoke weekly (I think maybe on Thursday nights?) and NTN trivia (so fun!), to boot. Service is always really friendly and unpretentious, as one would expect at a neighborhood bar, and prices are quite reasonable. I certainly prefer it to Detour (the lone other bar in my provincial little burg), although I suppose perhaps that's not saying much.
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Review from JM S.
San Antonio, TX
This place isn't anything special kinda like a trucker hillbilly bar ..lol But its not the bar, when ya got good company...right? Made the most of it and had an awesome time! But when we where leaving the bar parking lot was filled with cops and ambulances WOW! OK! wasn't expecting that on departure! Yikes!
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Review from Nicole S.
Austin, TX
5/23/2009
I really hate Boomerz. They were located right by my duplex on Parkwood, so I decided to give them a shot one night. I walked in with my boyfriend and it was like a smoky hillbilly haven. Sorry to say but this place was just not cool. The country music was awful, the patrons who were drunk at the bar were awful. I am pretty sure I got hit on by a drunk 40-something couple dressed like a bad 1980's music video, and the pool tables were taken up by half drank beers. We just walked out and left laughing. This place is a dump with crap music!
Listed in: The Bad
