Boondocks

Category: Bar / music venue
Ads held: 2 · 2008.03 to 2010.08 (appearances in held issues, not opening or closing dates)
Status: Status not verified. Named in June 2026 owner reporting; current trading not independently confirmed on an accessible official site. The cited closure is Roswell’s, a neighboring business; it does not establish a Boondocks closure. Checked 2026-10-07.

Ads in Free Press Houston

Advertisement: Little Joe Washington — live every Tuesday at Boondocks, Free Press Houston 2008.03, PDF page 15 — Venue / event · 2008.03 · p.15
Little Joe Washington — live every Tuesday at Boondocks
Promotes Boondocks

Advertisement: Boondocks Sunday barbecue and karaoke, Free Press Houston 2010.08, PDF page 21 — Commercial · 2010.08 · p.21
Boondocks Sunday barbecue and karaoke
Promotes Boondocks

As printed (historical)

1417 Westheimer · www.myspace.com/boondockabar
Free Press Houston, March 2008, issue 89 · PDF page 15 (printed folio 15) · Open PDF at page
1417 Westheimer · www.myspace.com/boondocksbar
Free Press Houston, August 2010, issue 118 · PDF page 21 (printed folio 21) · Open PDF at page

Addresses, phone numbers and web addresses as printed at the time. They are not checked as current.

History from other sources

Houston Press’s 2013 profile of owner Shawn Bermudez dates Boondocks’ opening to 2007. Houston Press, “First Look at Pistolero’s, Mexican Pop Cuisine Restaurant and Newest Addition to an Empire”, 2013-05-20
A June 2026 Houston Chronicle report identifies Bermudez as Boondocks’ owner and describes the bar as a neighbor of Roswell’s Saloon. Houston Chronicle, “Houston's Roswell's Saloon to shutter after two years in Montrose”, 2026-06-24

Address history in held ads

The October 2005 secondary issue promotes LIQUID at 1417 Westheimer and also lists a separate FM 1960 address. March 2008 and August 2010 Boondocks ads print 1417 Westheimer. These ad transcriptions do not record suites. Building-level co-location does not establish that the businesses occupied the same unit or operated in sequence.

Summary reviewed against the 183-ad baseline; 3 dated observations now listed in Houston Address Histories · building record.

2008.03 · PDF p.15“1417 Westheimer” ad record
2010.08 · PDF p.21“1417 Westheimer” ad record

Dates are ad appearances in held issues, not openings, closings or continuous occupancy.

Advertised offers (historical)

2010.08 · PDF p.21Well drink — $1. As printed: “$1 wells”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm. Boondocks · ad record
2010.08 · PDF p.21Draft beer — $2.50. As printed: “$2.50 drafts”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm. Boondocks · ad record
2010.08 · PDF p.21Bloody Mary — $3. As printed: “$3 bloody marys”. Conditions: Sunday BBQ promotion; free BBQ from 5pm, 21+; free karaoke from 10pm. Boondocks · ad record

Printed advertising terms, not current prices or proof of sale. See Menus, Specials & Advertised Prices.

Also in: Menus, Specials & Advertised Prices · Houston Address Histories

Reporting in the archive

Lil' Joe at Boondocks every Tuesday? Brilliant!

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