The Marquis II

The Marquis II Home of The Original Texas Tea The Marquis II is located in West University.
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In business for nearly 70 years, the Marquis II is one of the oldest bars in Houston. Made famous for our Texas Tea, the Marquis II is widely known as one of "The" destination bars in Houston. With 14 flavors to choose from, the Texas Tea is worth the visit to one of the best dive bars in Houston.

The new Marquis II pint glass!Every Thursday, $3 Miller Lite draft when you purchase and refill your M2 pint glass.Nothi...
05/28/2026

The new Marquis II pint glass!

Every Thursday, $3 Miller Lite draft when you purchase and refill your M2 pint glass.

Nothing says “yes, I am in fact legendary” like serving your guests wine out of a Deuce glass at your home.

Styles will change every 3 months. You know how I like my “limited editions!”

This is the first pint glass we have ever done. Stop by and grab your piece of history today!

Teasday is a vibe.“Houston’s Longest Running Drink Special”Half priced Texas Teas all night! will be out here serving up...
05/26/2026

Teasday is a vibe.

“Houston’s Longest Running Drink Special”

Half priced Texas Teas all night!

will be out here serving up great food and I’ll be here all night long to add to my over 1 million Teas made record.

Somebody call Guinness. Somebody pour me a Guinness!

Everybody, Get To The Deuce!

Just when you thought you tried them all!It’s Teasday!“Houston’s Longest Running Drink Special”Half priced Texas Teas al...
05/12/2026

Just when you thought you tried them all!

It’s Teasday!

“Houston’s Longest Running Drink Special”

Half priced Texas Teas all night long.

You didn’t know about the secret menu? And you call yourself a fan. Only the those with max aura grab a Tea and great food from on Tuesdays.

Get yourself off the couch, put on your best Vaurnet shirt and Von Dutch hat from the last time you left the house, and make a new friend tonight. Make two! You can block all their numbers tomorrow. But tonight! Tonight, we live dammit!

Get To The Deuce!

I was greeted by my regular, JD, as I opened the door at 2:00pm. It startled me, to be honest. I’m not proud to say a ba...
05/10/2026

I was greeted by my regular, JD, as I opened the door at 2:00pm. It startled me, to be honest. I’m not proud to say a bad word may have left my mouth out of startle.

The game was already half over but JD took his game watching seat. As I walked by, he stops me with a childish excitement.

“Al, this is my mom. She is a beautiful woman!”

Well into his years, JD still spends time with his mom on Mother’s Day.

They say we are only here to be memories for our children.

To all you moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day. Enjoy all the moments that will be memories for your children.
Young and old, we will always celebrate you and carry you with us.

You’re doing great.

New hat drop! They sell out fast. I wish you all the best of luck getting one.Get To The Deuce!
05/09/2026

New hat drop! They sell out fast. I wish you all the best of luck getting one.

Get To The Deuce!

$20 used to take you far on a night out. Every night of the week had a different bar with the best special and the place...
05/04/2026

$20 used to take you far on a night out. Every night of the week had a different bar with the best special and the place would be packed. There were no cell phones to give you live updates. We’ll all meet at The Deuce and we’ll go from there. Those were the plans.

Somewhere along the way, it became more important to make a fancy drink than an affordable one. We are guilty of this as well.

When I set out to evolve the bar, I wanted to stay as true to the “old” Marquis as I could. In trying to navigate construction, global pandemics, and different customer trends, I forgot to stay true to what has always made us who we are. A place you can meet up with friends and have an affordable night out. $20 nights out should still exist.

We still make a great espresso martini and a killer Old Fashioned, but if you’re just looking to take a break from studying for finals or hang out with friends without breaking the bank, we got you. You can still have a good time for $20.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, life happens fast. Be young as long as you can and enjoy every minute. Every night out should start the same way, get to The Deuce.

We have a regular named JD. He’s probably in his 70’s and shuffles in from the bus stop for every Astros game. Think Car...
04/27/2026

We have a regular named JD. He’s probably in his 70’s and shuffles in from the bus stop for every Astros game. Think Carl Fredrickson from the movie Up. He orders iced tea and leaves $1 for each round even though we don’t charge him. You can find spilled sugar and peanut shells all around his special table. He longs for conversation and will stop us every time we walk by to talk Houston sports. He’s so excited to talk that his words run together which makes him difficult to understand. But there’s a smile with every sentence which lets me know how happy he is to have somebody on the other end of conversation.
“Goodbye, David” he says to me as he shuffles out the door.
As I make my way around the bar moments later I catch JD at the bus stop across the street. His short frame slouched on the bench in a sports coat 1 size too big. His jacket and fedora always his attire like a true gentleman used to dress when leaving the house. He’s staring at his feet which are barely able to touch the ground. I found myself overwhelmed with emotion knowing there would be no more conversation the rest of the day for JD. No more smile to share and no more words to fumble together with excitement. I wish I would have just sat with him and watched the game.
I read every month like the obituaries. “Another Houston institution suddenly shutters its doors...”
What our industry is currently going through is unprecedented. An entire generation doesn’t want to go out. How can I blame them. 6 years ago they were sent home from school and told not to go near people. They started college online. They started their first job remotely. During the years when we are supposed to figure out who we are, who we want to be, and learn from youthful mistakes, we sent them home. They say it only takes 3 months to form a new habit. We gave them years and now scratch our heads at the consequences.
I know the next generation will right the ship but I wonder how many more obituaries I will read and wonder if one day it will be mine.
I watch JD swing his feet on that bench and am reminded of one certainty. People need people.

At this point, I’m just trying to see how many different characters ChatGPT can make me.It’s Teasday!“Houston’s Longest ...
04/14/2026

At this point, I’m just trying to see how many different characters ChatGPT can make me.

It’s Teasday!

“Houston’s Longest Running Drink Special”

Half priced Texas Teas all night long.

Remember that you get an extra dollar off your half priced Tea when you present a valid Rice or UH student ID.

There’s a great story out there that wants to be told and only you can tell it.

Get To The Deuce!

04/10/2026

Welcome to the weekend, Marquis II family!

In honor of your big weekend party plans, I’m introducing a new segment called:

“Guys, guys. Let’s just go home.”

Let me know if you like these types of videos in the comments and I’m happy to do much more content like this with much better film quality 🤣.

That just means I have to get my 13yo kid to edit my videos. I can pay a content creator thousands or pay my son in chicken nuggets and baseball cards. I also accept gratuity in form of baseball cards and chicken nuggies.

Have a great weekend and remember that all legendary nights begin at The Deuce.

Every year I always miss this by a day and it always annoys me. It’s in my calendar now so it’s going to be a blowout ne...
04/09/2026

Every year I always miss this by a day and it always annoys me. It’s in my calendar now so it’s going to be a blowout next year!!

Come see us tonight. $3 Miller Lite pints and free pool every Thursday.

Bar conversation topic of the day:

Name a movie with less theatrical success than Empire Records that we all know and love. Add a quote for bonus points.

Address

2631 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX
77005

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 10pm
Tuesday 2pm - 2am
Wednesday 2pm - 12am
Thursday 2pm - 12am
Friday 2pm - 2am
Saturday 2pm - 2am
Sunday 2pm - 10pm

Telephone

+17135222090

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