The Russian Bear - An Interesing Venue

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As my exploration of Houston continues, I am finding no shortage of places to go or people to see. This is no doubt a fantastic city. Our visit last evening to
THE RUSSIAN BEAR
located in the Southwest portion of the city was an interesting and enjoyable experience.

The four hours or so spent at this restaurant / nightclub venue included some light appetizers as our main course, against the backdrop of what seemed to be non-stop live entertainment mostly in Russian.

A host of electronic equipment reinforced two talented on stage singers who worked hard to move the room. They succeeded quite nicely.

Occasionally the female vocalist would belt out a song in English. I captured about 50 seconds of Pasty Kline’s “Crazy” in video format. Hearing a county classic performed with a Russian accent certainly caught my attention and I wanted to share it with my Hello Houston audience.

Professional dancers were also part of the evening's entertainment. Two dancers performed about three or four sets complete with costume changes. They were quite impressive indeed.

Audience members and other restaurant guests were as colorful as the on stage performances. It seemed most everyone was having a good time. Eating, dancing, eating, dancing, more eating and drinking. It's a BYOB place. (They don't seem to have a liquor license) and people were not shy about pouring and pouring away. Linda and I had coffee and water. (we're watching our calories these days)

I haven’t heard so much Russian since visiting my Aunt Alma in New Jersey. (This is an inside joke. My Aunt Alma lives in a very elegant high rise condo overlooking NY’s Manhattan skyline which for some reason has attracted a large number of Russian neighbors).So, Auntie, this post is dedicated to you!

The Russian Bear is an interesting place and an excellent venue for a party or large gathering. Smoke was an issue towards the end of the evening. The bar area in the back of the room was packed with smokers puffing away like no tomorrow. This doesn’t usually bother me but it was an issue for Linda. Perhaps the smoked salmon appetizer we ordered was actually cured in the back of the room. All-in-all, The Russian Bear was fun and just another establishment that can proudly post the sign – Avery Was Here!

Until next time……..