Betelgeuse Betelgeuse, the Sixth Ward cocktail bar and gourmet pizza joint by Chris Cusack, has set a date for the opening of its Montrose location for Friday, September 1. Cusack is bringing his quirky hotspot to the eclectic neighborhood, located at 4500 Montrose Blvd Suite B, Houston, TX 77006.
Unique bites to the Montrose bar-restaurant are the Fried Spaghetti Squares, two fried spaghetti squares with vodka sauce, cheese, vodka sauce to dip. New additions to the pizza menu include the Three Sauce made with pizza sauce, vodka sauce, basil pesto, brick cheese, mozzarella; and the Buffalo Chicken composed of spicy pizza sauce, brick cheese, Buffalo Chicken, ranch drizzle. All pizzas are available as a standard 14” pie or the new 10” pizza, unique to the Montrose location.
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse’s traditional food and cocktail menu offerings will also be available at the Montrose location, including Space Balls, house-made dough with marinara and roasted garlic butter; Steak Fries, crispy and thick, then served with ketchup; Garlic-Parm Fries, crispy steak fries with garlic, parmesan, and basil; Pizza Fries, crispy steak fries with pizza sauce, Wisconsin Brick cheese, salami, pepperoni, and Calabrese chilis; Wings, 6 very big wings, Buffalo-style with ranch or bleu cheese on the side; and A Burger in a Pizza Oven, a classic bar burger with ketchup, mustard, pickles, sautéed onions, and American cheese, cooked in the pizza oven. Cocktails include Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?, made with tepache, Ilegal Mezcal, lime, pineapple, and vanilla; Rummin’ with the Devil, with Cruzan Blackstrap Rum, Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum, Maraschino Liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse, pineapple, and lime; Half Frozen French 75, made with frozen gin, lemon, and simple syrup, tossed in sparkling wine with candied lemon; Mambo Sun, with white rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, simple syrup, coconut lime foam, and lime zest; the Pamplemousse Paloma, with blanco tequila, pamplemousse liqueur, fresh grapefruit juice, lime juice, agave, house coconut soda; An Appletini to End All Appletinis, made with vodka, pear vodka, Calvados, Granny Smith puree, lemon; the Felonious Monk, with Absinthe, Chartreuse, Orgeat, lemon, egg white, orange bitters, chocolate bitters, nutmeg; and more. Finally, it wouldn’t be Betelgeuse Betelgeuse without the pizza. The Montrose menu will also feature the Sausage-Feta, with house-made sausage, confit onions, and feta cheese; Classico Nuovo, featuring natural-cased pepperoni, mushrooms, feta cheese, and chili flakes; Hercules Hercules, with natural-cased pepperoni, house-made sausage, pancetta, and Genoa Salami; and other pies.
Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is designed ode to its namesake, a red supergiant star in the Orion constellation. The new space is 3,100 square feet and is decked out with cosmic wall paintings from local artists, unique furniture and decor sourced from secondhand shops in Round Top and other online antique vendors, as well as vintage mannequins who will adorn the windows facing Montrose Boulevard. The 900 square foot back room is fully equipped for live music and karaoke, and will also serve as a private dining area. Various space-themed backdrops throughout the bar include Cusack’s funhouse mirrored hallway at his Washington Ave location.
“Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Montrose has been a labor of love and is my tribute to this amazing neighborhood,” Cusack says in a statement. “I can’t wait to welcome customers through our doors for great cocktails, amazing food, and weird vibes.”
